Amended proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council Creating the "Youth in action" programme for the period 2007-2013 - Adaptation following the agreement of 17 May 2006 on the Financial Framework 2007-2013 (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty)
Date: 2006-05-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, European citizenship, cooperation policy, economic and social cohesion, education policy, young person, youth policy

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 24.5.2006 
COM(2006) 228 final 

2004/0152 (COD) 

Amended proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

Creating the "YOUTH IN ACTION" programme for the period 2007-2013 

Adaptation following the agreement of 17 May 2006  
on the Financial Framework 2007-2013 

(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

BACKGROUND 

(1)  On  14  July  2004,  the  Commission  adopted  a  proposal  for  a  Decision  of  the 
European Parliament and of the Council creating the “YOUTH IN ACTION” 
programme  for  the  period  2007-20131.  This  proposal  was  forwarded  to  the 
European Parliament and the Council on 15 July 2004. 

(2)  The European Economic and Social Committee gave its opinion on 10 March 

20052.  

(3)  The Committee of the Regions gave its opinion on 17 November 20043. 

(4)  The European Parliament gave its opinion at first reading on 25 October 20054. 

(5)  The Council adopted a partial political agreement on 15 November 2005 and a 
large  number  of  European  Parliament’s  amendments  have  been  incorporated 
into the Council text either in whole, in part or in essence. 

2. 

OBJECTIVE OF THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSAL 

The YOUTH IN ACTION programme will primarily aim to promote experiences of 
European citizenship by young people by offering them, ways and means to make it 
more concrete through various forms of active engagement, at European level as well 
as at national and local levels.  

It should also seek to promote solidarity between young people, inter alia, in order to 
strengthen  social  cohesion  in  the  Union  and  to  promote  mutual  understanding  of 
young people in different countries. It should also promote the sense of initiative, the 
creativity and the entrepreneurial spirit of young people and to make it possible for 
them  to  acquire  the  competences  essential  to  their  personal  and  professional 
development.  

Finally,  it  should  contribute  to  developing  the  quality  of  support  systems  for  youth 
activities  and  the  ability  of  youth  organisations  to  foster  youth  activities  and  to 
promote European cooperation on youth policy. The avowed aim is to maximise the 
impact  of  Community  action  at  national,  regional  and  local  levels  whilst  fully 
abiding  by  the  principle  of  subsidiarity.  In  order  to  achieve  these  aims,  the 
programme will have five separate and mutually complementary strands. 

The amended proposal integrates all the modifications adopted by the Council on its 
political agreement of 15 November 2005. Furthermore, the Commission’s proposal 

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OJ C 71, 22.3.2005, p. 34. 
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integrates a new financial allocation in line with the financial perspectives and as a 
result of this has integrated a new age bracket in the programme. 

3. 

COMMISSION  OPINION  ON  THE  AMENDMENTS  ADOPTED  BY  THE  EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT 

On  25  October  2005,  the  European  Parliament  adopted  68  amendments.  The 
Commission considers that a large number of the European Parliament's amendments 
are  acceptable  in  full,  in  principle  or  in  part,  as  they  improve  its  proposal  and 
maintain the aims and political viability of the proposal. The Commission can accept, 
in full or in part, the following amendments: 

•  Amendment  no.  1  (Inclusion  of 

the  reference  of  equality  and  anti-

discrimination): see Recital 2. 

•  Amendment no. 3 (Details the different forms of discrimination): see Recital 12. 

•  Amendment  no.  4  (Inclusion  of  the  principle  of  human  rights  and  fundamental 

freedoms): see Recital 16. 

•  Amendment no. 5 (Drafting modification): see Recital 21. 

•  Amendment  no.  6  (Inclusion  of  a  reference  to  tolerance  and  diversity):  see 

Article 2(1)(b). 

•  Amendment  no.  7  (Inclusion  of  a  reference  to  linguistic  diversity):  see  Article 

2(3). 

•  Amendment  no.  8  (Inclusion  of  an  additional  paragraph  concerning  the 

participation of young people in democratic life): see Article 3(1)(ba). 

•  Amendment  no.  10  (Inclusion  of 
discrimination): see Article 3(1)(e). 

the  reference  of  equality  and  non-

•  Amendment no. 11 (Stresses the importance of taking into account young people 

with disabilities): see Article 3(1)(g). 

•  Amendment no. 12 (Inclusion of an additional paragraph concerning the informal 

learning and active citizenship): see Article(1)(ha). 

•  Amendment no. 13 (Inclusion of a reference to tolerance): see Article 3(2). 

•  Amendment no. 14 (Drafting modification): see Article 3(3). 

•  Amendment no. 15 (Improvement of the concept of youth workers): see Article 

3(4)(b). 

•  Amendment no. 16 (Stresses the importance of taking into account young people 

with disabilities): see Article 3(4)(d). 

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•  Amendment  no.  17  (Inclusion  of  the  local  and  regional  dimension):  see  Article 

3(5). 

•  Amendment no. 19 (Drafting modification): see Article 4(3). 

•  Amendment no. 20 (Inclusion of a reference to tolerance): see Article 4(3). 

•  Amendment no. 21 (Describe in a more detailed way the objectives of Action 5): 

see Article 4(4). 

•  Amendment  no.  22  (Inclusion  of  the  concept  of  youth  seminars):  see  Article 

4(5). 

•  Amendment no. 23 (stresses that the main target 15 to 28 years old): see Article 

6(2). 

•  Amendment  no.  26 (Inclusion of a cross reference  with Article 11): see Article 

8(3). 

•  Amendment no. 27 (Inclusion of consultation of stakeholders in the evaluation of 

the programme): see Article 15(1). 

•  Amendment  no.  31  (Inclusion  of  additional  areas  to  which  the  programme  is 

contributing): see Article 11(3). 

•  Amendment no. 32 (Inclusion of a reference to local actions): see Article 12(1). 

•  Amendment  no.  34  (Inclusion  of  a  principle  of  proportionality):  see  Article 

14(2). 

•  Amendment no. 36 (Inclusion of minimum financial thresholds for each action of 

the programme): see Annex Management of the programme chapter. 

•  Amendment  no.  37  (Covers  the  preparatory  activities  designed  prepare  young 

people to participate in projects): see Annex Action 1 point 1.1. 

•  Amendment  no.  39  (Adds  an  international  dimension  to  the  measure  1.3):  see 

Annex Action 1 point 1.3. 

•  Amendment no. 40 (Inclusion of minimum financial thresholds for each action of 

the programme): see Annex Management of the programme chapter. 

•  Amendment  no.  41  (Indicates  that  EVS  project  can  take  place  from  local  to 

international levels): see Annex Action 2 paragraph 4. 

•  Amendment no. 43 (Drafting modification): see Annex title of Action 3. 

•  Amendment no. 44 (Inclusion of minimum financial thresholds for each action of 

the programme): see Annex Management of the programme chapter.  

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•  Amendment no. 45 (Stresses that the measure 3.1 is open to all countries which 
are  included  in  the  neighbourhood  policy  +  Russian  Federation  and  Western 
Balkans countries): see Annex Action 3 paragraph 3.1. 

•  Amendment no. 46 (Inclusion of minimum financial thresholds for each action of 

the programme): see Annex Management of the programme chapter. 

•  Amendment  no.  47  (Inclusion  a  reference  to  the  users’  guide):  see  Annex 

Information chapter. 

•  Amendment no. 48 (Inclusion of minimum financial thresholds for each action of 

the programme): see Annex Management of the programme chapter.  

•  Amendment no. 50 (Include a reference to inclusive language in the publications 

concerning the programme): see Annex Action 4 paragraph 4.5. 

•  Amendment no. 51 (Inclusion of minimum financial thresholds for each action of 

the programme): see Annex Management of the programme chapter.  

•  Amendment  no.  53  (Inclusion  a  reference  to  a  Data  Base):  see  Annex 

Information chapter. 

•  Amendment  no.  54  (inclusion  of  references  to  sport  cultural  activities  fostering 

social integration): see Article 2(2) and Article 3(1)(e). 

•  Amendment  no.  55  (Inclusion  of  deadline  for  the  contracts  procedures):  see 

Article 14(3)(a). 

•  Amendment  no.  58  (Inclusion  of  the  European  Youth  Week  in  action  5):  see 

Annex Action 5 paragraph 5.1. 

4. 

CONCLUSION 

Having  regard  to  Article  250(2)  of  the  EC  treaty,  the  Commission  modifies  its 
proposal as follows. 

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2004/0152 (COD) 

Amended proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

Creating the "YOUTH IN ACTION" programme for the period 2007-2013 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 
149(4) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission5, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee6, 

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions7, 

Acting in accordance with the procedure in Article 251 of the Treaty8, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

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The Treaty establishes citizenship of the Union and provides that Community action in 
the  field  of  education,  vocational  training  and  youth  shall  be  aimed,  primarily,  at 
encouraging  the  development  of  youth  exchanges,  exchanges  of  socio-educational 
instructors and quality education. 

The  Treaty  on  European  Union  is  based  on  the  principles  of  freedom,  democracy, 
respect  for  human  rights  and  fundamental  freedoms,  equality  between  men  and 
women and anti-discrimination. The promotion of young people's active citizenship 
should contribute to the development of these values. 

Decision No 1031/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 April 
2000  established  the  "Youth"  Community  action  programme9.  It  is  appropriate  to 
pursue  and  strengthen  cooperation  and  EU  action  in  that  field  on  the  basis  of  the 
experience acquired from that programme. 

