The 13th SEDEC commission meeting (mandate VII) will take place on 21 June 2022 from 11:30 to 18:30 in JDE 52. This is the first physical meeting ever since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The meeting agenda includes:

Exchange of views for the opinion on

The Future of Youth Policy in the EU (Reflection on youth policy and youth mainstreaming in the context of the European Year of Youth 2022) Rapporteur: Tine RADINJA (SI/GREENS)

The following debates and presentations:

Debate on Promoting European Values and Citizenship through Education and Culture

Presentation of the CoR pilot project on mapping best practices and thematic debate on the development of a community of tools for promoting European values through education and culture.

Debate on Beyond the Conference on the Future of Europe

Thematic debate on the outcome of the proposals on chapters within the remits of the SEDEC commission.

Debate on Strengthening Social Dialogue at EU and national level

Exchange of views between SEDEC members and DG EMPL policy officers on the upcoming European Commission's communication on the topic.

Presentation on the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)

Institutional presentation by the DLR Aerospace Centre in Bonn (DE) about their recent research and innovation projects with special emphasis on local and regional issues.

Presentation on the Young Elected Politicians (YEPs) recommendations on youth

Presentation of the recommendations on jobs and education for young people adopted during the YEPs Forum in November 2021. The Young Elected Politicians programme (YEPs) is a CoR supported network of politicians who are no older than 40 and hold a mandate at regional or local level in the EU.

Watch the meeting here: https://frontend.cor.smv.cloud/en/sessions/reference/13th-sedec-commission-meeting

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