Opening EU Jongerenconferentie Cyprus live te volgen (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Directoraat-generaal Onderwijs, jeugd, sport en cultuur (EAC) i, gepubliceerd op vrijdag 7 september 2012.

You can follow the official opening and closing sessions of the EU Youth Conference on the 11th and 13th of September in Nicosia LIVE on the European Youth Portal.

The thematic focus of the conference hosted by the Cyprus EU Presidency is on Youth Participation and Social Inclusion. The Conference forms an integral part of the Structured Dialogue between policy makers and young people, who will adopt joint recommendations on the participation and social inclusion of young people, including those with migrant background.

Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou will address the official opening of the conference.

To watch the web-streaming please go to the European Youth Portal: http://europa.eu/youth on 11 September at 11:30 CET and on 13 September at 9:30 CET.

Programme for the web-streamed sessions:

Tuesday, 11 September 11:30-12:30 CET

  • Welcome speech by the President of the Administrative Board of the Youth Board of Cyprus, Mr Andreas Vyras
  • Welcome by the Minister of Education and Culture, Mr. George Demosthenous
  • Opening address by the Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, and Youth, Ms Androulla Vassiliou
  • Speech by the President of the European Youth Forum, Mr Peter Matjasic
  • Speech by the President of the Cyprus Youth Council, Ms Sophie Tsouris

Thursday, 13 September 9:30-11:45 CET

  • Presentation of the results from workshops
  • Panel discussion on the results
  • Closing of the plenary session