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Document 52004DC0336
Common objectives for a better understanding and knowledge of youth
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Common objectives for a better understanding and knowledge of youth
With a view to achieving more relevant national and Community policies on youth, the Commission has presented its proposals for common objectives, in response to the Council Resolution of 27 June 2002. The idea is to base these policies on the best possible knowledge of youth.
ACT
Communication from the Commission to the Council of 30 April 2004 -- Follow-up to the White Paper "A new impetus for European youth". Proposed common objectives for a greater understanding and knowledge of youth, in response to the Council Resolution of 27 June 2002 regarding the framework of European cooperation in the youth field [COM(2004) 336 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
SUMMARY
The Commission proposes four common objectives based on the responses from the Member States to the questionnaire on their own situations and their expectations at national level. In order to achieve these objectives, the Commission presents lines of action at national and European levels for each of them.
Objective 1 - Identify knowledge relating to priority themes
This involves identifying and organising existing knowledge relating to priority themes in the youth field (i.e. participation, information and voluntary activities) and implementing measures to supplement, update and facilitate access to that knowledge.
Objective 2 - Identify existing knowledge relating to other areas
The aim here is to identify and organise existing knowledge relating to other priority areas of relevance to the youth field and to implement measures to supplement, update and facilitate access to that knowledge.
These other themes of direct interest to the youth field include autonomy, non-formal learning, the fight against discrimination, education and training, employment, transition from education to employment, social inclusion and health.
The lines of action at national level for objectives 1 and 2 are as follows:
At European level, the Commission proposes exploiting the Youth programm e and making maximum use of any other relevant instruments available at European level, such as Eurobarometer surveys, Eurostat and framework research programmes, as well as any other tools being developed, such as the Online European Knowledge Centre for Youth Policy (EKC).
Objective 3 - Knowledge quality
Ensuring quality, comparability and relevance of knowledge in the youth field by using appropriate methods and tools remains one of the Commission's priorities.
The lines of action at national level are:
At European level the Commission proposes:
Objective 4 - Dialogue and networks
This objective consists in facilitating and promoting exchange, dialogue and creation of networks to ensure the visibility of knowledge in the youth field and anticipate future needs.
The lines of action at national level are:
At European level, the Commission proposes coordinating the national networks by setting up a European network of youth knowledge, in cooperation with its partners in this field.
Implementing and monitoring mechanisms
The Member States must submit reports on their national contributions to the concrete achievements relating to the first priorities ("participation and information") by the end of 2005 and the "voluntary activities" priority by the end of 2006. In these reports the Member States must also describe the steps taken in order to fulfil the first, third and fourth common objectives for a better understanding and knowledge of youth.
The Member States must subsequently report on the concrete achievements resulting from implementation of the second common objective by the end of 2008. At the same time they must inform the Commission of the further steps taken in order to fulfil the third and fourth common objectives for a better understanding and knowledge of youth.
RELATED ACTS
Analysis of Member States' and acceding countries' replies to the Commission questionnaire on a greater understanding and knowledge of youth [SEC(2004) 627 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
Resolution of the Council and of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 27 June 2002 regarding the framework of European cooperation in the youth field [Official Journal C 168 of 13.07.2002].
Commission White Paper of 21 November 2001 " A new impetus for European youth " [COM(2001) 681 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
Last updated: 28.10.2005