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EU auditors launch report “Cohesion policy support for youth employment”
EU auditors’ report ‘Cohesion policy support for youth employment’
On Thursday 4 June, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a special report on EU cohesion policy support for youth employment.
At the core of EU youth employment policy is the Youth Guarantee, launched in 2013 and implemented by member states since 2014. In 2020, the European Commission strengthened this framework through the Youth Employment Support package, extending its scope to young people aged 15-29 to reflect longer education pathways, changing labour market needs, and the impact of the COVID‑19 pandemic.
The audit builds on previous ECA work on ESF, YEI and REACT-EU support, and covers the 2014-2020 ESF/YEI period, including REACT-EU measures, and planning for ESF+. It focuses on three member states – Germany, Spain and Italy – and covers cohesion policy funding only. Support provided through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) was previously examined here.
The report and press release will be published on the ECA website eca.europa.eu at 17:00 CEST on Thursday 4 June. The ECA member responsible for this report is Carlo Alberto Manfredi Selvaggi.
The ECA’s special reports set out the results of its audits of EU policies and programmes or management topics related to specific budgetary areas. The ECA selects and designs these audit tasks to be of maximum impact by considering the risks to performance or compliance, the level of income or spending involved, forthcoming developments and political and public interest.