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EURODESK EBL BULLETIN 2014 FEBRUARY 1

February 2014

Deadlines up to 15 May 2014

Documentation

European Opportunities

Highlights

Upcoming Events

EBL Activities

Network Calendar

Eurodesk Brussels Link Bullet in

August 2014

1. Deadlines up to 15 October 2014

2. Documentation

3. Opportunities

4. Highlights

5. Upcoming Events

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Deadlines up to 15 October 2014

Deadline Reminder: http://www.eurodesk.eu/edesk/SearchDb.do?go=1

Reference number

Deadline Programme Title

EU0010000481 7 August 2014 The James Dyson Award

EU0010000178 15 August 2014 Translation Traineeships at the European Parliament for university graduates

EU0010000560 15 August 2014 Translation training placements at the European Parliament

EU0010000484 17 August 2014 European Health Insurance Card Storyboard Competition

EU0010000564 18 August 2014 European Soundscape Award 2014

EU0010000401 19 August 2014 Erasmus for young entrepreneurs

EU0010000511 20 August 2014 Entrepreneurship Education (Pan-European Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative

EU0010000525 25 August 2014 Tvebiomovies 2014

EU0010000576 25 August 2014 Europe in My Region Photo Competition 2014

EU0010000072 29 August 2014 Traineeships at the European Commission - Administrative in- service training periods

EU0010000090 29 August 2014 Traineeships at the European Commission - Translation traineeships

EU0010000021 31 August 2014 Traineeship at the Council of the European Union

EU0010000147 31 August 2014 Traineeships at the European Ombudsman

EU0010000192 31 August 2014 Traineeships and Fellowships at the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML)

EU0010000474 31 August 2014 Viral Video Award 2014

EU0010000478 31 August 2014 International Citizen Media Award 2014

EU0010000640 31 August 2014 Europioneers 2014 Competition

EU0010000210 1 Sept 2014 Young European of the Year Award - Travel Fellowships & InterRail-Global-Passes

EU0010000468 1 Sept 2014 Heinrich Boll Foundation Scholarships

EU0010000589 1 Sept 2014 Next Generation of Science Journalists Award

EU0010000618 2 Sept 2014 Capacity Building in the field of youth within Erasmus+

EU0010000638 7 Sept 2014 EVS Video Contest

EU0010000050 11 Sept 2014 Horizon2020: Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions

EU0010000028 15 Sept 2014 EU-Japan Training programmes

EU0010000578 15 Sept 2014 Model UN Workshop 2014

EU0010000641 15 Sept 2014 Kodu Kup Europe Competition

EU0010000177 16 Sept 2014 DG Interpretation bursaries

EU0010000585 16 Sept 2014 2014 Digital Women of the year Awards

EU0010000020 30 September 2014

Traineeships at the Committee of the Regions

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EU0010000152 30 Sept 2014 Traineeships at the Economic and Social Committee

EU0010000180 30 Sept 2014 Traineeship at the Court of Justice

EU0010000365 30 Sept 2014 European Investment Bank (EIB) - Universities Research Action

EU0010000456 30 Sept 2014 MEDEA Awards

EU0010000579 30 Sept 2014 Environment & Me - EEA photo competition

EU0010000085 1 October 2014 European Youth Foundation - Grants for international youth activities

EU0010000229 1 October 2014 International youth activities held in co-operation with the European Youth Centres

EU0010000584 1 October 2014 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Research Fellowship

EU0010000604 1 October 2014 Mobility project for young people-European Voluntary Service with Erasmus+

EU0010000606 1 October 2014 Mobility project for young people-Youth Exchanges with Erasmus+

EU0010000607 1 October 2014 Mobility project for youth workers with Erasmus+

EU0010000615 1 October 2014 Strategic Partnerships within Erasmus+

EU0010000619 1 October 2014

Structured Dialogue: meetings between young people and decision-makers in the field of youth within Erasmus+

EU0010000631 1 October 2014 Training placements at the European Parliament

EU0010000633 2 October 2014 Support for policy reform - Prospective initiatives within Erasmus+

EU0010000329 12 October 2014 BEST courses for students of technology

EU0010000404 14 October 2014 European Youth Capital

EU0010000004 15 October 2014 Traineeships and Study Visits at the European Parliament

