No C 175/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 7. 91 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Amended proposal for a Council Decision adopting an action programme to promote youth 
exchanges and mobility in the Community: the Touth for Europe' programme (') 
(91/C 175/05) 
COM(91) 216 final 
(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 (3) of the EEC Treaty on 5 June 1991) 
(') OJ No C 308, 8. 12. 1990, p 6. 
ORIGINAL PROPOSAL AMENDED PROPOSAL 
Title and citations unchanged 
Recitals (1) to (7) unchanged 
Recital (8) Recital (8) 
Whereas project-centred youth exchanges are an appro­
priate method of enabling young people to understand 
more about the European Community and its Member 
States; whereas they thus contribute to the training and 
preparation of young people for adult and working life 
and to the development of a greater awareness of their 
capacities and responsibilities; 
1. For the purposes of this action the term 'ycmtii 
exchanges' shall refer to project-centred bilateral 
exchanges and multilateral exchanges and encounters 
arranged on the basis of joint plans between indi­
viduals or groups of young people between the Whereas project-centred youth exchanges are an appro­
priate method of enabling young people to understand 
more about the European Community and its Member 
States, and of promoting social cohesion within the 
Community; whereas they thus contribute to the training 
and preparation of young people for adult and working 
life and to the development of a greater awareness of 
their capacities and responsibilities; 
1. For the purposes of this action the term 'y°utn 
exchanges' shall refer to bilateral exchanges and 
multilateral exchanges and encounters arranged on 
the basis of joint plans between individuals or groups 
of young people between the ages of 15 and 25 years, Remaining recitals unchanged 
Articles 1 to 7 unchanged 
ANNEX ANNEX 
ACTION I ACTION I 
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ORIGINAL PROPOSAL 
ages of 15 and 25 years, other than those which take 
place in the context of school or vocational training. 
These project-centred exchanges will have a minimum 
duration of one week in a Member State and shall be 
specifically planned so as to enable them to develop 
skills for active and working life by: 
The first indent 
Second indent 
— establishing cooperative relationships between groups 
of young people from different States within the 
Community, 
Action I from the third indent, to 
point 2 (a) 
(a) information to young people and youth workers 
about the activities supported under this programme, 
and the application and grant systems relating to 
each activity; 
Action II, point 2 (b) AMENDED PROPOSAL 
other than those which take place in the context of 
school programmes or vocational training courses. 
These project-centred exchanges will have a minimum 
duration of one week in a Member State and shall be 
specifically planned so as to enable them to develop 
skills for active and working life by: 
stays unchanged 
Second indent 
— establishing cooperative relationships between groups 
of young people resident in different States within 
the Community, 
Action II, point 1 stay unchanged 
point 2 (a) 
(a) extensive dissemination of information to young 
people and youth workers particularly those who are 
disadvantaged by their geographical isolation 
(because they live in regions in which little infor­
mation is customarily available), about the activities 
supported under this programme and the application 
and grant systems relating to each activity; 
nd (c) stay unchanged 
point (d) 
(new) 
(d) assessment of the qualitative effect of the 
programme.