Is Europe on course to lose a generation of young workers? Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, warned recently that high unemployment risks becoming a permanent feature of the EU, and structurally high unemployment could “threaten the existence of the monetary union.”
There is little sign of convergence between countries, with unemployment rates varying significantly across the EU. Youth unemployment in the Eurozone is also twice as high (22.3%) as general unemployment. In some countries, including Greece, Spain, Italy and Croatia, almost half of all young people are jobless.
Debating Europe recently attended an event in Brussels held by our partner think-tank, Friends of Europe. The event brought together policymakers from across Europe to discuss solutions to the job crisis. We managed to catch up with some of the policymakers and put some questions and comments to them from our readers.
Our first comment was sent in by Javier, arguing that high unemployment is storing up huge structural problems for the future. Many young people in Europe today have never had a job. As they grow older, their CVs will look less and less attractive. In 10 or 15 years time, will we be facing a future where a significant portion of Europe’s population could end up permanently unemployable?
To get a response, we spoke to Roseanna Cunningham, Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training. What would she say?
To get another perspective, we also put Javier’s comment to Ahmad Alhendawi, the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth. Did he think that Europe was risking a ‘lost generation’ of unemployable young people?
Our next comment came from Julio, who argued that Europe should look to other regions (such as Asia) for examples of good policies on tackling youth unemployment. So, which countries does Ahmad Alhendawi think are success stories when it comes to youth unemployment?
Finally, we had a comment from Leo, arguing that we should “stop fighting the symptoms (youth unemployment) and start dealing with the fundamental problems (lack of competitiveness and over-regulation)”.
To get a response, we put Leo’s comment to Roseanna Cunningham. Scotland had some of the lowest unemployment figures in the EU, and the Scottish Government recently published figures showing record low youth unemployment in 2014. So, is cutting red tape the solution? what would Cunningham say?
Are some Europeans at risk of becoming permanently unemployable? Is cutting red tape and making the labour market more flexible the solution to high youth unemployment? Or should policymakers focus on encouraging apprenticeships and providing skills training for young people? Let us know your thoughts and comments in the form below, and we’ll take them to policymakers and experts for their reactions!
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Greece has definately lost 1 or even 2 generations…
When the EU employment goal for 2020 is “75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be employed” it is expected that employers will use this to reduce their “headcount” in favor of “flexible workforce” which is a misnomer for underemployed or unemployed.
We are already seeing the results of these goals – the existing persistent unemployment levels.
The EU needs to change its goals in order to fix the unemployment problem.
http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/europe-2020-in-a-nutshell/targets/index_en.htm
When the EU employment goal for 2020 is “75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be employed” it is expected that employers will use this to reduce their “headcount” in favor of “flexible workforce” which is a misnomer for “underemployed” or “unemployed” or “occasionally employable”.
We are already seeing the results of these goals – the existing persistent unemployment levels.
The EU needs to change its goals in order to fix the unemployment problem.
http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/europe-2020-in-a-nutshell/targets/index_en.htm
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‘Some’ ????…The EU’s policies have destroyed the future of millions of people in Europe both young and old alike, it will not change until the idiotic forced integration of Europe is stopped.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jan/28/europes-lost-generation-young-eu
yes, at home. But there are intelligent governments who create bussiness ambient worldwide, so those young and capable people shall move and find an adequate and well paid job. Those uncapable , unfortunatelly, have small chance.
So true haven t found a real job since 2013!! Went back to studying no jobs!
Yes for the next war, if we go on this road
If state economic protectionism and vested interests are allowed to prevail and dictate economic policy, then of course we will needlessly lose a generation of workers which is horrifically UNACCEPTABLE. The solution to getting out of this mess is for structural and economic reforms to be implemented which are accompanied with privatization’s and the creation of a favorable investment environment, to create the conditions for a 300 billion euro global institutional investment in MT OLYMPUS VENTURES which will generate more than 2.4 trillion euros in economic growth as derived from the economic multiplier effect., which will lower the unemployment rate in Europe , drastically and give young people the opportunity to establish a healthy path in life. https://twitter.com/olympus42
Already, the 50+ age group is being squeezed out in favour of a younger and less-expensive workshop, particularly in Belgium where the cost of hiring is so high!
