F. Social Inclusion
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Challenges faced by local and regional authorities:
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What challenges do local and regional authorities in your country face with regard to the social inclusion of young people?
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Encouraging the teaching of values in a globalised world
New forms of less visible social exclusion.
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Competence in this field:
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Within which level of governance/ government does responsibility for social inclusion lie in your country?
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At all levels – local, regional and national.
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Responsibility regarding the actions contemplated:
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Please take a look at the specific actions contemplated by the European Commission within the "social inclusion" field of action (see section 4.2.3. of the communication). Taking into account the subsidiarity principle, what should be the role of the following tiers of authority in pursuing these actions?
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(a) Local and regional authorities:
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Identification of young people at risk of social exclusion, launching of specific action plans.
Ensuring social inclusion policies for young people are cross-cutting.
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(b) National authorities:
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Ensuring social inclusion policies for young people are cross-cutting.
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(c) The EU:
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N/A
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Existing measures taken at your level:
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Has your local authority/ city/ region already taken (or is currently begun contemplating) any specific measures to address challenges in the field of the social inclusion of young people?
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Yes. 2007-2011 Social Inclusion plan for Extremadura by the Ministry for Equality and Employment.
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Additional measures needed:
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Do you consider that there are other or additional lines of action that need to be taken with regard to social inclusion of young people, that have not been proposed by the Commission communication under consideration?
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N/A
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G. Volunteering
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Challenges faced by local and regional authorities:
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What challenges do local and regional authorities in your country face with regard to volunteering?
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Crisis of values and the low level of volunteering in the population in general.
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Competence in this field:
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Within which level of governance/ government does responsibility for volunteering lie in your country?
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At all levels – local, regional and national.
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Responsibility regarding the actions contemplated:
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Please have a look at the specific actions contemplated by the European Commission within the "volunteering" field of action (see section 4.2.3. of the communication). Taking into account the subsidiarity principle, what should be the role of the following tiers of authority in pursuing these actions?
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(a) Local and regional authorities:
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Encouraging volunteering within young people's immediate surroundings, their neighbourhood, their municipality … group these together
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(b) National authorities:
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Encouraging cooperation between the various Autonomous Communities
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(c) The EU:
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Influencing compliance with directives.
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Existing measures taken at your level:
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Has your local authority/ city/ region already taken (or begun contemplating) any specific measures to address challenges in the field of volunteering?
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Yes. Specific programmes for youth volunteering, for example Young People Cooperating.
Setting up of the Extremadura Cooperation Agency.
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Additional measures needed:
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Do you consider that there are other or additional lines of action that need to be taken with regard to volunteering, that have not been proposed by the Commission communication under consideration?
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N/A
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H. Youth and the World
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Challenges faced by local and regional authorities:
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What challenges do local and regional authorities in your country face with regard to the international dimension of youth?
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Managing to organise the huge potential young people have for communication and mobility (social networks for example)
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Responsibility regarding the actions contemplated:
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Please take a look at the specific actions contemplated by the European Commission within the "international dimension of youth" field of action (see section 4.2.3. of the communication). Taking into account the subsidiarity principle, what should be the role of the following tiers of authority in pursuing these actions?
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(a) Local and regional authorities:
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Encouraging participation and setting up a direct and ongoing dialogue with young people
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(b) National authorities:
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Cooperation between the various Autonomous Communities
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(c) The EU:
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N/A
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Existing measures taken at your level:
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Has your local authority/ city/ region already taken (or is currently contemplating) any specific action to promote the international dimension of youth?
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Yes. The fact that youth policies have been raised to ministerial level means that they are a priority and are on the political agenda.
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Additional measures needed:
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Do you consider that there are other or additional lines of action that need to be taken with regard to the international dimension of youth, that have not been proposed by the Commission communication under consideration?
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N/A
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I. Youth work
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Challenges faced by local and regional authorities:
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What challenges do local and regional authorities in your country face with regard to youth work?
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The distance that often separates the administration from the groups of youth associations
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Responsibility regarding the actions contemplated:
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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?
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(a) Local and regional authorities:
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Setting up an ongoing dialogue with representatives from the youth work sector and ensuring they are involved in the decisions that affect them.
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(b) National authorities:
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Encouraging the various Autonomous Communities to share their experiences of measures
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(c) The EU:
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Promoting and financing programmes
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Existing measures taken at your level:
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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?
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Yes. The IVth Youth Plan.
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Additional measures needed:
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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?
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N/A
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J. Additional fields of action needed
1. What additional challenges do local and regional authorities in your country face regarding youth policies?
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Local characteristics and the fact that youth policies are sometimes not prioritised, they are not implemented in a cross-cutting manner which means that actions in other areas can be weakened and not be as effective as they might have been.
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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?
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N/A
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S ECTION 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 two related questions below.
Do you think the OMC is an appropriate mechanism to implement the EU youth strategy? Please explain your answer.
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Yes, because of the cross-cutting nature of youth policies.
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Which OMC mechanisms could stimulate a more active involvement of local and regional authorities?
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Increasing the opportunities for dialogue and debate between young people and the institutions
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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?
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Yes, through a coordinating, monitoring and assessing role
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Further comments
Is there a question that you feel should have been included into the present questionnaire?
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N/A
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Do you wish to raise any issue which you consider interesting and has not been tackled in the present questionnaire?
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N/A
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Конференция на министър-председателите на австрийските федерални провинции
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)
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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:
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Conference of the Austrian Länder Governors
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Contact person:
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Federal States' Liaison Office
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Contact details (phone, email):
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+43 (0) 1 535 37 61, vst@vst.gv.at
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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.
A. Education
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Challenges faced by local and regional authorities:
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What challenges do local and regional authorities in your country face with regard to the education of young people?
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An increase in the number of young people who seek immediate gratification rather than look to the future
An increase in the number of young people who fail to complete their studies
Raising awareness of the value of non-formal training without over-formalising it
Making lifelong learning attractive
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Competence in this field:
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Within which level of governance/ government does responsibility for youth education lie in your country?
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Nursery schools: Communes and "Land"
Elementary and Primary School: "Land"
Secondary Schools: the State (Austria)
Vocational training: Commune, "Land" + State
Non formal education: Youth work, Youth Information
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Responsibility regarding the actions contemplated:
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Please take a look at the specific actions contemplated by the European Commission within the youth education field of action (see section 4.2.1. of the communication). Taking into account the subsidiarity principle, what should be the role of the following tiers of authority in pursuing these actions?
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(a) Local and regional authorities:
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Communicating and forging links with the target group, specific actions, funding, evaluation, Further development of existing actions and programmes
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(b) National authorities:
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Information, coordination, funding, evaluation in conjunction with the national authorities
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(c) The EU:
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Information, coordination, funding, evaluation in conjunction with the national authorities
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Existing measures taken at your level:
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Has your local authority/ city/ region already taken (or is currently contemplating) any specific measures to address challenges in the field of youth education?
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The inclusion of training modules in youth employment projects for the young unemployed; school leaver's certificate through adult education; grants for private tuition; a professional diploma; Buddy-System in a range of schools; promoting national and international vocational training for young people such as intercultural and international youth work; youth employment courses; mini symposia for the young unemployed; EU Youth in Action Programme; combating gender stereotyping: working party on women's work + men's work, projects such as women + technology; careers information + guidance: BIFO, BIZ; participative structures within the educational system: meetings with class delegates, training of multipliers, special training schemes for young people
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