More than five and a half million young people in the European Union are unemployed, and this number is expected to continue to rise. The situation is particularly difficult in southern Europe.
Therefore, the EU demands the introduction of employment guarantees for Europeans under the age of 25, writes Deutsche Welle.
Thus, every young European should receive what is known as an employment guarantee. No later than four months after completing their education, every young person should be presented with a new perspective, a new job opportunity, or the possibility of further education, or if nothing else, an internship. These measures are being considered because young people are finding it increasingly difficult to successfully enter the labor market.
Although the EU does not have many legal bases to influence the unemployment situation, it can at least advise member states on what to do. These recommendations would be based on positive examples from practice. In Sweden, such a guarantee program has been functioning since the 1990s. A similar system has also been applied in Austria in recent years. In both of these countries, the youth unemployment rate is low. In Austria, it is just over eight percent. In contrast, in Spain or Greece, where such programs do not exist, every second young person is unemployed.
