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The Council adopts new EU youth policy framework

Today the Council adopted a Resolution on a renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field for the next decade. Based on the Commission's Communication on a new EU Youth Strategy (Investing and Empowering), the new framework invites both Member States and the Commission to work closely together to provide more and better opportunities for young people in the European Union.
This Resolution invites both the Member States and the Commission to develop European cooperation in the youth field and defines two overall objectives of the new framework:
  • More and equal opportunities for young people in education and in the labour market
  • Active citizenship, social inclusion and solidarity of young people
It outlines initiatives to help young people to face opportunities and challenges in eight new fields of action: education and training, employment and entrepreneurship, health and well-being, participation, voluntary activities, social inclusion, youth and the world, creativity and culture. The Resolution employs a dual approach to develop and promote specific initiatives in the youth field and mainstreaming initiatives in the cross-sectoral dimension. Different policy sectors will now work together to provide more opportunities for young people. Member States agree to setting up a dialogue with youth and a working group to propose indicators on youth. This Resolution and the "Youth on the Move" initiative recently proposed by President Barroso shows the prominence of youth affairs on the EU political agenda. MORE INFORMATION

Last update: 09 February 2012

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