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CM(2018)157

2 November 2018[1]

1332nd meeting, 12 December 2018 8 Youth and Sport   8.1 European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ), Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) and Joint Council on Youth (CMJ) Abridged reports of the 61st meeting of the CDEJ, 40th meeting of the CCJ and 39th meeting of the CMJ (Strasbourg, 15-17 October 2018) Item to be considered by the GR-C at its meeting on 27 November 2018

 

 

I.          61^st meeting of the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ)

The European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ), chaired by Miriam Teuma (Malta):

1.         held its 61^st meeting on 15 October 2018 in the European Youth Centre Strasbourg, in conjunction with the meetings of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) and the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ). The agenda of the meeting appears in Appendix I; the list of participants and relevant documents are available on the restricted website of the Youth Department: https://cs.coe.int/team20/CoEYouthrestricted/SitePages/Home.aspx;[2]

2.         elected Riccardo Venturini (San Marino) as its Bureau member for his first term of office from 15 October 2018 until 31 December 2019, to replace Peter Paczuk (Hungary);

3.         held an exchange of views on youth policy in member States, on the implementation of the recent Committee of Ministers’ recommendations in the field of youth and, where relevant, on the implementation of the national No Hate Speech Movement campaigns;

4.         welcomed the successful implementation of the intergovernmental programme of activities in 2018, and took note of the reports on the youth policy assistance measures implemented in Cyprus and the Czech Republic, in Ukraine and in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”; 

5.         took note of the progress report of the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres in Europe, decided to award the Quality Label for the period 2018-20 to the Marttinen Youth Centre, Virrat (Finland) and to the WannseeForum Youth Centre, Berlin (Germany) and decided to renew the Quality Label for the period 2019-23 to the FITT Timisoara Youth Centre (Romania), the Destelhide Youth Centre (Belgium) and the CEULAJ Euro-Latinamerican Youth Centre, Mollina (Spain) (pending a positive recommendation from the end-of-term visit);

6.         approved the overall 2019 intergovernmental programme of activities, including the bilateral assistance measures foreseen in Armenia, Georgia and Cyprus, and tasked the secretariat with their implementation subject to available budgetary appropriations;

7.         approved the draft biennial intergovernmental programme 2020-21 (subject to a final decision by the Committee of Ministers) and, as a consequence, approved expected result 4 (“Member States have been supported to develop youth policies promoting Council of Europe standards”) and its related programme orientations for 2020-21;

8.         called on the authorities responsible to provide the Youth Department with sufficient and sustainable funding in order to allow for the successful implementation of this intergovernmental programme.

II.         40^th meeting of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ)

The Advisory Council on Youth, chaired by Anja Olin Pape (Swedish Youth Council – LSU):

1.         held its 40^th meeting on 15 and 17 October 2018 in the European Youth Centre Strasbourg. The agenda of the meeting appears in Appendix II; the list of participants and relevant documents are available on the restricted website of the Youth Department: https://cs.coe.int/team20/CoEYouthrestricted/SitePages/Home.aspx;[3]

2.         elected the following substitutes to the Programming Committee on Youth (CPJ) for its 2018-19 term of office:

-     Neringa Tumenaite (UNITED for Intercultural Action);

-     Dominik Scherrer (Federation of Swiss Youth Parliaments);

3.         took note of recent developments in the Youth Department and the Council of Europe, including the budgetary situation;

4.         agreed to propose to the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ) to nominate a Rapporteur on mainstreaming disability issues, in light of its revised terms of reference;

5.         assessed the implementation of the 2018-19 “Youth for Democracy” Programme thus far and agreed to propose to the Joint Council on Youth a series of amendments to the draft Council of Europe youth sector’s priorities for the next biennium 2020-21.

