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The European Youth Forum is an umbrella organisation that brings together 91 associations and youth NGOs operating at a national and European level.
http://www.youthforum.org/
In September 2003 in Malta, over 100 youth organisations from Europe and the Mediterranean region launched the EuroMed Youth Platform, which is supported by the European Commission and the Maltese government. The platform’s aim is to promote dialogue between cultures and civilisations by linking organisations together.
http://www.euromedp.org
A brochure of the International Federation of Free Trade Unions (IBFG) describes in twelve pages the challenges where movements of trade unions confront in order to help to open the doors to a dignified work and life for millions of young people from the whole world. Besides, concrete actions on this issue organised by numerous trade unions are visualised.
The Brochure can be downloaded in French and Spanish:
http://www.icftu.org/www/PDF/LMSDossier8-05JeunesFR.pdf
According to a study conducted by the cross-national EUYOUPART project, young people’s view of the political system is becoming increasingly critical. You will find the results of this study relating to young people’s patterns of participation on the website of the Austrian Institute for Social Research and Analyses (SORA) at:
http://www.sora.at/de/start.asp?b=312
The aim of PLOTEUS is to help disciples and students, job searchers, workers and employees, parents, job consultants and teachers in search of education and further education possibilities in Europe. The portal provides all relevant information on accompany life learning in Europe:
http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/
‘Jugend in Aktion’ (Youth in Action) is the name of a new programme that is financially backed by, amongst others, the European Commission. The programme runs from 1st January 2007 to 31st December 2013 and is endowed with funds of 885 million euros. It is above all European citizenship, the participation of young people, cultural diversity and the inclusion of young people with limited opportunities that form the core elements of the programme, which is divided into five areas of action.
http://www.jugend-in-aktion.de
As an educational institute, adult residential training centre and a conference centre, the ‘Arbeitnehmerzentrum Königswinter’ (Königswinter Workers’ Centre) also runs seminars for young workers.
http://www.azk.de
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