EU-CoE youth partnership - Eastern Europe and Caucasus

Earlier events held in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus revealed a lack of information and knowledge about the situation of youth policy, youth work and its structures in the region.
In order to bridge this gap in knowledge, the EU-CoE youth partnership, in cooperation with SALTO Resource Centre EECA, decided to prepare reviews on the situation of young people and on youth policy, for each of the countries of the region, as well as a summary report outlining similarities and differences among countries.

The produced reports were presented at the Symposium on Youth Policy in Eastern Europe and Caucasus, which took place in Odessa (Ukraine), 14-15 July 2011.

The following reports were produced:

country reports

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Armenia
Azerbaidjan
Belarus

Georgia

Moldova

Ukraine

summary report

Full report of the Odessa Symposium with discussions and conclusions

You can also consult presentations featured at the Symposium here.

2009

The second event on Youth Policy Development in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus was organised on 6 and 9 July 2009 in Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland. The seminar, hosted by the SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus Resource Centre, aimed at:

Sharing the understanding of the current situation, needs and aspirations of young people in both regions,
Discussing the role of youth policy, youth work and youth research in better identifying and addressing those needs and aspirations,
Considering possible future initiatives, on local, national and international levels.

Those working in government with statutory responsibilities for youth affairs, researchers and practitioners (including non-governmental youth organisation members and youth leaders) from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, the Russian Federation and Ukraine were invited to the seminar.

Full report of the seminar

2008

The EU-CoE youth partnership organised a workshop on youth policy development in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, held at the European Youth Centre in Budapest, on 18 and 19 June 2008, with the support of SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus Resource Centre. The event brought together 17 participants, most of whom came from the countries in the region. The majority came from the non-governmental youth sector, but government representatives and researchers in the youth field also attended the seminar.

The objective of the workshop was to promote youth policy development by encouraging regional dialogue involving the countries of Eastern Europe and the Caucasus and through information sharing.

Ample time was allowed for the presentation of reports by participants on the situation of youth policy in their respective countries. The seminar then gradually began to focus on identifying the practical challenges arising and teh main needs in respect of further progress in youth policy development, and on how regional co-operation can be a valuable tool to overcoming barriers so as to improve young people's situation in the countries concerned.

The seminar resulted in a number of proposals for follow-up and future practical steps to improve the development of youth policy in the Eastern Europe and Caucasus region.

Full report of the workshop

Last updated: 14/10/2011

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