The EU has pledged €6 billion to help address soaring youth unemployment, is it enough? And MEPs vote to cut CO2 emissions to 95g/km, will electric cars gain popularity?
Coming up in the committees: MEPs vote on the confiscation of criminal assets, a fund to help Europe's most deprived, and honour the 2005 Sakharov Prize laureates.
A packed week saw MEPs reject carbon proposal, welcome Finland's PM and Ireland's President, agree major banking reform and criticise EU officials over Cyprus.
The Emissions Trading System (ETS) is set to be reformed after the crisis led to a slump in allowance prices. Two German MEPs give their views on the reform.