The European Youth Forum (EYF) welcomes the publication of a quality framework for traineeships on the free market. However, it regrets the weakness of the proposal on rights and terms. Similarly, the EYF is not in favour of using EU funds to finance traineeships in particular.
As it had pledged to do in 2012 as part of its employment package, the European Commission presented, on 4 December, a proposal for a Council recommendation on a quality framework for traineeships. The…