european union’s strategy for youth: investing & empowering
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EUROPEAN UNION’S EUROPEAN UNION’S STRATEGY FOR YOUTH: STRATEGY FOR YOUTH: INVESTING & EMPOWERINGINVESTING & EMPOWERING
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CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES
GLOBALISATION
CLIMATECHANGE
DEMOCRATICPARTICIPATION
SOCIAL CHALLENGES
MIGRATIONS
DIVERSITY
DEMOGRAPHICS
YOUTH
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EVIDENCE
Almost 20% (96 million)of current EU population are aged 15-29. By 2050,
young people will probably be around 15%
Around 20 % of young people in Europe are at risk of poverty
1 in 7 leave schoolearly with only basic qualifications at best
Even before the current crisis, over 15%
are unemployed (twice more than total population).
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A VAST CONSULTATION
YOUNGPEOPLE
On-lineQuestionnaire
(5500 responses)
European Youth Week
EuropeanYouth Forum
NationalYouth
Councils
EUMEMBERSTATES
DirectorsMeetings
ReportsVisits
EXPERTS
YouthResearchers
Youth in Action
programme
Dialogue,Youth Events
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A NEW STRATEGYYOUTH – INVESTING &
EMPOWERING
Investing in Youth: putting in place greater resources in policy areas that affect young people in their daily life and improve their well being
Empowering Youth: promoting the potential of young people for the renewal of society and to contribute to EU values and goals
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A STRATEGY FOR 9 YEARS (2010-2018)
The EU’s vision for young people!
A long term strategy (9 years) with a short term impact (3 years)!
A priority of the EU social agenda!
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MOBILISING ALL KEY POLICIES IN 27 MEMBER
STATES Youth policy can’t advance without effective coordination with other sectors
Youth policies can contribute in areas such as child and family policy, education, employment, social inclusion, housing, healthcare and gender equality
THE STRENGHT OF 27 CROSSECTORIAL POLICIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
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CREATINGOPPORTUNITIES
IMPROVINGACCESS
FOSTERINGSOLIDARITY
HEALTH&
SPORT
VOLUNTEERING
SOCIALINCLUSION
YOUTH & THE WORLD
EMPLOYMENT
CREATIVITY &ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PARTICIPATION
EDUCATION
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ACTIONS
Develop out of school learning to help early school leavers
Make available good quality guidance and counselling services
Use Europass and provide certificates such as Youthpass
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
LIFE LONGLIFE LONGLEARNINGLEARNINGSTRATEGYSTRATEGY
LEARNING LEARNING MOBILITYMOBILITY
NON-FORMALEDUCATION
FORMAL FORMAL EDUCATIONEDUCATION
FIGHT FIGHT AGAINST AGAINST EARLY EARLY
SCHOOLSCHOOL LEAVINGLEAVING
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ACTIONS
Lower barriers to the free movement of labour across the EU
Develop youth employability through youth work
Promote quality internships and employment schemes
A KEYPRIORITY
EMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT
COORDINATION OF ACTION IN
MS & EU
INVESTMENT IN
RIGHT SKILLS
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ACTIONS
Develop 'start up' funds
Encourage recognition of junior enterprises
Widen access to creative tools, particularly those involving new
technologies
CREATIVITY & ENTREPRENEUR
SHIP
CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS
YOUTH
TALENT DEVELOPMENT
ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSETS
CREATIVE SKILLS
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HEALTH &
SPORT
SEXUALHEALTH
INJURY ADDICTIONS
MENTALHEALTH
OBESITY
5 HEALTHPROBLEMS
ACTIONS
Mobilise all stakeholders at local level to detect and help young people at risk
Promote training opportunities for youth workers and youth leaders
Develop tailor-made information on health and mobilise youth information networkYOUTH WORKERS
HEALTHPROFESSIONALS
SPORTING ORGANISATIONS
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ACTIONS
Develop quality standards on youth participation, information and consultation
Promote e-democracy to reach out to more non-organised youth
To revamp the European Youth Portal and promote greater outreach to young people
PARTICIPATIONPARTICIPATION
LOCALCOMMUNITIES
LEARNING
REPRESENTATIVEDEMOCRACY
NON-ORGANISED
YOUTH
QUALITYINFORMATION
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ACTIONS
Use of EU Funds and experimental programmes
Address homelessness, housing and financial exclusion
Promote access to quality services, e.g., transport, e-inclusion, health, social services
SOCIAL INCLUSIO
N
THREAT
COMPLEX
NEEDMOBILISATION
POVERTY &SOCIAL
EXCLUSION
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ACTIONS
Enhance skills recognition through Europass and Youthpass
Reflect on ways to better protect rights of volunteers and assure quality in volunteering
Develop national approaches on mobility of young volunteers
VOLUNTEERINGVOLUNTEERING
COMMITMENT &EMPOWERMENT
CITIZENSHIP &EMPLOYABILITY
CREATING CREATING NEW NEW
OPPORTUNITIOPPORTUNITIESES
RESPECTINGRESPECTINGDIVERSITYDIVERSITY
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ACTIONS
Encourage 'green' patterns of consumption and production with young people
Support the development of youth work on other continents
Raise awareness on fundamental rights and development issues worldwide with young people
MILLENIUM GOALS
CLIMATE CHANGE
Youth Networks
YOUTH YOUTH & THE & THE
WORLDWORLD
Tools
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YOUTH WORK
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YOUTH WORK
Youth work can help to deal with unemployment, school failure, social exclusion, provide leisure time, increase skills and support the transition from youth to adulthood
Youth work should be supported, recognised for its economic and social contribution, and professionalised
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TOOLS
NO REVOLUTION, BUT BETTER
IMPLEMENTATION!
• Reporting……………………• Evidence-based policy-making…..
• Peer-learning between countries………• Structured dialogue with young people……
• Mobilisation of programmes and funds ……..…
• Cooperation with other institutions and organisations
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PEER-LEARNING BETWEEN COUNTRIES
THEMES:• Cross-sectoral Cooperation• Youth Work• Youth Volunteering• Youth Health
PEER-LEARNING
HIGH LEVELSEMINARS «CLUSTERS»
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STRUCTURED DIALOGUE WITH YOUNG PEOPLE
Countries are invited to organise a permanent and regular dialogue with young people
A dialogue at the European level really developed with young people
Proposed themes for the next years:• Youth Employment• Youth and the World
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EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY-MAKING
Better knowledge is a must for sound policy!• ECKYP• Eurydice• Indicators• Research
Proposed studies• Baby Bonds – the use of funds to support
youth autonomy later in life• Social and Economic Impact of Youth Work• Youth e-participation and Information
Society
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REPORTING
COUNTRIESREPORTS
YOUTH INFIGURESJOINT
COUNCIL & COMMISSION
REPORT
SIMPLIFIEDREPORTING
EVERY 3 YEARS
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MOBILISATION OF PROGRAMMES AND FUNDS
YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAMME
OTHER PROGRAMMES AND FUNDS:• Culture• Lifelong Learning• PROGRESS• MEDIA• Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs• Competitiveness & Innovation Programme• Structural Funds
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COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COMMITTEE OF REGIONS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE
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AGENDA
JUNE 2009 Czech EU Presidency Youth Event: debate with young people
SEPTEMBER 2009 Swedish EU Presidency Youth Event: debate with young people
NOVEMBER 2009Council of Youth Ministers: resolution about the strategy
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THANK YOU!
SETTING UP A NEW ERA!
MORE INFORMATION:
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/index_en.htm
http://europa.eu/youth/index.cfm?l_id=en