Press Release: Youth Employment Initiative: Commission and Member States meet to speed up implementation of €6bn euro dedicated fund

Experts from the European Commission and Member States met in Brussels on 11th July 2014 to accelerate the programming arrangements and practical implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative at a special seminar organised by the Commission.

The aim of the seminar is to work jointly on the programming of measures financed by the Youth Employment Initiative so that all eligible Member States can start receiving the funds as soon as possible.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/14/784: EU measures to tackle youth unemployment http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-466_en.pdf

ESO: Background information: Merkel admits EU's youth unemployment initiative has been a failure http://www.europeansources.info/record/merkel-admits-eus-youth-unemployment-initiative-has-been-a-failure/

ESO: Background information: Youth Employment Initiative http://www.europeansources.info/record/youth-employment-initiative-2/

EurActiv, 11.07.14: EU convenes emergency meeting to rescue Youth Employment Initiative http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/eu-convenes-emergency-meeting-rescue-youth-employment-initiative-303405

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