According to the European Commission, “cross-border mobility schemes for young job-seekers” are essential to reduce youth unemployment. Those who ignore the meaning of “cross-border mobility schemes” could have gone last Tuesday to the Greek theatre festival in Barcelona to get a fresh and disruptive definition.
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Youth unemployment is one of the most serious challenges we face. In Spain, where I live, more than 50% of young people are unemployed. More than 32% are early school leavers. More than 25% live below the poverty line. The threat of a lost generation is much more acute than the risk of the Spanish banking system collapsing.