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| 27.3.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 78/513 |

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(2004/C 78 E/0534)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3294/03

by Claude Moraes (PSE) to the Commission

(7 November 2003)

Subject:   The European Commission's 5th Framework Project

How does the Commission plan to utilise the findings of its 5th Framework Project ‘The Orientation of Young Men and Women to Citizenship and European Identity’ (HPSE-CT-2001-00077)?

Answer given by Mr Busquin on behalf of the Commission

(12 December 2003)

Under the Second Call for Proposals launched by the Key Action ‘Improving the Socio-economic knowledge-base’ of the Fifth Framework Programme, the project ‘Orientations of Young Men and Women to Citizenship and European Identity’ (HPSE-CT-2001-00077) received a financial contribution of EUR 995 000 with a duration of 36 months, from the Community. The project is co-ordinated by Prof. Lynn Jamieson, University of Edinburgh and wishes to examine the constructions of European identity and European citizenship amongst young people in six countries — four current and two prospective Member States.

The project is still ongoing and it is expected that most of its results will be of value in a tangible manner during its final year. The final conference of the project itself will take place in Brussels in July 2004 where key findings and policy suggestions will be presented with a particular focus on the needs of policy makers (institutional actors, educational authorities, vocational bodies).

The research consortium plans to raise awareness and utilise its findings by disclosing them in two principal ways: first, through the website of the project http://www.ed.ac.uk/sociol/youth where documents and reports are available to the general public as well as to the scientific and policy communities. Second, by establishing contacts with European, national and local institutions and actors (the list of these contacts is sent direct to the Honourable Member and to the Secretariat General of the Parliament). Furthermore, the consortium plans to prepare and distribute a policy brief with the key findings of its research to all Ministries of Education in Europe and across all levels of government.

The Commission asked the project coordinator to disseminate the research findings in the conference organised jointly by Directorate General Education and Culture (DG EAC) and the Council of Europe on Youth and Participation, Strasbourg, 24 to 26 November 2003, which aimed to contribute to the implementation of the White Paper on Youth[(1)](#ntr1-CE2004078EN.01051301-E0001). Moreover, it is anticipated that through rigorous collaboration between DG Research (RTD) and DG EAC the research deliverables will have an impact on education policy and active civic participation. Finally, the research findings will also be transmitted to the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy as well as the Committee of Culture, Youth, Education, Media and Sports of the Parliament.

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