PRESENTATIONIV Cycle of the Structured Dialogue

Who?

Young people and policy makers coming together to formulate policy

proposals

Choice of the priority

The Team Presidency engaged in discussions with the European Commission and the European Youth Forum and hold an early consultation with young people to define and elaborate the priority for the cycle, “Youth Empowerment for political participation”

IV CYCLE OF THE STRUCTURED DIALOGUE18 month process

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT FOR POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

Trio presidency

Phase 1Italian Presidency Phase 2

Latvian Presidency

Phase 3Luxembourgish Presidency

PHASE 1 under the Italian Presidency

Objective(s): -Define a common understanding and identify the challenges regarding the overall thematic priority, with a special attention to young people’s access to rights

PHASE 2Under the Latvian PresidencyObjective: - To gather input from young people and formulate jointly recommendations on the overall priority

PHASE 3Under the Luxembourgish PresidencyObjective: - Update and detail the recommendations by including the feedback received in order to have action-focused recommendations

The Process

With the new process, instead of having 3 consultations for each phase as well as 3 Council Conclusion, we will have ONE CONSULTATION phase and ONE COUNCIL CONCLUSION at the end of the 18 month process.

The Trio Presidency, the European Commission and the European Youth Forum hold the responsibility to PROMOTE THE FINAL JOINT RECOMMENDATIONS wherever possible, in all relevant sectors, at local and European level.

The Actors: The managing body

Team Presidency Countries

EUROPEAN STEERING COMMITTEE

- Coordinates the Structured Dialogue process- Provide guidance to the NWGs and INGYOs- Monitor and assess the progresses in the SD- Promote the outcome of the SD at political level

The Actors: The National Working Groups

National Working Groups-Ministries for Youth Affairs-National Youth Councils, local Youth Council-Experts, researchers

conduct consultations with young people and and regional wherever possible).

Debates between young

people and decision-makers

Debates between young

people and decision-makers

Expert groups and

workshops

Expert groups and

workshops

meetingsmeetings

Expert online consultationExpert online consultation

ORGANISE

The Actors: the INGYOs

International Non-Governmental Youth Organisations

conduct consultations with young people and and regional wherever possible).

Debates between young

people and decision-makers

Debates between young

people and decision-makers

Expert groups and

workshops

Expert groups and

workshops

meetingsmeetings

Expert online consultationExpert online consultation

ORGANISE

How to use the political outcomes?

There are 2 outcomes of the Structured Dialgue:

1 The Joint recommendations: approved at the end of the EUYC in LuxembourgThese joint recommendations will be taken into account to draft the Council Conclusion on Youth Empowerment for Political participation

2 The Council Conclusion: approved under the Luxembourgish presidency, by the Council of the EU

How to use the political outcomes?

✔ Young people and youth organisations:

Should promote the political outcomes at local, national and European level, to ensure that the adopted policy proposals are turned into policy making.

Should remind decision-makers that the proposals were adopted jointly, and that it is their responsibility to implement youth policies that respond to young people’s needs and proposals.

How to use the political outcomes?

✔ The Presidency of the EU:

Should give feedback on how far the guiding framework and the recommendations from the IV cycle the were taken into account by the Council of the EU.

Should promote the Joint recommendations in a beyond the youth field

Should encourage the Member States to implement the policies at National level

How to use the political outcomes?

✔ The European Commission:

Should promote the joint recommendations to all relevant Commission Services (beyond the youth sector) and ensure they feed into policy making

GET INVOLVE!

Through the National Youth Council of your country or INGYO (International Youth Organisation).

-Take part in the online consultations-Take part in off line consultations/debate-Follow-up the recommendations-Go the the website of the European Youth Portal:

PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION

NOW IT IS UP TO YOU!

Get involved in the structured dialogue!

Your voice matters!