Press Release: Youth on the Move – strengthening support to Europe’s young people

Five million young Europeans are looking for a job. Many of them will miss opportunities because they lack the right qualifications or experience. The European Commission has launched Youth on the Move, a new flagship initiative aimed at helping these young people to gain the knowledge, skills and experience they need to make their first job a reality. Part of the EU’s new Europe 2020 strategy, Youth on the Move proposes 28 key actions aimed at making education and training more relevant to young people's needs and encouraging more of them to take advantage of EU grants to study or train in another country. This will increase young people's employability and access to the labour market.

European Commission: Memo/10/408: Youth on the Move – FAQs http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/408&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Speech/10/439: Androulla Vassiliou: Youth on the Move http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/10/439&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Speech/10/438: László Andor: Youth on the Move http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/10/438&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

EurActiv, 16.9.10: EU youth job strategy under fire http://www.euractiv.com/socialeurope/eu-youth-employment-strategy-fails-deliver-news-497858

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