Job creation, smooth transition from school to work, open access to an inclusive labour market and EU solidarity in terms of funding are some of the main challenges EU and member states policy makers are faced with when it comes to successfully tackling youth unemployment.
These were the key challenges outlined by head of the Presidency Conference Scientific Committee, Professor Gabriel Amitsis to delegates of a Cyprus EU Council Presidency Conference on youth unemployment, in Nicosia, on Monday, during the plenary session.
On his part, Eurofound Research Manager Massimiliano Mascherini stressed the need for coordinated action, presenting alarming data on youth unemployment and cautioning at the same time of the economic and social resulting cost if the current situation persists.
According to the data he presented, Cyprus, alongside Britain and Latvia is categorised as having a high level of youth unemployment, standing between 14% and 17%.
More efforts should be made to increase the provision of twin – track learning geared to labour market needs, stressed Amitsis during his intervention, adding that stronger commitment of business as well as public sector is needed to provide work and training opportunities to young people…
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