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Irish EU presidency to advance youth job scheme

24.09.12 @ 09:02

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Ireland will use its EU presidency, beginning 1 January 2013, to advance a European scheme to help unemployed youth, social protection minister Joan Burton has said, reports the Irish Times. The jobless rate among the under-25s in Ireland is about 30%. This rises to over 50% in Greece and Spain.