THINK TANK ON YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS Think Tank of the European Youth Parliament Berlin, Germany 10th-13th April 2014
Think Tank 2014 The 8th Think Tank of the European Youth Parliament will discuss how to use and improve the mobility opportunities offered by the EU to combat youth unemployment and the geographic disparities between the offer and demand of skills on the labour market. The Think Tank will convene for three working days in Berlin and write a policy paper which will be handed out to the European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion and the EMPL committee of the European Parliament. Follow-up events will be organised in Berlin in May and in Brussels in June. Accommodation and food in Berlin as well as travel costs up to 180 euros are covered with the support of the Vodafone Stiftung Deutschland.
Topic With one out of three young people unemployed and with this number rising, youngsters have been and are being hit hardest by the high unemployment levels in most of the EU Member States. The crises have increased the economic gaps between and in European regions and are threatening social cohesion. While some regions and sectors know very high levels of unemployment, others are struggling to find employees. EU citizens still seem reluctant to actually work in another country with 85% of them never having lived or worked abroad and with only 2.5% of EU citizens currently living in another Member State. The Think Tank will be looking at the potential role of geographic mobility in combatting youth unemployment and what the consequences might be for their home-country in the mid- and long-term.
European Youth Parliament, SophienstraĂ&#x;e 28-29, 10178 Berlin, Germany. www.eyp.org. info@eyp.org
Participants’ Profile The EYP Think Tank is aimed at EYP’s senior alumni. A total of 19 participants will be selected to take part in the Think Tank. Participants are students enrolled in an under¬graduate or graduate degree at a higher education institution or are already in working life. You are expected to have a strong interest in discussing both the topic and European affairs in general. We expect you to be older than 18 and younger than 30 years.
How to Apply? If you would like to be part of the Think Tank, then please send 1) your CV and 2) a short statement (max. 600 words) on how mobility could contribute to the fight against youth unemployment and what the potential consequences can be, to info@eyp.org by Tuesday, 28th January 2014. Please note that the Think Tank will start working at 14:00 on Thursday 10th April and will finish its work by 14:00 on Sunday 13th April.
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European Youth Parliament, Sophienstraße 28-29, 10178 Berlin, Germany. www.eyp.org. info@eyp.org