Committee of Ministers
Comité des Ministres
Strasbourg, 21 April 1998
Restricted
CM(98)67
For consideration at the 631st meeting
of the Ministers’ Deputies
(12 May 1998, B level, item 8.1)
EUROPEAN STEERING COMMITTEE
FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL CO-OPERATION
IN THE YOUTH FIELD
(CDEJ)
21st meeting
(Strasbourg, 17-19 March 1998)
Abridged Report
1. The European Steering Committee for Intergovernmental Co-operation in the Youth Field (CDEJ) held its 21th meeting in Strasbourg from 17 to 19 March 1998. The agenda and the list of participants are appended (Appendices 1 and 2).
2. It has adopted the report of its 20th meeting and has been informed of the changes in national youth policies.
3. As regards the implementation of its programme of activities, the CDEJ was informed of the activities held in the framework of the Partnership Agreement with ERYICA on youth information, of the developments in the field of youth participation, in particular the setting-up of a training course in « education for democracy » in partnership with the « Youth Planet » network, a new structure bringing together municipal councils and youth parliaments at European level. As regards the evaluation of national youth policies, the CDEJ decided that an assessment be carried out after the review of the policy of the Netherlands in order to refine the working methods and tools for defining common European standards which could form the main body of a comprehensive, integrated European youth policy. Lastly, concerning the draft convention on transnational long-term voluntary service, the final text of which, revised by the Directorate of Legal Affairs, was sent to all the Committee Members, the CDEJ took note of the fact that there was no intention of veto on this text to be submitted on 30 March 1998 to the Committee of Ministers for adoption.
4. The Committee also approved the options put forward as a general framework for future activities – participation and citizenship, non-formal education and integration into society and social cohesion – which should be supplemented by specific objectives defined in the terms of reference to be assigned to it after the ministerial conference.
5. The CDEJ approved the draft Final Declaration of the 5th Conference of the European Ministers responsible for youth. It was informed on the state of preparation of the conference by the Romanian authorities. As the Conference should be, at the request of the Secretary General, the venue for launching the « education for citizenship » activity, the Committee heard a member of the Project Group « Education for Citizenship » who will participate in the Conference together with the Chair of this Group, in order to explore the possibilities of co-operation in this field. It recalled that education for citizenship had been a recurrent theme of youth sector activities for 25 years. It was very much in favour of the proposed co-operation but emphasised the need to ensure that youth organisations were closely involved.
6. Informed on the state of preparation of the World Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth, which will be held in Lisbon in August 1998, the Committee decided that the Final Declaration of the Bucharest Conference would be forwarded to Lisbon together with a message.
7. As regards the restructuring of the youth sector of the Council of Europe, after having reviewed the various outstanding issues concerning this item, the Committee declared itself, after a vote, in favour of option C revised. (MEP(97)19, GR-Y(97)22, GR-Y(98)3)
The CDEJ has been informed of the activities of the Youth Directorate, the state of co-operation with the other sectors of the Council of Europe, and with the new member States. It has also been informed of the preparation of a co-operation agreement with DG XII of the Commission of the European Communities on training courses on management and the running of a youth organisation, of the work with disadvantaged and disabled young people, and of the prevention of drug abuse.
Finally, for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Council of Europe, the Secretariat contacted the International Union of Railways for the organisation of a train from London to Budapest.
The 22nd CDEJ meeting should take place in Strasbourg from 14 to 16 October1998.
APPENDIX 1
Agenda
1. Opening of the meeting
2. Adoption of the draft agenda
3. Adoption of the draft report of the 20th meeting held in Strasbourg on 14-16 October 1997
4. «Tour de table»
5. Implementation of the programme of activities
6. Preparation of the 5th Conference of European Ministers responsible for Youth
7. Restructuration of the Youth Directorate
8. Preparation of the 50th anniversary of the Council of Europe
9. Preparation of the joint meeting with the Advisory Committee
10. Items for information : activities of the Directorate, co-operation with the new member States, with the other sectors of the Council of Europe and with the European Union
11. Any other business
12. Date and place of the next meeting
ANNEXE 2
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS/
LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS
ALBANIA – ALBANIE Ms Etleva BISHA, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Women – TIRANA
ARMENIA / ARMENIE Mr. Aram MANOUKIAN, Ministry of Culture, Youth Affairs and Sport,YEREVAN
