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Should there be an EU Freedom of Information Act?
Hotel Silken Berlaymont, 11-19 Boulevard Charlemagne, 1000 Brussels
Thursday 19th April 2007

          Article 255 of the Amsterdam Treaty, implemented through Regulation 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001, grants a right of access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents to any Union citizen and to any natural or legal person residing, or having its registered office, in a Member State. Access to documents is an essential requirement for modern governance. It facilitates citizens’ understanding, democratic participation and debate. It can provide a safeguard
against abuse, mismanagement and corruption. Openness and transparency in the decisionmaking process can also assist in developing citizens’ trust in the European Union’s actions and in maintaining a civil and democratic society. How the institutions apply or improve their own rules on access to documents is indeed an important test of their real willingness to reform and reach out and involve citizens.
          This is especially important since recent years have shown an increased disengagement from European politics – below 50% average turnout at the European elections. The so-called EU “democratic deficit” is not simply an issue of institutional reform and strengthening the powers of the European Parliament; it is also connected to the “information deficit”. Eurobarometer surveys show both the under-information of citizens and their desire to receive more information.
          The European Commission has launched several initiatives aiming to “connect the EU with the citizens”. Vice President of the european Commission Siim Kallas has recently launched the European Transparency Initiative which aims to generate increased confidence in the EU. The Commission has launched ‘Plan D’ and the White Paper on a European Communication Policy, both with the aim of creating and steering mechanisms for increased dialogue between the EU and its citizens, and stimulating citizens’ participation in the debate about the future of Europe.
          Vice President of the European Commission Margot Wallström has suggested that information rights could be included in the Berlin Declaration for the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.
          The European Commission is now expected to put forward a Green Paper on access to documents as the next step in the European Transparency Initiative. The publication, which is expected for early April 2007, will be accompanied by the launch of a three-month period of public consultation which will be followed by legislative proposals to change the Regulation. Seeking to improve public access to documents and stronger democratic standards, European Citizen Action Service, Statewatch, the International Federation of Journalists and the European Environmental Bureau have joined forces to contribute to the consultation process.           For background information, please see the ECAS publication “Should there be a freedom of information act for the EU? Report on the application of regulation 1049/2001 on access to documents” and very complete documentation on the Statewatch website. This one-day networkled Seminar is intended to facilitate access to information during the consultation period and put forward concrete recommendations.
          Documente: - formularul de inregistrare
                                  - programul seminarului
 

“Europa ta - Viitorul tau - Dezbatere nationala pe politici pentru tineret”
8-9 Martie 2007,Bucuresti,Palatul Parlamentului

          Cu ocazia aniversarii Tratatului de la Roma, Consiliul Tineretului din Romania in parteneriat cu Reprezentanta Comisiei Europene, Biroul de informare al Parlamentului European, Autoritatea Nationala pentru Tineret si Agentia Nationala
pentru Sprijinirea Initiativelor Tinerilor vor organiza o Dezbatere Nationala pe
Politici pentru Tineret cu numele 'Europa ta - Viitorul tau'.
          Dezbaterea se va desfasura in perioada 8-9 martie la Palatul Parlamentului, iar in urma acesteia vor fi selectati 4 tineri care vor participa, alaturi de 2 tineri
membri CTR, la prima Reuniune la nivel inalt a Tinerilor din UE, ce va avea loc la
Roma intre 24-25 martie 2007.
          Termen limita pentru inscriere: 5 Martie 2007

“Intercultural Language Programme 2007”
The Council of Europe Intercultural Language Programme

          If the Intercultural Language Programme has been a part of the Directorate of Youth and Sport’s (DYS) programme of activities since the beginning, it is without doubt because foreign language skills and intercultural competence are essential preconditions for youth mobility and for the development of international activities.            The absence of intercultural experiences and of language skills can be a barrier not only to youth mobility but also to the participation of young people, one of the key priorities of the DYS’ activities.
          Over the years, our intercultural language courses have developed to include language learning, intercultural learning and the discovery of European youth work.            The Intercultural Language Programme has become an essential instrument in promoting intercultural dialogue and youth policy development at European level and responds to the specific needs of youth organisations wishing to develop their youth activities at European level.
          The Intercultural Language Programme helps to promote intercultural dialogue, as well as international understanding and co-operation by bringing together young people from different backgrounds and countries.  It contributes to the diversity of languages spoken in international youth work and encourages youth mobility in Europe which provides young people and youth workers with the opportunity to discover the diversity of youth actions in different countries.
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“European Citizenship"
13 - 20 August 2007, Portugal
Project Description:
           The Portuguese youngsters who are organising this exchange, have already participated in other National and International exchanges, and are highly motivated to make this activity a success. We wish that this activity become a special moment in every participant’s personal life, as a result of the share of culture, experiences among all participants, and by the awareness that they will gain of European Citizenship

"European Youth & Women's Health".
 4-11 March  2007, Ankara/Turkey
Project Description:
           TurkMSIC Hacettepe (a student organisation) at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, from Ankara/Turkey is organizing the course.
It will be on "Women's Health", one of most important issues of our planet. So the topic is "European Youth & Women's Health".

 "OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON YOUTH WORK"  Learn by doing
 22-29 April 2007  Ankara/Turkey
           The outdoor provides ideal settings for youth to enjoy the experience of learning by doing. The main aim of training course is obtain the basic skills to participants about outdoor activities and outdoor education.

 "LETS DO IT TOGETHER"
 2-6 March 2007, Elazýð, TURKIYE
           Contact Making Seminar for developing a Networking Project with European
partners and the participants must have an idea for how to develop the former Group Initiative into a Networking Project

“TRAIN the TRAINER (T.T.T)”
16-17-18 March 2007, Bucharest-Romania          
           Obiectiv: in urma  celor 24 ore de lucru, participantii isi vor insusi abilitati necesare realizarii activitatilor instructiv-educative destinate adultilor beneficiind de informatii, metode, tehnici si instrumente specifice pedagogiei moderne imbinate cu exercitii si exemplificari.
Tematica:
- etica formatorului, responsabilitati specifice
- eficienta comunicarii in training, transferul informational
- tipuri de traineri, greseli frecvente in training
- invatarea la adult, procesul instruirii si evaluarii
- dinamica grupului; expunerea informatiei  si comunicarea cu persoanele dificile
- exercitiul ilustrativ (tipuri de exercitii, intensitate, durata, scop)
- intocmirea agendei detaliate,  a suportului de curs si a curricullum-ului de lucru.           Cristina Chertz (actor) si Cristian Petrescu ( psiholog), traineri experimentati, cunoscuti si recunoscuti pe piata serviciilor de educatie formala si informala a adultilor, avand peste 10 ani de activitate va vor oferi combinatia optima intre elemente teoretice si activitati practice utile in domeniul serviciilor de instruire.
           Seminarul  se adreseaza specialistilor din : resurse umane, servicii psihosociale, coordonatorilor (asistentilor) de proiecte din cadrul ONG-urilor, reprezentantilor institutiilor publice locale si centrale precum si tuturor celor ce doresc sa dezvolte ( implementeze ) activitati de instruire ( training) in domeniul educatiei adultilor  in cadrul institutiilor in care isi desfasoara activitatea.
           Taxa de participare este de 340 lei RON/ persoana ( pauza de cafea, suport de curs, logistica). Participantilor la curs li se acorda in urma training-ului 4 ore de consultanta gratuita in pregatirea unei activitati instructiv-educative pentru adulti.

“FALLING WALLS - MOVING CULTURES”
April 2007, Iceland
Context and general aims of the project:
           From the European removal and shifts of territorial and economical barriers to
the difficulties in the co-living provoked by the modern clash of cultures, this seminar wants to represent a platform in which significant witnesses from first person involved countries will share their experience and mould the complexity of the information in the unique reality of Iceland.
 
COME AND CHANGE "Your Look”
15-19 May 2007, Antalya/Olympos – Turkey
Youth exchange program.