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YES – EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
www.yes.be | secretariat@yes.be | http://twitter.com/yes_ecye
Rue Vautier, 54, B - 1050 Brussels, Belgium, Tel +32 22803425
Brussels, Belgium
Friday, April 19th 2013
PRESS RELEASE
Mr. Dimitris Tsigos, President of YES – European Confederation of Young
Entrepreneurs, is invited to speak at “Saving Europe’s Lost Generation”‐ A
skills and education Summit by “Friends of Europe” to take place on May
15th in Brussels.
It is a great pleasure for YES to present at this important summit. Mr. Tsigos will
address participants with a speech explaining YES vision on the necessity of
“Turning Europe Young Again”.
With rising unemployment, especially among members of Europe’s younger
generation, there is a need to put the issue of skills and education high up on
the agenda. Simultaneously, there are millions of unfilled jobs in Europe.
Friends of Europe’s skills and education summit on Wednesday, 15 May in
Brussels will bring together senior stakeholders for a lively debate on the future
ies. of Europe’s employment and education polic
Sessions will address, amongst other topics, the skills mismatch, education
systems and possible gaps, how entrepreneurship should be encouraged,
what role for all stakeholders and what an EU­wide jobs strategy should
look like.
This summit is organised in association with the Irish Presidency of the Council
of the EU, with the support of Eurofound, and will welcome Ruairí Quinn, Irish
Minister for Education and Skills, and Androulla Vassiliou, EU Commissioner
for Education, Culture, Multilingualism & Youth, amongst others. They will
address the 200‐some policymakers and government officials, business
representatives, international organisations, academia, social partners and the
international press who will be present.
You can find more about the Summit here: http://www.friendsofeurope.org/

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YES – EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
www.yes.be | secretariat@yes.be | http://twitter.com/yes_ecye
Rue Vautier, 54, B - 1050 Brussels, Belgium, Tel +32 22803425