AUSTRIA – AUTRICHE Ms. Maria WOLF, Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Jugend und Familie, WIEN
AZERBAIJAN / AZERBAIDJAN Mr Kamil SEIDOV, Ministry of Youth and Sport, BAKU
REPUBLIC OF BELARUS – REPUBLIQUE DE BELARUS Ms Yelena SHABALINA, Youth Affairs Committee, MINSK
BELGIUM – BELGIQUE M. Jean-Michel HENNART, Ministère de la Communauté française, BRUXELLES
Ms. Raymonda VERDYCK, Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Administratie Cultuur, Afdeling Jeugdwerk, BRUXELLES
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA – BOSNIE-HERZEGOVINE Ms Snjezana MINIC, Representative of Ministry for Sports and Youth, Republika Srpska,
BULGARIA – BULGARIE Mr Atanas GEORGIEV, Committee for Youth, Physical Education and Sport, SOFIA
CROATIA – CROATIE Mr. Marian FRYZIC, State Institute for the Protection of Family Maternity and Youth, ZAGREB
Mrs. Dubravka VRGOC, State Office for the Protection of Family Maternity and Youth, ZAGREB
CYPRUS – CHYPRE Mr. Thrasos THRASYVOULOU, International relations, NICOSIA
CZECH REPUBLIC – REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE Mr. Jindrich FRYC, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, PRAHA
DENMARK – DANEMARK Mr. Carl NISSEN, Ministry of Education, COPENHAGEN
Mr. Kim SVENDSEN, Danish Youth Council (DUF), COPENHAGEN
ESTONIA – ESTONIE Ms. Kadi ARDEL, Ministry of Education, TALLINN
FINLAND – FINLANDE Ms. Ulla HELSINGIUS, Ministry of Education, HELSINKI
Ms Ulla-Kaisa AHO, Ministry of Education, HELSINKI
FRANCE Mme Francine MEYER, Ministère de la Jeunesse et des Sports, PARIS
Mme Agnès CUKIERMAN, Ministère des Affaires étrangères, PARIS
GERMANY – ALLEMAGNE Mr Norbert SCHNEEVOIGT, Bundesministerum für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend, BONN
GREECE – GRECE Ms. Linda ATHANASSOULI, General Secretariat for Youth, ATHENS
HOLY SEE - SAINT SIEGE M. L'Abbé Patrick JACQUIN, PARIS
Père Vincent DOLLMANN, STRASBOURG
HUNGARY - HONGRIEM. György HERCZEG, Co-ordination Council for Children and Youth Affairs, Prime Minister's Office, BUDAPEST
ICELAND – ISLANDE Mr. Erlendur KRISTJANSSON, Ministry of Culture and Education, REYKJAVIK
IRELAND – IRLANDE Ms. Maire Mí FHLAITHBHEARTAIGHs, Department of Education, DUBLIN
ITALY – ITALIE Mme Concetta DI STEFANO, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, ROMA
LATVIA – LETTONIE Ms. Solvita VEVERE, Ministry of Education, RIGA
LIECHTENSTEIN Ms N. BAROUK-HASLER, Kinder und Jugenddienst, Amt für Soziale Dienste, SCHAAN
LITHUANIA – LITUANIE Mr. Algirdas AUGUSTAITIS, State Council on Youth Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, VILNIUS
LUXEMBOURG M. Fr. Ch. MULLER, Service National de la Jeunesse, LUXEMBOURG
MALTA – MALTE Mr. John DEMANUELE, Ministry of Justice and the Arts, VALLETTA
MOLDOVA M. Iosif MOLDOVANU, Département Jeunesse et Sports, CHISINAU
NETHERLANDS - PAYS-BAS Mme F.J. GEHRKENS, Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport, RIJSWIJK
NORWAY – NORVEGE Mr. Bjørn JAABERG HANSEN, Royal Ministry of Children and Family Affairs, OSLO
Mr Finn Yjer DENSTAG, Norwegian Youth Council (LNU), OSLO
POLAND - POLOGNE Mr Robert KRAWCZYK, Ministry of Education, WARSAW
Ms. Agniezszka DYBOWSKA, Ministry of National Education, WARSAW
PORTUGAL Ms Filomena MARTINS, Department of Support, Research and Planning of the State Secretary, LISBON
ROMANIA – ROUMANIE Mr. Cristian TROACA, Ministry of Youth and Sport, BUCHAREST
RUSSIA – RUSSIE Mr. Yuri DETISTOV, R.F. State Committee on Youth, MOSCOW
REPUBLIQUE SLOVAQUE Ms. Marta GALUSOVÁ, Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic, BRATISLAVA
SLOVENIA – SLOVENIE Mr. Stanko SALAMON, Ministry of Education and Sport, Youth Department, LJUBLJANA
SPAIN – ESPAGNE Ms Irene GARCIA SUAREZ, Institut de la Jeunesse, MADRID
Mrs. Maria Luisa LOPEZ PENA; Institut de la Jeunesse, MADRID
SWEDEN – SUEDE Mr. Staffan EKLUND, Ministry of the Interior (Inrikesdepartementet) STOCKHOLM
SWITZERLAND / SUISSE M. Mario FRASA, Office fédéral de la Culture, Service de la Jeunesse, BERNE
Mme Christina AEBISHER, Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Jugendverbände (SAJV), BERNE
THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA / L'EX-REPUBLIQUE YOUGOSLAVE DE MACEDOINE Mr Dragan PANEVSKI, Ministry of Culture, SKOPJE
UKRAINE Ms Tatiana BEZULIK, Ministry of Ukraine of Family and Youth Affairs, Esplanadna 42, KYIV
UNITED KINGDOM – ROYAUME UNI Mr. Roger TROEDSON, Department for Education and Employment, LONDON
Commission of the European Communities/Commission des Communautés Européennes
Mme Christèle DUVIEUSART, DGXXII; Direction éducation, formation et jeunesse Commission des Communautés Européennes, BRUXELLES
SECRETARIAT OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE / SECRETARIAT DU CONSEIL DE L'EUROPE
Direction de l’Enseignement, de la Culture et du Sport / Directorate Of Education, Culture and Sport
Ms Michela CECCHINI, Administratrice/Administrator
Mr Marino OSTINI, Member of the project group "Education to citizenship"/membre du groupe de projet "éducation à la citoyenneté, Office fédéral de l’éducation et de la science, BERNE
Secretariat of the Youth Directorate / Secrétariat de la Direction de la Jeunesse
Mr Franco MARZIALE, Director/Directeur
Ms Anne-Marie FARADJI, Administrator, Secretary of the Committee/Administratrice, Secrétaire du Comité
Mr Catalin GHENEA, Programme adviser/Conseiller de programme
Mr André-Jacques DODIN
MsIrenaGUIDIKOVA
Mr Patrick Penninckx
Mr Jean-Philippe RESTOUEIX