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Europe

Minority Backgrounds Dept: PARIS - Europe is failing its youth, and none more than its ethnic and religious minorities, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Nearly a quarter of young people in the eurozone are jobless and for those from minority backgrounds, the hurdles are even higher and this undated recent photo provided by her family shows Jacinthe Adande, a 28-year-old Frenchwoman of half Cameroonian background. As Europe slides back into recession, young graduates from the Class of 2012 across Europe are returning from their summer holidays and finding that even their hard-won university diplomas are no protection against rising continent-wide unemployment. Nearly a quarter of young people in the eurozone are jobless and for those from minority backgrounds, the hurdles are even higher. Adande has struggled to piece together part-time jobs ever since she graduated the Sorbonne four years ago. AP Photo As Europe slides back into recession, young graduates from the Class of 2012 across Europe are returning from their summer holidays and finding that even their hard-won university diplomas are no protection against rising continent-wide unemployment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.