“Brexit Britain continues to outperform the EU by a very long way”
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Posted On October 5, 2022
This report has been co-published with our affiliated organisation, Brexit Facts4EU.Org. We are most grateful for their original research into the raw data which backs what follows.
EU accidentally provides classic example of how the UK ‘works’ and the EU doesn’t
Jobless youth forgotten as EU trumpets plan to engage in “euro-babble” with young people worldwide
Yesterday the EU Commission released a classic press statement which encapsulates its globalist mentality.
In this, its ‘European Year of Youth 2022’, the EU talks in vague slogans about what it will do for the young people of the world, while ignoring the persistent problem of its own young people not being able to find a job.
CIBUK.Org once again lifts the lid on the EU Commission’s apparent lack of interest in supporting policies which might enable young EU27 people to get jobs and start building their lives.
Summary
Youth unemployment – UK versus the EU
Unemployed people aged 16-24 not in employment, education or training (‘NEETs’) in 2021
1. The worst places to be young in the EU – if you want a job
[Sources: EU Commission | UK Office for National Statistics]
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2. The UK versus the EU27 average
- EU27 average : 16.6%
- UK : 10.2%
[Sources: EU Commission | UK Office for National Statistics]
What did the EU Commission announce yesterday?
The title of the EU’s announcement was “European Year of Youth 2022: EU adopts the first Youth Action Plan in EU External Action to strengthen engagement with young people worldwide”. Apparently this Action Plan will deliver the following:-
“…the first-ever policy framework for a strategic partnership with young people around the world to build a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable future. It will help deliver on international commitments, such as the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement, by enhancing meaningful youth participation and empowerment in the EU’s external action policies.”
What the EU’s Commissioners said yesterday
The EU Commission’s Vice-President and de facto Foreign and Defence Secretary, Josep Borrell, talked of:
“rising inequalities and global challenges such as climate change, environmental degradation or the COVID-19 pandemic. It is our responsibility to ensure that youth have the tools and opportunities needed to fully develop and participate in everyday life.”
The EU Commission Vice-President for Democracy and Demography, Dubravka Šuica, said:
“…The Youth Action Plan will be an important contribution to our pursuit of intergenerational solidarity and equity. We need to empower children and young people across the world, ensure that they have concrete opportunities and promote the effective engagement of young people and children as a right.”
Not to be outdone, the EU Commissioner for International Partnership, Jutta Urpilainen, added:
“The Youth Action Plan lives up to our commitment to putting youth at the centre of the EU’s external action for sustainable development, equality, and peace and giving them a real voice to shape the solutions for a better future. We have heard young people and will meaningfully engage, empower and connect with them…”
Readers are now as fully informed as we are about this new ‘Youth Action Plan’ from the EU.
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