Europe had been on a growth trajectory, but the impacts of the Great Recession were still being felt by certain societal groups, notably long-term unemployed youth. Young people had been the hardest-hit social group when it came to unemployment during the crisis. Eurofound had released the findings of a study on young people who were not in employment, education, or training (NEETs), underlining the economic and social imperative of addressing this issue. Subsequently, due to economic recovery and policy initiatives, youth unemployment had decreased to just over 3.5 million and had seemed poised to drop further. Nevertheless, the issue of long-term unemployment among young people had remained as intractable as ever. According to Eurostat estimates from July 2022, approximately 12.959 million men and women in the EU and 10.983 million in the euro area had been unemployed. Compared with June 2022, the number of unemployed persons had decreased by 113,000 in the EU and by 77,000 in the euro area. In comparison with July 2021, unemployment had decreased by 1.854 million in the EU and 1.576 million in the euro area. In July 2022, the euro area's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate had been 6.6%, down from 6.7% in June 2022 and 7.7% in July 2021. The EU's unemployment rate had been 6.0% in July 2022, down from 6.1% in June 2022 and 6.9% in July 2021. During July 2022, 2.630 million young individuals (under 25) had been unemployed in the EU, of whom 2.173 million had been in the euro area. The youth unemployment rate in July 2022 had been 14.0% in the EU and 14.2% in the euro area, down from 14.2% and 14.4%, respectively. Compared with June 2022, youth unemployment had decreased by 55,000 in the EU and by 35,000 in the euro area. In comparison with July 2021, youth unemployment had decreased by 329,000 in the EU and by 244,000 in the euro area (Eurostat/ec.europa.eu). The youth unemployment rate in Turkey had remained unchanged at 20.40% in June 2022, the same as in May 2022 (Tradingeconomics). NEET had been an acronym for "not in employment, education, or training," and it had referred to the situation of many young persons aged between 15 and 29 in Europe. The NEET concept had aimed to broaden the understanding of young people's vulnerable status and had better monitored their problematic access to the labor market. Since 2010, the NEET concept had been widely used to inform policies oriented toward youth employability, education, training, and social inclusion in the EU Member States. The training course had aimed to provide an opportunity for participants to share knowledge and experiences about the projects developed, to learn about the results achieved, and to strengthen or create partnerships to enhance the quality of work among the Youth Workers directly involved with young people in NEET situations. The general objective of the project had been to support, through lifelong learning, the educational, professional, and personal development of youth workers in education, training, and youth sectors in Europe and beyond, thereby contributing to sustainable growth, quality jobs, and social cohesion, driving innovation, and strengthening European identity and active citizenship. The specific objectives of the project had been as follows: To raise awareness among youth workers from partner countries about the importance of entrepreneurship. To widen knowledge and equip participants with the right skills and competencies for starting a business. To exchange knowledge, experience, and good practices in entrepreneurship. To encourage youth participation in starting their own businesses as entrepreneurs. To foster creativity, competitiveness, and a sense of initiative toward self-employment. To empower youth workers to take initiatives in promoting entrepreneurship and self-employment at a local level. To create concrete business start-up plans through the teamwork of youth workers in a multicultural environment using non-formal education methods. To strengthen networking among NGOs and youth work organizations and to encourage youngsters to participate in EU projects.