UPDATE NOVEMBER: Bye, bye Young Europe – Commission sacks an independent EU youth programme
Post update in italics: As this blog post produces high traffic on my blog (original post still below available) and was read in the last months very often I would like to update the topic. I had the chance to talk to an high profile MEP responsible for education in the European Parliament. I tackled her … Read more
European Parliament on the future of the EU after 2013 – Youth in Action included!!
Just a few days ago the European Parliaments “Special committee on the policy challenges and budgetary resources for a sustainable European Union after 2013″ published its “Report on Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe“. The EC will come up with its own proposal for the … Read more
Lobbying for an independent EU youth programme after 2013
You can’t change politics… that’s what you hear often from young people but also adults have this impression and to some extent they are right. Yes, we are a representative democracy and we vote for our representatives no matter what parliament we talk about. Generally spoken our democracies are not that bad, having in mind … Read more
Doubtful future for an independent EU youth programme – we need YOUTH IN ACTION
The crucial question to get right to the point is the question whether we will have an independent youth programme in the European Union after 2013. The current programme YOUTH IN ACTION will expire by the end of 2013. From 2014 onwards we’ll have the next generation of European programmes and the new financial framework … Read more
“Checkpoint Youth” – discussing the future of the EU Youth programme, today / Berlin
2014 is not just next door but everybody connected is already discussing the future of the EU youth programme YOUTH IN ACTION. Today and tomorrow the German NA has set up a huge forum to discuss all relevant matters to make sure that we’ll have still an independent Youth programme in Europe. Various NGOs will … Read more