Probably yes.
Everybody knows the answer, right?
Damage is already irrevocable. Brace yourselves for the 80 yr-old-pizza delivery-boy phenomenon..
Ivan how original, its all the EU’s fault for everything isn’t it. I suppose its the EU’s fault we can’t guarantee good weather during the summer. I would put it to you it is previous governments after governments who have messed economies up with there bad planning and tax collection policies and state borrowing beyond their means. Is it the EU’s fault the UK had an economic crash because I thought it was the banks and how they were allowed to run a muck with other people’s money. You advocate EU withdrawal into the open embrace of red blooded Tory’s and UKIP, the UK would become Neo-liberal on turbo charge.
The EU is the one behind the neoliberal drive, starting with TTIP… Juncker is about tax cuts for rich corporations and he is a sociopath that cares nothing for ordinary workers.
@Jamie Joseph Armstrong
Lazy, lazy, lazy!
You’ve stereotyped Ivan in a bid to undermine his premise.
Try concentrating on what he has posted and not what arbitrary and irrelevant box you want to parcel him into!
Yes, automation is cutting jobs and people are getting no income to live, it is happening in Portugal. Europe should work in an unconditional basic income, now. In Portugal we have a saying: “There is no two without three” Germany provoked two world wars, are they preparing the third?
Yet you keep voting for governments that keep you in the wealth-destroying Euro. Did you really think the Euro was meant to benefit anyone else than France and Germany?
Yes they are because rich think they dont need the poor to live
Europe has already lost a generation of employment and I am deeply sad that I am part of it :-( Hypocrisy surrounds those who claim that they will find solutions and many money are spent in “workshops”, “congresses” , “seminars” and stupid campaigns while those in charge should invest money in counterfighting inequalities, in funding PERMANENT JOBS instead of these rubbish “voucher” programmes! It is a big shame for our continent. And of course hypocrisy is growning when those politicians who claim to “save” us , call the eurosceptic parties “populist” and “dangerous”. There is no bigger danger than Merkel’s and neoliberal policies for Europe and these factors may drive to the collapse of this unpopular Union one day!
Is it possible?
History will write for you with black letters.
The solution is going back to getting a proper education. For example, there is a permanent shortage of qualified engineers, why is that?
Because rather than schools concentrate on proper subjects like maths and traditional science they fanny about with meaningless subjects like “life science” that are a complete waste of time. People learn all about life by living it, not by being fed some politically correct inspired garbage in a classroom
Universities are happy to take money off people to take degrees in art or media based subjects in full knowledge that there are very limited opportunities for employment
In my opinion all educational establishments should be forced to drop courses in subjects that they clearly know are useless in the real world and concentrate in equipping our young people with an education that has real value
Change the criteria for hiring people, in Europe we got 10year olds who got smartphones and know more about internet than adults, make it easy to work in a office, make it easy to work in different jobs, ofcourse doctors need to go to university but you dont need 3 years in school just to work in a grocery store or as a gardener or in a office, make it easy for people to get jobs with low qualifications and guess what THEY WILL. Its not that they wont work, they are not being hired, its the system that is the cause of the problem.
instead of thinking of immigrant from the third world.. why don’t you help european citizens?
Young and old if the sistem remaines like now defending the banks and the rich. Austerity and job creation are twoo opposite concepts, you can not apply them both at the same time. It depends on whoom are they oing to represant our politicians.
Yes!!?
Yes
Unemployed? Yes. Inactive? No.
In the future we subscribe to each other to receive products and services in a certain pace. Everything is ensured for everyone, but the speed of the pace is the key component which we will use to define when we are to get what we want after we place the subscriptions and the resumed flow of income covers them. After they are covered, the flow is paused before it begins again whenever we make another order or more of them.