EU0010000205 15 October 2014 EU prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards

EU0010000345 15 October 2014 Traineeships at the European Parliament for people with disabilities

EU0010000483 15 October 2014 Roma Education Fund Scholarships Programme 2014-2015

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Documentation

Ideas for a better Europe: the EYE2014 Report

This is the report of the European Youth Event (EYE2014) which took place from

May 9th to May 11th and involved 5,500 young people aged 16 to 30 from across the

continent in Strasbourg (France) sharing and discussing their ideas for the future of

Europe. The report collects and highlights ideas and opinions shaped during themed

activities such as youth unemployment, the digital revolution, the future of the EU,

sustainability, and European values. The report has been prepared by the European

Youth Press, the European Youth Forum and over one hundred journalists covering

the event and has been made available to new MEPs as a source of inspiration as

well as a guide to the hopes and concerns of Europe’s youth.

http://bit.ly/U3HJCM

Eurobarometer survey: Young people and drugs

The use of new substances imitating the effects of illicit drugs (‘legal highs’) has

risen considerably among young people in the EU, according to the study on young

people and drugs. Young people consider that ‘legal highs’ are easier to acquire

than ecstasy and heroin: 15% of young people stated they could obtain new

psychoactive substances 'very easily' or 'quite easily' within the following 24 hours,

whereas this percentage is 13% for ecstasy and 9% for heroin. Among those who

have used such substances, more than two out of three got them from a friend

(68%). Only 3% had acquired ‘legal highs’ online. More than half of respondents

(57%) think that using new psychoactive substances or ecstasy once or twice may

pose a high risk to a person’s health – 62% have this view regarding cocaine. Only

21% consider that using cannabis once or twice may pose high risks. Almost one

fifth of young people (17%) have used cannabis in the past 12 months, an increase

from 14% in 2011. More than one third (35%) of young people think that new

substances should be banned under any circumstances, while 47% advocate this

only if they pose a risk to health. A little more than half of respondents (53%)

believe that cannabis should continue to be banned. Most respondents consider that

heroin, cocaine and ecstasy should continue being banned.

http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/flash_arch_404_391_en.htm#401

Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2013

More than a third of teachers in the European Union work in schools with a shortage

of qualified staff and nearly half of school leaders report a shortage of teachers for

special needs' pupils. While nearly 90% of teachers in the EU say they are satisfied

with their jobs, 81% feel teaching is not valued in society. Although teachers feel

well equipped for the job, early career support is not universally available. These

are some of the main findings of the new Teaching and Learning International

Survey (TALIS), carried out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and

Development (OECD). The survey, based on teachers' perceptions of their career

conditions, includes feedback from 55,000 lower secondary teachers and school

leaders in the EU.

http://ec.europa.eu/education/library/reports/2014/talis_en.pdf

Report on Financing Schools in Europe: Mechanisms, Methods and Criteria

in Public Funding

The Eurydice report provides a framework for understanding the structure of

funding systems and financial flows through various administrative levels. It covers

27 of the 28 Member States, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Turkey.

A summarised "highlights" version of the document is also available.

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/thematic_reports/170EN.

pdf

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European Tertiary Education Register

The new European Tertiary Education Register (ETER) provides detailed and

comparable data on 2,250 higher education institutions across 36 countries

(including all European Union Member States) and a total of 16 million students.

The data include university size, number of students and staff, subjects and degree

levels covered, as well as information about research and international activities. In

addition to the 28 Member States covered, ETER provides information on

universities in EEA-EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland)

and EU candidate countries (the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,

Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey).

http://eter.joanneum.at/imdas-eter

Europe+

Europe+ (Civil Society for the Renewal of European Democracy) is a broad grass-

roots alliance, which brings together over 40 organisations from civil society calling

for renewed and better functioning democracy in the EU.

http://euplus.org

Passenger rights smartphone app upgraded

The upgraded Commission's free smart phone application for passenger rights

contains some new features for visually impaired people and is available in three

more languages: Croatian, Serbian and Albanian, in addition to the original 22 EU

languages already available. The app provides information for all types of

transportation: planes, trains, boats and buses, when and how the passenger rights

apply. The application is part of the Commission’s "Your Passenger Rights at Hand"

campaign.

