Contribution to European youth: Commission launches the European Solidarity Corps initiative
Two months have passed since the President of the Commission Juncker announced the European Solidarity Corps initiative and the Commission is already launching this initiative, which is the first of Bratislava Roadmap the results of the identified operational priorities. From today onwards, young people aged 18-30 can apply for new opportunities to make a significant contribution to society throughout THE EU and gain invaluable experience and learn valuable skills at the start of their career. The Commission has also launched a series of measures to increase youth employment, improve and modernise education, invest more in young people's skills and provide better opportunities for learning and studying abroad.
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said,The European Solidarity Corps will create opportunities for young people who want to make a significant contribution to society and help to show solidarity, because the world and the European Union need more solidarity. I believe that it has always been the essence of the European Union. They are not contracts or industrial or economic interests that connect us but our values. Volunteers live daily in accordance with European values. '
The current proposal AT EU level combines, for the first time, various types of activities with one objective: improving youth opportunities.
European Solidarity Corps
The new European Solidarity Corps members will be able to participate in a voluntary work, traineeship, apprenticeship or work project lasting 2 to 12 months.
Participants will be able to engage in a wide range of activities in areas such as education, healthcare, social inclusion, food aid, the construction of shelters, the reception, support and integration of migrants and refugees, environmental protection or the prevention of natural disasters. Young people who will be registered in the European Solidarity Corps will have to agree with its terms of reference and principles. All organisations involved will have to comply with the Statute of the European Solidarity Corps, which establishes the rights and obligations that exist at all stages of the solidarity experience.
From today, interested young people from 17 to 30 years of age can register in the European Solidarity Corps through the website http://europa.eu/solidarity-corps. The minimum age of project participants is 18 years. The aim is to ensure that 100 000 young people are registered in the European Solidarity Corps by the end of 2020.
“Youth Guarantee” scheme
Combating youth unemployment is one of the main priorities OF THE EU. The promotion of employment is a general issue for all Member States and the Commission, through a series of policy measures and actions, supports their efforts.
To this end, three years ago, THE EU Youth Guarantee and the Youth Employment Initiative were launched. At present, the number of unemployed people in the European Union has decreased by 1.6 million since 2013, and the number of young people who do not come, work and do not receive trade is reduced by 900 000. These trends show that the Youth Guarantee scheme has contributed to positive developments at local level through the support of the Youth Employment Initiative. Some 9 million young people have accepted an offer, most of which were job offers.
In order to ensure the full and sustainable implementation of the Youth Guarantee scheme and to expand it into regions where it is most needed, the Commission recently proposed to add: additional €2 billionto continue the deployment of the Youth Guarantee scheme throughout Europe and to support an additional 1 million young people by 2020.
Apprenticeship mobility
We must also make efforts to promote the employability of young people. Learning and studies in another country have proven to be very valuable for young people to develop their skills, improve their career prospects and strengthen European citizenship. It should be ensured that more young people from all sections of society benefit from these initiatives.
The Commission will therefore initiate “Erasmuspro” the initiative, which is a new specific measure of Erasmus +, to support the long-term practice of apprenticeships abroad. The Commission will also propose apprenticeship quality system, which will set key principles for the development and implementation of apprenticeships at all levels. In order to provide support to countries implementing or reforming apprenticeships, a request-based apprenticeship support service will be established in 2017.
Provision of high quality education
In the framework of the current measures, the Commission proposes a series of measures to help Member States to provide high quality education for all young people so that they can acquire knowledge and skills that enable them to participate fully in society and respond to new opportunities and challenges of globalisation and technological change.
General information
President of the European Commission Juncker in his 2016 talking about the situation in the Union announced his intention to strengthen youth support efforts. In particular, the President announced the establishment of a European Solidarity Corps in the framework of a broader policy agenda focusing on the integration of young people into society and noted that: "I cannot tolerate and prevent Europe from being and remain a continent where young people do not have a job.I cannot accept and disagree that the Millennium Youth Generation could be the first generation in the 70 s, which is worse than its parents. […] We will continue to expand the “Youth Guarantee” scheme across Europe to improve the skills of Europeans and thus focus on regions and young people who need the most. ”
After Bratislava Summit On 16 September 2016, Heads of State and Government from 27 Member States confirmed their commitment to combat youth unemployment and create more opportunities for young people. The so-called “Bratislava Roadmap” sets out specific tasks and deadlines for: “create a promising economic future for all, protect our lifestyle and provide better opportunities for youth”. Within the framework of these tasks, the Council has undertaken by the end of the year: “adopt decisions on EU support to Member States in the fight against youth unemployment and improved EU programmes dedicated to young people”.