So instead of the amount in a month or twice a month, we would have non-stop flow of income running through our bank accounts in seconds and the question is when do we want what we want. When we are able to calculate this, we know how to approach the question. To speed-up the pace is the answer and this is where freelancers and entrepreneurs come in.
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Yes, which is why my country has decided it’s a good thing to let our children and their families live on one GB pound a day. As you see, with all those we have here unable to work, the disabled, mentally ill, uneducated along with those they import en masse from outside our borders, these peaople are a threat to those at the top not getting the opportunity, as winners, to take all.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/thousands-of-children-in-britain-being-forced-to-live-on-1-a-day-10292792.html
And our Chancellor agrees with this judge, yes, the banks have suffered enough he thinks. LOL
http://www.scriptonitedaily.com/2014/12/02/rbs-bankers-guilty-of-3m-fraud-
And now we hear HSBC is going to cut and run because ‘it’s tired of banking regulation!’ What regulation is that? Walk-free-judge-says-they’ve-suffered-enough.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hsbc-may-cut-run-thanks-bank-levies-ring-fencing-1505205
So thousands more will be out of work with no likely relief other than starvation in the UK. Except of course if you are a banking libor robber.
Eurozone is such a failure !
Are some Europeans at risk of becoming permanently unemployable?
Of course they are. Who need a 53 year old divorced father of 3 paying alimony, heavy smoker, with two heart bypasses. The problem is not the people but the HR departments and ultimately the EU economic policy and regulations.
yes and not only Europe will have to face less jobs as technologies are emerging fast eliminating human jobs by humanoid robotics (DARPA) is only an example of how the world is and will change rapidly. Many of our governments initiatives such as extending the age of work and postponing retirement programs do not take or at least do not show this fact is taken in account. There will be less jobs no matter what you do. So DO something about it now or face serious society governments collapsing lack of providing innovative ideas which change the way our economy functions tomorrow.
Maybe ….
All young people must read this before choosing a country to work ! http://www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-global-rights-index-names?lang=en
“TUC Global Rights Index names world’s ten worst countries for workers”
yes. only way is to get the delocalized industry back to europe….
Cut the work time in half and there will be twice more jobs :-)
Μα τι λέτε τώρα ; Παραμύθια!
YES.you are loseing a generation of young workers.
That real will happen.
Here’s a suggestion: sign some ‘free trade’ treaties like TTIP, and watch more jobs disappear to low wage countries. A surefire recipe for success! /sarc
Queue denial from the politicians and corporations who will try to suggest that TTIP will create jobs in European countries (which it won’t).
Free trade treaties are always good for the big (US) corporations, and the politicians they bribe, but for ordinary workers not so much. That the EU is for TTIP should tell you all you need to know where the EU’s loyalties lie, its not with the people or the workers.
@ Marcel:
You are always right on the ball! I like your posts. However, I do believe, at last, the citizens of Europe, including the UK, are waking up and realising we need some proper leader to rid us of the stooges paid for by big business we have stuck up our jacksy we cannot get rid of.
To my utter surprise, here is a clip of what took place in the European Parliament yesterday on the TTIP issue and hardly a word of it in our media. Strange how they plug endlessly some bollxxx they use to detract from reality, yet that really important change to our lives goes unheaded and kept in secret.
Scroll down on this link and watch the video.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/watch-ttip-vote-in-european-parliament-descends-into-chaos-after-ukip-meps-spark-protest-10310457.html
I am beginning to believe Farage is a man worth backing. I think he is at last seeing the light and plight of the ordinary British man. As well as the ordinary man of Europe. He has to remember Europe as a united force of citizens can overthrow that dreadful US takeover of our business, big and small. Which as many have written here, will leave more people totally unemployable.
