Second international roundtable "Youth Policy Cooperation in the Broader Euro-Mediterranean Context" - European Youth Centre Budapest, 22 and 23 April 2009

Agenda

Wednesday, 22 April 2009

09:30 Opening of the round table, by:

• Mr Khaled Louhichi, Director of the Polulation Policy and Migration Department, League of Arab States
• Mr Hans-Joachim Schild, Coordinator of the Partnership on Youth between the Council of Europe and the European Commission

09:50 Round of introduction of the participants and the organisations represented

10:00 Introduction to the background, aims and objectives of the meeting, by Mr Rui Gomes, Head of Education and Training Unit of the Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe

10:10 Presentation of the conclusions of the Survey on the evaluation and follow-up of the Euro-Mediterranean Youth Policy activities, organised in the framework of the Youth Partnership, by Mr Ayman Abdul Majeed

10:30 Principles and objectives of the youth policy in the Council of Europe and in the Youth Partnership, by Ms Miriam Teuma

11:30 Exchange of views on existing projects and programmes relating to the youth policy development in the Euro-Mediterranean framework (each organisation represented will have 15 minutes to present an outline of their objectives and projects relating to youth policy):

• League of Arab States, Ms Elham A. Alshejni
• Anna Lindh Foundation, Ms Vera Cerbara
• Biblioteca Alexandrina, Ms Inas Abdelatif
• Salto Euromed Resource Centre, Mr Bernard Abrignani
• Euro-Med Youth Platform, Ms Amanda Zammit

14:30 Exchange continued with:

• European Youth Forum, Mr Giuseppe Porcaro
• Council of Europe
  • The North-South Centre, Mr Marcos Andrade
  • Directorate of Youth and Sport, Mr Rui Gomes
• International Federation for Family Planning, Ms Catherine Nemr/Dr Mohamed Kamal
• Partnership on Youth Council of Europe – European Commission, Mr Hans-Joachim Schild /Mr Rui Gomes
• UNFPA, Mr Robert Thomson

16:30 Youth Policy studies in the Euro-Med Youth Programme framework, introduction by Mr Bernard Abrignani and Ms Asuman Goksel

17:00 Working session on youth participation, together with the participants of the Training Course for Youth Leaders “Youth Participation and Intercultural Dialogue for Euro-Arab Youth Cooperation”

19:30 Dinner and boat trip on Danube together with the participants of the Training Course for Youth Leaders “Youth Participation and Intercultural Dialogue for Euro-Arab Youth Cooperation”

Thursday, 23 April 2009

09:30 Opening of the day

09:45 Working groups on the perspectives and priorities for future co-operation

11:45 Reports from the working groups

12:15 Priorities and approaches for follow-up

12:30 Conclusions by the chairs

12:50 Evaluation

13:00 Closing of the meeting