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/passenger-rights/en/mobile.html

InternsGoPro

Website of the 1st Europe-wide movement for Quality Internships & First Jobs. It

aims to improve the rights and working conditions of interns across the European

Union.

http://internsgopro.com

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Opportunities

European Health Insurance Card Storyboard Competition

The competition is open to everybody from 18 years old from any EU Member State

as well as Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Candidates will have to

express their creative ideas and/or show their experience with the European Health

Insurance Card. They will have to create a clear and comprehensible synopsis,

maximum 250 words, in English, French or German language.

The storyboard should have between 6 and 16 illustrated panels, include a

descriptive written summary underneath each scene, explaining what the scene is

and include speech bubbles and/or thought bubbles if needed.

Three winners selected by a jury will win 1,500, 1,000 and 500 Euros respectively.

The overall winning concept will be developed and produced into a video, which will

be used to promote the European Health Insurance Card.

Deadline: 17th August 2014.

Find out more: http://ec.europa.eu/social/ehic_competition.jsp?langId=en

Tvebiomovies 2014

Anyone from any age and from any country is invited to create a one-minute film

about the environment. Films could be funny or serious, an animation, a drama or a

documentary. Films should be made in the following languages: English, French,

Spanish or Russian. A judging panel will select the best nine proposals and provide

funding of US$ 300 to help applicants make their film. Entrants can compete

individually or in group.

The winner in each category, the film that receives the most views on TVE's

Inspiring Change YouTube channel between 16th October 2014 and 15th December

2014, will receive a USD 1,500 prize. Winning films will also be screened at the

CBD COP 12 Conference on Biodiversity in the Republic of Korea.

Deadline to submit films: 25th August 2014, 23.00 GMT.

Find out more: http://tve.org/biomovies

Europioneers 2014 Competition

Launched by the European Commission, in partnership with Deloitte, European

Young Innovators Forum and HUB Institute, the competition aims to reward the

best European Web Entrepreneurs of the Year as part of its StartUp Europe

activities. Eligible entrepreneurs are web entrepreneurs who create new digital

services and products that use the web and mobile as an indispensable component.

Their main services and/or products should be innovative in the EU region and their

company should be based in one of the 28 EU member states, and at least 50% of

founders should be citizens or permanent residents of the EU member states.

The 2014 awards categories are:

European Web Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Young European Web Entrepreneur of the Year – Youth Award

High Growth Web Entrepreneur of the Year – Gazelle Award

Female Web Entrepreneur of the Year

The deadline for nominations: 31st August 2014.

After the nomination round and a public voting round, the jury will decide on the

actual winner that will be awarded on 3rd November 2014.

Find out more: http://www.europioneers.eu

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International Citizen Media Award 2014

The award honours work in the field of citizen media and its products that have

been created by private, non-commercial producers. The topic for the 2014 edition

is: "Work-Life-Balance: Reconciling Work and Family Life". The jury awards the

cash prize in the following categories: video and audio not longer than 20 minutes.

Entries should have been created between 1st July 2013 and 31st August 2014.

Single participants, groups, associations, civil initiatives, school classes and

especially producers, actors and editorial teams in the field of citizen media work

are invited to submit entries by 31st August 2014.

Find out more: http://www.icm-award.com/english

Erasmus+ SummerLearning Video contest

The video contest asks applicants to send a short video clip, telling or showing what

they plan to learn this summer.

Participants will get the chance to win a trip for two to Brussels (Belgium),

accommodation for 2 nights in Brussels, and two tickets to the TEDxBrussels event

in December.

The video must be original, not longer than 30 seconds, not larger than 50 MB and

in one of these file formats: .avi, .mov, .wmv, or .mp4.

