WRITTEN QUESTION No. 213/96 by Mair MORGAN to the Commission. Staffing and managing the ' Youth for Europe III' programme
Date: 1996-01-31
Institutions: European Parliament, MORGAN
Subjects: organisation chart, recruitment, vocational training, young person













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 213/96 by Mair MORGAN to the Commission. Staffing and managing the ' Youth for Europe III' programme  


Official Journal C 185 , 25/06/1996 P. 0043 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-0213/96 by Mair Morgan (PSE) to the Commission (31 January 1996)Subject: Staffing and managing the 'Youth for Europe III' programmeAs the Commission is now aware of the need to tackle the problems caused by the delay in adopting the 'Youth for Europe III' programme, could it please state the exact number of extra staff to be employed, the date on which they will be taking up their posts, as well as details of how exactly the 'Youth for Europe III' programme management system will be reorganized and improved?Now that the Youth Secretariat has been allocated ECU 15 million to fund the European Voluntary Civilian Service, does the Commission intend appointing extra staff for its pilot project?Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (27 February 1996)With regard to the first part of the question, the Commission can only reaffirm its intention of providing the Youth for Europe programme with the staff necessary to ensure its efficient operation. In doing so, of course, account must be taken of the overall situation in the Commission with regard to new posts. The number of staff will only be known once the internal staff allocation procedure is completed. It is therefore difficult to specify the date on which new staff will take up their duties. The Commission will keep Parliament informed of developments on this point.With regard to improvements and to the reorganisation of the programme's management system, the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States:* is reinforcing the role of the national agencies;* is developing new services in order to improve access to the programme and the quality of projects, particularly by establishing advisory posts in the national agencies with the task of assisting young people in preparing their projects;* is intensifying the training of national agency staff in order to adapt their skills to the new programme;* has undertaken the computerisation of the entire network of national agencies and the development of computer tools for the effective management and monitoring of the programme;* has developed effective and reliable information tools, particularly through the setting up of the Eurodesk network and cooperation on the Young People's Card and youth hostels;* is preparing for the decentralisation of some activities linked to exchanges with non-member countries;* is developing more effective evaluation methods and tools.With regard to voluntary service, the answer to the question is yes.The Commission will forward directly to the Honourable Member and to the Parliament's Secretariat-General the organisation chart of DG XXII, which is responsible for the programme, the Vade-mecum of the Youth for Europe programme and the procedures for implementing the Youth for Europe programme.