Tag: Youth

New EU support for youth in East Partnership region

The European Commission has adopted a programme to support cooperation with the Eastern Partnership countries in the field of youth. Youth exchanges, raising awareness, voluntary activities, trainings and networking opportunities will be supported to strengthen skills of young people and capacities of youth organisations in the Eastern Partnership countries. In total, more than 1,400 projects …

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Youth employment: EC proposes package of measures

Some 5.5 million young people on the labour market (more than 1 in 5) cannot find a job, and 7.5 million young people aged 15-24 are NEETs – not in employment, education or training. The economic cost of not integrating young people into labour market has been estimated by Eurofound at over €150 billion per year, or 1.2% of …

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EC improves EURES jobseeker mobility network

A Decision to modernise and improve EURES, the pan-EU job search network, has been adopted by the European Commission (EC). The Decision will help to increase mobility of workers across Member States and pave the way for a true European labour market. The EURES reform aims to make it easier for jobseekers to contact employers looking for particular skills, …

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Juvenes Translatores 2012

Will you participate in the Juvenes Translatores 2012? This year pupils born in 1995 can take part in the contest on 27 November 2012. Check here which schools were selected this year.

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CLUJ-NAPOCA (Romania) named European Youth Capital 2015

Cluj-Napoca (Romania) wins the title of European Youth Capital 2015 with a brave application focusing on investing in youth for a sustainable, responsible and inclusive urban development.

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Which would be the European Youth Capital for 2015?

Which would be the European Youth Capital (EYC) for 2015? Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Ivanovo (Russia), Varna (Bulgaria) or Vilnius (Lithuania)? Twelve cities across Europe have applied to become the European Youth Capital in 2015. This list has been narrowed down to a shortlist of four, Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Ivanovo (Russia), Varna (Bulgaria) and Vilnius (Lithuania). Saturday night …

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