National Working Groups of the Structured Dialogue on Youth are invited to launch the second phase of the national consultations process. The first phase of national consultation was held in each Member State to provide an overview of young people's expectations. The process was finalised in the build-up to the Spanish EU Youth Conference in Jerez, Spain, on 13-15th April. The second phase of the national consultations should identify concrete measures to address the identified priorities.
The theme for the period from January 2010-June 2011 set by the Trio Presidency is youth employment. Amongst the priorities identified during the Spanish EU Youth Conference were the needs to recognise non-formal education outcomes and to support new ideas to provide access to loans and EU funding programmes. Also, protecting young people against precarious contracts was seen as a particular concern for young people from all over Europe, as well as the need to support and promote voluntary activities. The third phase of the structured dialogue will aim for political implementation of the agreed concrete measures.
The European Steering Committee of the Structured Dialogue, of which the European Youth Forum is part, invites the National Working Groups to implement national consultations and to present their outcomes by the 5th of September.
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