Five cities short-listed to become the European Youth Capital 2017
June 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Brussels, 23rd April 2014 // Cascais (Portugal), Galway (Ireland), Newcastle (United Kingdom), Perugia (Italy) and Varna (Bulgaria) have been selected by an independent high-level jury to compete for the title of European Youth Capital (EYC) 2017. These five cities will now progress to the next round of competition to compete for the coveted title. During […]
Investing in working conditions and quality jobs
June 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday (28th April) the European Youth Forum spoke at a conference on working conditions organised by the European Commission to reflect on what has been achieved in terms of working conditions and on the way forward. The latest Eurobarometer report, published last week, shows that much more has to be done to improve working conditions […]
Historical success for the First ever European Presidential Debate
June 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Last night, the First ever European Presidential Debate reached a historical peak of traffic through Euronews’ network, “top trending” in six European countries. The live streaming generated tens of thousands of viewers on euronews.com and YouTube. Hosted by the City of Maastricht, Maastricht University, Connect Limburg and the European Youth Forum, the debate was broadcast […]
Quality Education on the table at the European Parliament
June 29, 2014 by 1 Comment
Yesterday, the European Youth Forum organised a roundtable discussion, on the theme, “Quality Education in Europe by 2019?”, hosted by the European Parliament Intergroup on Youth, in Brussels. The event was timely, with a new legislative period of European Parliament about to start. The European Youth Forum presented its recently adopted policy paper on quality […]
YOUTH WILL BE A KEY FOCUS IN THE NEXT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
June 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Brussels, 30th May 2014 // 85 newly elected MEPs signed up to the European Youth Forum’s LoveYouthFuture pledges, during their campaign, to ensure the next European Parliament is youth-friendly. Meanwhile, whilst official figures on voter turnout among young people are yet to be released, overall turnout remained stable at 43.1%, having fallen steadily between 1979 […]
Quality Internships: Towards a Toolkit for Employers
June 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
On Wednesday 4th June, the European Youth Forum held a meeting at the Microsoft Centre in Brussels to discuss a toolkit project for quality internships with representatives from six employers (Microsoft, Titan Cement, Abbvie, Adecco, EUK Consulting, EPACA). At a time when we mostly hear negative things about internships (exploitation, unpaid and unsafe experiences), it […]
For Youth Rights: steps forward for better protection.
June 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Last week, the European Youth Forum was included in the Council of Europe Social Charter NGO list. This enables NGOs to lodge collective complaints and thus opens a new phase in the work that the European Youth Forum can do in promoting and protecting youth rights. The European Youth Forum is also now part of […]
European Youth Forum welcomes the European Commission’s proposed revision of the Union Code on Visas, however it does not go far enough
June 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This week, the Commission released a proposed revision of the Union Code on Visas, which is generally a positive proposal in that it puts in place a number of changes making it easier for visa applicants. However, in not implementing all of the Youth Forum’s demands it still puts limitations on youth mobility. The revision of the […]“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
June 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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 […]Microsoft’s YouthSpark: a kiss of Life to European Youth from the European Parliament
December 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Two weeks ago, on 14 November, the European Sting attended the event at the European Parliament, organized by the European Youth Forum and YouthIntergroup, titled “Internships: a Call for Quality”. Here we present the third piece of our Special Edition “European Youth & Employment”. This piece reflects the Industry’s perspective, and particularly the ICT sector’s […]The European Youth Forum needs better signal for its “call” for Quality Internships
November 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It was Thursday 14 November, just one day after the European Employment Forum, and the European Sting received the invitation to attend an event with the title “Internships: a call for quality” at the European Parliament, co-organized by the European Youth Forum and YouthIntergroup. Given the Sting’s significant interest and sensitivity to youth and particularly […]
