Youth Department Co-Management & Instruments Youth Department Co-management & Instruments

Youth Department Co-Management & Instruments YOUTH DEPARTMENT part of the Directorate of Democratic Citizenship and Participation  Co-management decisional bodies  Intergovernmental Co-operation  European Youth Foundation  European Youth Centres: EYC Strasbourg (1972) and EYC Budapest (1995)  Partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of youth policy, youth research and youth work

Youth Department Co-Management & Instruments Co-Management INTERGOVERNMENTAL SECTOR CO-MANAGED SECTOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL SECTOR European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) Governmental representatives (50 members) Joint Council on Youth Governmental representatives and youth organisations/networks Advisory Council on Youth Youth organisations/networks (30 members) Programming Committee on Youth Decision-making body of Government representatives and youth organisations/networks (8 + 8 members)

Youth Department Co-Management & Instruments Intergovernmental co-operation  International reviews of national youth policies  European Conferences of Ministers responsible for Youth  Co-operation with European Youth Information and Counselling Agency (ERYICA)  Partial Agreement on Youth Mobility through the Youth Card  Other activities (Summer University, Political Advice, Youth and Children participation, Quality label...)

Youth Department Co-Management & Instruments European Youth Foundation  Set up in 1972 to provide financial support for international youth activities carried out by youth organisations. The EYF may contribute to the financing of the following activities:  International youth meetings  Youth activities other than meetings  Administration of international non-governmental youth organisations and networks  Pilot projects

Youth Department Co-Management & Instruments Partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of youth policy, youth research and youth work Objectives: Complementarities and synergies of two institutions Recognition and quality of youth work Contribution to evidence-based youth policy Activities: Training and capacity-building Knowledge production and provision, EKCYP Youth policy seminars and workshops Networking and dialogue Regional co-operation: EECA, SEE, Euro-Med, Africa Information and Publication: Magazine – Coyote, T-Kits, Books

Youth Department Co-Management & Instruments European Youth Centres  educational establishments of the Council of Europe  knowledge base on youth affairs, youth policy, youth work, youth phenomena  instrument for the participation of European youth in the building of Europe  contribute to the implementation of the CoE youth programme

Youth Department Co-Management & Instruments European Youth Centres AIMS  supplement training of youth leaders in a European context (i.e. not do what is done on national or local level)  provide a meeting place to youth NGOs and other non- governmental structures involved in youth work

Youth Department Co-Management & Instruments European Youth Centres Activities  Training courses  Study sessions with international youth organisations  Consultative meetings of experts  Symposia, conferences  Publications, production of educational materials  Supportive on-line learning platforms

Youth Department Co-Management & Instruments European Youth Centres Philosophy  non-formal education  society focus – not individual careers  young people as resource  “multipliers”  multilateral + experiential  residential  impact on youth work and youth policy on national and local level  participative + learner centred  network building + cooperation  identity building and awareness raising  human rights approach

Youth Department Co-Management & Instruments COE YOUTH PROGRAMME SELF – FINANCED ACTIVITIES COOPERATION ACTIVITIES

Youth Department Co-Management & Instruments Examples of best practice – Co-Management  On-line Campaign against hate speech  Programming Committee and decisional process

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