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Proposal for a Council Decision adopting an action programme for the promotion of youth 
exchanges in the Community — TES for Europe' — 1987-1989 
COM(86) 52 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 7 March 1986) 
(86/C 72/04) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, Whereas the Member States, in signing the Treaty 
establishing the European Economic Community, 
declared themselves determined to lay the foundations of 
an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe; 
whereas to this end they provided for the removal of 
obstacles to the free movement of persons between 
Member States; 
Whereas to achieve this objective, the Treaty has 
provided for powers to take action to ensure freedom of 
movement for workers, self-employed persons and 
recipients of services; 
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Whereas the Council, by Decision 84/636/EEC ('), 
established the third joint programme of exchange of 
young workers; 
Whereas youth exchanges will provide valuable 
preparation for, and can therefore promote achievement 
of the objective of, the free movement of persons, and in 
particular the implementation of exchanges of young 
workers; 
Whereas the Council, in its resolution of 11 July 1983 
concerning vocational training policies in the European 
Community in the 1980s (2), emphasized the desirability 
of measures to assist young people to develop their sense 
of initiative and to foster an awareness in them of their 
abilities and responsibilities; 
Whereas the Council and Ministers of Education 
meeting within the Council at their meetings of 13 
December 1976 (3) and 12 July 1982 (4), resolved on the 
need adequately to prepare young people for adult and 
working life, and adopted action programmes relating 
thereto; 
Whereas the European Council meeting on 28-29 June 
1985 adopted the conclusions of the ad-hoc committee 
on 'A People's Europe' which called for the promotion 
of youth exchanges within the Community and for an 
effective network on youth exchanges within and 
between Member States; 
Whereas the European Parliament, in its resolutions of 
12 March 1981 (5) on youth activities, of 7 June 1983 (6) 
on youth exchanges, and of 16 December 1983 (7) on a 
voluntary service scheme, has called for a strengthening 
of Community activities in this field; and whereas at its 
meeting of 13 November 1985 it called for the 
implementation of the proposals of the ad-hoc committee 
on 'A People's Europe'; 
Whereas youth exchanges promote understanding among 
young people of the European Community and its 
Member States, and contribute to the development of the 
ever closer union among the peoples of Europe, and to 
the development of intercultural understanding; 
Whereas a substantial improvement in the quality and 
quantity of youth exchanges in the Community can be 
achieved by a series of direct and indirect support 
measures at Community level, complementing the 
measures taken under the third joint programme for 
the exchange of young workers; 
(*) OJ No L 331, 19. 12. 1984, p. 36. 
(2) OJ No C 193, 20. 7. 1983, p. 2. 
(3) OJ No C 308, 30. 12. 1976, p. 1. 
(4) OJ No C 193, 28. 7. 1982, p. 1. 
(5) OJNo C 77, 6. 4. 1981, p. 58. 
(6) OJ No C 184, 11. 7. 1983, p. 22. 
O OJNoC 10, 16. 1. 1984, p. 286. Whereas the Treaty does not provide the necessary 
powers, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
A programme to promote the development of youth 
exchanges within the European Community, hereinafter 
referred to as the 'YES for Europe' programme and as 
set out in the Annex, is hereby adopted for a three-year 
period beginning on 1 January 1987. 
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Decision, the term 'youth 
exchanges' shall refer to visits lasting normally between 
one and three weeks made by young people between the 
ages of 16 and 25 years to a Member State other than 
the Member State in which they reside, and which are 
specifically planned in such a way as to enable young 
people: 
— to gain understanding at first-hand of the economic, 
social and cultural life of other Member States 
through direct contact with the local community in 
the host country, 
— to enhance personal development and develop skills 
for adult and working life, including the skills for 
communication between people of different cultural 
background, 
— to exchange ideas and identify common interests with 
young people from other Member States and develop 
an awareness of a European identity. 
Article 3 
The objectives of the 'YES for Europe' programme shall 
be as follows: 
(a) to promote youth exchanges in the economic, social, 
cultural and sporting fields within the European 
Community, to increase the number of young people 
involved and to balance the flow of youth exchanges 
as between Member States; 
(b) to promote improvements in the quality of youth 
exchanges, in particular through assistance with the 
preparation and organization of exchanges, so as to 
maximize the benefit to the young people concerned 
and also enable them to play an active role in setting 
up exchanges; 
(c) to encourage diversification in youth exchanges and 
in particular to extend participation to young people 
from all kinds of social, economic and cultural back­
grounds and from all regions of the Community; 
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(d) to identify ways and means of overcoming the 
various financial, legal and administrative obstacles 
which may inhibit participation in or the organiz­
ation of youth exchanges; 
(e) to identify progressively gaps and new priorities in 
existing arrangements for exchanges which could 
require supplementary action either within Member 
States or at Community level. 
Article 4 
1. The Commission shall implement the 'YES for 
Europe' programme on the basis of the different 
incentives and complementary measures set out in the 
Annex. 
