# C_2022251EN.01015501.xml

| 30.6.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 251/155 |
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30.6.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 251/155

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P9_TA(2021)0486

European Year of Youth 2022 ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 14 December 2021 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Youth 2022 (COM(2021)0634 — C9-0379/2021 — 2021/0328(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2022/C 251/21)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2021)0634), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2021)0634),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 165(4) and 166(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0379/2021), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 165(4) and 166(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0379/2021),

| — | having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 8 December 2021 (1), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 8 December 2021 (1),

| — | after consulting the Committee of the Regions, |
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after consulting the Committee of the Regions,

| — | having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 10 December 2021 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 10 December 2021 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to the letter from the Committee on Budgets of 17 November 2021 on the outcome of budget conciliation with respect to the Commission proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Youth 2022, |
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having regard to the letter from the Committee on Budgets of 17 November 2021 on the outcome of budget conciliation with respect to the Commission proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Youth 2022,

| — | having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Culture and Education (A9-0322/2021), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Culture and Education (A9-0322/2021),

| A. | Whereas for reasons of urgency it is justified to proceed to the vote before the expiry of the deadline of eight weeks laid down in Article 6 of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; |
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Whereas for reasons of urgency it is justified to proceed to the vote before the expiry of the deadline of eight weeks laid down in Article 6 of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;

| 1. | Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out; |
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| 2. | Approves the joint statement by Parliament and the Council annexed to this resolution, which will be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union; |
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| 3. | Takes note of the statement by the Commission annexed to this resolution, which will be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union; |
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| 4. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal; |
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| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. |
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(1)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.

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P9_TC1-COD(2021)0328

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 December 2021 with a view to the adoption of Decision (EU) 2021/... of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Youth (2022)

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Decision (EU) 2021/2316.)

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ANNEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Joint statement by the European Parliament and the Council on the financing of the European Year of Youth (2022) — Decision (EU) 2021/2316

The European Parliament and the Council agree that the minimum operational budget for the implementation of the European Year of Youth (2022) shall be set at EUR 8 million. Of that amount, EUR 3 million will come from the annual budget for 2022 of the European Solidarity Corps and EUR 5 million will come from the annual budget for 2022 of the Erasmus + programme.

Furthermore, the co-legislators are committed to leaving a lasting legacy of the European Year, beyond 2022. Without prejudice to the powers of the budgetary authority, in accordance with Article 314 TFEU, any additional funding beyond 2022 should be identified within the MFF 2021 — 2027.

Statement by the Commission on the financing of the European Year of Youth (2022) — Decision (EU) 2021/2316...

The Commission takes note of the agreement of the co-legislators to introduce a minimum operational budget of EUR 8 million for the implementation of the European Year of Youth (2022), without prejudice to the possibility of complementary contributions from other relevant Union programmes and instruments in addition to this amount of EUR 8 million.

In addition, the Commission will carry out a mapping exercise throughout the Year and will regularly update it outlining the possible and actual contributions by EU programmes and instruments to the implementation of the European Year of Youth and reporting on the activities. The progress in the deployment of contributions by the Union programmes will be regularly presented to the European Parliament and the Council. These contributions should be considered as complementary and above the minimum operational budget of EUR 8 million.

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