The hardest hit nations , Spain and Greece , and to a lesser extent Portugal and Ireland , are suffering from jobless rates at record highs . GE Europe chief Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco said EU nations where unemployment is rife `` are losing a generation . '' Beccalli-Falco called for a more `` united Europe '' and for the continent to `` open the borders '' for young people . The European Commission has been accused of being too slow in dealing with the migrant crisis, which saw hundreds drown off Libya last year as they tried to reach Europe.
GE Europe chief Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco said EU nations where unemployment is rife `` are losing a generation . '' Beccalli-Falco called for a more `` united Europe '' and for the continent to `` open the borders '' for young people . The European Commission has been accused of being too slow in dealing with the migrant crisis, which saw hundreds drown off Libya last year as they tried to reach Europe.