91/395/EEC: Council Decision of 29 July 1991 adopting the ' Youth for Europe' programme (second phase)

COUNCIL DECISION  of 29 July 1991  adopting the 'Youth for Europe' programme (second phase)  (91/395/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas the Member States, when they signed the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, declared themselves determined to lay the foundations of an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe;
Whereas, in order to achieve that objective, the Treaty provides for powers to take action to ensure freedom of movement for employed and self-employed persons and those receiving services;
Whereas specific measures should be taken to assist young people to develop their sense of initiative and to foster an awareness in them of their abilities and responsibilities;
Whereas, when they met on 13 December 1976 (4) and 12 July 1982 (5), the Council and the Ministers for Education, meeting within the Council, were resolved on the need adequately to prepare young people for adult and working life, and adopted action  programmes relating thereto;
Whereas the European Council, meeting on 28 and 29 June 1985, adopted the conclusions of the ad hoc Committee on a People's Europe, which called for the promotion of youth exchanges within the Community and for an effective network of exchanges within  and between Member States;
Whereas the European Parliament, in its resolutions of 12 March 1981 on youth activities (6), of 7 June 1983 on a European Communities programme to promote youth exchanges (7) and of 16 December 1983 on a European voluntary service scheme for young  people (8), advocated strengthening Community activities in this field;
Whereas youth exchanges are an appropriate method of enabling young people to understand more about the European Community and its Member States and of promoting social cohesion within the Community; whereas they thus contribute to the training and  preparation of young people for adult and working life and to the development of a greater awareness of their abilities and responsibilities;
Whereas, since substantial improvement in the quality and quantity of youth exchanges and mobility can be achieved by a series of support measures at Community level complementing the measures taken by the Member States and taking into account the  experience and the current contribution of bodies already working in this field;
Whereas on 16 June 1988 the Council adopted Decision 88/348/EEC establishing the 'Youth for Europe' action programme (9) to promote youth exchanges in the Community; whereas it is now expedient to extend that programme;
Whereas a programme lasting three years is called for;
Whereas an amount of ECU 25 million is estimated as necessary to implement this multiannual programme; whereas, for the year 1992, in the framework of the current financial perspective, the funds estimated as necessary are ECU 10 million;
Whereas the amounts to be committed for the financing of the programme for the period after the budget year 1992 will have to fall within the Community financial framework in force;
Whereas the Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Decision, powers of action other than those of Article 235,