Decision No 790/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 
2004  established  a  programme  of  Community  action  to  promote  bodies  active  at 
European level in the field of youth10. 

OJ C , , p. . 
OJ C 234, 22.9.2005, p. 46. 
OJ C 71, 22.3.2005, p. 34. 
OJ C 325, 24. 12. 2002, p. 132. 
OJ L 117, 18.5.2000, p. 1. 
OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 24. 

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(5) 

(6) 

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(8) 

(9) 

The  extraordinary  European  Council  held  in  Lisbon  on  23  and  24  March  2000 
established a strategic objective for the Union including an active employment policy 
giving  greater  priority  to  lifelong  learning,  complemented  by  the  sustainable 
development strategy of the Gothenburg European Council of 15 and 16 June 2001. 

The Laeken Declaration annexed to the conclusions of the European Council of 14 and 
15  December  2001  asserts  that  one  of  the  basic  challenges  to  be  resolved  by  the 
European  Union  is  how  to  bring  citizens,  and  primarily  young  people,  closer  to  the 
European design and the European institutions. 

The Commission adopted a White Paper on “A new impetus for European youth” on 
21 November 2001, which proposes a cooperation framework in the field of youth to 
focus on participation, information, voluntary activities and a greater understanding of 
young people. The European Parliament adopted these proposals in its opinion of 14 
May 2002. 

The  Resolution  of  the  Council  and  of  the  representatives  of  the  Governments  of  the 
Member States meeting within the Council of 27 June 200211 establishes, in particular, 
an  open  method  of  coordination  covering  the  priorities  of  participation,  information, 
voluntary  activities  among  young  people  and  greater  understanding  of  youth;  this 
should be taken into account in the implementation of this programme. 

The  Council,  in  its  conclusions  of  5  May  200312,  stresses  the  need  to  maintain  and 
develop the existing Community instruments specifically addressed to young people, 
as they are essential for the development of Member States' cooperation in the field of 
youth,  and,  moreover, that  the  priorities and objectives of  this programme should be 
aligned with the Framework of European Cooperation in the field of Youth. 

(9a)  The Spring European Council on 22 and 23 March 2005 adopted the European 
Pact for Youth as one of the instruments contributing to the achievement of the 
Lisbon  objectives  of  growth  and  jobs.  The  Pact  focuses  on  three  areas: 
Employment,  integration  and  social  advancement;  Education,  training  and 
mobility; Reconciliation of working life and family life13. 

(10)  The Community’s action includes a contribution to high quality education and training 
and  must  seek  to  eliminate  inequalities  and  promote  equality  between  men  and 
women, pursuant to Article 3 of the Treaty. 

(11)  The special needs of people with disabilities should be addressed. 

(12)  There is a need to promote active citizenship and to, when implementing the action 
lines,  step  up  the  fight  against  exclusion  and  discrimination  in  all  itstheir  forms, 
including  racism  and  xenophobiathose  on  grounds  of  sex,  racial  or  ethnic  origin, 
religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, in accordance with Article 
13 of the Treaty. 

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OJ C 168, 13.7.2002, p. 2. 
OJ C 115, 13.5.2003, p. 1. 
Doc. 7619/1/05. Conclusion 37. 

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(13)  The  candidate  countries  and  those  EFTA  countries  which  are  parties  to  the  EEA 
Agreement  are  recognised  as  potential  participants  in  Community  programmes,  in 
accordance with the agreements made with them. 

(14)  The Thessaloniki European Council of 19 and 20 June 2003 adopted the “Thessaloniki 
Agenda  for  the  Western  Balkans:  moving  towards  European  integration”,  which 
provides that Community programmes should be open to countries forming part of the 
Stabilisation  and  Association  process,  on  the  basis  of  framework  agreements  to  be 
signed between the Community and these countries. 

(15)  Steps should be taken with a view to opening up the programme to Switzerland. 

(16)  The  Barcelona  Declaration  adopted  at  the  Euro-Mediterranean  conference  in  1995 
states  that  youth  exchanges  should  be  the  means  to  prepare  future  generations  for 
closer  cooperation  between  the  Euro-Mediterranean  partners,  while  respecting  the 
principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms. 

(17)  The  Council,  in  its  conclusions  of  16  June  2003,  on  the  basis  of  the  Commission 
communication  entitled  “Wider  Europe  -  Neighbourhood:  A  New  Framework  for 
Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours”, sets out as action lines for the 
EU the stepping up of cultural cooperation, mutual understanding and cooperation in 
the area of education and training with the neighbouring countries. 

(18)  The  interim  evaluation  reports  of  the  existing  Youth  programme  and  the  public 
consultation  on  the  future  of  Community  activity  in  education,  training  and  youth 
reveal  a  strong  and  in  some  respects  growing  need  for  continuing  cooperation  and 
mobility  in  the  youth  field  at  European  level,  and  press  for  a  simpler,  more  user-
friendly and more flexible approach to implementing such action. 

(18a) Following the principle of sound financial management, the implementation of the 
programme may be simplified by recourse to lump sum funding, in respect either 
of support awarded to programme participants or of Community support for the 
structures established at national level for the administration of the programme. 

(19)  The programme should be regularly monitored and evaluated in cooperation between 
the  Commission  and  the  Member  States  in  order  to  allow  for  readjustments, 
particularly  in  the  priorities  for  implementing  the  measures.  This  monitoring  and 
evaluation should include measurable and relevant objectives and indicators. 

(20) 

It is necessary to provide sufficient flexibility in the formulation of the legal base for 
the  programme  to  allow  for  appropriate  adjustments  in  the  actions  to  respond  to 
changing needs during the period 2007 to 2013, and to avoid the excessively detailed 
provisions of previous programmes, so the Decision is deliberately limited to generic 
definitions  of  actions  and  their  essential  accompanying  administrative  and  financial 
provisions. 

(20a)  It  is  appropriate  to  ensure  a  correct  closure  of  the  Programme  in  particular 
regarding  the  continuation  of  multi-annual  arrangements  for  its  management, 
such  as  the  financing  of  technical  and  administrative  assistance.  As  of  1.1.2014, 
the  technical  and  administrative  assistance  will  ensure,  if  necessary,  the 
management of actions not yet finalised by the end of 2013. 

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(21) 

It  is  necessary  to  provide  for  specific  arrangements  for  the  application  of  Council 
Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/200214 and its implementing measures, as well as 
for  the  derogations  from  these  texts  necessitated  by  the  features  of  the  beneficiaries 
participants and the nature of the actions. 

(22)  Appropriate measures must be implemented to prevent irregularities and fraud and to 

recover funds lost or incorrectly paid or used. 

(23)  The Decision establishes a budget for the entire duration of the programme which is, 
for  the  budgetary  authority,  the  principal  point  of  reference,  within  the  meaning  of 
point  33  of  the  Interinstitutional  Agreement  of  17  6  May  2006  1999  between  the 
European  Parliament,  the  Council  and  the  Commission  on  budgetary  discipline  and 
improvement of the budgetary procedure15. 

(24)  Given that the programme's objectives cannot be adequately achieved by the Member 
States  acting  individually  since  multilateral  partnerships,  transnational  mobility 
measures  and  an  exchange  of  information  at  European  level  are  required,  and  that, 
therefore, because of the transnational and multilateral dimension of the programme's 
actions and measures, they can best be achieved at Community level, the Community 
may  take  measures  in  accordance  with  the  principle  of  subsidiarity  enshrined  in 
Article 5 of the EC Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set 
out in the above-mentioned Article, the Decision does not exceed what is necessary in 
order to achieve those objectives. 

(25)  The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in 
accordance  with  Council  Decision  1999/468/EC  of  28  June  1999  laying  down  the 
procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission16. 

(26)  Provisional  measures to monitor actions started before 31 December 2006 should be 
adopted, pursuant to Decision No 1031/2000/EC and Decision No 790/2004/EC of 21 
April 2004, 

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 

Article 1 

Establishment of the programme 

1. 

This  decision  establishes  the  YOUTH  IN  ACTION  programmeProgramme  of 
Community action, hereinafter referred to as “the programmeProgramme”, the aim 
of which is to develop cooperation in the field of youth in the European Union. 

2. 

This programme shall start on 1 January 2007 and end on 31 December 2013. 

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OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. 
OJ C [ ] 172, [ ] 18.6.1999, p. [ ] 1. 
OJ C L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. 

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Article 2 

General objectives of the programme Programme 

1. 

The general objectives of the programme Programme are: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

d) 

to  promote  young  people’s  active  citizenship  in  general  and  their  European 
citizenship in particular; 

to  develop  solidarity  and  promote  tolerance  among  young  people,  in 
particular in order to reinforce social cohesion in the European Union; 

to foster mutual understanding between peoples through youth; young people 
in different countries; 

to contribute to developing the quality of support systems for youth activities 
and the capabilities of civil society organisations in the youth field; 

e) 

to promote European cooperation in the youth policies field. 

2. 

3. 

The  general  objectives  of  the  programme  Programme  complement  the  objectives 
pursued in other areas of the European Union’s action activities, in particular in the 
field of education and lifelong learning, including vocational training in the context 
of  a  Europe  of  knowledge  and  of  lifelong  non-formal  and  informal  learning,  as 
well as in in the other fields of, such as culture and, sport and employment. 

