The European Youth Portal is a multi-lingual website addressing young people in Europe and providing access to youth related European and national information. The aim of the European Youth Portal is to provide young people aged 13 to 30 across Europe with information and opportunities around a wide range of topics based on the EU Youth Strategy, including education, employment, participation, culture, social inclusion, health, mobility and volunteering. One of its major strengths is that this content is provided at European and national levels through a partnership between the European Commission and Eurodesk, and is available in up to 27 different languages, covering 33 countries.
Background
editThe European Youth Portal is an initiative of the European Commission and was launched in 2004.[1] The portal was suggested in the European Commission's White Paper "A new impetus for European Youth".[2][3] It has been developed with and for young people, particularly in association with Eurodesk and the European Youth Forum.[4] In April 2009, the European Commission adopted the EU Youth Strategy. One of the strategy's objectives is to enhance the participation of all young people in society and to increase their participation in civic life and in representative democracy. It is also stated in the Council Resolution of 27 November 2009 on a renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010–2018)."[5] To this end, the European Commission re-launched the European Youth Portal in May 2013 with a new look and feel, and new content. It replaced the previous one which was no longer meeting the growing expectations of its young audience.
Management
editThe Eurodesk network - a permanent support structure of the European Union's 'Youth in Action' programme - is responsible for managing the content, contributing to its translation and promoting the portal.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "EU launches new information portal targeted at young people". EurActiv. 2004-05-26. Retrieved 2009-12-08
- ^ European Commission (2002). A new impetus for European youth. European Commission White Paper. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2002. ISBN 92-894-2189-4. p 24. ([online] Retrieved 2009-12-07)
- ^ ""EU and Youth Policies - Frequently Asked Questions". EUbusiness. 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2009-12-07". Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ “Young people and Europe: bridging the gap”. SEETV. 2004-07-2004. Retrieved 2009-12-07
- ^ “Council Resolution of 27 November 2009 on a renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018)”, p. 17. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ “Youth in Action programme. Eurodesk”. Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency 2011.
- ^ "Eurodesk 2010 - a snapshot of activities and good practice." Eurodesk Brussels Link 2011.