EU2020DE | Syria | Youth Guarantee
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This week, Germany will take over the Presidency of the
Council of the EU, kicking off a trio programme it shares with
Portugal and Slovenia.
On Tuesday, the EU and the United
Nations will co-chair the Brussels Conference on “Supporting the
future of Syria and the region”. Later on this week, the European
Commission is expected to present a proposal aimed at strengthening
the Youth Guarantee, which focuses on improving the economic situation
and labour market integration of young people.
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European Parliament
This week, the European
Parliament’s subcommittee on human rights (DROI) will discuss the EU’s
external migration policy and the effects of climate change on human
rights. On Monday, the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer
Protection (IMCO) will vote on an opinion on artificial intelligence
in education, culture and the audiovisual sector, while the Committee
on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) will hold a debate
on the establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law
and Fundamental Rights.
European Commission
This week, the College is expected
to present a proposal to strengthen the Youth Guarantee. Over the past
years, the tool has helped respond to endemic youth unemployment and
thereby aims to improve the lives and economic situation of young
people in Europe. Moreover, the Commission will discuss the “Updated
Skills Agenda for Europe” which should be adopted by the Commission in
the third quarter of 2020.
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European Council
This Wednesday marks the beginning
of the German Council Presidency, which has set itself the task of
steering the EU’s recovery from the pandemic, concluding the MFF
negotiations and finding an agreement on the future EU-UK relations
before the transition period ends. The German presidency marks the
first of a trio which also includes Portugal and Slovenia.
Moreover, this week the EU and the
United Nations will hold the fourth Brussels Conference on “Supporting
the future of Syria and the region”, which will feature meetings of
Foreign Ministers on Tuesday.
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