Italy, France, Germany and Spain to hold jobs summit
Ministers to meet in Rome June 14
05 June, 17:43
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(ANSA) - Rome, June 5 - The economy and labour ministers of Italy, France, Germany and Spain will meet in Rome on June 14 to discuss measures against soaring unemployment, the Italian premier's office said on Wednesday. The summit is part of the Italian government's efforts to promote a joint European strategy to tackle unemployment, especially among young people, Premier Enrico Letta's office said in a statement.
The jobs summit has been scheduled ahead of a European Union summit on June 27-28 which is expected to have the employment crisis high on its agenda; as well as a youth unemployment conference in Berlin on July 3; and a G20 ministerial meeting in Moscow in mid-July. The gathering was first proposed by Italian Labour Minister Enrico Giovannini last week in Paris. Ministers are expected to discuss measures to improve the coordination of financial and labour policies both at a national and European level, and make the fight against unemployment more effective, especially among youths. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said last week that it expects unemployment in Italy to rise from 10.6% in 2012 to 11.9% this year and 12.5% next year. Unemployment for youths under 25 hit a record 41.9% in Italy in the first quarter of this year, according to data from national statistics agency Istat.
The overall first-quarter jobless rate was 12.8%, Istat said.
Both were the highest figures since the first quarter of 1977.
http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/english/2013/06/05/Italy-France-Germany-Spain-hold-jobs-summit_8823639.html
The jobs summit has been scheduled ahead of a European Union summit on June 27-28 which is expected to have the employment crisis high on its agenda; as well as a youth unemployment conference in Berlin on July 3; and a G20 ministerial meeting in Moscow in mid-July. The gathering was first proposed by Italian Labour Minister Enrico Giovannini last week in Paris. Ministers are expected to discuss measures to improve the coordination of financial and labour policies both at a national and European level, and make the fight against unemployment more effective, especially among youths. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said last week that it expects unemployment in Italy to rise from 10.6% in 2012 to 11.9% this year and 12.5% next year. Unemployment for youths under 25 hit a record 41.9% in Italy in the first quarter of this year, according to data from national statistics agency Istat.
The overall first-quarter jobless rate was 12.8%, Istat said.
Both were the highest figures since the first quarter of 1977.
http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/english/2013/06/05/Italy-France-Germany-Spain-hold-jobs-summit_8823639.html
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