We really need to break free from the ludicrous fantasy that ‘reforms’ (code speak for: austerity for the poor/bailouts for the rich) and ‘cutting red tape’ (code speak for: less regulations for big corporations) and ‘free trade’ (code speak for: to hell with environmental and consumer protection) are things that help the ordinary worker along.
One thing that would really help, greater investment into youth targeted Labour Market Activation schemes which promote a greater level of labour market participation by younger persons. The current Youth Guarantee is a step in the right direction but more must be done. Investment and political will are what is needed, and should become priorities of policy makers over the next decade.
This generation has experienced the most difficult economic changes since the foundation of the union, and with a lack of focus on the needs of young person they have become disinterested in politics. This has stimulated the rise in Euroscepticism and extreme politics within Europe both of which are evidentially bad but necessary things.
With the Austerity policy you want to loose them. You exploit people with your policy. We would need a Power Symmetry – http://www.WWSEEP.com . Equal chances for all people. Then your economy will also be more stable.
It is not a fault. It is an Ideology to change thinking egoistic. This is easier. They have no responsibility. But – the Finance lobbies made the laws (EU-directives). Poverty is on the way. And it will take generations to reduce the debts, where private companies made the profit, and paid no tax. Start thinking.
Yes,there is this danger.at this point,i would like to make a few comments about the situation in Greece,related to this subject. 1)Greek debt is not manageable.2)reform plan in Greece failed for 3 reasons.insufficient political system.Greek culture not suitable for European standards.western racism against Greece,not allowed better communication in the reform plan years. 3)what has to be done.mutual retreats to form an agreement whitch has to contain -specific timeplan to adjust debt to a manageable way.growth requirements nessecerily.qespect to the society.4)or else.GREECE GOES TO ITS NATIONAL CURRENCY.TURNS TO EAST UNWILLINGLY.BECAMES THE CAUSE FOR THE NEXT ECONOMICAL CRISES(its already at the gates)
WORK must be re-thought entirely.
LESS Hours
MORE Useful
Yup, at age 30+ you are second/third class ”ware” in the employment market.
Yup, at age 30+ you are second/third class ”ware” in the employment market.
same story but different generation. Europe will not recover until it can act united, and there has be a cause, war or something. Centuries of it’s history, repeating itself. The question is how many are willing (or have no other option than) to stay put and ride it out. Talented and (state-funded) educated young europeans are leaving for jobs elsewhere. Europe needs to work on creating an environment that will provide jobs instead of spending tax money providing handouts. Spain has taken that approach, sort of. If Greece is unable/unwilling to stay in the EU, sobeit.
Spain has been bailing out its failed banks (headed usually by failed former PSE or PP politicians) at the expense of austerity.
The IMF recipe was applied: bailouts for the rich, austerity for everyone else.
That generation is already lost in Spain..
And yet you keep voting for politicians that would keep you in the undemocratic EU and would do anything to keep the wealth-destroying Euro, and sign up for ‘free trade’ treaties like TTIP that would destroy jobs across all European countries.
Yes, some people are at risk…some they also give up fighting.
Europe has been lossing an increasing percentage of successive generations since the late 1970s.
it’s past already. The new generation is already lost, if you consider we are going to live with less money and less beneficial conditions than our parents
yes the europeans who live in south and southeast…in order to have money the north……that is a historical fact thousand years now
dont mention africa and asia
Some (in Italy I would say at least 20%, despite unemplyment figure is much higher) already are!
yes
Businessmen invest in China….
Already happened….
