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The youth guarantee was launched in 2013 to fight unemployment in the EU (Photo: European commission)

EU's youth job scheme criticised on money and targets

The flagship European programme to get back young people to work is set to cost more than planned while it is not clear how many jobs it will result in, the EU's financial watchdog said Tuesday (24 March).

In a report on the youth guarantee programme - launched in June 2013 to help under-25s find a job, training or apprenticeship - the EU court of auditors warned that "there is a risk that total funding may not be adequate".\n \nSome 7.5 million people in Europe are considered as "not i...

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