Дирекция „Консултативни дейности“ Отдел 3

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Responsibility regarding the actions contemplated:

Please take a look at the specific actions contemplated by the European Commission within "youth work" (see section 4.3. of the communication). Taking into account the subsidiarity principle, what should be the role of the following tiers of authority in pursuing these actions?

(a) Local and regional authorities:

No comments to make.

(b) National authorities:

No comments to make.

(c) The EU:

No comments to make.

Existing measures taken at your level:

Has your local authority/ city/ region already taken (or is currently contemplating) any specific action to support, recognise the contribution of and professionalise youth work?

No comments to make.

Additional measures needed:

Do you consider that there are other or additional lines of action that need to be taken with regard to youth work, that have not been proposed by the Commission communication under consideration?

No comments to make.

J. Additional fields of action needed

1. What additional challenges do local and regional authorities in your country face regarding youth policies?

No comments to make.

2. Should the communication have included additional field(s) of action to address the aforementioned additional challenges and, if so, what measures would you propose?

No comments to make.

SECTION II: Role of LRA within the Open Method of Coordination

In the communication "An EU Strategy for Youth", the European Commission has proposed a "new, stronger" Open Method of Coordination (OMC) as a means to implement this strategy. The OMC is an intergovernmental method defined as an instrument of the Lisbon Strategy. It provides a framework for cooperation between the Member States aiming to direct national policies towards certain common objectives (for example: establishment of common indicators, benchmarking, exchange of best practices, etc.). In the communication, the European Commission clearly refers to the involvement of local and regional authorities in the strategy's implementation.
Therefore, you are kindly invited to answer the related questions below.

Do you think the OMC is an appropriate mechanism to implement the EU youth strategy? Please explain your answer.

Yes, the OMC is a good way of implementing the EU's youth strategy.

Which OMC mechanisms could stimulate a more active involvement of local and regional authorities?

Concrete targets within municipalities' sphere of responsibility should be set. These targets should be formulated at the municipal level and also draw in national associations of municipalities. Organise conferences in connection with certain EU targets which aim to coordinate the initiatives that exist at local and regional level to meet the EU's overall benchmarks. It will not suffice to set targets based only on the national reform programmes. The role of the municipalities needs to be incorporated into the overall goals that the EU has established within the youth strategy. This is particularly true of Denmark where municipalities have responsibility for employment policy and thus also for youth policy. In addition, direct communication with municipalities is needed regarding the targets' impact on municipalities, including with those in Denmark.

Could the Committee of the Regions contribute to safeguarding the interests of local and regional authorities by assuming a particular role within the OMC for the implementation of the EU youth strategy? What role should this be?

The Committee of the Regions can contribute by carrying out comparative research between EU Member States at local and regional level, and in this way disseminate information. The survey by questionnaire which the CoR carried out recently is a good example of this. The CoR can also give support by organising conferences/setting up networks, for example on the EU's youth strategy.

Further comments

Is there a question that you feel should have been included into the present questionnaire?

Do you wish to raise any issue which you consider interesting and has not been tackled in the present questionnaire?

Управа на регион Skåne

COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS – DIRECTORATE FOR CONSULTATIVE WORK

EDUC Commission and "Networks & Subsidiarity" Unit

QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE EU STRATEGY FOR YOUTH

Refers to the communication on An EU Strategy for Youth – Investing and Empowering

COM(2009) 200 final
Submitted to the EDUC Commission and the Subsidiarity Monitoring Network for consultation purposes

by Mr Anton Rombouts (NL/EPP)

Please complete and submit by Friday 23 October 2009. You can upload the completed questionnaires directly onto the Subsidiarity Monitoring Network webpage (http://subsidiarity.cor.europa.eu – remember to log on). Alternatively, you can send them by email to subsidiarity@cor.europa.eu.

Name of the authority:	Region Skåne
Contact person:	Pontus TALLBERG
Contact details (phone, email)	Pontus.Tallberg@skane.se

The questionnaire is divided into two sections referring to: (1) the fields of action for youth in Europe proposed by the EC; and (2) the role of local and regional authorities within the Open Method of Coordination.

SECTION I: Fields of action

In the communication "An EU Strategy for Youth", the European Commission proposes a framework for the future of youth policies in Europe. In the interests of creating opportunities for youth, improving their access and participation in society as well as fostering solidarity, the communication clearly identifies eight main fields of action and puts forward different measures that can be taken at EU or MS level. These fields of action are: Education – Employment – Creativity and Entrepreneurship – Health and Sport – Participation – Social Inclusion – Volunteering – Youth and the World

This section of the questionnaire addresses the aforementioned eight fields of action as well as the overarching issue of youth work. You are kindly invited to answer only questions referring to the fields that are of relevance for your institution.
E. Participation

Challenges faced by local and regional authorities:

What challenges do local and regional authorities in your country face with regard to the participation of young people in civic and political life?

Young people are interested in social issues but they are not interested to involve themselves in political parties. Since the democratic system is based on vital political parties there can be a problem in the future if too few young people can be recruited into the party work.

Competence in this field:

Within which level of governance/ government does responsibility for the participation of young people in civic and political life lie in your country?

The responsibility lies within each political party, but all public organizations need to support the participation of young people in the political life.

Responsibility regarding the actions contemplated:

Please take a look at the specific actions contemplated by the European Commission within the "participation" field of action (see section 4.2.2. of the communication). Taking into account the subsidiarity principle, what should be the role of the following tiers of authority in pursuing these actions?

(a) Local and regional authorities:

N/A

(b) National authorities:

N/A

(c) The EU:

N/A

Existing measures taken at your level:

Has your local authority/ city/ region already taken (or is currently contemplating) any specific measures to address challenges in the field of the participation of young people in civic and political life?

In Region Skåne we arrange structured civic meetings. The organization of Region Skåne is also rigged so that citizens' views can be procured and integrated into the decision-making. A particular focus lies to engage young people to participate in the dialogues that are held.

Additional measures needed:

Do you consider that there are other or additional lines of action that need to be taken with regard to the participation of young people in civic and political life, that have not been proposed by the Commission communication under consideration?

N/A

1 СОМ(2009) 200 окончателен.

2За списък на партньорите вж. Приложение II. Приносът им е представен на английски език в Приложение III.

3Сферите на действие са: образование, трудова заетост, творчество и предприемачество, здраве и спорт, участие, социално приобщаване, доброволчество и младежта и светът.

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