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The
official launch of the Youth
Employment Magazine
is announced on the UN International Day of Friendship. Nearly 200
institutions from 26 European countries implementing projects
financed by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway unite to share results
of their initiatives aimed at combatting youth unemployment in
Europe.
Launched
on July 30, the Youth
Employment Magazine (https://youthemploymentmag.net/)
will function as a content resource for all projects implemented
under the EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment. Its
editorial team consists of experts implementing the projects
themselves, who are regularly developing materials about the progress
and results of each project.
The
platform is established by the Fund Operator,a consortium of JCP
Italy and Ecorys Polska.
The
burning question for Europe
According
to recent
data shown in the Eurostat database1,
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/DDN-20190627-1
(accessed in July 2019), approximately 15 million young people aged
20-34 were neither in employment, nor in education and training
(NEET) in the EU-28 in 2018. In Italy and Greece, with the highest
youth unemployment rate, more than a quarter of young people were out
of the labour market. To promote sustainable and quality youth
employment in Europe, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway launched
in 2017 the EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment amounting
to 60 million euros.
The 26 large-scale projects selected to receive funding are now
implementing their initiatives that aim to help around 25 000 young
people find a job or create new ones.
“Vulnerable
youth often fall outside the formal education and training systems as
well as the ordinary labour market, and there is a great need for
innovative solutions, transfer of good practice and impact studies on
which interventions work and which do not. The 26 projects will
develop, pilot or adopt almost 100 new approaches, methods and
practices, underlining the innovative nature of the Fund for Youth
Employment,” quoting
Mrs Grethe Haugøy, Senior Sector Officer for Regional Funds and
Global Fund for Social Dialogue and Decent Work at the Financial
Mechanism Office,
the Secretariat of the EEA and Norway Grants.
One
platform beyond borders
Compared
to other initiatives of the EEA and Norway Grants, the added value of
the Fund for Youth Employment is its transnational focus. This is in
line with the Europe 2020 strategy and the EU cohesion policy that
takes account of the crucial role regions and cross-border
cooperation play for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
Although the range of the Fund is enormous (project consortia bring
together 195 entities from various sectors covering their activities
in 26 countries), disseminating results at the level of countries where projects are implemented and the flow of information beyond bordersfaces significant challenges. This is the main reason why a common communication platform in the form of an online magazine is created. It is not accidental that the official launch of the "Youth Employment Magazine" falls on the UN International Day of Friendship, since consortia implementing projects remain in harmonised, constant relations with each other, sharing good practices and exchanging experiences.
in 26 countries), disseminating results at the level of countries where projects are implemented and the flow of information beyond bordersfaces significant challenges. This is the main reason why a common communication platform in the form of an online magazine is created. It is not accidental that the official launch of the "Youth Employment Magazine" falls on the UN International Day of Friendship, since consortia implementing projects remain in harmonised, constant relations with each other, sharing good practices and exchanging experiences.
Local
activities, global information
The
newly created magazine will aggregate content prepared by all
projects: not only news about current achievements and information on
their progress, but also longer substantive articles and various
multimedia. Furthermore, the constantly updated calendar will allow
the audience to follow all events organised by projects across Europe
and the Donor States.
“The
online magazine will serve as a platform to inspire, connect and
raise awareness among young people in Europe and will become an
online hub for all the entities involved in the Fund,”
said Raquel Torres Prol, Communication Officer for the Fund for Youth
Employment at the Financial Mechanism Office, the
Secretariat of the EEA and Norway Grants.
About
the EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment
- €60.6 million in funding.
- 3 donor countries – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway.
- Supporting 26 transnational projects that promote quality youth employment.
- Intends in particular to reach the long-term unemployed in the age group 25-29, to be complementary to existing EU funding.
- More information: http://eeagrants.org/fundforyouthemployment.
1
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/DDN-20190627-1
(accessed in July 2019)