(LU/EPP), Member of Clervaux municipal council, on the
Reinforced Youth Guarantee , the EU initiative to fight unemployment among citizens under the age of 30. Local and regional authorities welcome the reinforcement of this instrument created seven years ago. Nevertheless, they find it regrettable that in the 2021-2027 programming period the resources allocated to support the Youth Guarantee have not been substantially increased, despite the critical context of the COVID-19 crisis. The
latest figures from Eurostat shows that in December 2020 the youth unemployment rate was 17.8% in the EU (3.138 million under 25 year olds), up from 14.8% in December