20-22 May 2009, Krzyżowa - Wrocław, Dolnoslaskie (PL)
2nd Meeting of the AER Youth Regional Network
‘Shaping the future of Europe – on the eve of the European elections’
AER organised the 2nd Meeting of Youth from the European Regions in Krzyżowa (near Wrocław, Dolnyslask) in Poland from 20 to 22 May 2009. The main objectives of this meeting were:
• to continue networking between youth regional councils, parliaments and organisations
• to foster the cooperation in the topics already discussed during the first meeting: aging societies, migration, education, employment, youth entrepreneurship, values, global economy, natural resources, modern life, culture, identities and integration.
• to adopt the YRN Strategic Programme for the next two years (definition of objectives, organisation, structure, membership, calendar)
• to elect the President of the YRN
The meeting started on 20th May in the evening by opening dinner and was followed by one-and-a-half day conference (2 plenary sessions and 5 working groups session).
Almost 60 young representatives between 18-30 years old from 27 European regions and 18 European countries attended the meeting.
The first meeting was the great success and AER member regions are strongly interested to support youth Network, which in the future will be transformed in the Youth Assembly of European Regions. In Krzyzowa, the YRN will reinforce its position by creating the concrete paper starting the future shape of cooperation.
Report from the meeting
The Strategic Programme for the following 2 years was adopted unanimously by the participants of the meeting on 22nd May 2009. This is a basis of the common cooperation for 2009-2010.
AER Youth Regional Network Strategic Programme 2009-2010
During the second day (22nd May 2009) young members of the Network elected Charlotte Kudé, from Ile-de-France region (F), as the Youth Regional Network's first President.
Charlotte Kudé is 18 years old and she comes from Ile-de-France region (F). She has French, German, Hungarian, Slovenian and Spanish origins therefore she considers Europe as an important part of her identity. She is a member of Ile-de-France Youth Regional Council.
Youth Committee on Sustainable Development
Youth Committee on Professional Life and Youth Entrepreneurship
Youth Committee on Culture and Education
Youth Committee on Healthcare
Youth Committee on Media and Communication
Draft Agenda 16/05
List of participants
Invitation for the meeting
Information paper: objectives of the meeting and working methods
Practical Information for participants
Registration form - deadline to register: 30 April
Candidature for presidential election
We invite you to watch and to contribute to the Youth Regional Network Blog created by Europocket.TV. You can watch the interviews with participants, give your comments to recordings and learn more about the YRN.
Click here to see blog: http://www.europocket.tv/AERyouth/
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During the Plenary Session on 21st May young participants took part in the debate focusing on an important question : “Should the EU contribute to young entrepreneurs projects?”.
As a result of the debate, members drafted a common position that will be submitted to the European institutions.
The debate was covered by Europarl TV and was moderated by Mr Tomasz Bratek, European Commission Youth in Action Programme.
To watch the debate online, click on the logo below:
AER Youth Regional Network members are also on the Facebook. Join group and make your contribution:
Created by the Assembly of European Regions (AER), the Youth Regional Network (YRN) is a platform of regional-level youth organisations, councils and parliaments from across wider Europe. The platform works as a forum where young people can influence regional and European policy while exchanging experiences and good practice.
AER’s Youth Regional Network was established on 25th November 2008 in Wiesbaden (Hessen region, Germany), where a founding meeting of ninety young people representing 55 European regions launched Europe’s first and only platform of regional youth councils, parliaments and organisations. The YRN was founded on the idea that decision-making should be based upon the principle of subsidiarity. This means that, on the one hand, youth policy at European level should reflect the diversity of the regions and of the young people that live in those regions. On the other hand, youth policy within the regions should maintain a European dimension so that the common challenges faced by all young people can be tackled in co-operation with the sharing of ideas, knowledge and experiences.
The YRN has four main objectives: networking, influencing policy, exchanging best practice and experience and promoting sustainable governance.
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