Európska cena Karola Veľkého pre mládež vznikla v roku 2008. Ide o ocenenie, ktoré udeľuje Európsky parlament spoločne s Nadáciou Ceny Karola Veľkého v Aachene. Tento rok získal prvé miesto belgický projekt AILEM – prvá jazyková aplikácia pre utečencov a žiadateľov o azyl.

Európska cena Karola Veľkého pre mládež 2023

Rok 2022 je Európskym rokom mládeže. To znamená, že politika vzdelávania bude tento rok dôležitou súčasťou agendy Európskeho parlamentu. Na tejto ceste nás čaká viacero náročných úloh: treba zabezpečiť pokračovanie programu Erasmus či zrealizovať plány na vybudovanie európskeho vzdelávacieho priestoru. Prinášame vám krátky prehľad súčasných aktivít Európskej únie v oblasti vzdelávania.

Vzdelávanie a Európsky rok mládeže 2022 - SK

Pre mladých ľudí nie je vždy ľahké nájsť si prácu. Tvoria skupinu s najvyššou mierou nezamestnanosti a okrem toho im viac hrozí aj pracovno-sociálna neistota.

Niekoľko slov o tom, čo Európa robí pre to, aby znížila nezamestnanosť mladých ľudí

Sociálno-edukatívni pracovníci zohrávajú v spoločnosti kľúčovú úlohu a často im patrí v oblasti vzdelávania mládeže popredné miesto. Európska únia pre nich robí napríklad tieto tri veci.

Niekoľko slov o tom, čo Európa robí pre pracovníkov s mládežou

Since the onset of the economic crisis, the EP has strongly supported the creation of a Youth Guarantee scheme, which was finally adopted in April 2013 as the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI).

The Youth Guarantee is a commitment by all Member States to ensure that all young people under the age of 25 years receive a good quality offer of employment, continued education, apprenticeship, traineeship, within a period of four months of becoming unemployed or leaving formal education.

The Youth Guarantee has become a reality across the EU and has helped to improve the lives of millions of young Europeans.

Youth Employment

During November plenary MEPs approved&nbsp;the deal on next year’s EU budget that addresses the fallout from the Ukraine war and the pandemic recovery process more effectively. The proposal prioritise recovery, health, youth and climate action.

MEPs wanted&nbsp;the 2023 EU budget to be a “future-oriented budget that matches the Union’s political priorities of ensuring a stronger Health Union, making a success of the green and digital transitions, and fostering a fair, inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery, including increased support for small and medium-sized enterprises. Next year’s budget should also invest in promoting the rule of law, EU values, and fundamental rights and their application, as well as contribute to greater opportunities for all, most notably young people, and ensure a stronger Union as a foreign policy actor".

Parliament fought for and obtained better support - over €1 billion on top of the Commission’s original proposal - for tackling the consequences of the war in Ukraine, energy, climate and the recovery from the pandemic in the 2023 EU budget. The preliminary figures are €186.6 billion in commitment appropriations and €168.7 billion in payment appropriations.

EU Budget 2023

On Europe Day, the Presidents of the European Parliament, Commission and Council received the final report with proposals to reform the EU. During a closing ceremony  in Strasbourg, President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, on behalf of the Council Presidency, President Emmanuel Macron, and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen received from the Co-Chairs of the Conference Executive Board the final report on the outcome of the Conference.
This one-year journey of discussion, debate and collaboration between citizens and politicians culminated in a report centred around 49 proposals that include concrete objectives and more than 320 measures for the EU institutions to follow up on under nine topics: climate change and the environment; health; a stronger economy, social justice and jobs; EU in the world; values and rights, rule of law, security; digital transformation; European democracy; migration; education, culture, youth and sport. The proposals are based on recommendations made by citizens who met within the European Citizens’ Panels, National Citizens’ Panels and contributed their ideas on the Multilingual Digital Platform.

President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, said: "Citizens - especially young people - are at the heart of our vision for the future of Europe. They have directly shaped the outcome of the Conference. We are at a defining moment of European integration and no suggestion for change should be off-limits. We should not be afraid to unleash the power of Europe to change people’s lives for the better."

