EU leaders pledge to tackle region's unemployment crisis
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="depleted">depleted</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fuelling">fuelling</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="insisting">insisting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="austerity">austerity</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hamper">hamper</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="creation">creation</span>, <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Herman">Herman</span> <span word="Van">Van</span> <span word="Rompuy">Rompuy</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="good">good</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="education">education</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="training">training</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="illusion">illusion</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="solved">solved</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> '<span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>' <span word="mindset">mindset</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Van">Van</span> <span word="Rompuy">Rompuy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unify">unify</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Transatlantic">Transatlantic</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Investment">Investment</span> <span word="Partnership">Partnership</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="youths">youths</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>' <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>.</p><p><span word="Dimitris">Dimitris</span> <span word="Kastrisios">Kastrisios</span>, 28, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rampant">rampant</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="master">master</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kastrisios">Kastrisios</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>."</p>
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