The European Commission will earmark an additional €1 billion for the 2017-20 period to tackle youth unemployment. This amount, which is expected to be matched by the member states, thus brings the total for the Youth Guarantee for the 2014-2020 period to €14 billion, according to a decision made by the Commission on 13 September.
The Youth Guarantee was set up in 2014 to facilitate the inclusion of young people on the labour market. It tasks the member states with providing young...