III.        39^th meeting of the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ)

The Joint Council on Youth (CMJ), chaired by Miriam Teuma, chair of the CDEJ:

1.         held its 39^th meeting on 16 and 17 October 2018 in the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg. The agenda of the meeting appears in Appendix III; the list of participants and relevant documents are available on the restricted website of the Youth Department: https://cs.coe.int/team20/CoEYouthrestricted/SitePages/Home.aspx;³

2.         took note of the address by the Secretary of State for Youth and Sports of Portugal on the upcoming World Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth (2019);

3.         took note of the address by the Director of Democratic Participation;

4.         expressing concern at the current political and budgetary situation of the Organisation, reiterated the view that the Council of Europe's youth sector and its instruments should not be disproportionately affected by possible further savings, in order to be able to continue to support young people across Europe and to associate them with the Council of Europe’s values;

5.         discussed the following policy issues related to the 2018-19 “Youth for Democracy” Programme:

-       took note of the revised priorities of the 2018-19 “Youth for Democracy” Programme and welcomed the successful implementation of these priorities so far;

•           Priority 1: Access to rights

-       took note of the state of implementation of Priority 1;

-       approved the guidelines for the implementation of Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)7 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on young people’s access to rights;

-       encouraged member States to translate Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)7 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on young people’s access to rights into their own languages;

-       agreed with the methodology proposed for the review process of Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)3 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the access of young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods to social rights (Enter! Recommendation) and recommended to open up its scope, notably through online consultations of young people and youth workers;

•           Priority 2: Youth participation and youth work

-          took note of the state of implementation of Priority 2;

-          took note of the report of the second meeting of the high-level ad hoc task force on youth work (Budapest, 4-5 July 2018) and of the updated roadmap for the dissemination and implementation of Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on youth work;

-          took note of the findings of the expert group on the mapping of education paths of youth workers and, on this basis, acknowledged that encouraging formal education offers for youth workers (where they do not exist) should become part of national youth policy;

-          exchanged views on the preparation of the seminar on “Education and training pathways of youth workers”, which will be hosted in Helsinki from 20-22 February 2019 by the Ministry of Education and Culture, in the framework of the Finnish chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers;

•           Priority 3: Peaceful and inclusive societies

-          took note of the state of implementation of Priority 3;

-          exchanged views with Ambassador Tomáš Boček, Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees;

-          examined the consolidated text of the draft recommendation CM/Rec(2019)… of the Committee of Ministers to member States on supporting young refugees in transition to adulthood, which is part of the Council of Europe Action Plan on Protecting Refugee and Migrant Children in Europe (2017-2019);

-          took note of the comments received from delegations on this draft text;

-          approved a compromise text, with two dissenting opinions (in accordance with Article 11.c of Appendix 1 to Resolution CM/Res(2011)24);

-          agreed to forward the draft recommendation to the Committee of Ministers for further examination and possible final adoption;

6.         discussed the following policy issues related to the legacy of the No Hate Speech Movement campaign:

-          took note of the final report of the No Hate Speech Movement youth campaign;

-          thanked the European partners for their involvement in and support to the campaign;

-          expressed its recognition and appreciation to the governmental and non-governmental partners active in the national campaigns;

-          expressed its appreciation for the work of young activists and campaigners that shaped the online campaign and mobilised other young people for human rights online;

-          invited the CDEJ members to continue supporting on-going national campaigns;

-          asked the secretariat to consider ways to support the network(s) of activists involved in the campaign through the “Youth for Democracy” programme;

-          proposed, as forms of support to the network of activists, that the Council of Europe Youth Department may consider being a partner on applications for grants from other bodies;

-          thanked Anne Brasseur, Ambassador of the campaign, for the example she set in reaching out to decision and opinion makers, as well as for being an inspiration for the campaign activists;

-          thanked the Committee of Ministers for its regular support for the campaign and drew its attention to the achievements and lessons learned, in view of possible future similar campaigns;

-          endorsed the draft Committee of Ministers’ declaration on the legacy of the No Hate Speech Movement youth campaign;

-          agreed to transmit the final report, the achievements and lessons learned, and the draft declaration to the Committee of Ministers, with a view to their final adoption;

7.         discussed the following policy issues related to the priorities for pilot activities to be supported by the European Youth Foundation (EYF) in 2019:

-           thanked the governments of France and Luxembourg for their voluntary contributions to the EYF in 2018 and encouraged other member States to give voluntary contributions to the EYF;

-           approved the priorities for EYF-supported pilot activities in 2019 as amended during the meeting;

