Conference "Future EU Cooperation in the Youth Field"

On 12-14 September 2009, the Swedish Presidency will hold a Conference "EU's Future Youth Policy Framework" in Stockholm, Sweden.

Youth representatives, directors-general and officials from all EU Member States, as well as applicant countries and EFTA countries, and a number of selected experts in the field of youth will be invited to the Conference (estimated number of participants: 250).

The purpose of the Conference is to provide the participants with an opportunity to meet and discuss the substance of future EU youth policy co-operation. The following items have already been confirmed on the Agenda of the Conference: 

• European Commission's communication "An EU Strategy for Youth - Investing and Empowering",
• Member States' evaluations of the current co-operation in the area of youth policy
• European Youth Forum's (YFJ) "Shadow Report"
• Results of the "Youth Event on Future EU Youth Policy Meeting" held during the Czech Presidency.

The  discussions will contribute to the subsequent agenda of the Council Working Party on Youth. The decision on a new framework for youth policy co-operation will then be taken by the Council on 26-27 November 2009.

Organisers: the Swedish Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality, the National Board for Youth Affairs (Sweden), and the National Council of Swedish Youth Organisations.

Co-operating parties: the Czech Presidency, the European Youth Forum (YFJ) and the European Commission.

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