Job retention schemes were one of the main policy interventions used in the EU to address the negative effects of COVID-19 on the labour market. In contrast to previous crises, all Member States used them to protect employment, support incomes and ensure the fiscal health of national social...

Job retention schemes were one of the main policy interventions used in the EU to address the negative effects of COVID-19 on the labour market. In contrast to previous crises, all Member States used them to protect employment, support incomes and ensure the fiscal health of national social...

During the pandemic, many young people had to change their plans for the future. While at the end of 2023 young people's labour market situation was more favourable than it had been in recent years, many obstacles remained on their route to independence, such as the rising cost of living and...