EU Resilience and Recovery Policies: Bringing Youth Employment Back on Track

European Youth Event #EYE2021

CESI Youth panel on ‘EU Resilience and Recovery Policies:

Bringing Youth Employment Back on Track’

8 October 2021｜online｜10 – 12 o’ clock

Young people have suffered greatly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social isolation from friends, students and colleagues, limited access to online education, and other forms of social exclusion have led to serious mental health threats. In addition, career perspectives are dire. Smooth transitions to work have been (in some cases permanently) hampered, and the (re)integration of the young into the labour market will be a major challenge.

On the occasion the European Youth Event 2021 (#EYE2021), CESI Youth aims to bring the interests of its young members in particular and of youth in general into the spotlight. Does the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the EU’s main response to the devastating economic impacts of the pandemic, specifically address the needs of the young? What could be done at national level to provide sufficient investments in the Child Guarantee and Youth Guarantee in order to equip young people with optimal starts into their lives, education and careers? Which type of action at which regulatory level can address the most pressing issues for young people in the aftermath of the pandemic as part of the recovery policies – the EU, national governments, social partners or trade unions?

During a two-hour online panel and with the participation of key members of the European Parliament (MEPs), youth representatives and decision-makers, CESI Youth wishes to collect and formulate clear recommendations on how to revert the worrying youth unemployment trends, provide more investments in education-to-work transitions, address adverse mental health threats, and extend social protection baskets to more young people.

‘Bringing Youth Back on Track’ is the only way EU’s future can be guaranteed! EU must take care of its next generation.

AGENDA

09:50 – 10:00

Warm-up session: Log-in & youth video testimonials

10:00 – 10:05

Opening – Matthäus Fandrejewski – CESI Youth Representative

10:05 – 10:15

Keynote address – Max Uebe – Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion at the European Commission

Session 1: The current challenges of the young – Access to employment, education, healthcare, social protection and housing – Impacts on mental health

Moderation: Cora Stalph

10:15 – 10:20

María Rodríguez Alcázar – European Youth Forum

10:20 – 10:30 Sarah Coupechoux – Abbe Pierre Foundation

10:30 – 10:40Yasmine Ouirhrane – Founder of We Belong10:40 – 10:50Eszter Sandor – Eurofound

10:50 – 11:00

Gregor Greif – Slovenian Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Directorate for Labour Market and Employment

11:00 – 11:10Open discussion with the participants

What conclusions can we draw and what solutions do we propose?

Session 2: Can the Recovery and Resilience Facility and further EU tools bring answers to these challenges? – Open discussion & sharing of best practices

Moderation: Cora Stalph

11:10 – 11:20

Brando Benifei – Member of the European Parliament11:20 – 11:30Jana Degrott– Local Councillor at Grand Dutchy of Luxembourg

11:30 – 11:40

National responses to the youth challenges – Discussion and/or videos on best practices

11:40

Closing remarks on securing better, more inclusive policies for youth

Matthäus Fandrejewski – CESI Youth Representative

Please find here the link to the registration form for the online event.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/538584153870543

Hasthtags: #EYE2021 #youthinclusion #noprecariouswork