The general objectives of the programme shall contribute to the development of the 
Union’s  policies,  in  particular  with  regard  to  the  recognition  of  cultural  and  , 
multicultural  and  linguistic  diversity  in  Europe,  to  fostering  social  cohesion  and 
combating  all  discrimination  based  on  sex,  race  or  ethnic  origin,  religion  or  belief, 
disability, age or sexual orientation, and with regard to sustainable development. 

Article 3 

Specific aims objectives of the programme Programme 

The specific objectives are as follows: 

1. 

In the context of the general objective to promote young people’s active citizenship 
in general and their European citizenship in particular: 

a) 

giving  young  people  and  the  youth  organisations  that  represent  them  the 
opportunity  to  take  part  in  the  development  of  society  in  general  and  the 
European Union in particular; 

b) 

developing young people’s sense of belonging to the European Union; 

ba)  encouraging  the  participation  of  young  people  in  the  democratic  life  of 

Europe; 

c) 

fostering the mobility of young people in Europe; 

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developing intercultural learning within the youth field; 

e) 

f) 

g) 

h) 

promoting the fundamental values of the Union to young people, in particular 
respect  for  human  dignity,  equality,  respect  for  human  rights,  tolerance 
and non-discrimination; 

encouraging initiative, enterprise and creativity; 

facilitating  participation  in  the  programme  by  young  people  with  the  least 
fewer opportunities, including young people with disabilities; 

ensuring  that  the  principle  of  equality  for  men  and  women  is  respected  in 
participation  in  the  programme  and  that  gender  equality  is  fostered  in  the 
actions; 

ha)  providing  non-formal  and 

informal 

European  dimension  and  opening  up 
connection with active citizenship. 

learning  opportunities  with  a 
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innovative  opportunities 

2. 

In the context of the general objective to develop solidarity and promote tolerance 
among young people, in particular in order to reinforce social cohesion in the Union:  

a) 

b) 

c) 

giving  young  people  the  opportunity  to  express  their  personal  commitment 
through voluntary activities at European and international level; 

involving  young  people  in  the  European  Union's  solidarity  actions  fostering 
solidarity between citizens of the European Union. 

contributing  to  the  cooperation  between  the  civil  and  voluntary  services 
involving young people at national level.  

3. 

In  the  context  of  the  general  objective  to  foster  mutual  understanding  between 
peoples through young people in different countries: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

developing exchanges and intercultural dialogue between young Europeans and 
young people in the neighbouring countries; 

contributing  to  the  development  in  these  countries  of  the  quality  of  support 
structures  for  young  people  and  of  the  role  of  those  active  in  youth 
workerswork and youth organisations; 

developing  with  the  other  countries  thematic  cooperation  projects  involving 
in  youth  workers.work  and  youth 
young  people  and  those  active 
organisations. 

4. 

In  the  context  of  the  general  objective  to  contribute  to  developing  the  quality  of 
support systems for youth activities and the capabilities of civil society organisations 
in the youth field: 

a) 

contributing to the networking of the organisations concerned; 

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c) 

d) 

developing  the  training  of  and  collaboration  between  those  active  in  youth 
workers work and youth organisations; 

promoting innovation in the development of activities for young people; 

contributing  to  the  improvement  of  information  for  young  people,  while 
paying special attention to the access of young people with disabilities; 

e)  working for the recognition of young people's non-formal education 

e) 

f) 

supporting  long-term  youth  projects  and  initiatives  of  regional  and  local 
bodies; 

facilitating  the  recognition  of  young  people's  non-formal  learning  and 
skills acquired through participation in this Programme; 

g) 

exchanging best practice. 

5. 

In the context of the general objective to promote European cooperation in the youth 
policies: field, taking due account of local and regional aspects: 

a) 

encouraging  the  exchange  of  good  practices  and  cooperation  between 
administrations and policymakers at all levels; 

b) 

encouraging structured dialogue between policymakers and young people; 

c) 

improving knowledge and understanding of youth; 

d) 

contributing to the cooperation between various national and international 
youth voluntary activities. 

Article 4 

Actions 

The specific and general objectives are pursued through the actions below, details of which 
can be found in the Annex.  

1. Youth for Europe 

The aim of this action is to : 

–  support exchanges of young people in order to increase their mobility, to ; 

–  support youth initiatives and projects and activities concerning participation in democratic 

life, in order to develop young people’s citizenship and mutual understanding. 

2. European Voluntary Service 

The aim of this action is to step up support young people's participation in various forms of 
voluntary activities, both within and outside the European Union.  

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3. Youth of in the World 

The aim of this action is to : 

–  support  projects  with  the  partner  countries  mentioned  in  Article  5  below,  in  particular 
exchanges  of  young  people  and  those  active  in  youth  workers  and  to  youth 
organisations; 

–  support initiatives that reinforce young people’s mutual understanding, sense of solidarity 
and  tolerance,  as  well  as  the  development  of  cooperation  in  the  field  of  youth  and  civil 
society in these countries. 

4. Youth workers and support systems 

The aim of this action is to support bodies active at European level in the field of youth, in 
particular  the  operation  of  youth  NGOs,  their  networking,  advice  for  people  developing 
projects,  ensuring  quality  by  means  of  the  exchange,  training  and  networking  of  those 
active in youth workers work and youth organisations, encouraging innovation and quality, 
providing young people with information and, developing the structures and activities needed 
for  the  programme  Programme  to  meet  these  goals  and  encouraging  partnerships  with 
local and regional authorities. 

5. Support for policy European cooperation in the youth field 

The aim of this action is to : 

–  organise structured dialogue between the various actors in the field of youth, in particular 
the  young  people  themselves,  those  active  in  youth  workers  work  and  youth 
organisations and policymakers to; 

–  support youth seminars on social, cultural and political issues in which young people 

are interested; 

–  contribute  to  the  development  of  policy  cooperation  in  the  youth  field  and  to  take  the 

necessary steps and establish ; 

–  facilitate the development of the networks necessary to a better understanding of youth. 

Article 5 

Participation in the programme Programme 

1. 

The programme Programme is open to the participation of the following countries, 
hereinafter known as the “participating countries”: 

a) 

b) 

the Member States; 

the EFTA States that are party to the EEA Agreement, in accordance with the 
provisions of that Agreement; 

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c) 

d) 

Turkey  and  the  candidate  countries  of  central  and  eastern  Europe  benefiting 
from  a  pre-accession  strategy,  pursuant  to  the  general  principles  and  the 
general  conditions  and  arrangements 
in  the  framework 
agreements  concluded  with  these  countries  for  their  participation  in 
in 
Community  programmes  for 
Community  programmes  laid  down  in  the  framework  agreement  and  the 
decisions of the Association Councils respectively; 

the  participation  of 

these  countries 

laid  down 

the  countries  of  the  western  Balkans,  in  accordance  with  the  arrangements  to 
be established with these countries following the framework agreements to be 
provided  providing  established  for 
in  Community 
programmes; 

their  participation 

e) 

Switzerland,  subject  to  the  conclusion  of  a  bilateral  agreement  with  that 
country. 

2. 

The actions in points 2 .1, 2.2 and 3 of the Annex are open to cooperation with third 
countries that have signed association or cooperation agreements with the European 
Community relevant to the youth field, hereinafter known as “partner countries”. 

This  cooperation  shall  be  based,  where  relevant,  on  additional  appropriations  from 
partner countries to be made available in accordance with procedures to be agreed 
with these partner countries. 

Article 6 

Access to the programme Programme 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

The  programme  Programme  is  intended  to  support  not-for-profit  projects  for 
young  people,  groups  of  young  people,  those  active  in  youth  workers,  work  and 
youth  organisations,  non-profit  making  organisations  and  associations  and,  in 
certain justified cases, other partners working in the field of youth. 

Without  prejudice  to  the  arrangements  in  the  Annex  for  the  implementation  of 
actions,  the  programme  is  intended  for  young  people  aged  between  13  and  30,  the 
main target group should be young people aged between 15 and 28. 

Beneficiaries must be legal residents of a country participating in the programme or, 
depending on the nature of the action, a partner country. 

All  young  people,  without  discrimination,  must  be  able  to  have  access  to  the 
activities of the programme Programme, subject to the provisions of the Annex. The 
Commission  and  the  partner  participating  countries  will  ensure  that  particular 
efforts  are  made  with  regard  to  young  people  who  have  particular  difficulties 
taking  part  in  the  Programme  for  educational,  social,  physical,  psychological, 
economic  or  cultural  reasons  or  geographical  reasons,  have  particular  difficulties 
taking part in the programme. because they live in remote areas.  

The participating countries shall endeavour to take appropriate measures to remove 
obstacles to the mobility of so that participants, so that the latter in the Programme 
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reside in the host country. This applies in particular to the rights of entry, residence 
and  free  movement.  Countries  participating  in  the  programme  shall,  if  necessary, 
take  appropriate  measures  to  ensure  that  beneficiaries  from  third  countries  are 
admitted  to  their  territory  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Community  law. 
The  country  of  origin  shall  endeavour  to  take  appropriate  measures  so  that 
participants  in  the  European  Voluntary  Service  can  retain  their  social 
protection. The participating countries shall also endeavour as far as possible to 
adopt such measures as they deem necessary and desirable to remove legal and 
administrative obstacles to access to this Programme. 

Article 7 

International cooperation 

The programme is also open to cooperation with international organisations with authority in 
the field of youth, in particular the Council of Europe. 

Article 8 

Implementation of the programme Programme 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

The  Commission  shall  ensure  the  implementation  of  the  actions  covered  by  this 
programme Programme in accordance with the Annex. 

The  Commission  and  the  participating  countries  shall  take  appropriate  measures  to 
develop structures at European, national and, if necessary, regional or local level to 
achieve  the  objectives  of  the  programme  Programme  and  to  derive  the  greatest 
benefit from the actions of the programme. Programme.  

The  Commission  and  the  participating  countries  shall  take  appropriate  measures  in 
order  to  promote  encourage  the  recognition  of  non-formal  and  informal  education 
learning for young people, in particular via the issue of a national for example by 
means  of documents or European-level document or certificate certificates  whilst 
taking  account  of  national  situations  recognising  in  particular,  the  experience 
gained  by  the  beneficiaries  and  attesting  to  the  direct  participation  of  the  young 
people or those active in youth workers work and youth organisations in an action 
the  programme.  Programme.  This  aim  may  be  reinforced  by 
under 
complementing other Community actions as provided for in Article 11.  

The Commission and, in cooperation with the participating countries, shall protect 
ensure  the  adequate  protection  of  the  Communities'  financial  interests  of  the 
Union  by  taking  by  introducing  effective,  proportionate  and  dissuasive  measures, 
administrative checks and penalties. 

The  Commission  and  the  participating  countries  shall  ensure  that  the  actions 
supported under the programme Programme are properly publicised. 

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6. 

The participating countries must: shall: 

a) 

b) 

take  the  necessary  measures  to  ensure  that  the  programme  Programme  runs 
smoothly at their level, involving the parties concerned with the various aspects 
of youth in accordance with national practice; 

create/appoint and monitor the national agencies in the implementation of the 
programme Programme actions at national level, pursuant to Article 54(2)(c) 
of  Council  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  1605/2002.  The  and  in  accordance 
with the following criteria must be respected: 

i) 

ii) 

iii) 

iv) 

the  body  created  or  appointed  as  the  national  agency  must  shall  have 
legal  status  personality  or  be  part  of  an  organisation  having  legal 
personality (and be governed by the law of the participating country). It 
is not possible to appoint a ministry as the national agency; 

it  must  have  sufficient  staff  with  the  appropriate  professional  and 
linguistic skills to work in an international cooperation environment; iii) 
it  must  have,  an  appropriate  infrastructure  available,  in  particular  with 
regard to ICT equipment and means of communication; iv) it must work 
in and an administrative environment allowing it to implement its tasks 
properly and avoid any conflict of interests; 

it  must be able  to  apply  the fund  management  rules and the  contractual 
conditions laid down at Community level; 

it  must  have  sufficient  financial  guarantees  (preferably  from  a  public 
authority)  and  an  administrative  capacity  in  line  with  the  volume  of 
Community funds that it will have to manage. 

c) 

assume  responsibility  for  the  sound  management  by  the  national  agencies 
referred to in b) above of the appropriations transferred to them to be awarded 
to  projects.  In  particular,  they  are  responsible  for  ensuring  that  the  national 
agencies comply with the principles of transparency, equal treatment and non-
cumulation vis-à-vis other Community funds, and for the obligation to recover 
any funds due from the beneficiaries; 

d) 

take the necessary measures to audit and  monitor the finances of the national 
agencies referred to in b) above, and in particular: 

i) 

provide the Commission, before the national agency starts work, with the 
necessary assurances regarding the existence, relevance and operation in 
the  national  agency,  in  accordance  with  the  rules  of  sound  financial 
management,  of  suitable  procedures,  monitoring  systems,  accounting 
systems and procedures for the award of contracts and grants; 

ii) 

assure the Commission, at the end of each financial year, of the reliability 
of  the  national  agencies’  financial  systems  and  procedures  and  the 
accuracy of their accounts; 

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7. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

1. 

e) iii) assume  responsibility  for  any  funds  not  recovered  in  the  event  of  any 
irregularity,  negligence  or  fraud  on  the  part  of  the  national  agency 
referred to in b) above which leads the Commission to seek recovery of 
funds from the national agency.  

As part of the procedure mentioned in Article 9 (10(1), the Commission may draw up 
guidelines  for  each  of  the  actions  in  the  Annex  in  order  to  adapt  the  programme 
Programme to any changes of priority in European cooperation in the field of youth. 

Article 9 

Committee 

The Commission shall be assisted by a committee comprising representatives of the 
Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission. 

Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  Articles  4  and  7  of  Decision 
1999/468/EC shall apply. 

The  period  laid  down  in  Article  4(3)  of  Decision  1999/468/EC  shall  be  set  at  two 
months. 

Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  Articles  3  and  7  of  Decision 
1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof. 

The committee shall adopt its rules of procedure. 

Article 10 

Implementation measures 

The  measures  necessary  for  the  implementation  of  this  Decision  relating  to  the 
following matters are adopted in accordance with the management procedure referred 
to in Article 10 9(2):  

a) 

the  arrangements  for  the  implementation  of  the  Programme,  including  the 
annual work plan; 

b) 

the general balance between the various actions of the Programme; 

c)  with  regard  to  the  funding,  the  criteria  (e.g.  youth  population,  GDP  and 
geographical  distance  between  countries)  applicable  for  establishing  the 
indicative breakdown of funds among the Member States for the purpose of the 
actions to be managed on a decentralised basis; 

d) 

the arrangements for evaluating the Programme; 

e) 

the  arrangements  for  certifying  the  participation  of  the  young  people 
concerned; 

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f) 

the  arrangements  for  adapting  the  actions  of  the  Programme  mentioned  in 
Article 8(7). 

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision relating to all other 
matters  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  advisory  procedure  referred  to  in 
Article 10 9(3).  

Article 11 

Complementarity with other Community actions 

The  Commission  shall  ensure  the  complementarity  between  this  programme 
Programme and other areas of Community action, especially education, vocational 
training,  culture,  citizenship,  sport,  languages,  employment,  health,  research, 
enterprise  the  Union’s  external  action,  social  inclusion,  gender  equality  and 
combating discrimination., research, enterprise and the Union’s external action. 

The  programme  Programme  may,  where  compatible,  share  resources  with  other 
Community instruments in order to implement actions meeting the objectives of both 
this programme Programme and these instruments. 

The Commission and the Member States of the European Union shall highlight the 
actions  of  the  programme  Programme  that  contribute  to  the  development  of  the 
objectives of  other fields  of  Community action, such as education, training, culture 
and  sport, 
inclusion,  gender  equality  and  combating 
discrimination.  

languages,  social 

Article 12 

Complementarity with national policies and instruments 

The  participating  countries  may  be  awarded  a  European  label  apply  to  the 
Commission for entitlement to award a European label to nationalor , regional or 
local actions similar to those in Article 4. 

A  participating  country  may  make  national  funding  available  to  beneficiaries  to  be 
managed  in  accordance  with  the  rules  of  the  programme  Programme  and,  to  this 
end,  use  the  decentralised  structures  of  the  programme  Programme,  as  long  as  it 
ensures the complementary pro rata funding of these structures. 

Article 13 

General financial provisions 

The  budget  for  the  implementation  of  this  programme  for  the  period  referred  to  in 
Article 1 is hereby set at EUR 885 million. 

The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the 
limits of the financial framework. 

2. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

1. 

2. 

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2. 

3. 

3a. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

Article 14 

Financial provisions concerning the beneficiaries 

Pursuant  to  Article  114(1)  of  Council  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  1605/200217, 
Legal and natural persons may receive grants under the Programme.  

Pursuant 
to  Article  176(2)  of  Commission  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No 
2342/200218,  The  Commission  may  decide,  depending  on  the  characteristics  of  the 
beneficiaries  and the  nature  of the  actions, to exempt them from the verification of 
professional  competences  and  qualifications  for  completing  the  action  or  work 
programme.  The  Commission  must  respect  the  principle  of  proportionality  in 
determining  the  requirements  in  relation  to  the  amount  of  financial  support, 
taking  account  of  the  characteristics  of  the  recipients,  their  age,  the  nature  of 
the action and the amount of financial support.  

Depending  on  the  nature  of  the  action,  the  financial  support  may  take  the  form  of 
subsidies  or  scholarships.  The  Commission  may  also  award  prizes  for  actions  or 
projects implemented under the programme Programme. Pursuant to Article 181 of 
Commission  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  2342/2002,  and  depending.  Depending 
on the nature of the action, flat-rate financing and/or the application of scales of unit 
costs may be authorised.  

In the case of grants for action, agreements should be signed within two months 
of the award of the grants.  

Operating grants awarded under this programme to organisations active at European 
level,  as  defined  in  Article  162  of  Commission  Regulation  No  2342/2002,  are  not 
automatically decreased in accordance with Article 113(2) of Council Regulation No 
1605/2002 in the event of renewal. 

Pursuant to Article 54(2)(c) of Regulation 1605/200219, the Commission may entrust 
tasks  of  public  authority  and,  in  particular,  budget  implementation  tasks  to  the 
structures referred to in Article 8(2). 

Pursuant  to  Article  38(1)  of  Regulation  No  2342/200220,  the  option  in  paragraph  5 
above also applies to structures in the all participating countries that are not governed 
by the law of the Member States or States of the European Economic Area (EEA) or 
the candidate countries. 

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OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1. 
OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. 
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Article 15 

Monitoring and Evaluation 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

The  Commission  shall  ensure  that  this  programme  Programme  is  regularly 
monitored against its objectives. This monitoring shall include the reports referred 
to in paragraph 3 below and specific activities. The Commission's consultations on 
this monitoring shall involve young people. 

The  Commission  shall  ensure  the  regular,  independent,  external  evaluation  of  the 
programme. Programme. 

Participating  countries  shall  submit 
the 
to 
implementation of the programme Programme by 30 June 2010 at the latest and a 
report on the impact of the programme Programme by 30 June 2015 at the latest.  

the  Commission  a  report  on 

The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European 
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: 

a) 

b) 

an  interim  evaluation  report  on  the  results  obtained  and  the  qualitative  and 
quantitative aspects of the implementation of this programme Programme no 
later than 31 March 2011; 

a Communication on the continuation of this programme Programme no later 
than 31 December 2011; 

c) 

an ex post evaluation report no later than 31 March 2016. 

Article 16 

Temporary provision 

Actions  started  before  31  December  2006  pursuant  to  Decision  No  1031/2000/EC  and 
Decision  No  790/2004/EC  of  21  April  2004  shall  continue  to  be  governed,  until  their 
completion,  by  these  Decisions.  If  necessary,  appropriations  could  be  entered  in  the 
budget beyond 2013 to cover technical and administrative assistance expenses necessary 
to  enable  the  management  of  actions  not  yet  completed  by  31  December  2013.  The 
committee provided for  in  Article 8 of Decision  No 1031/2000/EC shall  be replaced by the 
one provided for in Article 10 9 of this Decision. 

As  provided  for  by  Article  18  of  Council  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No 1605/2002,  the 
appropriations  corresponding  to  assigned  revenue  arising  from  the  repayment  of 
amounts  wrongly  paid  pursuant 
to  Decision  No 1031/2000/EC  and  Decision 
No 790/2004/EC may be made available to the Programme. 

Article 17 

Entry into force 

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This  Decision  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  twentieth  day  following  its  publication  in  the 
Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2007.  

Done at Brussels,  

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX  

The actions implementing the general and specific objectives of the programme Programme 
support small-scale projects promoting the active participation of young people. In order to 
increase  the  impact  of  the  programme,  these  projects  should  strengthen  structured 
cooperation between different actors in the youth field and have a multiplier effect. 

The  participation  of  young  people  in  the  programme  Programme  is  not  subject  to  any 
specific prior experience or qualifications, except in certain exceptional casesspecified in the 
actions.  

The Programme shall be implemented in a user-friendly way. 

The Programme shall encourage the initiative, enterprise and creativity of young people, 
facilitate the participation in the Programme by young people with fewer opportunities, 
including  young  people  with  disabilities,  and  ensure  that  the  principle  of  equality  for 
women  and  men  is  respected  as  regards  the  participation  in  the  Programme  and  that 
gender equality is fostered in all actions. 

Participation in the actions is possible providing that appropriate insurance coverage is 
available, in order to ensure the protection of young people during the implementation 
of the activities of the Programme. 

ACTIONS 

The actions can be broken down into the following measures: 

Action 1 - Youth for Europe 

The objective of this action is to reinforce the active citizenship of young people and mutual 
understanding between them through the following measures. 

1.1. Youth exchanges 

Youth  exchanges  allow  one  or  more  groups  of  young  people  to  be  hosted  by  a  group  from 
another  country  in  order  to  participate  together  in  a  joint  programme  of  activities.  They  are 
available, in principle, to young people aged between 13 and 25.  

These activities, based on transnational partnerships between the various actors in a project, 
involve the active participation of young people and are designed to allow them to discover 
and  become  aware  of  different  social  and  cultural  realities,  to  learn  from  each  other  and 
reinforce their feeling of being European citizens. The support focuses on multilateral group 
mobility activities but does not exclude bilateral activities of this kind. 

Bilateral  group  exchanges  are  justified  especially  where  it  is  their  first  European  activity  or 
the  participants  are  small-scale  or  local  groups  without  experience  at  European  level. 
Exchanges for young people with less fewer opportunities are also particularly welcome, in 
order to step up their participation in the programme. Programme.  

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This measure also supports preparation and follow-up activities, with the aim of reinforcing 
young  people’s  active  participation  in  the  projects,  in  particular  those  activities  intended  to 
help the young people at a linguistic and intercultural level. , as well as international meetings 
between young people wishing to debate subjects of importance for their future and the future 
of Europe. 

1.2. Support for young people’s initiatives  

This  measure  supports  projects  where  young  people  participate  actively  and  directly  in 
activities  of  their  own  devising  in  which  they  play  the  key  roles,  in  order  to  develop  their 
initiative, enterprise and creativity. In principle, it is for young people aged between 18 and 
30,  although  certain  initiatives  may  admit  young  people  from  the  age  of  16,  as  long  as 
appropriate supervision is provided. 

This  measure  supports  group  projects  designed  at  local,  regional  and  national  level  and  the 
networking  of  similar  projects  in  different  countries,  in  order  to  strengthen  their  European 
aspect and to enhance cooperation and exchanges of experiences between young people.  

Particular attention is paid to young people with less fewer opportunities. 

1.3. Participative democracy projects 

This  measure  supports  young  people’s  participation  in  democratic  life.  These  projects  and 
activities encourage the active participation of young people in the life of their local, regional 
or national community or at international level. 

It is open, in principle, to young people aged between 13 and 30. 

These  activities  or  projects  are  based  on  international  partnerships,  allowing  the  pooling,  at 
European level, of ideas, experiences and good practices from projects or activities at local or 
regional level, in order to improve young people’s participation at different levels. They may 
include organising consultation projects with young people to find out their needs and wishes, 
with  a  view  to  developing  new  approaches  to  their  active  participation  in  a  democratic 
Europe. 

Action 2 - European Voluntary Service 

The aim of the Voluntary Service is to develop solidarity and promote active citizenship and 
mutual understanding among young people through the following measures. 

2.1. European Voluntary Service (individual) 

The  young  volunteer  takes  part  in  a  non-profit-making  unpaid  activity  to  the  benefit  of  the 
general  public  in  a  country  other  than  his  or  her  country  of  residence.  The  European 
Voluntary Service must not have an adverse effect on potential or existing paid employment 
or be seen as a substitute for it.  

The service lasts for several no less than two months, and may last up to twelve months. In 
duly justified cases, in particular to facilitate the participation of young people with less fewer 
opportunities, shorter periods and volunteer projects which allow groups of young people 
may be allowed.  

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While,  in  principle,  the  measure  is  for  young  people  aged  between  18  and  30,  certain 
activities  may  admit  young  people  aged  16  and  over,  as  long  as  appropriate  supervision  is 
provided. 

This  measure  also  supports  volunteer  projects  which  allow  groups  of  young  people  to 
take  part  collectively  in  local,  regional,  national,  European  or  international-level 
activities in  a  range of fields, including for example culture, sport, civil protection, the 
environment and development aid.  

In  exceptional  cases,  depending  on  the  tasks  to  be  implemented  and  the  situation  in 
which the volunteers are deployed, certain types of project may call for the selection of 
candidates with specific skills. 

The measure covers all or part of the volunteer’s expenses, insurance, subsistence and travel, 
plus  an  additional  allowance  for  young  people  with  less  fewer  opportunities  where 
appropriate.  

It also supports activities for the training and tutoring of young volunteers especially before 
their departure, and coordination activities for the various partners It ensures the follow-up of, 
as well as initiatives based which aim at building on experiences gained by young people 
during European voluntary service. Voluntary Service. 

The  Member  States  and  the  Commission  shall  make  sure  that  certain  quality  standards  are 
respected: the voluntary work must include a non-formal education dimension demonstrated 
by  pedagogical  activities  to  prepare  young  people  at  a  personal,  intercultural  and  technical 
level, as well as ongoing personal support. Partnership between the various actors involved in 
the project and risk prevention are considered particularly important. 

2.2 European voluntary service (groups) 

This measure supports volunteer projects with the same characteristics as those described in 
point  2.1  above  which  allow  groups  of  young  people  to  take  part  collectively  in  European-
level  or  international-level  activities  in  the  fields  of  culture,  sport,  civil  protection,  the 
environment, development aid, etc.  

In principle, it is open to young people aged between 18 and 30. 

Depending  on  the  tasks  to  be  implemented  and  the  situation  in  which  the  volunteers  are 
deployed, certain types of project may call for the selection of candidates with specific skills. 

2.3. Cooperation between civil or volunteer services 

This  measure  supports  cooperation  between  national  and  international  youth  volunteer 
services. Reinforcing synergies and creating compatibility between the various forms of civil 
volunteer service at European and national level are two aspects which may be supported by 
the programme, in order to strengthen the European dimension. 

Action 3 - Youth of in the World 

The purpose of this action is to develop mutual understanding between peoples in a spirit of 
openness,  whilst  also  contributing  to  the  development  of  quality  systems  that  support  the 

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activities of young people in the countries concerned. It is open to the Programme’s partner 
countries. 

3.1. Cooperation with the neighbouring countries of the enlarged Europe European Union 

This measure supports projects with the programme partner countries adjacent to the countries 
of the enlarged Europe21. 

This  measure  supports  projects  with  the  Programme  partner  countries  that  are  each 
considered  neighbourhood  countries  under  the  provisions  of  the  Union's  European 
neighbourhood  policy  and  under  the  terms  of  Article  5(2),  as  well  as  with  the  Russian 
Federation  and  Western  Balkan  countries  until  they  fulfil  the  requirements  of  Article 
5(1)(d). 

It supports youth exchanges - mainly multilateral but not excluding bilateral ones - which 
allow several groups of young people from participating countries and neighbouring countries 
to  meet  and  take  part  together  in  a  programme  of  activities.  It  is  available,  in  principle,  to 
young people aged between 13 and 25. These activities, based on transnational partnerships 
between the various actors in a project, involve the prior training of supervisory staff and the 
active participation of young people, to allow them to discover and become aware of different 
social  and  cultural  realities.  Activities  to  enhance  the  participation  of  young  people  in  the 
projects, particularly those intended to help them at a linguistic and intercultural level, may be 
eligible for funding. 

As  long  as  adequate  national  management  structures  are  created  in  the  neighbouring 
countries, individual or group initiatives at local, regional or national level in these countries 
can be supported where they are carried out in conjunction with similar initiatives in countries 
participating  in  the  programme.  Programme.  These  are  activities  designed  by  the  young 
people themselves,  in which they are the key players. In principle,  the  activity  is for young 
people aged between 18 and 30, although certain initiatives may admit young people from age 
16, as long as appropriate supervision is provided.  

This  measure  supports  activities  designed  to  network  and  enhance  the  capacity  of  NGOs  in 
the  field  of  youth,  recognising  the  important  role  that  they  can  play  in  the  development  of 
civil  society  in  the  neighbouring  countries.  It  covers  the  training  of  those  active  in  youth 
work  and  youth  workers  organisations,  and  exchanges  of  experience,  expertise  and  good 
practices  between  them.  It  supports  activities  which  may  lead  to  the  establishment  of  long-
lasting, high quality projects and partnerships. 

This  measure  also  supports  projects  to  stimulate  innovation  and  quality,  aiming  at 
introducing, implementing and promoting innovative approaches in the youth field. 

Financial support may be awarded to information activities for young people and those active 
in youth workers work and youth organisations. 

This  measure  also  supports  activities  promoting  cooperation  in  the  field  of  youth  with  the 
neighbouring  countries,  e.g.  promoting  cooperation  and  the  exchange  of  ideas  and  good 

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Without prejudice to future developments, the neighbouring countries considered are Belarus, Moldova, 
the  Russian  Federation  and  the  Ukraine,  Algeria,  Egypt,  Israel,  Jordan,  Lebanon,  Morocco,  the 
Palestinian Territories, Syria and Tunisia. 

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practices  in  the  field  of  youth,  as  well  as  other  promotion  and  dissemination  measures 
regarding the results of the projects and activities supported in the countries concerned in the 
field of youth. 

3.2. Cooperation with other countries 

This measure supports cooperation activities in the field of youth, in particular the exchange 
of good practices with the other partner countries. 

It encourages exchanges between and the training of those active in youth workers work and 
youth  organisations,  and  the  development  of  partnerships  and  networks  of  youth 
organisations. 

Multilateral  and  bilateral  exchanges  of  young  people  between  these  countries  and  the 
countries participating in the programme countries may be implemented on a thematic basis. 

Funding is awarded to activities that demonstrate their potential multiplier effect. 

In the context of cooperation with industrialised countries, this measure funds only European 
beneficiaries of projects. 

Action 4 - Youth workers and support systems 

The aim of this action is to develop the quality of youth support structures, to support the role 
of those active in youth workers work and  youth organisations, to develop the quality of 
the programme Programme and promote the civil participation of young people at European 
level by supporting bodies active at European level in the field of youth. 

4.1. Support for bodies active at European level in the field of youth 

This measure supports the operation of NGOs active at European level in the field of youth 
that  pursue  a  goal  of  general  European  interest.  Their  activities  must  contribute  to  young 
people’s participation in public life and society and the development and implementation of 
European cooperation activities in the field of youth in the broad sense. 

To be eligible for an operating grant, a body must satisfy the following requirements: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

it must have been legally established for at least one year 

it must be non-profit-making 

it must be established in one of the participating countries, in accordance with 
Article 5(1), or in one of certain eastern European countries22 

it  must  operate  at  European  level,  alone  or  in  coordination  with  other 
associations,  and  its  structure  and  activities  must  cover  at  least  eight 
participating  countries;  it  may  be  a  European  network  representing  bodies 
active in the field of youth 

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Belarus, Moldova, Russian Federation, Ukraine. 

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– 

– 

– 

its  activities  must  be  in  accordance  with  the  principles  underlying  the 
Community activity in the field of youth 

it may be a body whose activities are solely for the benefit of young people or a 
body  with  wider  aims,  some  of  the  activities  of  which  are  for  the  benefit  of 
young people 

it must involve the young people in managing the activities conducted for their 
benefit. 

Beneficiaries  are  selected  on  the  basis  of  calls  for  proposals.  Multiannual  partnership 
framework agreements may be concluded with the bodies selected. However, such framework 
agreements  do  not  exclude  the  possibility  of  launching  annual  calls  for  proposals  for 
additional beneficiaries. 

The main activities of the youth organisations that are likely to contribute to the strengthening 
and effectiveness of Community action are: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

representing  the  views  and  interests  of  young  people  in  their  diversity  at 
European level 

youth exchanges and voluntary services 

informal and non-formal learning and youth activity programmes 

promoting intercultural learning and understanding 

debates  on  European  issues,  the  policies  of  the  European  Union  or  youth 
policies  

dissemination of information on Community action 

actions promoting young people's participation and initiative. 

Under this measure, the only costs to be taken into account in determining the operating grant 
are  those  necessary  for  the  proper  conduct  of  the  normal  activities  of  the  body  selected,  in 
particular personnel costs, overheads (rental and property charges, equipment, office supplies, 
telecommunications,  postal  charges,  etc.),  costs  of  internal  meetings,  and  publications, 
information and dissemination costs. 

The  grant  is  awarded  with  due  respect  for  the  body’s  independence  in  the  selection  of  its 
members and its autonomy in the detailed definition of its activities.  

At  least  20%  of  the  budgets  of  the  bodies  concerned  must  be  covered  by  non-Community 
sources. 

4.2. Support for the European Youth Forum 

Grants may be awarded under this measure to support the ongoing activities of the European 
Youth Forum, an organisation pursuing a goal of general European interest, with due respect 
for the following principles: 

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– 

– 

– 

– 

the  Forum’s  independence  in  the  selection  of  its  members,  ensuring  the 
broadest possible representation of different kinds of youth organisations  

its autonomy in the detailed specification of its activities 

the broadest possible involvement in the European Youth Forum's activities of 
non-member  youth  organisations  and  young  people  who  do  not  belong  to 
organisations 

the active contribution by the European Youth Forum to the political processes 
relevant  to  youth  at  European  level,  in  particular  by  responding  to  the 
European  institutions  when  they  consult  civil  society  and  explaining  the 
positions adopted by these institutions to its members. 

The  eligible  expenditure  of  the  European  Youth  Forum  comprises  operating  costs  and 
expenses  for  carrying  out  its  actions.  In  view  of  the  need  to  ensure  the  continuity  of  the 
European  Youth  Forum,  the  programme  resources  shall  be  allocated  in  accordance  with  the 
following guideline: the annual resources allocated to the European Youth Forum shall not be 
less than EUR 2 million. 

Grants  may  be  awarded  to  the  European  Youth  Forum  upon  receipt  of  an  appropriate  work 
plan and budget. Grants may be awarded on an annual basis or on a renewable basis within a 
framework partnership agreement with the Commission. 

At least 20% of the Forum’s budget must be covered by non-Community sources. 

The main activities of the European Youth Forum are as follows: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

representing young people youth organisations vis-à-vis the European Union 

coordinating the positions of its members vis-à-vis the European Union 

relaying information on youth vis-à-vis the European institutions 

relaying  information  from  the  European  Union  to  the  national  youth  councils 
and non-governmental organisations 

promoting and preparing the participation of young people in democratic life 

contributing to the new cooperation framework in the youth field established at 
the level of the European Union 

contributing to the development of youth policies, youth work and educational 
opportunities,  and  to  relaying  information  concerning  young  people  and 
developing representative structures for young people throughout Europe 

engaging in discussion and reflection on youth in Europe and in other parts of 
the world and on the European Union's action for young people. 

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4.3.  Training  and  networking  of  those  active  in  youth  workers  work  and  youth 
organisations  

This measure supports the training of youth workers in this field, in particular those active in 
youth  workers,  work  and  youth  organisations  in  this  field,  in  particular  project  leaders, 
youth advisers and supervisors in these projects. It also supports the exchange of experiences, 
expertise and good practices between these those active in youth workers work and youth 
organisations, as well as activities which may lead to the establishment of long-lasting, high 
quality  projects,  and  partnerships  and  networks.  This  may,  for  instance  involve  job 
shadowing.  

Particular attention is to be paid to activities fostering the participation of those young people 
who find it most difficult to participate in Community actions. 

4.4. Projects encouraging innovation and quality 

This measure supports projects aimed at introducing, implementing and promoting innovative 
approaches  in  the  youth  field.  These  innovative  aspects  may  relate  to  the  content  and 
objectives, in line with the development of the European co-operation framework in the youth 
field,  the  involvement  of  partners  from  different  backgrounds  or  the  dissemination  of 
information.  

4.5.  Information  activities  for  young  people  and  those  active  in  youth  workers  work  and 
youth organisations  

This measure supports information and communication targeting young people by improving 
their  access  to  relevant  information  and  communication  services  in  order  to  increase  their 
participation in public life and facilitate the realisation of their potential as active, responsible 
citizens.  To  this  end,  support  is  given  to  activities  at  European  and  national  level  which 
improve young people’s access to information and communication services and increase the 
provision of quality information and the participation of young people in the preparation and 
dissemination of information. 

