Discusses policy positions of the Youth Forum of the European Communities concerning youth training and employment. Favored policy items include (1) job creation, (2) guaranteed short-term training or work opportunities for youth, (3) tax concessions for employers of youth, (4) school/industry linkages, and (5) technology training. (CH)

Some 180 experts from 10 European countries met at the University of Trier (Germany) to exchange information about youth assistance projects and hear views about the extent of unemployment among disadvantaged youth and development of innovative solutions. "The Failure of Young People to Cope with Life When Unemployed" (Bohnisch) showed…