Traduction de «Further the safeguarding young people » (Anglais → Français) :

The Joint EU Youth Report of 27 November 2012 included an evaluation of the Structured Dialogue and suggested that the process could be further developed by further evaluation of the process and outcome of the Structured Dialogue, by making membership of the National Working Groups more inclusive of young people from all different backgrounds and by encouraging decision-makers to take recommendations from young people more fully into account.

Recalling the European Union Drugs Strategy 2000 - 2004 and the Action Plan on Drugs 2000 - 2004, as well as the Implementation paper on demand and supply reduction to deliver the EU Drugs Action Plan, in particular section 14.1; Conscious of the advances made in implementing the Strategy and Action Plan and also conscious of the fact that much work remains to be done in order to achieve the objectives; Noting that cannabis ranks first in terms of the quantity, the number of seizures and drug law offences reported within the European Union; Concerned about the role of organised crime in the large-scale trafficking of cannabis towards and within the European Union; Noting that cannabis continues to be the illegal substance most commonly ...[+++]used in all Member States and that its use is increasing in most countries across the European Union, especially among young people; Concerned about the changes in patterns of use, towards more frequent and regular use, and also concerned about the steady increase in cannabis-related demand for treatment; Concerned about very high THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) content found in cannabis seized in Europe and noting the need for research on the health effects of this rise; Conscious of the advances in the science of cannabis during the last decade, there is still need for further research in order to obtain a better understanding of how cannabis affects the brain and concerned about the effects that the increased use of cannabis among the very young might have on vital social and cognitive functions, such as concentration and attention as well as the ability to learn and sort information and also concerned about any links between cannabis use and mental health problems such as anxiety and depression; Concerned that the perceived risk of harm from the use of cannabis might be falling among young people;

Shortly after the adoption of the White Paper the Council underlined the importance of voluntary activities of young people in a Resolution on Voluntary Work for Young People [7] which aims at reinforcing and further developing voluntary activities for young people.

Mr Prodi went on to discuss the changes in agricultural policy, which was increasingly geared towards conserving the environment and the landscape and safeguarding product quality, more especially under the "rural development" measures. He stressed the need to break down the barriers between rural society and society at large, by engaging in dialogue and opening up new opportunities for young people in agriculture, investing in the training of new generations, promoting multifunctionality, and exploiting the new t ...[+++]echnologies.

The Commission has been supporting "youth projects" (projects run by young people for young people) in a small way since 1986; this activity could be developped further.

More specifically, the following priorities have been established for Youth for Europe III: - support for projects and project networks directly involving young people: this will involve continued promotion of youth exchanges, with the additional aim of stimulating initiative and creativity among young people in the Member States by supporting innovative initiatives by young people at local, regional, national or European level and projects enabling young people to take up voluntary service placements in another ...[+++] Member State in a wide variety of fields; - training for youth workers: support will be provided for activities (study visits, placements, seminars, development of training materials, etc.) aiming to increase youth workers' awareness of the situation of young people in other Member States, and to enable them to establish the necessary contacts to organise exchanges or cooperation projects. The emphasis will be on language training for youth workers and training for those working with disadvantaged young people; - cooperation between youth structures: this will involve support for activities promoting increased mutual awareness between both government and non-governmental structures active in the youth field in the Member States, and promoting cooperation and the creation of new networks of partnerships between them, particular priority being given to those in charge of regional and local structures; - exchanges with non-Community countries: the objective of such exchanges is to foster awareness among young people in the Member States of the situation of young people outside the Community and encourage a spirit of solidarity.