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Formal EU Council Youth

• > 19 November 2010, Brussels

Translating political priorities :

The 27 ministers responsible for Youth Affairs and the European Commissioner met on Friday 19 November during the formal EU Youth Council. At this meeting the Belgian EU Presidency had the ambition to turn its priorities into political reality. The ministers discussed and adopted the following documents:

• The resolution on Youth Work.
• The conclusions in answer to the Commission’s study on access of young people to culture.
• The European and International policy agendas on children, youth and children’s rights.
• A debate on Urban Youth and Europe.

Minister Pascal Smet (Flemish Community) chaired the Council, whereas a representative of the German-speaking Community acted as spokesperson for Belgium.

The aforementioned documents are now available (only in English; as soon as the translation in Dutch, French and German are approved they will be made available too)

Press release: www.eutrio.be/pressrelease/education-youth-culture-and-sport-council

Documents

• Urban_Youth_and_Europe (.pdf)
• Council_conclusions_on_the_European_and_International_Policy_Agendas_on_Children_Youth_and_Childrens_Rights (.pdf)
• Draft_Council_conclusions_on_access_of_young_people_to_culture (.pdf)
• Draft_Resolution_of_the_Council_and_of_the_Representatives_of_the_Governments_of_the_Member_States_meeting_within_the_Council_on_Youth_Work (.pdf)
• The_European_and_International_Policy_Agendas_on_Children_Youth_and_Childrens_Rights (.pdf)

Texts Official Journal of the European Union:

• Council conclusions of 19 November 2010 on the European and International Policy Agendas on Children, Youth and Children’s Rights
  children (.pdf)
• Council conclusions of 19 November 2010 on access of young people to culture
  culture (.pdf)
• Resolution of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on youth work
  youthwork (.pdf)
• Council conclusions of 19 November 2010 on the ‘Youth on the Move’ initiative — an integrated approach in response to the challenges young people face
  youth_on_the_move (.pdf)