8.         authorised the prolongation of the current bilateral partnership agreement with the Russian Federation in the field of youth until the end of 2019;

9.         discussed the following policy issues related to the draft priorities 2020-21 of the “Youth for Democracy” Programme, subject to the future examination and final approval of the Council of Europe’s Programme and Budget for 2020-21 by the Committee of Ministers in 2019:

-          held an exchange of views on the strategic priorities for the 2020-21 programme of activities and the secretariat’s proposal in this respect;

-          welcomed the coherent and concise presentation of the “Youth for Democracy” programme and agreed to preserve it for the biennium 2020-21;

-          recommended three strategic priorities for the youth sector’s biennial programme 2020-21 as follows: 1. Access to rights; 2. Youth participation and youth work; 3. Inclusive and peaceful societies;

-          approved the expected results and programme orientations for 2020-21, as amended during the debate;

-          decided to allocate the subsidiary budget for 2020-21 equally between the three strategic priorities, with a flexibility of +/- 5% (depending on the specific activities falling in each priority);

-          agreed to seek coherence and complementarity with the intergovernmental programme “Youth policy development, support, assistance and resources” to be carried out by the European Steering Committee on Youth;

10.       discussed the following policy issues related to the Council of Europe youth sector strategy 2030:

-          took note of the synthesis report on the main outcomes of the consultative meeting on a youth sector strategy 2030 held in Strasbourg in May 2018;

-          endorsed the parameters for the youth sector strategy 2030 and the next steps in the strategy development process; and, on this basis,

-          adopted the terms of reference of the drafting group;

11.       agreed to mainstream disability issues in the Council of Europe youth sector, taking into account existing practices, and appointed Rebecca Farren (ENIL – the European Network on Independent Living) as CMJ Rapporteur on mainstreaming disability issues for 2018-19;

12.       took note of the dates of:

-           its first meeting of 2019 (18-20 March in Budapest);

-           its second meeting of 2019 (14-16 October in Strasbourg).

Appendix I

Agenda of the 61^st meeting of the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ)

1.         Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda

2.         Oral report of the Head of the Youth Department

3.         Meeting reports

3.1       Report of the 60^th meeting of the CDEJ (Budapest, 26-28 March 2018)

3.2        Report of the CDEJ Bureau meeting and of the joint meeting of the Bureaux

(Strasbourg, 7-8 June 2018)

3.3       Programming Committee on Youth (CPJ) (Strasbourg, 6-8 June 2018)

Report of the 39^th meeting of the CPJ

4.         Election of a Bureau member

5.         Preparation of the 39^th meeting of the Joint Council:

5.1       Priorities 2018-2019: implementation

-       Guidelines on the implementation of Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)7 on young people’s access to rights: next steps

-       Draft recommendation on supporting young refugees and migrants in transition to adulthood: draft 4

5.2.         Consultative meeting: shrinking space for civil society (Strasbourg, 7-8 November 2018): state of play

5.3.         Draft priorities 2020-2021

5.4.         Development of a Council of Europe mid-term youth sector strategy from 2020 to 2030 (“Youth agenda 2030”): conclusions/recommendations of the consultative meeting (Strasbourg, 15-16 May 2018)

5.5.         Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)4 on youth work: update

6.         Youth policy in member States (tour de table): brief reports focusing on points of major interest for the members themselves and for the whole committee

6.1       Recent developments on national implementation of youth policies (new national laws, initiatives, etc.)

-       Possible use of the self-assessment tool for the development of youth policy

6.2       Exchange of good practices on national implementation of recent Committee of Ministers Recommendations to member States on youth issues

6.3       Implementation in member States of the No Hate Speech Movement Campaign in 2017-2018

7.         Implementation of the intergovernmental programme of activities 2018, in particular:

7.1       Assistance to member States

- Cyprus/Czech Republic

- Ukraine: advisory mission, ERYICA, 2^nd all-Ukrainian Forum of Youth Workers

- “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”

7.2       Quality Label

7.3       CM Chairmanships

8.         Intergovernmental programme of activities 2019 – First proposals

9.         Partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of youth: update

10.        CDEJ representation at external events

11.       Any other business

12.       Venue and date of the next meetings in 2019

Appendix II

Agenda of the 40^th meeting of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ)

