LINKING THE COHESION FUNDS INTO THE INTEGRATION OF YOUTH IMMIGRANTS IN THE EUROPEAN LABOUR MARKETS

This study focuses on the importance of allocating of a much higher share of the European Social Fund (ESF) as a part of cohesion funds, in order to help youth immigrants’ access to the European labour markets. Its main goal is to highlight the responsibility of the European Union (EU) that should use all available means to remedy the situation, such as unemployment, educational attainment, low skills and other additional barriers, although tackling unemployment is mainly the responsibility of the member states. The funding sistem is a key instrument through which the EU can shape the integration policy developments in the member states, a particular attention is given to an analysis of labour market trends, problems and issues that foreign youth may face. The combined findings gathered from the sources (i.e. the European Commission, as well as other individual studies) are formulated into practical recommendations to assist the EU decision-makers and the national governments in their support of immigrant youth integration process.