08: The Achillees Heel of the European Project: Youth Unemployment in Europe

European Forum Alpbach in cooperation with EFA Associates Network
Since the outbreak of the financial crisis, the European project has been undergoing decisive challenges whose symptoms can be witnessed especially in the southern member state Greece. The crisis and a flawed political crisis management resulted not only in almost 50% youth unemployment, destroying the long-term perspectives of an entire generation but also paving the way for nationalistic and anti-democratic movements. This workshop sheds light on Greece as case study and offers the possibility to interact with directly affected Greek youths, scientists and people familiar with the situation in Greece. We will discuss the risks for the European Project and possible solutions for improving the situation of young people.