{"id":5621,"date":"2025-03-07T15:38:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T14:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iksweb.org\/?p=5621"},"modified":"2025-03-07T15:43:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T14:43:33","slug":"fostering-youth-empowerment-and-social-cohesion-in-kosovo-a-pathway-to-eu-integration-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iksweb.org\/en\/fostering-youth-empowerment-and-social-cohesion-in-kosovo-a-pathway-to-eu-integration-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fostering Youth Empowerment and Social Cohesion in Kosovo: a Pathway to EU Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5621\" class=\"elementor elementor-5621\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56785c70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56785c70\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5015fe\" data-id=\"c5015fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b22bd15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b22bd15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe high level of youngsters not in\n\nemployment, education, or training (NEET)\n\nstanding at approximately 30%, suggests a\n\ncritical situation to be addressed.\n\nThe NEET (Not in Employment, Education,\n\nor Training) rate within the European\n\nUnion stood at 11.7% in 2022, as reported\n\nby Eurostat. This figure contrasts with the\n\nmuch higher rate in Kosovo, suggesting\n\na significantly more challenging situation\n\nin terms of youth engagement in Kosovo\n\ncompared to the EU average. Further,\n\naccess to cultural and sportive activities\n\nremains limited, with only a third of\n\nyouth participating in some organized\n\nevents, hindering social interaction and\n\nengagement. Moreover, disparities in\n\npublic service access persist, particularly\n\nin rural areas, affecting around a quarter\n\nof the youth. Tackling these challenges\n\nis imperative to ensure equitable\n\nopportunities and promote social cohesion\n\namong Kosovo\u2019s youth.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e10fa16 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e10fa16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/iksweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fostering-Youth-Empowermeen-and-Social-Cohesion-in-Kosovo-A-Pathway-to-EU-Integration-Final.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the Full Report Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The high level of youngsters not in employment, education, or training (NEET) standing at approximately 30%, suggests a critical situation to be addressed. The NEET (Not in Employment, Education, or Training) rate within the European Union stood at 11.7% in 2022, as reported by Eurostat. This figure contrasts with the much higher rate in Kosovo, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iksweb.org\/en\/fostering-youth-empowerment-and-social-cohesion-in-kosovo-a-pathway-to-eu-integration-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Fostering Youth Empowerment and Social Cohesion in Kosovo: a Pathway to EU Integration&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-publikimet"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iksweb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iksweb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iksweb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iksweb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iksweb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5621"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/iksweb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5628,"href":"https:\/\/iksweb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5621\/revisions\/5628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iksweb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iksweb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iksweb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iksweb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}