European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. The following entry is written by Arif Shala, doctoral student at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany. Migration is one of the most pressing issues of our […]An Easter Special: Social protection of migrants in Europe as seen through the eyes of European youth
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. The following entry is written by Arif Shala, doctoral student at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany. Migration is one of the most pressing issues of our […]A European student just sets the question of the day: What kind of education policies are missing in Europe?
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. The following entry is written by Arif Shala, doctoral student at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany. The present economic crises is challenging education and training systems […]Why education and accountability are important for developing countries?
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. The following entry is written by Arif Shala, doctoral student at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany. What is good governance? What is good governance and why […]On Youth Participation: Are we active citizens?
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. The following entry is written by Arif Shala, doctoral student at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany I wrote this title because what I know from past […]Youth and Participation: are the people rising up in Spain?
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. The following entry is written by Angel Gudiña Canicoba, Responsible of the International Relations Commission of the Spanish Youth Council (Consejo de la Juventud de España). Nearly everyone in […]Re-thinking citizenship education: bringing young people back to the ballot box
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. The following entry is written by John Lisney, the Coordinator of the League of Young Voters in Europe. Reading media reports in the aftermath of the European elections […]Camino de Santiago – a global community on our doorstep
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. The following entry is written by Jennifer Orlando, member of the European Youth Forum. January is the Monday of the year and, as our 1/1 hangovers fizz out […]The Future of Balkans: Embracing Education
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. The following entry is written by Arif Shala, Executive Director at the Institute for Economic Development Studies. How does a country pave its way towards economic growth […]On European immigration: Europe’s Missing Citizens
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Arif Shala, Executive Director at the Institute for Economic Development Studies Migration refers to change of residence, it is a more or less a […]Young people are Europe’s biggest value and hope
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Ivan Burazin, Vice Chairman of European Democrat Students Never in history there have been as many young people in the world as right now. […]Recognizing, protecting and empowering youth rights in Europe and the world
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Giorgio Zecca, policy and advocacy coordinator at the European Youth Forum Youth in a global world Youth throughout the world have been actors, promoters […]Transition between education and employment: how the internship culture is threatening the foundations of our education
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Pierre-Julien Bosser-Lamy, Co-founder @ InternsGoPro At the end of our studies, many of us are confronted with difficulties in order to find a job. […]On Youth Education: “Just a normal day in the life of a medical student”
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Rachel Bruls, medical student at the University of Amsterdam and Regional Assistant for Medical Education in Europe for the IFMSA And there I found myself […]How can education empower youth to become tomorrow’s leaders
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Tariq Jahan While being youths, we are at the center of absolute strength. We think big, hope for the best and envision a better […]On youth unemployment: unemployment is even bleaker for youth with disabilities
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Alan Borgars In the six years since what has been termed as the ‘Great Recession’ struck due to the recklessness and greed of major […]Youth unemployment: think out of the box
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Gary Grieve Securing a job can be difficult, never mind with the added pressure of gaining that one job of your dreams that relates […]Prevent future crises and empower youth – now!
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Leonie Martin & Angelika Schenk, JEF Europe The financial crisis has hit the young generation exceptionally hard: whilst an average of 10.2 percent of […]European Youth, quo vadis?
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Lidija Globokar I’m concerned. And I’m not talking about the high youth unemployment rates in Europe. I’m concerned about the future. What does all this […]Mobile young people create the European labour market of tomorrow
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Emanuel Alfranseder There are simply too many young people out of work, out of education and out of any kind of training (they call […]“If the job market doesn’t exist, then even the most brilliant Youth Guarantee cannot ensure a job to these young people”, European Youth Forum Secretary General Giuseppe Porcaro on another Sting Exclusive
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This revealing exclusive interview with Giuseppe Porcaro, Secretary General of the European Youth Forum, was conducted by Panos Katsampanis at the European Sting’s pavilion during European Business Summit 2014. In the following interview Panos Katsampanis will be signalled as P.K and Mr Porcaro as G.P. P.K.: We are pleased to welcome to the European Sting’s pavilion Mr Giuseppe Porcaro, […]European Youth Forum @ European Business Summit 2014: European Youth Unemployment
May 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Written by Giuseppe Porcaro, Secretary General of the European Youth Forum It cannot have escaped anyone’s notice that youth unemployment is a huge, sometimes seemingly intractable problem that has now menaced this continent’s society for several years. Whilst many other sectors of society are moving out of the economic crisis and unemployment as a whole […]