2. The estimated amount needed to finance these 
measures during the period 1987-1989 is 30 million 
ECU. 
3. On all matters of importance concerning the 
implementation of the programme, the Commission shall 
consult representatives of Member States and the Youth 
Forum of the European Communities. 
4. The Commission shall see to it that this action 
programme is consistent with and complementary to 
other Community activities affecting youth exchanges, in 
particular those provided for under Decision 84/636/ 
EEC. The Commission shall ensure its actions are 
complementary with those of the European Foundation 
and shall also maintain regular contact and coordination 
with international organizations working in the field of 
youth exchanges. Article 5 
1. Member States shall lend their support to achieving 
the objectives of the 'YES for Europe' programme as set 
out in Article 3 and shall draw up an action plan 
accordingly. 
2. Each Member State shall in particular: 
(i) designate or otherwise set up a competent body (or 
bodies) to act as the national coordination agency 
for the development of youth exchanges within the 
European Community. Where this body differs from 
the authority designated according to Article 7 (2) of 
Decision 84/636/EEC, it shall operate in close 
liaison with that authority; 
(ii) take steps to ensure, where such is not already the 
case, that travel abroad by young people par­
ticipating in recognized youth exchanges does not 
result in loss of entitlement to unemployment benefit 
or equivalent forms of income support. 
Article 6 
The Commission shall adopt the measures necessary to 
implement this Decision. 
Article 7 
The Commission shall submit to the Council and the 
European Parliament a report on the implementation of 
this Decision at the same time as the submission of its 
proposal for a review of Decision 84/636/EEC. 
Article 8 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
ANNEX 
to the draft Decision on the "YES for Europe' programme 
1. The 'YES for Europe' programme is designed as a range of incentive measures to promote the 
development of youth exchanges in the European Community. These measures are directed at young 
people from 16 to 25 years of age, as well as youth organizations, youth workers, non-governmental 
organizations, public authorities and all other bodies able to play a role in promoting or organizing 
youth exchanges. 
2., The following measures to improve direct support for youth exchanges shall be implemented: 
A. Measures providing direct financial support for youth exchanges, excluding exchanges organized 
within the formal education and training systems. These grants, which will cover mobility costs, will 
normally be channelled through appropriate bodies designated under Article 5 (2) of this Decision, 
each Member State being assigned quantitative objectives proportionate to its youth population. In 
the allocation of grants, priority will be given to: 
(i) youth exchanges of at least one week's duration which: 
— bring together young people from different social, economic and cultural backgrounds, 
— bring out to young people the European dimension of life, 
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— are also designed for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, 
— have been initiated and planned by groups of young people themselves, 
— concern regions of the Community that are not strongly represented in youth exchanges. 
(ii) youth exchanges of longer duration, including voluntary work camps which: 
— bring together young people from at least six Member States to study and work on a project 
of common European interest. 
B. Aid for short study visits by groups of youth workers to acquaint themselves with the situation of 
young people in other Member States and make appropriate contacts for the organization of youth 
exchanges. 
C. Aid for the setting up and, exceptionally, for the development, of youth exchange infrastructure by 
specialized non-governmental organizations at European level. 
D. A grant scheme for short visits abroad connected with the preparation of exchanges designed to 
enable young people to spend a recognized integrated part of a vocational training course in another 
Member State. 
3. The following measures to improve infrastructure and indirect support for youth exchanges shall be 
implemented: 
E. Assistance for the setting up and development of specific activities organized or sponsored by the 
designated coordination agencies on youth exchanges within Member States. These activities shall be 
concerned with the development of: 
(i) internal information policy, including provision for an up-to-date central data base on all youth 
exchange opportunities and on sources of funding, advice and training for exchange organizers, 
as well as provisions for the dissemination of information to young people and exchange 
organizers at regional and local level, or 
(ii) external information policy, including liaison with coordination agencies in other Member States 
and provision of multilingual information and advice to young people from abroad and to 
organizers of incoming youth exchanges, or 
(iii) advisory services equipped to give practical guidance on the preparation of youth exchanges and 
offer training courses, including language tuition, to exchange organizers. 
These agencies shall also be the channel through which grants from the 'YES for Europe' 
programme are generally passed. 
F. Aid for European training for youth workers on the better organization and exploitation of youth 
exchanges. 
4. Measures to complement and support those referred to under paragraph 2 and 3 above shall be carried 
out by the Commission including measures: 
(i) to develop networking arrangements between national coordination agencies; 
(ii) to produce and disseminate information and documentation and promote exchanges of experience; 
(iii) to monitor progress and analyse trends and specific issues such as the elimination of legal and 
administrative obstacles, trends in travel concessions, the feasibility of establishing a European 
youth card; 
(iv) to provide technical expertise and support for the implementation of grant and subvention schemes. 
5. Projects to receive Community assistance shall be chosen on the basis of their quality, their potential 
scale of impact and the extent to which they contribute to a more even balance of activity in youth 
exchanges between Member States and to building up a strong sense of Community identity.