EU Budget 2020: investing more in climate, jobs and the youth in focus Over €500 million more dedicated to climate action Support for the young: boosting Erasmus and the fight against youth unemployment Last annual budget of current financial framework 2014-2020 For next year’s EU budget, MEPs have secured better support
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Studies on stress
hildren who grow up in high-stress environments may be at higher risk for learning or behavioral trouble, but new research suggests that their skills warrant more attention. Stress-adapted youth may possess traits—such as heightened vigilance, attention shifting, and empathic accuracy—that traditional learning and testing situations don’t tap into. These skills
Youth initiative: a strategy for high quality, inclusive, future-oriented education
he European Commission has adopted new initiatives on school and higher education, including a proposal on graduate tracking to help Member States collect information on what graduates do after their studies. The overall aim of these initiatives is to help Member States provide high quality and inclusive education for all young
YEI: Closing the gap between education and employment
urrently nearly 20% of young people (aged 15-24) in the EU-28 are unemployed. This represents one in five young Europeans; and nearly one in two in Spain and Greece, where youth unemployment rates are particularly high. Although the most promising way of providing opportunities for young people is through restoring
2016 EU Budget: Focus on migrations and jobs
he budgets committee on demanded more funds to handle the migration and refugee crisis, help young people into jobs, and fully offset the cuts to the EU's research and transport networks programs, in a political resolution on the 2016 budget. The committee had earlier reversed all the Council's cuts to
EIB tackles youth unemployment in Slovakia
The European Investment Bank (EIB) lends EUR 15 million to SZRB (Slovak Guarantee and Development Bank) to finance SMEs and Mid-Caps. One of the objectives of the loan is also the support of Youth Employment initiatives under EIB’s “Skills and Jobs – Investing for Youth” programme. One third of young Slovaks
Supporting artistic and cultural creation
Music and architecture, video games, crafts, design and fashion offer considerable growth potential which the EU should support and exploit, says a draft resolution voted by the Culture Committee on Tuesday. It calls for a stronger partnership with universities to equip young people with the requisite skills. It also advocates