Conference on the Future of Europe: closing event

The 2022 the European Year of Youth is a response to the difficult situation for young people during the pandemic, with consequences on their education, employment, social life, health and wellbeing. It also pays tribute to and takes inspiration from many young people who showed intergenerational solidarity to mitigate the impact of the crisis on society as a whole. The overall objective of the European Year of Youth is to reinforce the efforts of the Union, the Member States, regional and local authorities to support and engage with youth in a post-pandemic perspective. The European Year of Youth will go hand in hand with NextGenerationEU, which reopens perspectives for young people, including quality jobs and education and training opportunities for the Europe of the future, and supports young people's participation in society. The Year of Youth will seek synergies and complementarity with other EU programmes targeting youth across the policy spectrum - from rural development programmes focussed on young farmers to research and innovation programmes, and from cohesion to climate change actions - including EU programmes with international outreach or of a transnational nature. Apart from Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps, with budgets of €28 billion and 1€ billion respectively for the current financial period, the EU's Youth Guarantee and Youth Employment Initiative are creating more opportunities for young people. Also In 2022, a new programme called ALMA will be launched to support cross-border professional mobility for disadvantaged young people.

European year of youth 2022

Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. It has an estimated budget of €26.2 billion. This is nearly double the funding compared to its predecessor programme (2014-2020).

The 2021-2027 programme places a strong focus on social inclusion, the green and digital transitions, and promoting young people’s participation in democratic life. It supports priorities and activities set out in the European Education Area, Digital Education Action Plan and the European Skills Agenda. The programme also supports the European Pillar of Social Rights implements the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027 develops the European dimension in sport. It will improve access to learning and mobility for people who historically have had fewer opportunities to participate – people living with a disability, people living in poverty, in a remote location, people with a migration background, and more. Compared to the previous Erasmus+, the new programme will expand to support mobility for students in adult education.

Erasmus +

The European Solidarity Corps is the European Union programme which creates opportunities for young people to volunteer or work in projects in their own country or abroad that benefit communities and people around Europe. It brings together young people to build a more inclusive society, supporting vulnerable people and responding to societal challenges. It offers an inspiring and empowering experience for young people who want to help, learn and develop.

The 2021-2027 European Solidarity Corps (worth more than 1billion Euros) will be a significant upgrade in the value it provides for volunteers compared to previous iterations. The new programme features improvements to the insurance policy and health and safety guarantees covered by the programme, as well as increased requirements for hosts to ensure a meaningful learning experience for participants.The European Solidarity Corps for 2021-2027 will for the first time be a stand-alone volunteering programme with its own budget (activities covered by the programme were previously covered by the 'Youth' section of Erasmus+).

European Solidarity Corps

Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. Merging seven prior programmes, it offers opportunities not only for students, but also for a wide variety of individuals and organisations, helping them develop, share knowledge and have a life-changing experience at institutions and organisations in different countries.

In 2018, Parliament once again stressed the importance of inclusion in the Erasmus+ programme and asked the Commission to draw up a framework by 31 March 2021, along with a set of inclusion measures and guidelines for their implementation.

In late 2019, Parliament approved an amending budget for that same year’s EU budget in order to reinforcecore mobility activities, which are central to the development of a European education area. The amendment increased commitment appropriations for Erasmus+ to support mobility in higher education, and vocational education and training. However, Parliament also pointed out that this will need to be matched by increased payment appropriations.

See more on this topic by visiting our <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/erasmus-8th-parliamentary-term_11104_pk">package </a>for the 8th parliamentary term.

Erasmus + (2019-2020)

The European Solidarity Corps is the European Union programme which creates opportunities for young people to volunteer or work in projects in their own country or abroad that benefit communities and people around Europe. It brings together young people to build a more inclusive society, supporting vulnerable people and responding to societal challenges. It offers an inspiring and empowering experience for young people who want to help, learn and develop.

The Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (MFF) proposal follows through a number of issues that the European Parliament had highlighted. The Commission proposes that the European Solidarity Corps 2021-2027 would be a stand-alone programme, with its own budget, and no longer depend on the budget of Erasmus and other EU programmes. The European Solidarity Corps 2021-2027 regulation absorbs the European Voluntary Service, which currently falls under the 'Youth' section of the Erasmus+ 2014-2020 programme.

European Solidarity Corps (2019-2020)

Mariya Gabriel, born on 20 May 1979 in Gotse Delchev, is a Bulgarian politician. She has been a European Commissioner since 2017.

