Press Release: Youth employment: Commission proposes package of measures

Measures to help Member States tackle unacceptable levels of youth unemployment and social exclusion by giving young people offers of jobs, education and training have been proposed by the European Commission.

As requested by the European Council and European Parliament, the Commission's Youth Employment Package includes a proposed Recommendation to Member States on introducing the Youth Guarantee to ensure that all young people up to age 25 receive a quality offer of a job, continued education, an apprenticeship or a traineeship within four months of leaving formal education or becoming unemployed.

• Primary Source

European Commission: Memo/12/938: Youth employment: Commission proposes package of measures – frequently asked questions http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-12-938_en.htm

European Commission: Speech/12/910: László Andor: Youth Employment Package http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-910_en.htm

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