Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » European legislation » EU: Berlin and Paris want to extend dual apprenticeship in Europe to tackle youth unemployment EU: Berlin and Paris want to extend dual apprenticeship in Europe to tackle youth unemployment While unemployment is breaking new records in southern Europe, Wolfgang Schäuble and Ursula von der Leyen, respectively Minister of Finance and Minister for Employment and Social Affairs in Germany, revealed to the press, on May 22, the outline of a Franco-German initiative against youth unemployment in Europe. The plan will be officially presented on May 28 at a conference in Paris before, among others, French Employment Minister Michel Sapin, and Mrs. von der Leyen. The German Ministers would like to build this plan around three key measures: further apprenticeship in Europe, better credit conditions for SMEs and subsidies for people willing to set up their own business. (Ref. 130341) Through . Published on 23 May 2013 à 10h51 - Update on 23 May 2013 à 10h51 Resources Make better use of existing resources. A few days to the conference on May 28 in Paris, which should gather the French Ministers of Finance and Labor, Michel Sapin and Pierre Moscovici, their German counterparts, Wolfgang Schäuble and Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the Spanish government, Mariano Rajoy, as well as employers,… The German apprenticeship system out to take on the world Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels