The Call for proposals on Civil Society Cooperation under the Erasmus+ programme has been published. The call addresses the following topics:
Paul Collowald, who was notably the general manager for information at the European Commission and the director of the cabinet of the President of the European Parliament Pierre Pflimlin, has published “J’ai vu naître l’Europe”, with Nuée Bleue.
This book of interviews with Sophie Allaux-Izoard reviews the life of a pioneer of European integration. Prefaced by Jacques Delors the book recounts the small and great history of Europe as Paul Collowald has experienced it since 1948; it is a story marked by his meeting with Robert Schuman and his Declaration of 9th May 1950, which, for Paul Collowald, became the focus of a study and his passion.
Paul Collowald was guest speaker at our General Assembly 2011 in Metz.
On 14th October in Brussels Edmund Stoiber presented the final report by the High Level Group on Administrative Burdens that he has led to advise the European executive.
According to the conclusions of the former Bavarian Prime Minister it would be necessary to exempt SMEs from industrial rules “as much as possible”. He also advised the future Commission led by J-C Juncker to undertake further administrative reform to reduce red-tape which would lead to savings of 41 billion euro per year and convince the UK to remain in the EU.
The European Portfolio for youth leaders and youth workers is an initiative of the Council of Europe in cooperation with experts and partners such as the European Commission and the European Youth Forum. It provides youth leaders and youth workers in Europe, volunteers or professionals, with a tool which can help them identify, assess and describe their competencies based on European quality standards.
In using this portfolio, youth leaders and youth workers will not only contribute to the recognition of their experience and skills but also to efforts to increase the recognition of youth work and non-formal education and learning.
Youth work in Europe covers many different realities. This I why this portfolio has been tested in many countries and has been designed to enable users to make adaptations if necessary – for instance, by adding competencies specific to their circumstances.
European Portfolio for youth leaders and youth workers
Europäisches Portfolio für Jugendleiter/innen und Jugendbetreuer/innen
Portfolio européen pour travailleurs et animateurs de jeunesse
CoE: Mini-Compendium on non-formal education
The European Commission adopted the annual “enlargement package” – a series of documents which explain its policy regarding the EU’s enlargement and presents the progress achieved by each candidate country.
Hence the Commission has assessed the progress made in 2013 by the countries of the Western Balkans which want to join the EU and Turkey. It has also looked into the challenges that remain.
The report includes an
annual enlargement strategy document
which sets priorities for the candidate countries in terms of their bid to integrate the EU, it also contains “progress reports” in which the Commission presents an assessment of each candidate country and each potential candidate in 2013
Albania Progress Report 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina Progress Report 2014
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Progress Report 2014
Kosovo* Progress Report 2014
Montenegro Progress Report 2014
Serbia Progress Report 2014
Turkey Progress Report 2014