/Issue 8

01/06/2012

Index

Cyprus
Presidency
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The Council of the

EU
Eurodesk

Eurodesk
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Presidency

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Becoming
Active
with Structured
Dialogue

Cyprus Presidency and Youth

Cyprus
Youth Council :
Becoming
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with Structured
Dialogue

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Campaigns/
Competitions/
Events

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The following months are very important for Cyprus

because from the 1st of July until the 31stof December of
2012, Cyprus will be the presidential country of the
Council of the EU. Cyprus integrated to the EU in 2004
with 9 more countries (until now it was the biggest enlargement of the EU) and adopted the Euro on the 1st of
January of 2008. As a result, Cyprus is facing a great
challenge because for the first time, will have an important role in the decision making
process. Cyprus is closing the eighteen month TRIO Presidency (Poland DenmarkCyprus).
The Cyprus Presidency gives the opportunity to young people to acquire a better
knowledge about Europe and the opportunities in the fields of education, training,
employment and mobility in general. The main priorities of the Cyprus Presidency are
the social inclusion, the equal opportunities in education and youth participation, the
multilingualism and the boost of the youth creativity.
The Cyprus Presidency is unique opportunity concerning the promotion of the culture
and history of the island, so each one should contribute as much as he/she can for a
successful presidency.
Click HERE to watch the official video of the Cyprus Presidency.

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The Council of the

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Councils
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The Council of the EU

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The actions of the Council of the EU or the Council of Ministers of the EU have a direct
impact on the Europeans citizens everyday life because it has the power to legislate in
conjunction with the European Parliament. The Council legislates mostly on the basis of
the European Commissions proposals.
The Council of the EU is composed by the ministers of each member state who are
responsible for a certain area. The composition and the frequency of meetings depend
on the topic that is going to be discussed, i.e., the Foreign Affairs Ministers meet usually
once a year. The Council is consisted by ten configurations that reflect all the policies of
the EU.
Responsibilities of the Council of the EU:

Adoption of legislative acts such as regulations and directives, in many cases in co-decision with the European Parliament.

Coordination of member-states policies.

Development of common foreign and security policy, according to the

strategic guidelines of the European Council.

Conclusion of international agreements on behalf of the EU.

Adoption of the EU budget together with the European Parliament.

The 27 member-states take in turn the presidency of the Council for six months. From
the 1st of July 31st of December 2012, Cyprus will have the presidency of the Council
of the EU.
The decisions are taken by the qualify majority method under the following conditions:

If a majority of Member States approve (in some cases a two-third majority).

A minimum of 255 votes is cast in favour of the proposal, out of 345 votes.
For a better understanding of the voting system of the Council click HERE.

Part of the Speech

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Eurodesk and Cyprus Presidency

Youth Board of
Cyprus

Multipliers Training for the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European
Union.
The Youth Information Centre of Kato Polemidia and the Eurodesk Cyprus
co-organized a two days training about the Cyprus Presidency. The training took place
in the premises of the Community Council of Palodia on 25th and 26th of June. In the
training participated 20 young people, members of formal and informal groups of young
people. The educational contend was prepared by Constantinos Papageorgiou and
Maria Socratous, members of the Pool of Trainers of the Cyprus Youth Council.
During the first day the participants got informed about the EU bodies and institutions
and the Cyprus Presidency. The second day was focused on the participation and the
social inclusion of the young people with migrant background. Finally, the participants
expressed their views through a Structured Dialogue discussion/ consultation.

Youth
Information
Centres

Cyprus Youth
Council:
Pool of Trainers

Resource: Eurodesk Brussels Link Info Notes: Cyprus EU Presidency 2012.

Information about the priorities of the Cyprus Presidency, up-coming events in the
fields of education, culture and youth.

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Cyprus Youth Council:

Becoming Active with Structured Dialogue

Cyprus Youth
Council

National Agency of
the Youth in Action
Programme.

Youth Board of
Cyprus

Cyprus Presidency:
Official Website

The Cyprus Youth Council organized a three day summer school (15-17 June) entitled
Becoming Active with Structured Dialogue in Pafos, under the framework of the
Youth in Action Programme. The aim of the event was to inform the members of the
Cyprus Youth Councils member organizations about the Cyprus Presidency and the
Structured Dialogue process.
The main topics of the training were the participation and the social inclusion of the
young people, the main thematic priorities of the Cyprus Presidency. During the
Structured Dialogue discussion/ consultation the young people had the opportunity to
express their opinion and influence the decision making process in the European Union.
A trainer and a participant shared their experience with the Eurodesk Cyprus.
In the summer school there was a representation of many NGOs, so, the participants
expressed their views, share their ideas and developed partnerships for future
actions. During the discussion/ consultation, that took place the last day, the young
people expressed interesting views.
I.P., Trainer
"We got informed about the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU through
discussions and presentations from the Cyprus EU Presidency Secretariat, Press and
Information Office and the Youth Board of Cyprus. It was a nice experience which helped
me to develop my knowledge about the active participation of the young people with
migrant background, meanwhile I met many interesting people, I made new friendships
and I realized how important is the active youth participation."
A.M, Participant

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Campaigns- Competitions- Events

European
Youth Portal

European Youth
Forum

Youth Powers Small

Grants Programme

Structured Dialogue National Consultations under the framework of the Cyprus

Presidency
The young people may influence the EU Youth Policy for topics that directly concern
them by participating in the Structured Dialogue Process. Under the framework of the
Cyprus Presidency public discussions/ consultations will be launched, concerning the
Participation and the Social Inclusion of the young people. The participation of all the
young people is necessary so that the needs of the Cyprus youth are heard and to
influence the decision making process of the EU institutions.
Furthermore, the young people may participate online by answering the guiding
questions which are available HERE, however the young people are encouraged to
participate in the public discussions/ consultations. Get informed about the current
announcements about the Structured Dialogue in Cyprus through Facebook by joining
the group Youth Voice of Cyprus: Structured Dialogue with young people.
For more information about the consultations contact the Cyprus Youth Council at info@cyc.org.cy or 22878316.
For more information about the structured dialogue process visit the European Youth
Portal and the website of the European Youth Forum.
Resource: Newsletter April: Structured Dialogue

Video Documentary Back for the Future: Open Call for Participants
The Youth Powers Small Grants Programme Back for the Future is looking for four
dynamic and creative participants. The goal of the project is to create a documentary
and use the social media to bring the story to the audience.
The participants will develop skills in Social Media and Documentary Development.
If you are interested contact the Angela Photiou (Project Manager) at
B4fyouth@yahoo.com
For more information about the Youth Powers Small Grants Programme click HERE.

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Campaigns- Competitions- Events

Information Right Now! Facebook Photo Competition
The campaign Information Right Now is an initiative of ERYICA (European Youth
Information and Counselling Agency) in partnership with the Council of Europe. The
goal of the campaign is to raise awareness among young people, decision makers and
media on the special role of youth information with regard to young peoples access to
rights and eventually on the access to information as a right in itself for all young
people.
The young people may participate in the competition by uploading in the Facebook a
photo, related to the general theme Young People Are Asking .
The entry should be accompanied with the following details:

Entrants full name

When and where the photo was taken

Possibly, a short message in the caption

Deadline: 31st August 2012

For more information click HERE.
Note: The Youth Information Centres and the Eurodesk Cyprus, as youth information
structures, support the campaign.

Creative
Competition
Generation 1992

Generation 1992: Creative competition about the European single market for
young people born in 1992
In 1992 all EU member states decided to create a single market by removing the barriers to the free movement of goods, services, people and capital. As a result, the European citizens may travel around Europe without visa. The European Commission has
launched the creative competition "Generation 1992" addressed to young people born
between 1st of January- 31st of December 1992. The young people are called to express their opinion about the impact of the single market in their everyday life through
article, video, photography, cartoon and Smartphone applications.
The thematic categories of the competition are:

Education and citizenship

Jobs and entrepreneurship

Culture and leisure

Consumers and the environment

For more information and inspiration click HERE.
Submit the entry until: 9th September 2012 at 12:00 PM CET.
Under the framework of the competition a summer camp is launched which will
take place in Barcelona between 23-26 July. The travel and accommodation expenses will be covered. Firstly, you have to answer some questions and then register online.
Register Online until: 13-18 July.

Eurodesk
Eurodesk Cyprus

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1060
6, Evgenias and Antoniou
Theodotou
1060 Nicosia
Phone: 00357-22402613
Fax: 00357-22402630
E-mail:
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You may find information about European opportunities and youth policies in the Youth Information Centres in Larnaka, Kato Polemidia, Agros
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