1.      Opening of the 40^th meeting and adoption of the agenda

2.      Presentation of the:

2.1.      report of the 39^th meeting of the CCJ (Budapest, 26-28 March 2018)

2.2.      report of the 42^nd meeting of the CCJ Bureau (Strasbourg, 7-8 June 2018)

2.3.      draft report of the joint meeting of the CCJ/CDEJ Bureaux (Strasbourg, 7 June 2018)

3.      Update on main developments since March 2018:

3.1.      Chair;

3.2.      PFG 1: access to rights;

3.3.      PFG 2: youth participation and youth work;

3.4.      PFG 3: inclusive and peaceful societies;

3.5.      Transversal portfolios;

3.6.      Partnership in the field of youth;

3.7.      CMJ Gender Equality Rapporteur;

3.8.      CMJ Rapporteur on Roma[4] Issues.

4.      Programming Committee on Youth (CPJ)

4.1.      Presentation of the report of the 39^th meeting (Strasbourg, 7-8 June 2018)

4.2.      Election of the third substitute

5.      Exchange with Antje Rothemund, Head of the Youth Department

6.      Preparation of the 39^th meeting of the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ) (Strasbourg, 16-17 October 2018)

7.      Advisory Council on Youth’s Work Plan 2018-19 and portfolios

8.      CCJ representation at external events, responsibilities and reports

8.1. decision on events at which the CCJ should be represented

8.2.  reports

9.      Dates and venues of the next meetings

9.1.      18-20 March 2019, Budapest;

9.2.      14-16 October 2019, Strasbourg.

10.    Any other business

11.    Adoption of the decisions

12.    Evaluation of the meeting (in camera)

Appendix III

Agenda of the 39^th meeting of the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ)

1.      Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda

Information

2.      Latest developments in the Council of Europe youth sector:

2.1.   Address by the Director of Democratic Participation

2.2.   Address by the Secretary of State for Youth and Sports of Portugal

2.3.   Reports

2.3.1.     38^th meeting of the Joint Council on Youth (Budapest, 27-28 March 2018)

2.3.2.     Bureaux of the CDEJ, CCJ and joint meetings (Strasbourg, 7-8 June 2018)

2.3.3.     39^th meeting of the Programming Committee on Youth (Strasbourg, 7-8 June 2018)

2.3.4.     Report from the Gender Equality Rapporteur

2.3.5.     Report from the Rapporteur on Roma Issues

Policy discussions

3.      Partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of youth: state of play

4.      Priorities 2018-19: state of implementation (Priority Focus Groups)

4.1.  Priority 1: Access to rights

o   In plenary: Committee of Ministers’ Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)7 on young people’s access to rights: revised guidelines for implementation

o   In plenary: Committee of Ministers’ Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)3 (Enter! Recommendation): review process

4.2.  Priority 2: Youth participation and youth work

o   Excluding CM/Rec(2017)4 on youth work (which will be examined in plenary under item 7.2)

4.3.  Priority 3: Peaceful and inclusive societies

o   Including exchange of views with the North-South Centre

5.      Priorities for pilot activities to be supported by the European Youth Foundation in 2019

6.      Draft priorities 2020-21

7.      Recommendations of the Committee of Ministers in the field of youth

7.1.  Draft Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)… of the Committee on Ministers to member States on supporting young refugees in transition to adulthood

o   exchange of views with the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees

o   draft 4

7.2.  Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on youth work: state of implementation

o   high-level ad hoc task force: state of play

o   Seminar on the training paths of youth workers (Helsinki, 20-22 February 2019) and European Youth Work Convention (Germany 2020)

8.      Legacy of the No Hate Speech Movement Campaign: evaluation and follow-up

9.      Council of Europe strategy on youth policy: towards a youth sector strategy 2030

9.1.  Consultative meeting on the “youth agenda 2030” (Strasbourg, 15-16 May 2018): conclusions and recommendations to the CMJ

9.2.  Parameters for the youth sector strategy 2030 and next steps

10.    Any other business

-          Thematic debate March 2019

-          Framework agreement with the Russian Federation

11.    Venues and dates of the next meetings