PARTICIPANTS

Ministers responsible for youth from the 49 States Party to the European Cultural Convention and States having observer status at the Council of Europe;

Representatives of the following Council of Europe bodies: Committee of Ministers, Parliamentary Assembly, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Development Bank, Advisory Council on Youth, International Conference of NGOs, European Co-ordination Forum for the Council of Europe Disability Action Plan 2006-2015 (CAHPAH);

Representatives of the following international institutions and Organisations: European Commission, UNESCO, UNICEF, Youth Unit of the United Nations, ILO, UNHCHR, World Bank, Commonwealth of Independent States, Commonwealth Youth Programme.

Representatives of the European Youth Forum and international non-governmental youth organisations which are partners of Council of Europe's Directorate of Youth and Sport; representatives of the European Network of Youth Centres (ENYC), European Agency for Youth Information and Counselling (ERYICA), European Youth Card Association (EYCA) and Islamic Conference-Youth Forum.

COMPOSITION OF DELEGATIONS
National delegations are composed of up to five persons, including at least one youth representative (if possible from the National Youth Council or similar structure).

The youth representatives who are part of the national delegations will receive an invitation for the Youth Event, which will be organised prior to the Conference.

11-10-2008
COUNCIL OF EUROPE YOUTH MINISTERS ADOPT DECLARATION OF YOUTH POLICY DEVELOPMENT 2020
KYIV, October 11 Ministers responsible for Youth from 49 participating states of the European Cultural Convention have adopted October 11 in Kyiv a Declaration of the Youth Policy Development of the Council of Europe. The declaration became a final document...

10-10-2008
COUNCIL OF EUROPE HOPEFUL ABOUT FASTEST SIMPLIFICATION OF VISA REGIME WITH UKRAINE
KYIV, October 10 The Council of Europe is hopeful about simplification of the EU visa regime with Ukraine in the near future so that young Ukrainians are able to visit European countries, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe Maud de Boer-Buquicchio...

10-10-2008
EUROPE TO BECOME MAXIMALLY OPEN TO UKRAINIAN YOUTH
KYIV, October 10 Europe will become maximally open to Ukraine's young people, Minister for Family, Youth and Sports Yuriy Pavlenko was speaking at the 8th European ministerial conference in Kyiv. According to Pavlenko, Kyiv seeks to promote integration...

10-10-2008
EUROPEAN YOUTH POLICY TO BECOME PART OF EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE STRATEGY
KYIV, October 10 Within the 8th European Conference of Youth Ministers, the Council of Europe suggests youth discussing directions of youth policy for the next 10 years. This policy cannot be worked out in isolation, it should become a component part of...

10-10-2008
PRESIDENT POINTS IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH INTEGRATION TO COUNTRY'S PUBLIC, POLITICAL PROCESS
KYIV, October 10 President Viktor Yushchenko stressed the importance of Ukraine's youth integration to the country's public and political processes, he was speaking at the 8th European Conference of Youth Ministers in Kyiv. According to V. Yushchenko,...