After the hearing by the Committees on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and on Culture and Education (CULT) of the European Parliament, the committees prepare an evaluation letter on the candidate. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

Hearing of Mariya GABRIEL, Commissioner-designate, Innovation and Youth

Barbara Hendricks (born November 20, 1948) is an American operatic soprano and concert singer. Hendricks has lived in Europe since 1977, and in Switzerland in Basel since 1985. She is a citizen of Sweden following her marriage to a Swedish citizen.

In 1987, she was appointed to be a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Since 2000, Hendricks has been a member of the Council of the Foundation for the Refugee Education Trust (RET). The RET is dedicated to post-primary education of refugee youth all over the world. Barbara supports fundraising and is an advocate for refugees all around the world.

Barbara Hendricks is one of the eight women highlighted at the occasion of the International Women’s Day (IWD) which is held every year on 8 March.

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#IWD2019 - Barbara Hendricks

Confirmation hearing of Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport

Sakharov Youth Seminar

Press point by Nela RIEHL (Greens/EFA, Germany), Chair of CULT, following the confirmation hearing of Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport

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CULT

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Plenary opening session of the kick-off event of the European Youth Week 2024

Official visit to Athens (Greece) - Speech by President Metsola at the Plenary Hall of the Hellenic Parliament, Joint meeting of the Committees for European Affairs; National Defense and Foreign Affairs; Cultural and Educational Affairs; Equality, Youth and Human Rights, at the Hellenic Parliament

European Youth Hearing

Press point by Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Chair of ITRE and Sabine VERHEYEN, Chair of CULT, following the hearing of Iliana IVANOVA, Commissioner-designate for innovation, research, culture, education and youth

Pres conference by Christian EHLER (EPP, DE), Marcos ROS SEMPERE (S&D, ES), Mariya GABRIEL Commissioner for  Culture, Education and Youth and Elisa FERREIRA, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms on n

Press conference by Christian EHLER, Marcos ROS SEMPERE, Mariya GABRIEL Commissioner for  Culture, Education and Youth and Elisa FERREIRA, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms on n

Czech Presidency: European Year of Youth 2022 Closing Event

Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly - Meeting of the Committee on Social Affairs, Youth and Children, Human Exchanges, Education and Culture

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Youth Democracy Event - Level Up! - Closing

Youth Democracy Event - Level Up! - Youth Talks

Youth Democracy Event - Level Up! - Opening

Global Youth Leadership Forum - “Europa, un futuro de esperanza” - statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and by Felipe VI King of Spain

Press conference by Dubravka ŠUICA, EC Vice-President for Democracy and Demography and Jutta URPILAINEN, Commissioner for International Partnerships on the Youth Action Plan in EU external action for

Press conference by Mariya GABRIEL, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth on a new European innovation agenda

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Ukončenie plenárnej schôdze konferencie

Conference on the Future of Europe - Plenary  (with Metadata)

CULT - Confirmation hearing of Glenn MICALLEF, European Commissioner-designate for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport - Press point

CULT - Confirmation hearing of Glenn MICALLEF, European Commissioner-designate for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Portugal - Tram Talk with Portuguese youth and Carlos MOEDAS, Mayor of Lisbon

Lux Youth Seminar

European Youth FORUM - LEVELUP! 2024

European Youth Week - Kick-off event

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Prague (Czechia) - Town Hall Discussion with youth

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Lisbon (Portugal) - Youth conference organized by Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Charlemagne Youth

EPP Group Youth Week

ITRE-CULT Committees - Hearing of Iliana IVANOVA, Commissioner-designate for innovation, research, culture, education and youth.- Press point

ITRE-CULT Committees - Hearing of Iliana IVANOVA, Commissioner-designate for innovation, research, culture, education and youth

LUX European Audience Film Award 2023 - Film Academy Youth Seminar

European Youth Event (EYE 2023) - Plenary session

European Youth Event (EYE 2023).- Ambiance shots

European Youth Event (EYE 2023) - EYE village

Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) of the European Parliament. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) are also invited to participate as joint committees. At the end of the confirmation hearing, Glenn MICALLEF makes a closing statement followed by the one from the Committee Chair. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Confirmation hearing of Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport: closing statement by Glenn MICALLEF and Committee Chair

Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) of the European Parliament. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) are also invited to participate as joint committees. During the confirmation hearing, Glenn MICALLEF answers questions by committee members.

