Jugend

Jugend ist der Begriff, der verwendet wird, um die Zeit zwischen Kindheit und Erwachsenenalter zu beschreiben. Dies mag zwar eine fließende Definition sein, wird aber auch in politischen Begriffen verwendet, um sich auf bestimmte Altersgruppen zu beziehen. Die Schaffung eines guten Umfelds für junge Menschen, in dem sie aufwachsen, lernen und arbeiten können, ist ein zentrales Ziel für Europa und für Eurofound – aber eines, das vor besonderen Herausforderungen steht. Junge Menschen sind seit langem ein wichtiger Schwerpunkt der Politik auf EU-Ebene, und dies gilt auch heute noch ganz besonders.

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Neu und kommend

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Forschungsbericht

31 July 2025

Arbeit für Kinder ist wichtig: Ein Überblick über die Erbringung von Dienstleistungen und Arbeitskräfte in Europa
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Daniel Molinuevoand 5 other authors

Die Förderung des Wohlergehens von Kindern und die Bekämpfung der Kinderarmut sind zentrale Ziele der neuen Europäischen Kommission. In diesem Bericht werden Trends und Ungleichheiten bei der Zugänglichkeit von Dienstleistungen für Kinder analysiert, die angegangen werden müssen, um dies zu erreichen. Da das Personal eine wesentliche Rolle bei der Bestimmung der Qualität und Zugänglichkeit dieser Dienstleistungen spielt, wird in diesem Bericht der Stand der Arbeitsbedingungen und Schulungsmöglichkeiten des Personals beschrieben. Gute Arbeitsbedingungen und erschwingliche, hochwertige Dienstleistungen wie frühkindliche Betreuung, Bildung und Erziehung spielen ebenfalls eine Schlüsselrolle bei der Förderung der Erwerbsbeteiligung und der Steigerung der Produktivität.

Forschungsbericht

10 December 2024

Young people in the Western Balkans
Cían Duffand 2 other authors

This report analyses data from Eurofound’s 2021 European Working Conditions Telephone Survey and its 2022 Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey, as well as data from official statistics, to examine employment trends, working conditions and the social situation of young people in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia). Employment trends are also presented for Türkiye. This report is part of Eurofound’s ongoing effort to support informed policymaking in EU accession countries through the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA). It is the first output from a project financed by the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) under the auspices of the IPA. Its aim is to provide knowledge that will support better-informed social, employment and work-related policies in the Western Balkans and Türkiye. It offers a comparative perspective between the countries and with the EU based on sound statistical analysis and expert consultation.

Forschungsbericht
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December 2025

Foundational challenges: the housing struggles of Europe’s youth
Sanna Nivakoski,
Marie Hyland

Europe is faced with a housing crisis that affects people of all ages, however younger people are disproportionately impacted. Many young adults are unable to afford their own home, often having to remain living in their parental home. This crisis has wide-reaching consequences, influencing opportunities for education and employment, household composition and formation, and both current and future well-being.

This report examines the housing situation across the EU, with a specific focus on young people. It addresses the following key questions: What are the main housing challenges facing the EU population, and how have they evolved over time? What gaps exist between current housing conditions and individuals’ desired living situations, especially among younger people? Finally, what policy measures could help alleviate the housing crisis, especially from a youth-centered perspective?

Über Jugend

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21 May 2024

Forschungsbericht

Becoming adults: Young people in a post-pandemic world

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 inability to move out of the parental home. This report explores young people’s wishes and plans for the future – and the well-being outcomes related to these plans – in the context of the current labour market and housing situation and progress on the implementation of the EU’s reinforced Youth Guarantee.

6 July 2022

Andere

Fifth round of the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey: Living in a new era of uncertainty

The fifth round of Eurofound's e-survey, fielded from 25 March to 2 May 2022, sheds light on the social and economic situation of people across Europe two years after COVID-19 was first detected on the European continent. It also explores the reality of living in a new era of uncertainty caused by the war in Ukraine, inflation, and rising energy prices.

The findings of the e-survey reveal the heavy toll of the pandemic, with respondents reporting lower trust in institutions than at the start of the pandemic, poorer mental well-being, a rise in the level of unmet healthcare needs and an increase in the number of households experiencing energy poverty.

16 December 2021

Podcast Folge

The impact of COVID-19 on young people in the EU

New day, new data highlighting the devastating impact of COVID-19 on young people across the European Union – most recently Eurofound’s unique pan-European Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey. We know this has taken an unprecedented toll on young people particularly – their mental well-being, their independence and more broadly, inter-generational solidarity as a whole. This podcast drills down to what it means to be a young person in Europe today, their lives, work, opportunities and challenges in the European Year of Youth.

23 October 2020

Blogbeitrag

Youth in a time of COVID

The exponential growth of COVID-19 cases across Europe this autumn has quickly erased hopes that the virus had been contained and confirmed the surge of another wave of the pandemic. With Member States now implementing new restrictive measures for the second time since March in an attempt to control the virus, the COVID-19 crisis has become a health, economic and social crisis.

22 October 2020

Sonstige Veranstaltung

Watch the webinar - Being young in the COVID-19 pandemic

From 11:00 IST (12:00 CET) to 12:00 IST (13:00 CET) on 23 October 2020, Eurofound ran a webinar jointly with the European Parliament Liaison Office, Dublin and European Parliament Liaison Office, Stockholm, on the difficulties facing young people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

3 July 2019

Forschungsbericht

Inequalities in the access of young people to information and support services

In recent years, concerns have been expressed at EU and national level that the combined stresses arising from school, parental expectations and societal pressures can make the transition to adulthood difficult for young people – with the risk of a long-lasting negative impact. One way of easing the transition is to provide appropriate information and support services during these critical life-changing years. However, it appears that not all young people have access to such services. This report describes the characteristics of the young people who face most difficulties in accessing social and health services, the types of services most relevant to them and the main challenges they face in accessing information and support services. It also looks at what service providers can do to ensure they reach young people in need of their support and presents innovative examples of how to tackle inequalities in access to services.

Experten für Jugend

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Eszter Sándor

Senior research manager
Social policies research

Eszter Sandor ist Senior Research Manager im Referat Sozialpolitik bei Eurofound. Sie verfügt über Expertise in der Erhebungsmethodik und statistischen Analyse, hat an der Vorbereitung und dem Management der Europäischen Erhebung zur Lebensqualität und zuletzt an der E-Erhebung Leben, Arbeiten und COVID-19 gearbeitet und ist für die Qualität der Datensätze verantwortlich. Ihre Forschungsgebiete sind das Wohlbefinden von Jugendlichen und die Lebensqualität in Haushalten und Familien, einschließlich subjektivem Wohlbefinden, Work-Life-Balance und Lebensbedingungen. Zuvor war sie als Wirtschaftsberaterin in Schottland tätig, wo sie sich auf wirtschaftliche Folgenabschätzungen, Evaluierungen und Input-Output-Analysen konzentrierte. Sie hat einen Master-Abschluss in Volkswirtschaftslehre und Internationalen Beziehungen von der Corvinus-Universität Budapest.

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