Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Working together for Europe’s young people. A call to action on youth unemployment

Summary:

Throughout the financial crisis, the Commission has been working with Member States to address the economic and social consequences of high and rising unemployment. Some of this work will take time to bear fruit: Europe needs deep structural reform to become more competitive and this cannot be delivered overnight. Essential reforms must therefore be flanked by fast-acting measures to boost growth and to help young people find jobs and acquire essential skills. These measures will boost confidence and show young people that they have a bright future.

The Commission has proposed a number of practical and achievable measures that have the potential to make an immediate impact, most recently in the December 2012 Youth Employment Package and the March 2013 proposals for the €6 billion Youth Employment Initiative. Some of these proposals have been agreed at EU level and must now be translated urgently into opportunities for young people. Others are yet to be agreed at EU level, in particular those linked to the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014-2020.

Against this backdrop, this report sets out steps to be taken without delay to get young people back into work, education or training. The European Commission calls upon the European institutions, Member States, the social partners and civil society to work in partnership to implement the measures in this report; and on the June European Council to give its strong political backing to these steps.

Official

EUR-Lex: COM(2013)447: Follow the progress of this communication through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2013:447:FIN

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ESO Records

ESO: Background Information: Commission calls for a new consensus to get the economy growing again http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-commission-calls-for-a-new-consensus-to-get-the-economy-growing-again/

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