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Decision (EU) 2021/2316 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2021 on a European Year of Youth (2022)| Legal instrument | Decision |
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| Number legal act | Decision 2021/2316 |
| Original proposal | COM(2021)634  |
| CELEX number i | 32021D2316 |
| Document | 22-12-2021; Date of signature |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 28-12-2021; OJ L 462 p. 1-9 |
| Signature | 22-12-2021 |
| Effect | 29-12-2021; Entry into force Date pub. +1 See Art 8 01-01-2022; Application See Art 8 |
| Deadline | 31-12-2023; See Art 7 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
28.12.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 462/1 |
DECISION (EU) 2021/2316 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 22 December 2021
on a European Year of Youth (2022)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 165(4) and 166(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),
Whereas:
(1) |
Article 165(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides that Union action is to be aimed at, inter alia, encouraging the participation of young people in democratic life in Europe. |
(2) |
In the Bratislava Roadmap of 16 September 2016, the 27 Heads of State or Government committed to ‘provide better opportunities for youth’, in particular by means of Union support for Member States in fighting youth unemployment and enhanced Union programmes dedicated to youth. |
(3) |
In the Rome Declaration of 25 March 2017, the leaders of the 27 Member States and of the European Council, the European Parliament and the Commission pledged to work towards ‘a Union where young people receive the best education and training and can study and find jobs across the continent’. |
(4) |
The 2019–2027 European Union Youth Strategy, based on the Council Resolution of 26 November 2018 (3), recognises that young people are the architects of their own lives, contribute to positive change in society and enrich the Union’s ambitions. It also recognises that youth policy can contribute to creating a space in which young people are able to seize opportunities and relate to Union values. Previous European Years, such as the 2021 European Year of Rail, the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage, the 2013–2014 European Year of Citizens and the 2011 European Year of Volunteering, offer valuable experience which should inform future efforts to engage and empower young people to shape their future and the future of Europe. |
(5) |
NextGenerationEU, established by Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), ensures the acceleration of the green and digital transition and provides the possibility to collectively emerge stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic. NextGenerationEU re-opens perspectives full of opportunities for young people, including quality jobs and adapting to social change. The Union aims for young people to be fully on board in the rollout of NextGenerationEU, enhancing their role in the green and digital transition. |
(6) |
The President of the Commission announced in her State of the Union address of 15 September 2021 that the Commission would propose to make 2022 the European Year of Youth (the ‘European Year’). Highlighting the confidence that she draws for Europe’s future from the inspiration provided by Europe’s young people, the President of the Commission added that ‘if we are to shape our Union in their mould, young people must be able to shape Europe’s future’. Europe needs the vision, engagement and participation of all young people to build a better future, and Europe needs to give young people opportunities for the future, a future that is greener, more digital and more inclusive. This is why the President proposed ‘a year dedicated to empowering those who have dedicated so much to others’. |
(7) |
The European Year should trigger a reflection process on the future of youth and their active participation in building the future of Europe. For that reason,... |
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