Thanks to outsourcing and esay capital mobility
I have a funny feeling that the usual issues get in the way. The protection of what is on my door step, the protection of business as I see it, and the need for control over taxes….. If we change policy and create technology that allows people to be masteres of thier won working destiny, more and more people will choose to work for self. The institutions and business that rely on people having little choice, but to work for them, would worry as they fight for those willing to do such work. Of course, you need to have all types of opportinities for the diversity of people out there. Crate Apps with links to ones tax profile, and allow the youth to offer services, booked and paid for via social media, take your government share of tax and transfer the rest to our bank account. Let the young people creat business in thier image of this world and give them the freedom to solve so many of todays problems. Thier are far too many restrictions and out dated policies – this is what holds back not just young people, but also those over 50 that have been made redundant as companies “right size”. I have seen many people assume that stopping migration will solve the problem. Migration is not the real bad guy – there is plenty of work that could be done. Lack of “must do” drive from those in power is the biggest problem. The policy makers want jobs and productivity to improve and only in a way that is understood by them. In my world, I am looking for the Uber and Air B&B of employment advancement. If we want to create work opportunities for young people – we have to break the bonds between work (in an office/plant), methods of tax collection (via corporate of self-employed status), and ones ability to create much needed services (innovation). It is so easy to do this…… We do have the technology and capability – but do we have honesty?
CAPİTALİSM as its worse, let’s see what will be the next crisis ??
yes!
Yes, it is why you make wars in Africa, bringing hungry poor people to Europe, to help the youth EU unemployment, right?
Yes, în rural Romania.
Yes, of course
Yest it is. It is on course to lose a generation of young workers and it is throwing away a generation or two of older workers that will take with them a great wealth of “professional and institutional knowledge”.
An EU that has as a target of 75% full time employment by 2020 is throwing away 1 in every 4 of its workers. Is this good human resource management? I call it “wonton squandering of valuable resources”.
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Europe_2020_indicators_-_employment
Yes. Business in Europe is only for rich people !!!
YES!
Yes… because profit is more attractive than vision. Consumerism feels better than studying. No one to bake bread….but everyone wants to study economics…..
That is why we must change this Europe into the One where everybody has rights. If we are seeing that capitalism does not solve our problems why don’t we look for alternative economic system? Humankind is at the edge of change or perish.
Os políticos vivem à
Grande e o ZÉ POVINHO DE MÃO ESTENDIDA!..
You cannot demand to buy a dress or a pair of trousers for 30 euros and local jobs in Europe.
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com
Yes. Political choices…
Yes, we have said that before.
RETHINK WORK
those who do have a job are explited and forced to work >9hours a day while others are left out. you have to rethink work
Unfortunately yes!
YES, and you’re still increasing the retirement age and send to lay off older in companies. Of what will live people who still have many years of life to retirement but can no longer work because they are considered old?
When will you create rules so companies that automate, start to contribute by extinct jobs for Social Security?
YES, and you’re still increasing the retirement age and send to lay off older in companies. Of what will live people who still have many years of life to retirement but can no longer work because they are considered old?
When will you create rules so companies that automate, start to contribute by extinct jobs for Social Security?
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YESm because the way of informing the students in which directions are going to be interesting developments of the business, they are stocked in the same OLD EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM! It is a HUGE problem of the European strategy in this field, and as long as we are not helping by giving a chance to be informed in the right way!
YES
Yes, it’s called “structural unemployment”: people that simply don’t have sufficient or right skills for today’s labor market. Probably not curable (hope yelling populists will find peace). The only solution is to create an integrated system – involving assistance, third sector, local institutions – able to absorb these people, guarantee a proper way of life and turn them into a resource for the community.
YES!
Southeast Europe is ruined. No way Im gonna ever find a job here if I dont move north or to another continent
I think so, it’s very hard and it should be a solution!
Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Even if economic situation in Spain changes there will be people with no opportunities at all due to a lack of preparation consequence of a bad studies system.
some yes…as emigrant is very difficult to put on the feet. Young generation has hard time too finding their way in life.
“Cutting red tape and making the labour market more flexible.
In plain English this is known as creating more temporary and contract low wage jobs. Which means more money for managers, less money for staff and less money moving through the system. It’s a gradual return to feudalism.
Yes, people are having longer career spans, certain industries are dying in the EU, and some jobs Europeans simply don’t want to do any more
Oh, yes! More than one generation. A lot of aneducated young people will never want a job!
