Partnership objectives

1. Social inclusion:

• to strengthen the social inclusion of young people, particularly those most disadvantaged;
• to combat exclusion, precarious social conditions and marginalisation;
• to improve access to employment, entrepreneurship, education and training;
• to promote intergenerational dialogue and solidarity;
• to foster equal opportunities for all, especially those at risk of exclusion;
• to promote young people's health and well-being.

    2. Democracy and human rights, democratic citizenship and youth participation:

• to make young people aware of human rights;
• to share and promote democratic values;
• to foster youth participation, voluntary activities and democratic citizenship;
• to promote gender equality;
• to address sustainable development, environment and climate change.   

3. Intercultural dialogue and diversity:

• to foster intercultural dialogue and youth work in a multicultural environment;
• to promote responses to racism, intolerance and discrimination;
• to support peace-building, conflict prevention and transformation;
• to support global solidarity and inter-regional co-operation;
• to support co-operation with regions outside Europe;
• to support young people's creativity and participation in culture.

Projects 2010-2013

 In the period 2010-2013 the European Commission and the Council of Europe specifically cooperate in the following fields of action:

I) Promoting knowledge-based youth policy by developing and providing efficient tools, e.g.:

• An improved European Knowledge Center for Youth Policy (EKCYP);
• An efficient and effective co-operation and networking structure in research;
• Thematic fora, seminars and events in order to enhance knowledge on youth.

II) Supporting youth work and building capacity of youth workers at European level, eg:

• Recognition of youth work and non-formal learning;
• Innovation of youth work related training;
• Exchange of good practice and supporting related policy measures (peer reviews).

III) Paying special attention to the geographical scope of its initiatives prioritising as follows:

• CoE Member States which are candidate countries to the EU (South-East Europe);
• CoE Member States which are part of the EU Neighbourhood Policy (including the Eastern Partnership and the Mediterranean) and the Russian Federation;
• Other countries on demand, such as the current EU-Africa cooperation.

IV) Gathering, disseminating and providing information and publications on youth, e.g.:

• The webportal, including the European Knowledge Center for Youth Policy and its database on European youth policy topics and country specific information;

• The Training-Kits, the magazine Coyote and the series of Youth Knowledge books.

   

   

 Projects 2007  - 2009