Tag: Unemployment

International Student Week in Belgrade – ISWiB 2014

The 8th International Student Week in Belgrade (ISWiB) will be held from July 13th to 20th 2014, under the theme “Synergy for Change” With more than 150 participants from all over the world, the festival represents one of the largest student conferences in Southeastern Europe. This year, students can participate in one of 9 different workshops. Each workshop …

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Europe Needs You – Challenge:future

Youth unemployment remains as a hot topic in 2014 as well! In Europe generally, 74 percent of education providers were at first confident that their graduates are prepared for work, but only 38% of youth and 35% of employers agreed to this. Notification: This challenge is recommended for CF members based and living in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and …

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Youth Employment—A Fundamental Challenge for African Economies

From http://blogs.worldbank.org/ In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s sprawling capital, Mulu Warsa has found a formal-sector job as a factory worker thanks to her high school education. In Niamey, a city at the heart of the Sahel region, Mohamed Boubacar is a young apprentice training to be a carpenter. And in Sagrosa, a village in Kenya’s remote Tana …

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European Youth Media Days 2014 – call for participants

European Youth Media Days 2014 (special edition): Voice of Youth, reporting on the European Youth Event – call for participants The European Youth Event (EYE), which will take place in Strasbourg in May, will gather around 5,000 youngsters from all over Europe. These active young people will be discussing the economic, social and political situation …

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“Choose Your Future!” – 21 January 2014

Youth unemployment in Europe is unacceptably high. One in five young people under 25 are out of work – and in some Southern European countries such as Spain it’s as high as one in two. Lacking work experience and all too often technical skills, Europe’s young people present a truly daunting challenge to politicians and …

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Call for EYE volunteers

The Youth Forum is looking for 20 enthusiastic and reliable volunteers to support the running of the EYE 2014! The Event In May 2014 the European Parliament in Strasbourg will open its doors to 5000 young people, inviting them to share their ‘ideas for a better Europe’ on five core themes: • Youth Unemployment • …

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Jobs for young people: Alternatives to emigration

For its first event in 2014, Relaunching Europe is heading to Vilnius (Lithuania) to discuss one of Europe’s most pressing challenges: youth unemployment and the exodus of young people in search for job opportunities abroad. Today, 5 million Europeans aged 15-24 are struggling to find a job. In some countries, the youth unemployment rate can …

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Which steps the European Union is taking to tackle youth unemployment?

The steps the European Union (EU) is taking to tackle youth unemployment.

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Unemployed & under 30 years – you can apply to receive a grant of 2.500 euro

If you are unemployed, under 30 years of age and you have found a job vacancy of at least 4 months abroad, you can apply to receive a grant of 2.500 euro. You can use it to pay trips, rents, room and board, language courses, or everyhing else you will need to easily face your first …

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