What can other EU countries learn from this? The main takeaways from XXX.xx for EU countries are to listen to the needs of the market and to realise incoming labour is not a threat to the country. Involving the industry and other relevant parties in political decisions on labour market development will contribute to decreasing skills shortages and unemployment rates, and promoting innovation, development and growth for the country as a whole.
What can other EU countries learn from this? EU countries should stimulate their students to experience a period abroad, whether during an exchange or internship. The Erasmus+ programme supports students in doing so. Gaining international experience contributes to the personal and professional development of students and enhances their employability both in the home country and abroad. Besides students, also staff and for example volunteers can be offered the opportunity to go abroad via Erasmus+, thereby benefiting from the same advantages in terms of skills and employability. Apart from individuals, the country as a whole will benefit as international experience and knowledge will flow back to the country once students or staff are coming back, students will have less trouble in finding a job and companies have access to skilled and internationally-minded labour.
What can other EU countries learn from this? EU countries can take advantage of the opportunities the Youth on the Move package offers by promoting it to local companies and citizens. In this way, the countries contribute to diminishing youth unemployment both in their own countries and other EU countries and companies can attract international talent relatively easy and at low costs. Although the programmes launched by the EU to promote labour mobility offer potential and contribute to solving challenges on the labour market, reality remains that the mobility rate in the EU only reaches 3%. In order to increase this rate, more programmes and initiatives are needed that have a broader focus than merely young people who study or are recently graduated. Every citizen needs to have the opportunity to find a suitable job, whether in their home country or abroad. The experts interviewed recommended several actions to implement on an EU level so as to achieve actual EU labour mobility.