This  measure  contributes  in  particular,  for  example,  to  the  development  of  European, 
national,  regional  and  local  youth  portals  for  the  dissemination  of  specific  information  for 
young  people  through  all  kinds  of  information  channels,  particularly  those  most  frequently 
used by young people. It can also support measures which promote the involvement by young 
people  in  the  preparation  and  dissemination  of  understandable,  user-friendly  and  targeted 
information products and advice, so as to improve the quality of the information and access 
for  all  young  people.  All  publications  shall  respect  in  particular  gender  equality  and 
diversity. 

4.6. Partnerships 

This  measure  is  for  the  funding  of  partnerships  with  regional  or  local  bodies,  in  order  to 
the 
develop  over 
programme.Programme. The funding focuses on projects and coordination activities. 

long-term  projects  which  combine  various  measures 

the 

in 

4.7. Support for the structures of the programme Programme 

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This  measure  funds  the  structures  provided  for  in  Article  8(2),  in  particular  the  National 
Agencies. The funding may be provided in the form of an operating grant covering no more 
than  50%  of  the  total  eligible  expenditure  adopted  in  the  agency’s  work  programme.  The 
measure also provides funding  for assimilated bodies, such as the national coordinators,  the 
resource centres, the EURODESK network, the Euro-Mediterranean Youth Platform and the 
associations of young European volunteers, acting as implementation bodies at national level, 
in full compliance with Article 54(2)(c) and (3) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002. 

4.8. Adding to the value of the programme Programme 

The  Commission  may  organise  seminars,  colloquia  or  meetings 
the 
implementation  of  the  programme  Programme  and  undertake  appropriate  information, 
publication  and  dissemination  actions  as  well  as  programme  Programme  monitoring  and 
evaluation.  These  activities  may  be  financed  by  means  of  grants,  purchased  by  means  of 
procurement procedures or organised and funded directly by the Commission. 

to  facilitate 

Action 5 - Support for policy European cooperation in the youth field 

The aim of this action is to promote European cooperation in youth policy field.  

5.1. Meetings of young people and those responsible for youth policy 

This measure supports policy cooperation, seminars and structured dialogue between young 
people, those active in youth work and their youth organisations and those responsible for 
youth policy. The activities include, in particular, promoting cooperation and the exchange of 
ideas and good practices in the field of youth, conferences organised by the Presidencies of 
the  Union  and  other  measures  to  exploit  and  disseminate  the  results  of  the  projects  and  the 
results of the European Union’s activities in the field of youth. 

This measure covers European Youth Week, which might include events in the Member 
States and at European level on the work of the European Institutions, dialogue between 
European  decision  makers  and  young  people,  and  recognition  for  the  high  quality 
projects promoted by the Programme. 

This  measure  may,  in  particular,  support  the  aims  being  pursued  through  the  Open 
Method of Coordination in the youth field and the European Pact for Youth, as well as 
cooperation between national and international youth voluntary actvities. 

5.2. Support for activities to bring about better understanding and knowledge of the field of 
youth 

This measure supports specific projects for the identification of existing knowledge relating to 
the  priorities  for  the  field  of  youth  established  under  the  open  method  of  coordination  and 
projects intended to complement and update them or facilitate access to them. 

It  is  also  designed  to  support  the  development  of  methods  for  analysing  and  comparing  the 
results of studies and guaranteeing their quality.  

The  programme  Programme  may  also  support  the  networking  of  the  various  actors  in  the 
youth field. 

5.3. Co-operation with international organisations 

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This  action  can  be  used  to  support  the  European  Union’s  cooperation  with  international 
organisations  working  in  the  youth  field,  in  particular  the  Council  of  Europe,  the  United 
Nations or its specialised institutions. 

INFORMATION 

In  order  to  present  examples  of  good  practice  and  model  projects,  a  database  shall  be 
developed  containing  information  about  existing  ideas  concerning  youth  activities  at 
European level. 

A guide explaining the objectives, rules and procedures of the Programme in particular 
explaining  the  legal  rights  and  obligations  when  accepting  a  grant  shall  be  made 
available by the Commission. 

6. MANAGEMENT OF THE PROGRAMME 

Minimum allocations 

Subject  to  Article  13  of  this  Decision,  the  minimum  amounts  to  be  allocated  to  the 
actions shall be, in relation to the financial framework set out in that Article: 

Action 1: Youth for Europe 

Action 2: European Voluntary Service 

Action 3: Youth in the World 

Action 4: Youth support systems 

Action 5: Support for European cooperation in the youth field 

30%

23%

4%

15%

4%

The  programme  Programme  budget  may  also  cover  expenditure  associated  with  the 
preparation,  follow-up,  monitoring,  auditing  and  evaluation  activities  directly  necessary  for 
the  management  of  the  programme  Programme  and  the  realisation  of  its  objectives,  in 
particular  studies,  meetings,  information  and  publication  activities,  expenditure  associated 
with  the  IT  networks  for  the  exchange  of  information  and  any  other  administrative  and 
technical support expenditure on which the Commission may decide for the management of 
the programme Programme. 

7. CHECKS AND AUDITS 

A  system  of  spot  checks  has  been  created  for  projects  selected  in  accordance  with  the 
procedure in Article 13(2) of this Decision. 

Grant beneficiaries must keep for the Commission supporting documents for all expenditure 
for  a  period  of  five  years  from  the  date  of  the  last  payment.  They  must  ensure  that,  where 
applicable, supporting documents in the possession of partners or members be made available 
to the Commission. 

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The Commission may have an audit of the use made of the grant carried out either directly by 
its own staff or by any other qualified outside body of its choice. These audits may be carried 
out  throughout  the  lifetime  of  the  contract  and  for  a  period  of  five  years  from  the  date  of 
payment  of  the  balance  of  the  grant.  Where  appropriate,  the  audit  findings  may  lead  the 
Commission to seek recovery of sums paid. 

Commission  staff  and  outside  persons  authorised  by  the  Commission  must  be  granted 
appropriate  access  to  the  offices  of  the  beneficiary  and  to  all  the  information,  including 
information in electronic format, needed in order to conduct such audits. 

The  Court  of  Auditors  and  the  European  Anti-Fraud  Office  (OLAF)  shall  enjoy  the  same 
rights, especially of access, as the Commission. 

The Commission’s decisions taken under Article 10, the contracts with the National Agencies, 
the  agreements  with  the  participating  third  countries  and  the  associated  contracts  and 
agreements  shall  provide,  in  particular,  for  the  Commission  or  its  authorised  representative, 
OLAF  and  the  Court  of  Auditors  to  undertake  inspections  and  financial  audits,  in  situ  if 
necessary. The National Agencies or, if necessary, the grant beneficiaries may be inspected. 

The Commission may also undertake in situ inspections pursuant to Council Regulation (EC, 
Euratom) No 2185/96. 

For the Community actions referred to in this Decision, the term ‘irregularity’ referred to in 
Article  1(2)  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  2988/95  shall  mean  any  infringement  of  a 
provision  of  Community  law  or  any  non-performance  of  a  contractual  obligation  resulting 
from an act or omission by a party, which has, or would have, because of an unjustified item 
of expenditure, the effect of prejudicing the general budget of the European Union or budgets 
managed by it. 

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FICHE FINANCIÈRE LÉGISLATIVE 
PROGRAMME "JEUNESSE EN ACTION" 

Domaine(s) politique(s): EDUCATION CULTURE 

Activité(s): JEUNESSE 

DENOMINATION DE L’ACTION: PROPOSITION DE PROGRAMME "JEUNESSE EN ACTION" 

1. 

LIGNE(S) BUDGÉTAIRE(S) + INTITULÉ(S)  

Ligne 15.05.55 JEUNESSE EN ACTION 

Ligne 15.01.04.55 JEUNESSE dépenses d’appui 

Ligne 15.01.04.31 Agence exécutive Education et Culture 

2. 

2.1 

2.2 

2.3 

a) 

DONNÉES CHIFFRÉES GLOBALES  

Enveloppe totale de l’action : 885.000.000 euros 

Période d’application: 2007-2013 

Estimation globale pluriannuelle des dépenses: 

Echéancier des crédits d'engagement / crédits de paiement (intervention financière) (cf. 
point 6.1.1) 

2007 

2008 

2009 

Millions d'euros (à la 3e décimale) 
2011 

2010 

2012 

Total 

2013 
et 
suvantes 

Crédits 
(CE) 

d'engagement 

114.768 

118.972 

120.080 

121.384 

122.684 

125.082 

127.580 

850.550 

Crédits de paiement (CP)  53.100 

110.000 

115.000 

116.000 

117.000 

120.000 

220.550 

850.550 

b) 

Assistance  technique  et  administrative  (ATA)  et  dépenses  d’appui  (DDA)  (cf.  point 
6.1.2)  

CE 

CP 

4.932 

4.428 

4.820 

4.916 

5.016 

5.118 

5.220 

34.450 

4.932 

4.428 

4.820 

4.916 

5.016 

5.118 

5.220 

34.450 

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Sous-total 
a+b 

CE 

CP 

119.700 

123.400 

124.900 

126.300 

127.700 

130.200 

132.800 

885.000 

58.032 

114.428 

119.820 

120.916 

122.016 

125.118 

225.770 

885.000 

c) 

Incidence  financière  globale  des  ressources  humaines  et  autres  dépenses  de 
fonctionnement (cf. points 7.2 et 7.3) 

CE/CP 

4.221 

4.221 

4.221 

4.221 

4.221 

4.221 

4.221 

29.547 

TOTAL 
a+b+c 

CE 

CP 

123.921 

127.621 

129.121 

130.521 

131.921 

134.421 

137.021 

914.547 

62.253 

124.041 

125.137 

126.237 

129.339 

129.339 

229.991 

914.547 

2.4 

2.5 

Compatibilité avec la programmation financière et les perspectives financières 

Incidence financière sur les recettes23 

3. 

