In view of the continuing global pandemic, the co-managed statutory bodies will again meet online from 22 to 24 March 2021 in order to ensure it is business (almost) as usual for the Council of Europe youth sector.
One-hundred and twenty members, observers and participants of the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ) have registered to take part in the meetings, only the second to happen online in the nearly 50-year history of the youth sector.
Several important items are on the CMJ’s agenda:
Matjaž Gruden, Director of Democratic Participation, will hold an exchange of views on the latest developments in the Council of Europe and in the youth sector, including on a possible future youth campaign and on the response to Covid-19.
Implementation of the 2020-21 priorities will be reviewed, for example regarding:
- the climate crisis – consultative meeting and task force on greening the youth sector;
- Artificial Intelligence – seminar and the youth sector’s contribution to the Council of Europe Ad-Hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAHAI);
- implementation of the CM recommendation on supporting young refugees in transition to adulthood;
- the follow-up of the meeting of the Task Force on Roma Youth Participation;
- rural youth.
Following the successful 3rd European Youth Work Convention, held in December 2020 in the framework of the German Presidency of the European Union and of the German presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the CMJ will discuss implementation of the European Youth Work Agenda. The Council of Europe “Youth for Democracy” programme, youth sector strategy 2030 and CM/Rec(2017)4 on youth work will constitute the cornerstone of follow-up measures.
Finally, three years after its thematic discussion on “shrinking space for civil society and youth organisations: contemporary challenges and solutions”, the Joint Council will examine a draft recommendation of the Committee of Ministers on protecting youth civil society and young people, and supporting their participation in democratic processes.
The outcomes of this meeting will be available in due course on the latest decisions page of the youth portal.
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