EMPLOYMENT : GETTING EUROPEANS BACK TO WORK A PRIORITY FOR DUBLIN.

• Position: Irish Presidency - Brief article

The Irish Presidency of the EU has pledged to do all it can in order to rapidly reach an agreement on a proposed youth guarantee' scheme. Ireland's Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton made this promise before the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), on 23 January. "The informal meeting, on 7 and 8 February, will be devoted to getting Europeans back to work. Ministers will be invited to discuss the active inclusion of unemployed households...