Labour MEP Catherine Stihler has urged young Scots to take advantage of European labour laws and consider a summer job working abroad. Mrs Stihler, who worked one summer in Germany while at university, said: “The opportunities are endless for young people - you could earn money as a language teacher, a waiter, or perhaps an au pair.”
The website www.eurosummerjobs.co.uk, set up to mark the 2006 European Year for Workers’ Mobility, has full details.