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Resolution of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 20 May 2014 on a European Union Work Plan for Youth for 2014-2015
Resolution of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 20 May 2014 on a European Union Work Plan for Youth for 2014-2015
Resolution of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 20 May 2014 on a European Union Work Plan for Youth for 2014-2015
IO C 183, 14.6.2014, p. 5–11
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
14.6.2014 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 183/5 |
Resolution of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 20 May 2014 on a European Union Work Plan for Youth for 2014-2015
2014/C 183/02
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES,
I. INTRODUCTION
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RECOGNISE that, since the adoption of the Resolution on a Renewed Framework for European cooperation in the Youth field 2010-2018, the crisis has presented new challenges for youth policy and that there is a need for reinforced cooperation in the youth field at EU level to adequately deal with these challenges. |
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RECALL that the 2012 Joint EU Youth Report called for stronger links and more cohesion between the Renewed Framework for European cooperation in the Youth field 2010-2018 and the Europe 2020 Strategy. |
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RECALL the Council conclusions of 16 May 2013 on maximising the potential of youth policy in addressing the goals of the Europe 2020 Strategy (1),where the Council agreed to develop, within the framework of the Renewed Framework for European cooperation in the Youth field 2010-2018, a medium-term work plan to guide youth policy and youth related policy work in response to current youth and youth related themes and trends and to highlight relevant areas for coordination and collaboration with education and training and employment policies with a view to ensuring youth policy input into the European Semester. |
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Consequently AGREE to establish an 18 month EU Work Plan for Youth for Member States and Commission action for the period 1 July 2014 to 31 December 2015, as a pilot phase and as a contribution to the implementation of the Renewed Framework for European Cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018). |
II. PRINCIPLES
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CONSIDER that the Work Plan should be governed by the following guiding principles:
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AGREE that, in light of the current crisis, the following themes should be given priority by Member States and the Commission in their cooperation at EU level for the period covered by the present work plan up to the end of 2015:
Agree that the work plan may be revised by the Council in light of results achieved and policy developments at EU level. |
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AGREE on a list of specific actions in line with these priority themes and a timetable for their implementation, as set out in Annex I. |
III. WORKING METHODS AND STRUCTURES:
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RECOGNISE that:
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AGREE that:
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IN LIGHT OF THE ABOVE, INVITE: the Member States and the Commission to establish or maintain expert groups on the following subjects for the duration of the current Work Plan:
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IV. ACTIONS
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INVITE THE MEMBER STATES TO:
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INVITE THE PRESIDENCIES OF THE COUNCIL TO:
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INVITE THE COMMISSION TO:
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INVITE THE MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION, WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE SPHERES OF COMPETENCE, WITH DUE REGARD FOR THE PRINCIPLE OF SUBSIDIARITY, TO:
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ANNEX I
Actions based on priority themes
Action |
Working method / Instrument |
Output and target date |
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Development of youth work and non-formal and informal learning and its contribution to addressing the effects of the crisis on young people |
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Develop Youth Work in Europe |
Evidence-Based Policy-Making: Study ‘Working with young people: the value of youth work in the European Union’ |
2nd half of 2015: (poss.) Exchange of views in the Council and consideration of next steps following the outcome of the exchange of views |
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Expert Group on youth work quality systems in EU Member States and the role of common indicators or frameworks |
1st half of 2015: Expert Group to prepare a set of indicators or frameworks describing quality in Youth Work systems. 2nd half of 2015 (Poss.) Council conclusions |
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Promote the contribution of youth policy to address Europe’s challenges |
Expert Group on defining the specific contribution of youth work to address the challenges young people are facing in particular the transition from education to employment. |
1st half of 2015: (poss.) Council conclusions on how youth policy and cross-sectorial cooperation can address the EU’s main challenges, in particular with regard to young people. |
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Evidence-Based Policymaking: European Knowledge Centre on Youth Policy (EKCYP) |
1st half of 2015: Report on best practices of cooperation between formal and non formal education including policy recommendations |
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Enhanced cross-sectorial cooperation within the framework of EU strategies |
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Strengthen cross-sectoral youth policymaking at EU level |
Council and its preparatory bodies (Youth Working Party) |
1st half of 2015: Possible recommendation on the contribution of the youth sector to the European Semester's important policy-focused steps. |
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Strengthen cross-sectoral youth policy-making at national level |
Peer-learning exercise among Member States |
2nd half of 2015: Intermediate report on best practices and recommendations for cross-sectoral youth policymaking at the national level. |
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Empowerment, with a special focus on access to rights, autonomy, participation and active citizenship within and outside the EU |
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Empowerment of young people with a special focus on access to rights in order to foster autonomy and participation to social life |
Structured Dialogue with young people |
2nd half of 2014 (poss.) Council conclusions on young people’s access to rights in order to foster autonomy and participation to social life. |
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Empowerment for political participation of young people in democratic life in Europe |
Structured dialogue with young people results |
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Evidence-Based Policy-Making:
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2nd half 2015: (poss.) Council conclusions |
ANNEX II
Principles relating to the membership and functioning of expert groups established by the Member States and the Commission in the framework of the EU Work Plan for Youth (1 July 2014-31 December 2015)
Membership
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The participation of Member States in the work of the groups is voluntary and Member States can join them at any time. |
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Member States interested in participating in the work of the groups will nominate experts as members of the respective groups. Member States will ensure that the nominated experts have relevant experience in the relevant field at national level and will ensure effective communication with competent national authorities. The Commission will coordinate the nomination exercise. |
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Each expert group can decide to invite other participants: independent experts, representatives of youth organisations and other stakeholders, as well as representatives of European third countries. |
Working procedures
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Expert groups will concentrate on delivering a small number of concrete and useable results on the subject requested. |
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To implement this Work Plan, each expert group will be responsible for appointing its chair or co-chairs at the first expert group meeting after the adoption of the Work Plan. Each expert group will prepare a work schedule according to this Work Plan. |
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The Member States will be given an opportunity to give guidance to the expert groups in order to guarantee the desired outcome and timeline, as well as the coordination of the groups' work. |
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The Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, will decide whether it is appropriate to propose new actions for the expert groups. |
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The Commission will provide expertise, as well as logistical and secretarial support to the work of the groups. As far as possible, it will support the groups by other suitable means (including studies relevant to their field of work). |
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Expert groups will meet in Brussels as a main rule, but can organise meetings outside Brussels when invited by a Member State. |
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Expert groups will meet as a main rule twice a year, but can adopt a different timetable if needed. |
Reporting and information
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The chairs of the expert groups will report to the Youth Working Party on the progress of work in the respective expert groups and present recommendations on possible future actions to the Youth Working Party. |
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The meeting agendas and meeting reports of all groups will be available to all Member States, irrespective of their degree of participation in a given area. The reports of the groups will be published. |
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The reports from the expert groups will feed into the assessment prepared by the Commission on the implementation of the Work Plan. |