INFORMAL YOUTH COUNCIL : EU MINISTERS TO DISCUSS JOBS AND EDUCATION WITH YOUTH DELEGATES.(Brief article)

From: European Report | Date: March 28, 2006 | Copyright information

EU Youth Ministers will gather for an informal conference in Bad Ischl from 29 to 31 March to discuss issues relating to 'employment for young people' and 'youth policies'. The conference will be led by Ursula Haubner, the Austrian Minister of Social Affairs.

The Austrian Presidency has also organised a meeting of young people in Vienna (Tuesday) and Bad Ischl (Wednesday and Thursday). Around 100 delegates from the 25 EU member states are due to hold discussions around three main topics: youth and jobs; the value and significance of non-formal and informal learning and the ...

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