Yes :( ….
YES GERMANS
No! Is not!
Yes, of course
Because of free movement/schengen, within the the EU, at least here in the UK, the government have become lazy in not training our own workers, because labour is so cheap and so easily available from other countries; workers are coming from all over Europe and are working for a lot less money than the standard British wage, undercutting the wage level of British workers in similar fields or similar pay levels, and it is driving down the wage level across the whole of the economy here; a country needs its own well-trained work force, to keep wages and jobs competitive; more is also needed to incentivise British workers to do lesser jobs, such as cleaning and road-sweeping, those that migrant workers will do for a lot less money, to help build a stronger national bank of workers. But this is just Britain, I don’t know about anywhere else.
The problem is, that HR agents and companies are looking for some badges, degrees and certificates, unreal requirements instead of looking for knowledge, so if you are able to do the job it’s still not enough. A lot of talented people can’t get a job because they don’t match those unreal requirements of stupid HR agencies. Make the process more human, and everything will be fine.
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The drive to reinvent Charlemagne’s empire by the EU elite will destroy the future of generations to come.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2302837/Lost-generation-fears-Europes-youth-unemployment-soars-eurozone-leaves-19million-jobs.html
The EU leadership is creating a mammoth problem, not just a generation of unemployable young people.
The EU leadership is creating an unsustainable situation:
– And older generation, with a huge amount of professional and institutional knowledge that is being sent to the “retired ranks” and not allowed to work and be employed;
– and a rapidly increasing population of young unemployed, and eventually unemployable people.
Soon the EU will have to:
– reduce all retirement benefits to the detriment of all currently aged population and to the detriment of all future retirement population (read, all the young ones of today in a few decades);
– tell all the 70, 80 and 90 year olds to stop living or drawing retirement;
– tell all the young ones to go have more children (which is tantamount to telling them go screw yourselves);
Or…
– reduce all the millionaire benefits that are drawn by many of our govenment officials;
– stop draining retirement funds to fund wars and other follies;
– and fix this anachronistic work system so that people do not have to change their work habits to have a dignified life or to have some free time or to be healthy!
There is a solution, I am sure! But this current state of affairs will not lead us to it! Of that I am also sure!
The EU leadership is creating a mammoth problem, not just a generation of unemployable young people.
The EU leadership is creating an unsustainable situation:
– And older generation, with a huge amount of professional and institutional knowledge that is being sent to the “retired ranks” and not allowed to work and be employed;
– and a rapidly increasing population of young unemployed, and eventually unemployable people.
Soon the EU will have to:
– reduce all retirement benefits to the detriment of all currently aged population and to the detriment of all future retirement population (read, all the young ones of today in a few decades);
– tell all the 70, 80 and 90 year olds to stop living or drawing retirement;
– tell all the young ones to go have more children (which is tantamount to telling them go screw yourselves);
Or…
– reduce all the millionaire benefits that are drawn by many of our govenment officials;
– stop draining retirement funds to fund wars and other follies;
– and fix this anachronistic work system so that people do not have to change their work habits to have a dignified life or to have some free time or to be healthy!
There is a solution, I am sure! But this current state of affairs will not lead us to it! Of that I am also sure!
Yes, it is. I see on myself that I’ll never have any opportunity to have normal career like older generation. I am 28 years old and I am unemployed. I have only a year of work experience like intern in public sector for 200€ per month. After that I am seeking a job for two years and no one want me. Even, no one called me on interview too! European way of economy dead and European leaders who live in fair tale must leave from their functions because their politics is destroying Europe. The oldest human continent has unemployment rate like Third World is crime, same as the war crime of genocide.
Yes, but we get figthers
Yes
this is possible.
Definitely !!!
Yes,what do you expect with all this bureaucracy,red tape,and vat.
Europe it is a Bordel…
And what about all the other workers?
Absolutely yes.
yes
Yes
Yes,of course.
