Brussels, 05/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - The European Youth Forum has welcomed the European Commission decision to speed up the release of funding for the European youth initiative. This “announcement demonstrates that the Youth Guarantee and youth employment is still high on the European agenda”, the Forum said.
The increase in the pre-financing rate, from 1% to 30%, should support member states who have been asking for more flexibility and easier access to funding and shows that the Commission has the ability to monitor and boost the implementation of the youth employment initiative, it added.
The Forum says, however, that it is crucial to make sure that the initiative is part of a coherent strategy to ensure the social inclusion of young people and urges that it remain involved in all decisions on young people, particularly the youth guarantee, to ensure that young people benefit from projects that are fully adapted to their needs. (IL)