WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3145/98 by Marjo MATIKAINEN-KALLSTRÖM The scope for target groups to influence the implementation of Commission exchange programmes
Date: 1998-10-16
Institutions: European Parliament, MATIKAINEN-KALLSTROEM
Subjects: EU programme, European Commission, aid recipient, application of EU law, comitology, educational exchange, traineeship, use of aid, vocational training, young person













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3145/98 by Marjo MATIKAINEN-KALLSTRÖM The scope for target groups to influence the implementation of Commission exchange programmes  


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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3145/98by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström (PPE) to the Commission(16 October 1998)Subject: The scope for target groups to influence the implementation of Commission exchange programmesThe Commission has stressed the role of representatives of the two sides of industry in the Commission's education, youth and work experience exchange programmes for the years 2000-2006. Increasing the scope for the ultimate target groups to exert influence is one of the main elements in the development and implementation of the programmes.How will the Commission stress democratic participation by users and openness, and involve the ultimate target groups of the programmes in the administration and realisation of the programmes?Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission(27 November 1998)The target groups referred to by the Honourable Member are fully involved in the Commission's education, training and youth programmes. The target public which will benefit from these programmes is very large. The needs and concerns of the latter may be expressed in the context of Community decision-making processes via Council and Parliamentary bodies, and at programme-management level via management committees, inter alia, in accordance with the rules on committee procedures, and via the national bodies responsible for implementation in the countries taking part in the programmes.Moreover, with regard to the Socrates programme(1), the Commission organises regular consultation meetings with certain target groups such as European university associations or associations active in the field of education.With regard to the Leonardo da Vinci programme(2), the social partners acting in their capacity as workers' and employers' representatives are involved in implementing the programme at two levels. They are represented at Community level on the programme committee, in accordance with the rules on committee procedures. Management structures at national level are called upon to involve the social partners in the implementation of the programme. In addition, Member States' management structures may involve other representatives of the programme's target public, in accordance with national practices.With regard to the Youth programme(3), the active involvement of young people is at the heart of the programme. This is why young volunteers, groups of young people and youth workers themselves develop the projects funded under the programme. In addition, the Commission, on the basis of the experience gained over the past ten years, intends to involve these target groups through the Youth Forum, but also in the context of on-site visits and continuous assessment.Finally, the Commission is also exploring other possibilities of reinforcing young people's active involvement in political and social life and in the various decision-making processes at local, national and European level.(1) COM(98) 329 final.(2) OJ C 309, 9.10.1998.(3) OJ C 311, 10.10.1998.