CARACTÉRISTIQUES BUDGÉTAIRES 

Nature de la dépense 

Nouvelle 

Participation 
AELE 

Participation 
pays candidats 

Rubrique PF 

DNO 

CD  

NON 

OUI  

OUI  

N°3 b 

Citoyenneté 

6. 

6.1 

INCIDENCE FINANCIÈRE  

Incidence  financière  totale  sur 
programmation) 

6.1.1 

Intervention financière 

la  partie  B  (pour  toute 

la  période  de 

Ventilation 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012  

2013 

Total 

Crédits d'engagement en millions d'euros (à la 3e décimale) 

Action  1  –  Jeunesse  pour 
l’Europe 
Action  2  –  Service  volontaire 
Européen  
Action  3  –  Jeunesse  pour  le 
monde 
Action  4  –  Animateurs  socio- 
éducatifs et systèmes d’appui 
Action 
politique 

–  Coopération 

5 

40.008 

41.346 

41.788 

42.214 

42.637 

43.468 

44.336 

295.797 

33.319 

35.121 

35.272 

35.668 

36.063 

36.769 

37.503 

249.715 

7.347 

7.574 

7.666 

7.752 

7.838 

7.991 

8.151 

54.319 

29.493 

30.186 

30.552 

30.895 

31.237 

31.849 

32.485 

216.697 

4.601 

4.745 

4.802 

4.855 

4.909 

5.005 

5.105 

34.022 

TOTAL 

114.768 

118.972 

120.080 

121.384 

122.684 

125.082 

127.580 

850.550 

6.1.2 

Assistance technique et administrative (ATA), dépenses d’appui (DDA) et dépenses TI 
(crédits d’engagement) 
2007 

2008 

2013 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

Total 

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1) Assistance technique et 
administrative (ATA): 
a) contribution à l’agence 
exécutive 

b) Autre assistance 
technique et administrative : 
- intra-muros: 
experts avec honoraires : 

- extra-muros: 
Audits des Agences 
Nationales 
Audits des projets 
SYMMETRY 
Sous-total 1 

2) Dépenses d’appui 
(DDA): 

3.773 

3.723 

3.797 

3.873 

3.951 

4.031 

4.111 

27.259  

0.034 

0.035 

0.036 

0.036 

0.037 

0.038 

0.039 

0.255 

0.364 

0.371 

0.379 

0.386 

0.394 

0.402 

0.410 

2.706 

0.029 
0.078 
4.278 

0.030 
0.080 
4.239 

0.030 
0.081 
4.323 

0.031 
0.083 
4.409 

0.032 
0.034 
4.448 

0.032 
0.086 
4.589 

0.033 
0.088 
4.681 

0.217 
0.530  
30.967  

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2013 

Total 

a) Études 

0.104 

0.106 

0.108 

0.110 

0.113 

0.115 

0.117 

0.773 

b) Réunion d’experts 

0.192 

0.196 

0.200 

0.204 

0.208 

0.213 

0.213 

1.426  

c) Information et 
publications 

0.182 

0.186 

0.189 

0.193 

0.197 

0.201 

0.205 

1.353 

Sous-total 2 

0.478 

0.488 

0.497 

0.507 

0.518 

0.529 

0.535  

3.552  

TOTAL 

4.756  

4.727  

4.820 

4.916 

4.966  

5.118  

5.216  

34. 519 

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6.2 

Calcul  des  coûts  par  mesure  envisagée  en  partie  B  (pour  toute  la  période  de 
programmation) 

Crédits d'engagement en millions d'euros (à la 3ème décimale) 
unitaire 

Coût total 

de 

de 

Type 
réalisation 

Nbre 
réalisations 

Coût 
moyen 

ACTION 1 - Jeunesse pour l'Europe 

1.1 Echanges de jeunes 

1.2 Soutien aux initiatives des jeunes 

1.3 Projets de démocratie participative 

Sous total  

ACTION 2 - Service volontaire Européen 

Projets 

Projets 

Projets 

18.000 

10.211 

5.300 

10.000 

6.150 

10.000 

180,000 

62,798 

53,000 

295,798 

Service volontaire européen 

Jeunes impliqués 

55.500 

4.500 

249.750 

Sous total 

ACTION 3 - Jeunesse pour le monde 

3.1  Coopération  avec  les  pays  voisins  de 
l'Union élargie  

Projets 

3.2 Coopération avec les autres pays 

Projets 

Sous total 

ACTION 4 – Animateurs socio-éducatifs et 
systèmes d’appui 
4.1  Soutien  aux  organismes  actifs  au  niveau 
européen dans le domaine de la jeunesse 

4.2 Soutien au Forum Européen de la Jeunesse 

Subventions  de 
fonctionnement 

Subventions  de 
fonctionnement 

4.3  Formation  et  mise  en 
animateurs socio-éducatifs 

réseau  des 

Projets 

4.4  Projets  pour  stimuler  l'innovation  et  la 
qualité 

Projets 

4.5  Actions  d'information  à  destination  des 
jeunes et des animateurs socio-éducatifs 

Projets 

4.6 Partenariat 

Projets 

4.7 Soutien aux structures du programme 

fonctionnement 

4.8 Valorisation 

Sous total 

Subventions 
marchés 

et 

ACTION 5 – Coopération politique 

5.1 Rencontres des jeunes, des responsables de 
politiques de la jeunesse 

Projets 

5.2 Soutien aux activités de recherche 

Subventions 
marchés 

et 

5.3  Coopération  avec  des  Organisations 
internationales 

Accords 
internationaux 

Sous total 

TOTAL GENERAL 

1.300 

511 

600 

7 

3.900 

71 

580 

24 

7 

10 

75 

43 

8 

249,750 

30.000 

39,000 

30.000 

15,330 

54,330 

25.000 

15,000 

2.200.000 

15,400 

20.000 

78,000 

140.000 

12.000 

200.000 

12.000.000 

9,940 

6,960 

4,797 

84,000 

250.000 

2.500 

216,600 

200.000 

15,000 

255.000 

10,965 

1.000.000 

8,000 

33,965 

850.443 

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INCIDENCE  SUR  LES  EFFECTIFS  ET  LES  DÉPENSES  DE 
FONCTIONNEMENT  

7.1 

Incidence sur les ressources humaines 

Types d’emplois 

Effectifs à affecter à la gestion de l’action 
par utilisation des ressources existantes 
et/ou supplémentaires 

Nombre d’emplois 
permanents 

Nombre d’emplois 
Temporaires 

A 
B 
C 

Fonctionnaires 
ou 
Agents 
temporaires 
Autres ressources 
Humaines 
END/AUX 
Total 

13 
11 
6 

4 (END) 
3 (AUX B) 
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1 

1 

Total 

13 
12 
6 

4 (END) 
3 (AUX B 

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7.2 

Incidence financière globale des ressources humaines 

Description des tâches découlant 
de l’action 

Mise en œuvre du programme 

Type de ressources humaines 

Montants en euros 

Mode de calcul *  

Fonctionnaires 
Agents temporaires 

3.240.000 € 
108.000 € 

30 X 108.000 
1 X 108.000 

Autres ressources humaines 

(indiquer la ligne budgétaire) 

180.000 € (END) 
324.000€ (Auxiliaires) 

4 X 45.000 
3 X 108.000 

Les montants correspondent aux dépenses totales pour 12 mois. 

Total  3.852.000 

7.3 

Autres dépenses de fonctionnement découlant de l’action 

Ligne budgétaire 
(n° et intitulé) 

Enveloppe globale (Titre A7) 
A0701 – Missions 
A07030 – Réunions 
A07031 – Comités obligatoires (1) 
A07032 – Comités non obligatoires (1) 
A07040 – Conférences 
A0705 – Etudes et consultations 
Autres dépenses (indiquer lesquelles) 

Systèmes d’information (A-5001/A-4300) 

Montants en euros 

Mode de calcul 

100 X 650 € + 3.000 € (finances) 
2 X 20 personnes X 1.010 € 
2 X 35 personnes X 860 € 

68.000 
40.400 
60.200 
- 
200.000 
- 

Autres dépenses - partie A (indiquer lesquelles) 

Total 

368.600 

Les montants correspondent aux dépenses totales de l’action pour 12 mois. 

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I. 
II. 
III. 

Total annuel (7.2 + 7.3) 
Durée de l’action 
Coût total de l’action (I x II) 

4.220.600 € 
7 
29.544.200 € 

The  final  breakdown  of  staff  between  the  agency  and  the  Commission  for  all  EAC 
programmes  will  be  reviewed  when  the  extension  of  the  mandate  of  the  agency  is 
proposed. This operation could lead to a lower increase in the number of posts financed 
by XX 01 01 compared to those presented in this financial statement. 

The needs for human and administrative resources shall be covered within the allocation 
granted to the managing DG in the framework of the annual allocation procedures.  

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