Commission on 4 October 2016 reported the main achievements of the current “Youth Guarantee” and Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) since their creation in 2013.
Additional information
MEMO/16/4166: Questions and answers on the contribution to European youth
MEMO/16/4168: Questions and answers on the European Solidarity Corps
European Solidarity Corps website
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said,The European Solidarity Corps will create opportunities for young people who want to make a significant contribution to society and help to show solidarity, because the world and the European Union need more solidarity. I believe that it has always been the essence of the European Union. They are not contracts or industrial or economic interests that connect us but our values. Volunteers live daily in accordance with European values. '
The current proposal AT EU level combines, for the first time, various types of activities with one objective: improving youth opportunities.
European Solidarity Corps
The new European Solidarity Corps members will be able to participate in a voluntary work, traineeship, apprenticeship or work project lasting 2 to 12 months.
Participants will be able to engage in a wide range of activities in areas such as education, healthcare, social inclusion, food aid, the construction of shelters, the reception, support and integration of migrants and refugees, environmental protection or the prevention of natural disasters. Young people who will be registered in the European Solidarity Corps will have to agree with its terms of reference and principles. All organisations involved will have to comply with the Statute of the European Solidarity Corps, which establishes the rights and obligations that exist at all stages of the solidarity experience.
From today, interested young people from 17 to 30 years of age can register in the European Solidarity Corps through the website http://europa.eu/solidarity-corps. The minimum age of project participants is 18 years. The aim is to ensure that 100 000 young people are registered in the European Solidarity Corps by the end of 2020.
“Youth Guarantee” scheme
Combating youth unemployment is one of the main priorities OF THE EU. The promotion of employment is a general issue for all Member States and the Commission, through a series of policy measures and actions, supports their efforts.
To this end, three years ago, THE EU Youth Guarantee and the Youth Employment Initiative were launched. At present, the number of unemployed people in the European Union has decreased by 1.6 million since 2013, and the number of young people who do not come, work and do not receive trade is reduced by 900 000. These trends show that the Youth Guarantee scheme has contributed to positive developments at local level through the support of the Youth Employment Initiative. Some 9 million young people have accepted an offer, most of which were job offers.
In order to ensure the full and sustainable implementation of the Youth Guarantee scheme and to expand it into regions where it is most needed, the Commission recently proposed to add: additional €2 billionto continue the deployment of the Youth Guarantee scheme throughout Europe and to support an additional 1 million young people by 2020.
Apprenticeship mobility
We must also make efforts to promote the employability of young people. Learning and studies in another country have proven to be very valuable for young people to develop their skills, improve their career prospects and strengthen European citizenship. It should be ensured that more young people from all sections of society benefit from these initiatives.
The Commission will therefore initiate “Erasmuspro” the initiative, which is a new specific measure of Erasmus +, to support the long-term practice of apprenticeships abroad. The Commission will also propose apprenticeship quality system, which will set key principles for the development and implementation of apprenticeships at all levels. In order to provide support to countries implementing or reforming apprenticeships, a request-based apprenticeship support service will be established in 2017.
Provision of high quality education
In the framework of the current measures, the Commission proposes a series of measures to help Member States to provide high quality education for all young people so that they can acquire knowledge and skills that enable them to participate fully in society and respond to new opportunities and challenges of globalisation and technological change.
General information
President of the European Commission Juncker in his 2016 talking about the situation in the Union announced his intention to strengthen youth support efforts. In particular, the President announced the establishment of a European Solidarity Corps in the framework of a broader policy agenda focusing on the integration of young people into society and noted that: "I cannot tolerate and prevent Europe from being and remain a continent where young people do not have a job.I cannot accept and disagree that the Millennium Youth Generation could be the first generation in the 70 s, which is worse than its parents. […] We will continue to expand the “Youth Guarantee” scheme across Europe to improve the skills of Europeans and thus focus on regions and young people who need the most. ”
After Bratislava Summit On 16 September 2016, Heads of State and Government from 27 Member States confirmed their commitment to combat youth unemployment and create more opportunities for young people. The so-called “Bratislava Roadmap” sets out specific tasks and deadlines for: “create a promising economic future for all, protect our lifestyle and provide better opportunities for youth”. Within the framework of these tasks, the Council has undertaken by the end of the year: “adopt decisions on EU support to Member States in the fight against youth unemployment and improved EU programmes dedicated to young people”.
Commission on 4 October 2016 reported the main achievements of the current “Youth Guarantee” and Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) since their creation in 2013.
Additional information
MEMO/16/4166: Questions and answers on the contribution to European youth
MEMO/16/4168: Questions and answers on the European Solidarity Corps
European Solidarity Corps website