YOUR FIRST EURES JOB

The effects of the economic crisis across Europe on employment have been particularly marked for young people, with prospects deteriorating from 2008 levels.
The labour market for young people in the European Union (EU) remains depressed and continues to show worrying developments in half of the Member States. This is a major cause for concern as around 5 million young people cannot find a job.

The Commission addressed the challenges facing the recovery of the EU in its Europe 2020 strategy "Youth on the Move" is the flagship initiative aimed at enhancing the performance and attractiveness of EU education systems and the overall levels of education and training so as to improve entrance to the labour market. The corresponding communication sets out key new actions to foster youth transitions in the labour market.

One of these actions is an innovative intra-EU job mobility preparatory action called "Your first EURES job", approved by the EU budgetary authority, the European Parliament and the Council following a proposal by the European Commission. "Your first EURES job" can contribute to boost the workers' freedom of movement as set out in the Treaty of Functioning of the European Union (TFEU, Art 45). It can in particular enhance youth labour mobility across Europe given the fact of being a targeted market-based facility which aims to help young people and employers to fill open bottleneck vacancies in accordance with economic needs.

For more information visit the website: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=630&langId=en&callId=328&furtherCalls=yes

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