25 January 2012
European Youth Day
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 is European Youth Day and Eurofound takes the opportunity to highlight its recent research on the situation of young people, specifically those who are part of the NEET group: ‘not in employment, education or training'.- 24 January 2012 European Year 2012
Active ageing and solidarity between generations - European Year 2012
Watch Eurofound's video on volunteering and care issues; more updates from the Opening Conference of the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity to follow next week. - 10 January 2012 Publication
Impact of the recession on age management policies
In relative terms, the economic crisis that began in 2008 did not have a negative impact on the employment rate of older workers in the selection of states studied. In the majority of the 9 EU Member States covered in this study, employment rates increased for older workers while they decreased for all other age groups. - 3 January 2012 Publication
Young people and NEETs in Europe: first findings
Eurofound presents the preliminary results of its work on the situation of young people in Europe who are not in employment, education or training (NEETs), and the economic and social consequences of their disengagement from the labour market and education. - 13 December 2011 Event
OECD Youth employment conference, 13-14 December 2011
Eurofound is contributing to the session on The economic crisis and its impact on the future of young people with its latest findings on young people not in employment, education or training - 12 December 2011 Publication
Educational and training services: Anticipating the challenges
The education and training sector is not only an important employer in itself, but is also expected to play a key role as a provider of skills for the knowledge-based economy, contributing to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as set out in the Europe 2020 strategy.

