Youth unemployment is at record levels in many member states, early school leaving remains a serious problem and there are low levels of participation and representation of young people in the democratic process and in the societies in which they live .
Noorte töötus on paljudes liikmesriikides saavutanud rekordtaseme, varakult haridussüsteemist lahkumine on endiselt tõsine probleem ning madal on noorte osalemise ja esindatuse tase demokraatlikus protsessis ja ühiskondades, kus nad elavad.