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EU to help Western Balkans boost youth employment schemes
EU employment and social affairs ministers and their counterparts from the Western Balkans met in Slovenia for talks on measures to get young people into the labour market, with regional officials calling for the implementation of a work guarantee scheme for youth. “I believe that employment is a key factor that enables young people to be independent. The young are a vulnerable group in the labour market, especially because of their lack of working experience,” said Slovenian Labour Minister Janez Cigler Kralj after the meeting in Brdo pri Kranju on Thursday (8 July). “It is crucial to support them in ... (full story)