Of course NOT. Therefore people who need organ for their family member, keep killing 10, 20 people in their district, just knowing one’s organ might fit their need. However, now, you don’t know who is willing to give organ or no, so nobody is killed for organ.
It already lost it
It seems to be so…
I work as an international recruiter for German startup companies. In the last twelve months I spoke to 500 HR professionals – and thousands of candidates.
The biggest obstacle for employment is NOT skills – we have the best educated generation ever in Europe. The biggest obstacle is: Language.
Here are my “Three proposals to create jobs and kickstart Europe’s economy”
http://www.immigrantspirit.com/take-any-job-everywhere/
YES, with an EE looking only at the economic indicators and not the people, humanity will die off. The powers of the EE have no idea of how to run the monster they dcreated. Very sad, because we had real potential to be a world power.
YES, with an EE looking only at the economic indicators and not the people, humanity will die off. The powers of the EE have no idea of how to run the monster they dcreated. Very sad, because we had real potential to be a world power.
Yes.My generation.And EE is in their world.And the problem will continue because there is no programme and seriousness.
permanently unemployable? or permanently unproductive? it’s a matter of choice,
If €uro Will not disappear sure.
never of course, it would only enlarge Europe strength economically if they thinkwise.
Do you mean the lost generation? Do not be afraid to be ducking named politically incorrect.
If Europe continues like that it will not only looses one generation but more
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As long as the countries of Europe continue with the failed European experiment many generations to come will have their future, democracy & dignity stolen from them, all in the name of Brussels empire building.
More than one
Yes it is
I don’t think so, but I do think they’ll stop being Europeans, ie. if enough of us can’t get get jobs here then we’ll eventually go somewhere else.
with all this number of refugees and immigrants, expect that very soon!!!
There is no such thing as “permanently unemployable” or a “lost generation”. What we do have is a generation op people who know how today’s global capitalism isn’t working for most people. But there is no way we’re just gonna sit on our butts watching everything going down. There will be new alternatives. We already see experiments with basic incomes, local currencies, eco villages, and more sustainable business models.
Untill a country has a surplies of jobs it has no need for any immigrants.
Yep
I’m starting to get the feeling that everyone is searching for that one solution that will rid the EU of youth unemployment(one size fits all). Fact is however that labour market policy should be done on the regional level possibly with the help of the national state and/or EU. Besides that, though youth unemployment is often twice as high as normal unemployment rates, it also decreases fastest when the economy re-stabilizes. Unemployment of the elderly is therefore a far more structural problem. I believe that each member state should, in order to attack youth unemployment, stimulate youngsters to choose for studies that are truly needed within society, decreasing the skills gap. The numerous fixus (a fixed number of freshmen can start certain studies each year) is a great example for that. Decreasing regulation and increasing the possibilities for traineeships and (un)payed internships should also be something that is stimulated more and more.
Elvinas Bir, Inés Rojas, Benny Kazmaier, Dejan Bosanac, Flóra Farkas, Henna Turula 😁
No
is Europe in danger of a third reich run by merkel or a new communism era (continued) ..
What Europe needs is for this generation to study more and be more entrepeneurial, some of us are being forced to do that and are embracing it. Some just want a hand out!
Yes!very much so! We have to get rid of so many RIGHTS and get some more care for the excellent work – and then, surprise….jobs will pop up everywhere again!
I think so
Two generations are Completely lost in Greece due to : the Austerity Measures that Germany and Her SSchoibleu put on Greeks because they want Greece’s natural resources…
Chris, no offense:
But why did Greece need a bailout in the first place? Because Greece was insolvent.
The Greece government is one of the most inefficient in the world, thousands of state employees got their job NOT for qualification – but because they belong to the “right” party. (Syriza did the same when they got into power)
76 bln EUR of taxes are not paid. If Greeks would show solidarity with each other and pay their taxes – they wouldn’t need a bailout.
Instead too many Greeks see the government as a cow that needs to be milked. Like the Island where 700 people are “blind”, collect state aid – and then go and work as taxi drivers..
