Europe Weekly: EU Summit on Youth Unemployment The week was dominated by the last EU Summit before summer holidays. On the agenda were youth unemployment that has reached a crisis point in Europe, Germany as the new Mecca for the unemployed, thc marriage between austerity and growth, and possibilities and impossibilities of creating a banking union in Europe to reign in banking irregularities that have lead Europe to the present stagnation... And the European Union has started talks on the future Serbia membership. As expected, the outcome of the last European summit before the summer recess was not spectacular. There were too many issues to discuss in one day namely the deadlock of youth unemployment, the European Parliament's budget and the everlasting conflict between austerity and growth. Let's see if there was real substance at the end of the council. As the rate of unemployment in Europe reaches 15 million, people's survival motive take them where they can sustain themselves and their families. Germany that has well kept its head above the current economic crisis, has become the destination of many desperate Europeans who are well prepared to go the extra mile, learn the language and overcome all kinds of obstacles to find financial security somewhere. This report from Rudolph Herbert. And a success story for a change. the local government in the Flander region of Belgium has managed to solve their youth unemployment. Let's see how they have waved their magic wand. Sara Blanco reports At last and after many months of wrangling, the EU has started talks with Serbia over this small country's membership candidacy. Wether in the meantime, Serbia and Kosovo will manage to contain their differences that had hampered the commencement of talks, will remain to be seen. And among other developments in Europe next week: Monday 01.07 EU: Croatia Joins as 28th member state EU: Lithuania hold EU Presidency Strasbourg: EP Plenary session (to 04.07) Wednesday 03.07 Berlin: Youth Employment Conference More about: EU Enlargement, European summit Brussels, European Union, Jobs, Unemployment