Confirmation hearing of Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport: Questions / Answers (part 5 - Political groups in reverse order)

Confirmation hearing of Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport: Questions / Answers (part 4 - Invited Committees)

Confirmation hearing of Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport: questions / answers (part 3)

Confirmation hearing of Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport: questions / answers (part 2)

Confirmation hearing of Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport: Questions / Answers (Part 1 - Political groups coordinators)

Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) of the European Parliament. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) are also invited to participate as joint committees. During the confirmation hearing, Glenn MICALLEF gives an opening speech. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Confirmation hearing of Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport: opening statement by Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport

Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) of the European Parliament. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) are also invited to participate as joint committees. Arrivals and opening statements by Nela RIEHL (Greens/EFA, DE), Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Confirmation hearing of Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport: arrivals and opening statements by Nela RIEHL (Greens/EFA, DE), Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education

Ambience shots of the Confirmation hearing of Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport.

Confirmation hearing of Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport: ambiance shots

From 2020 to 2024, Glenn Micallef served as the head of the Secretariat of the Maltese Prime Minister, Robert Abela, as well as his adviser on EU affairs, and as Malta's sherpa at the European Council. He is now the European Commissioner-designate for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, in the von der Leyen Commission II. This stockshot contains new footage of Glenn Micallef in his office in Charlemagne building, filmed on 15/10/2024.

Memoclip: Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner-designate for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport

EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with Carlos MOEDAS, Mayor of Lisbon and young Portuguese. They exchange during the trip between Basilica da Estrela and Belem. At the arrival, Marcelo REBELO de SOUSA, President of Portugal, join them. The tram is decorated with the "go to vote" campaign logo for the European elections.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Lisbon (Portugal) - Tram Talk with Portuguese youth and Carlos MOEDAS, Mayor of Lisbon

From hands-on experience of European parliamentary democracy to virtual role-play games, the European Parliament’s youth offer has something for everyone.
You can step into an MEPs shoes, learn how EU decisions are made and present your ideas for Europe’s future.
Connect with like-minded people to stand up for EU democracy and values and get voters out for elections.    
Find out more in our explainer.

Parliament’s youth offer: Connect, learn and stand up for democracy! -16:9 EE24

Parliament’s youth offer: Connect, learn and stand up for democracy! - VT EE24

Parliament’s youth offer: Connect, learn and stand up for democracy! - 4-5 EE24

Od praktických skúseností s európskou parlamentnou demokraciou po virtuálne rolové hry: v ponuke Európskeho parlamentu pre mládež je niečo pre každého. Môžete sa vžiť do úlohy poslancov EP, zistiť, ako sa v EÚ prijímajú rozhodnutia, a predstaviť svoje nápady pre budúcnosť Európy. Spojte sa s podobne zmýšľajúcimi ľudmi a spoločne sa postavte za demokraciu a hodnoty EÚ a motivujte voličov k účasti vo voľbách. Ďalšie informácie nájdete v našom vysvetľujúcom videu.

Ponuka Parlamentu pre mládež: Spojte sa, učte sa a postavte sa za demokraciu!

During her official visit to Portugal, Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates to the conference organised by the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation. The Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation organizes conferences and debates with the aim to present important insights on issues relevant to Portuguese society, gathering and giving voice to national and international experts. Six months before the European elections, the President and young people discuss on the political participation and the issues that most concern them. The footage shows the extracts from the discussion with young people in the debate "It’s not that simple. Youth and Politics".

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Lisbon (Portugal): extracts from the discussion with young people in the debate "It’s not that simple. Youth and Politics"

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, gives her introductory remark on the Charlemagne Youth Prize. The European Charlemagne Youth Prize is an award that is given to youth-run projects that support democracy in Europe and promote cooperation and understanding both in Europe and internationally. It highlights the daily work by young people in strengthening a shared sense of European identity and rewards their active participation in the development of Europe. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Introductory remark by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on the Charlemagne Youth Prize

As a follow up to 2023’s European Youth Event (EYE2023), young people discuss with MEPs the EYE2023 ideas that gained the most support, in a public hearing and EP President Roberta Metsola delivers the opening speech at the hearing, This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

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