Think European – act local: Youth 2015 – recommendations for Europe

The second conference on the EU Youth Strategy and the role of the states and regions will address the core findings of the third EU Youth Report on the realities faced by young Europeans. Further, it will focus on resulting challenges and the need for political action on the regional level, notably in particular in the fields of social integration, employment, participation, culture and creativity, health and wellbeing, volunteering, education and training, as well as international cooperation. The conference seeks to: - raise awareness of the Committee of Regions´ political role, - explain regional and local dimensions, as well as the contribution of regions in the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy, referring to practical examples, - enhance the exchange about current challenges in regional youth policy, especially in the fields of participation, employment and social integration and support as well as possibilities of cross-sectoral youth policy, - spread the word about successful examples of European cooperation between regions in the field of youth politics. Please apply through: http://selectsurvey-gen.cor.europa.eu/TakeSurvey.aspx?PageNumber=1&SurveyID=m4KHl933&Preview=true.