Stimularea ocupării în rândul tinerilor: promotor al creşterii economice şi inovării

After 6 years of the crisis burst, the economic situation in the EU as a whole showed visible signs of stabilization because of fiscal consolidation measures, followed by measures for recovery of the productive activities and investment in most Member States. However, the periods of economic growth in 2010-2011 alternate with the recession in 2012 and stagnation in 2013 and what creates visible signs of concern is that unemployment remains at high levels in both the EU-28 and in the euro area. The situation of the youth unemployment in EU is dramatic and shows no visible signs of improvement yet. According to data from European Commission in September 2013, 5.6 million young people (under 25) are out of work, representing an unemployment rate in the EU-28 of 23.6%. In 2011, in order to boost youth employment, the European Commission launched the Youth Opportunities Initiative, and in 2012 proposed a Youth Employment Package, which materialized in 6 billion euro allocation in February 2013 under the Youth Employment Initiative. In mid-November 2013 a meeting was held in Paris with the participation of 24 member states and governments dedicated to the fight against endemic unemployment among young people. This scientific communication aims to analyze both the key measures promoted by the EU to reduce youth unemployment and the prospect of creating jobs that promote innovation and creativity so necessary to stimulate economic growth. As a central point of reducing unemployment, the EU has established the principle of „youth guarantee", stipulating that any youth in member countries will not stay more than four months without an offer of employment or training. The development of the entrepreneurial skills is also the key for the unemployed youth to start their own business, as well as is a chance for society to promote innovative activities with high added value, necessary for the development of a “knowledge society”. It is noteworthy that there is a huge potential for employment in information technology, given that demand is estimated at 900,000 jobs by 2015.