The mother of Zoi Konstantopoulou (Syriza) collected child money until Zoe was 37 years old!
Might these things have something to do with Greeks the fact that Greek has no economy besides tourism?
You can’t even produce your own milk and cheese efficient – they are imported from other EU countries.
I am sorry if I write very straightforward. But the Rest of Europe has no tolerance for Greeks blaming everybody else for their very own flaws.
The way things are panning out Europe will lose a lot more than just a generation of young workers.
I fear that will be an obsolete question soon enough! Chaos and violence are coming to Europe :(
Yes, that’s what it seems
YES , all those with great humor : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umRRCkspaQU
if we leave the unions over powering our politicians to act reluctant for change then yes
We need a pan-European new deal policy but not led by the corporations.
Unemployed is a disaster to humanity and illness for every people..! God help !
Europe has to adjust to a very competitive world scene. The wealth is gradually moving due east (far east) and generally Europeans have to come to terms with new facts, such as that they have to share their wealth with the second world and they have to go by with less… Unless they trick the second and the third world (with witty financier tricks) into maintaining us for ever and ever.
At risk????????? Open your eyes!
http://www.christianaction.org/news/2015/4/21/researcher-80-of-muslims-in-west-live-on-welfare
Yes
Strict 35hours five days workweek will erase unemployment.That was the situation in the past before barbarian new -liberal policies.
Strict 35hours five days workweek will erase unemployment.That was the situation in the past before barbarian new -liberal policies.
so true, cristal as water.
Maybe who knows! I know something! Is not with 3rd world countries immigrants you gonna solve the problem ;)
Why do people still believe the fallacy that liberalizing labour markets will lead to a better deal for young people. Sure there will be more jobs ,just not good ones. Germany and English speaking countries have lower rates of youth unemployment,but what are those jobs actually like? Remember that unemployment was ”higher” before Schröder’s Hartz V reforms. This article is a bit old but it is more relevant than ever for policy deciding how to solve the issue of youth unemployment. ,http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/aug/21/mini-jobs-germany-britain
Reduce the time of work!
Reduce the time of work!
Only govermeant and uk black list make people unemployable
yes , spiders are hunting some people
Current policies burn at least 2 generations. Flexibility cant replace labor skills & enterpreneuriship. In addition focusing on young you are loosing the complete picture. Who gives a job to a 40-50 year old with 2-5 years of unemployment & who will keep an employee above 55-60? Human capital maximazation must be the key not chinazation.
Globalization, adoption of hire and fire, American model of extreme capitalism, export of manufacture to low wage countries, total disregard of manufacture, illegal immigration to promote famine wages, etc etc.
Yes!
Question is probably a bit misleading. Unemployable doesn’t necessarily mean the equivalent of unable to acquire income other than what is supported. So the question is are some Europeans at risk of becoming permanently living with support funds? I hope yes because that is the only thing left when no one has the need to become employed if employment is still one of the criterion to make a living. Sounds weird? That it truly is because I would abolish the need to employment from the list of making a living the moment no one needs to be employed any longer. After that people may have fun for a time being until challenge becomes a delicacy and we begin to find pleasure from things that are near-beyond our capabilities… again.
What Countries need to do is to establish continuous / vocational training centres publicly funded (and hopefully also funded by big corporations with an interest in recruiting people who are willing to go back to the job market) and force people who receive unemployment benefits to attend the courses. Also, unemployment benefits should be conditioned to social work that would help both the community (cheaper costs) and the unemployed ones to stay active.
Benefits must not be cut as Germany’s Hartz V has proven to be a failure despite higher ”employment ” on paper, immigration rules must be stricter and there should be a north and south Euro for better purchasing power for the Northern countries. Southern countries would be cut loose of fiscal restrictions. Abolishing the ESM and the deficit procedure would also help non Euro countries ,for example what the new right wing government in Poland is doing and what Hungary has done