12 september 2007 the belgian eu-presidency youth ( presentation in rotterdam ) 19 maart 2010

12 september 2007

The Belgian EU-Presidency Youth(presentation in Rotterdam)

19 maart 2010

12 september 2007 •

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Future Belgian EU-Presidency of Youth and the Council of

Youth(1st of July – 31st of December

2010)


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The setting

• Treaty of Lisbon (Art. 165.2)

• November 2009: Council Resolution on the Renewed Rramework for Cooperation in the Field of Youth (2010-2018)

• Teampresidency ES-BE-HU- Common goals- Common project: structured dialogue


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Cooperation between the 3 Communities• Flemish Community: leading role and presiding the Council of the

ministers of Youth

• Germanspeaking Communitiy: spokesperson and formulating the

official position during the meetings of the Council

• In close and permanent cooperation amongst the key role players of

the 3 communities: ministries, national agencies, youth councils,

youth researchers


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Priorities: 3 threads throughout the future Belgian EU Presidency Youth

• Youth Work

• Youth Employment

• Coordination of the agenda concerning children, young people and

children’s rights

All threads come together on

the Council of the Ministers of Youth

(19th of November)


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Youth Work

• A “natural” theme for the 3 Communities• A new role for youth work in the renewed framework of

cooperation

• 2 events in Ghent - 1st European Conference on the History of Youth Work and Youth

Policy. Relevance for youth work policy today

(Ghent, 5-7th of July 2010)- 1st European Youth Work Convention (Ghent, 7-10th of July 2010)


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Youth Work

• Council: Resolution/recommendation on youth work

(including special attention for access of the poorest children and

young people)

• Council: Conclusions answering a study of the EC about access of

culture for young people

• European seminar about the mobility of the poorest children and

young people (French Community, Namur, 9-11th of December)


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1st European Youth Work Convention

(Ghent, 7-10 July 2010)


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Setting• Renewed framework for Cooperation in the Field of Youth

(Council Resolution, 27.11.2009): ‘supporting and developing

youth work’

- Description of youth work

- Start of an agenda until 2018

- Commitment of Belgium• Workplan for the Youth in Action Programme: intention of EC

to organise a conference of youth workers (cfr. 2007, 2008)• Future Council of Europe Youth Policy: Agenda 2020:

Declaration of Ministers of Youth + Resolution of the

Committee of Youth (2008)


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Aims of the Convention

• To show the diversity of youth work and its impact on young

people and society (pan-European)• To take up from existing European discussions and policy

processes on strategic themes and bring these further to give

impetus to new processes• To boost European cooperation and networking amongst youth

workers to reinforce youth work• To address messages to states, EU/EC, CoE, YFJ, … some of

which can and will be taken on board in the political follow-up

under the Belgian presidency


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What is the Convention about

• Youth work: diversity and common ground• Discussion/reflection/suggestions on general youth work

related themes

- Professionalism of youth work

- Training and mobility of youth workers

- Recognition of youth work

- Youth work and policy making

- Position of youth work

- Impact and effect of youth work

- Sustainable support for youth work

- Youth work for all and in diversity


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What is the Convention about

• Inspiring speakers on general youth work related themes• Showing (inter-)national good practices• Conclusions • Past – present - future


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Who is involved in the preparation

• Future Belgian EU Presidency• European Commission• Council of Europe• European Youth Forum• Advisory Council• European youth(work) researchers


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Who will be invited

• 50 countries that signed the cultural convention of the CoE +

institutions and invitees

• Delegations:

- Ministry

- Youth council

- National agency

- Youth (work) researcher

- Youth workers


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Inspirational events

• In Belgium

• In Rotterdam

• In Lithuania

• In Leicester

• …


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Rotterdam (17-19.03.2010)

• NJI and future Belgian EU Presidency Youth: in line• Article in an extra edition of Coyote magazine

• Inspiring for:

- Programme of the Convention

› Position of youth work

› Influencing policy makers

› Good practices

- Organisation of the Convention

based on our presence and feedback from particpants


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www.youth-eutrio.be

REGISTRATION

Beginning of April 2010

THROUGH

•European Steering Committee of Youth of the CoE (CDEJ)

•Youth Working Party

•Permanent Representatives

12 september 2007 the belgian eu-presidency youth ( presentation in rotterdam ) 19 maart 2010

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