PRESENTATION
The
Structured
Dialogue
A participative process for young
people and decision-makers to
discuss
and
elaborate
recommendations jointly
What?
A participative process for young
people and decision-makers to
discuss
and
elaborate
recommendations jointly
What?
A tool to ensure that
youth policy reflect the
rights of young people
across Europe
A participative process for young
people and decision-makers to
discuss
and
elaborate
recommendations jointly
What?
A tool to ensure that
youth policy reflect the
rights of young people
across Europe
A space for young
people to contribute
actively to the
development of
youth policy at
European and
National level
Who?
Young people and policy makers
Why is it a powerful tool?
✔ It involves young people in shaping policies that affect them
✔ It enables to mainstream youth in cross-sectorial policies
✔ It is a forum for continuous, joint reflection on the priorities
implementation and follow-up of European cooperation in the
youth field.
✔ It is a formalized participatory process to which Member
States and the European Institutions are committed
✔ The outcome of the process feed into Council Resolutions
approved by Member States.
The Process
The Structured Dialogue is organised into 18 month cycle,
each cycle being divided into three 6 month phases,
corresponding to the 6 month rotating Presidency of the
Council of the EU.
Each Trio Presidency chooses 1 overall thematic priority on
which the cycle will be focusing, and on which young people
and decision-makers will jointly prepare recommendations.
The Process
The Team Presidency engages
in discussions with the European
Commission and the European
Youth Forum and holds an early
consultation with the NWGs
and INGYOs to define and
elaborate the priority for the
cycle, which is then approved by
the Council of the EU
The Process
Structured Dialogue Cycle
18 month – 1 overall thematic priority
Phase 1
Phase 2
Trio presidency
Phase 3
PHASE 1
Objective: define a common understanding and bottom-up
approach to the overall thematic priority, which will be the basis
for the dialogue conducted in the next phases
• NWGs/INGYOs
start discussions,
exchange of views
on the over
thematic priority
EXCHANGE
YOUTH
CONFERENCE
• Drafting the
Guiding
framework
• Launch of
guiding
questions
• Online and
offline
consultations
on the guiding
questions
START
CONSULTATION
PHASE 2
Objective: gather input from young people and
formulate recommendations on the overall
priority
• Gathering
young
people’s input
and policy
proposals
through online
and offline
tools
CONSULTATIONS
YOUTH CONFERENCE
• Formulating jointpolicy
recommendations
• At European level: high
level policy debate
during which the EU
decision-makers will
give feedback on the
joint recommendations
• At National level:
NWGs get feedback
from National policy
makers on the jointrecommendations
RECOMMENDATIONS
PHASE 3
Objective: Include the feedback received in order to
increase the joint-recommendations’ accuracy,
relevance and likelihood to be transformed into
policy making
• Gathering
feedback and
input from
decisionmakers on
European and
National
levels
FEEDBACK
YOUTH
CONFERENCE
• Reformulating
the
conclusions
• Adding
concrete
actions
• Formulating final
joint
recommendations
FINALISING
RECOMMENDATIONS
COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS /
RESOLUTIONS
Adopted by 27 Ministers for Youth
The Process
✔ With the new process, instead of having recommendations after each phase of
the cycle (3 times), we have one set of recommendations at the end of each
cycle, which reflect a 18 month consultation process.
✔ The Presidency country of the last phase holds the responsibility to promote the
final joint Recommendations wherever possible, in all relevant sectors, at local
and European level and presents them to the Council of the European Union.
The Actors: The managing body
EUROPEAN STEERING
COMMITTEE
Team Presidency
Country
-
Coordinates the Structured Dialogue process
Provide guidance to the NWGs and INGYOs
Monitor and assess the progresses in the SD
Promote the outcome of the SD at political level
The Actors: The National Working
Groups
meetings
National Working Groups
Ministries for Youth Affairs
National Youth Councils, local Youth
Council
Experts, researchers
ORGANISE
conduct consultations with young people and
and regional wherever possible).
Debates
between young
people and
decisionmakers
Expert online
consultation
Expert groups
and
workshops
The Actors: the INGYOs
International Non-Governmental
Youth Organisations
ORGANISE
meetings
conduct consultations with young people and
and regional wherever possible).
Debates
between young
people and
decisionmakers
Expert online
consultation
Expert groups
and
workshops
How to use the political outcomes?
There can be 2 political outcomes:


Joint recommendations
Council Resolution, which
approved at the end of the
may be adopted by the MS
last EUYC
based on the results of the
SD process
How to use the political outcomes?
✔ Young people and youth organisations:
Should promote the political outcomes at local, national and
European level, to ensure that the adopted policy proposals
are turned into policy making.
Should remind decision-makers that the proposals were
adopted jointly, and that it is their responsibility to implement
youth policies that respond to young people’s rights and
needs.
How to use the political outcomes?
✔ The Presidency of the EU:
Should precise which recommendations from the cycle the
Council endorses
Should promote the Joint recommendations in a beyond the
youth field
Should encourage the Member States to implement the
policies at National level
How to use the political outcomes?
✔ The European Commission:
Should promote the joint recommendations to all relevant
Commission Services (beyond the youth sector) and ensure
they feed into policy making
GET INVOLVE!
Through the National Youth Council of your country or
INGYO (International Youth Organisation).
-
Take part in the online consultations
Take part in off line consultations/debate
Follow-up the recommendations
NOW IT IS UP TO YOU!
Get involved in the structured dialogue!
PRESENTATION
Your voice matters!