Deadline to submit videos: 5th September 2014, midnight CET.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/VV1mia

Digital Girl, Woman and Organisation of the Year Awards

The awards recognise outstanding girls and women in digital sectors globally and

the organisations that support them. The Awards are addressed to women, 18 or

older, who live and/or work in the specified geography and distinguish themselves

through leadership, creativity, entrepreneurship, social-focus and/or innovative

discoveries. Participants must be positively impacting the number of girls and

women participating in digitally-driven or digitally-enabled areas of study or work,

in one or more of the following capacities:

- In the ICT sector, as a promising young potential or executive in a

prominent public, private or academic sector IT organisation;

- Through work in entertainment or media, including social media;

- In commercialisation of an innovative digital concept, tool and/or service;

- Through focus on not-for-profit or social work, community-orientation,

humanitarian activities (including ICT4Good, health, planet, well-being);

and/or

- Through step-change research & development activities in the private or public sectors, academic excellence, digital/social innovations.

Deadline: 16th September 2014 at 18:00 GMT.

Find out more: http://digitalwomanaward.com

Call for tenders EAC/11/2014 - Feasibility study and technical specification

on the development of a citizen tool for transversal skills

Transversal skills such as entrepreneurship, digital skills or foreign languages, are

often gained in an informal or non-formal setting. Therefore, tools need to be

available to ensure that individuals can validate this learning and use it to inform

future learning or to enhance their employability. To this end, a self-assessment

tool for citizens could be useful, in order for them to self-assess their transversal

skills and use the results of this to determine a future learning path or to

demonstrate a skill set to employers.

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The purpose of this study is to determine the utility and feasibility of such a tool,

both in terms of social worth and in terms of technical specifications.

Deadline: 15th September 2014.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/1qej2hv

Environment & Me – Photography competition

Launched by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the competition invites

citizens from EEA member countries and West Balkan cooperating countries, from

18 years old, to share their thoughts about environment by making a photo

depicting a personal or a generic story.

Each entrant may submit a maximum of five entries, all supported by a short text.

Entries should be uploaded to an online sharing site, such as Flickr, Shutterfly,

Snapfish or Photobucket. The winners will be awarded cash prizes of EUR 2,000 for

the 1st prize, EUR 1,500 for the 2nd prize, EUR 1,000 for the 3rd prize and EUR 500

for public choice award and youth prize. A Youth Prize will be awarded to the

winning entry, selected among those submitted by persons aged between 18 and

24 (born in calendar years 1990-1996).

All the finalists will be put forward for the People's Choice Award and may also

feature in future digital and print material from the EEA and its European partners.

For the Public's Choice Award, the public vote will be open from 15th October to 15th

November 2014.

Deadline: 30th September 2014 at 12:00 (CET).

Find out more: http://bit.ly/1ru3SXc

Please also look at the Opportunities folder within the Eurodesk intranet

for news on European and international (funding) opportunities.

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Highlights

Winners of the writing

competition: “What does an

enlarged EU mean to you?”

announced

Jan Getek, 15, from Poland, and

Anastasia Liopetriti, 21, from Cyprus,

are the winners of the writing

competition entitled “What does an

enlarged EU mean to you?”, organised

by the European Commission. The

winners will be travelling to Brussels

to receive their prizes and will have

the chance to see the work of the

European Commission and visit other

EU institutions over the course of a

two-day visit.

The contest marked the 10th

anniversary of the 2004 round of EU

enlargement, with the accession of

ten countries to the EU. Today, the EU

perspective is open to Albania, Bosnia

and Herzegovina, the Former

Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,

Iceland, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia

and Turkey.

http://bit.ly/1owmGBm

EP Resolution to fight

unemployment among young

people

In a Resolution passed on 17th July,

the European Parliament called for

stronger measures to fight

unemployment among young people,

including common minimum

standards for apprenticeships and

decent wages. EU funding of

employment-related programmes, like

the Youth Employment Initiative,

should also be increased in future

budgets, the Parliament added.

According to the text, the Commission

should closely monitor the

implementation of the “youth

guarantee schemes”. At national level

there should be measures to

discourage young people from

dropping out of school, promoting

training and apprenticeships, and

comprehensive strategies for those

who are not in employment, education

or training. EU Member States should

use the European Social Fund or

ERASMUS+ to fund projects that

promote entrepreneurship and

eradicate poverty and social

exclusion. The Resolution underlines

the importance for young people of

acquiring transversal skills, such as

knowledge of information

technologies, leadership skills, critical

thinking and languages, inter alia by

studying abroad. Member States

should ensure that young people have

access to quality jobs that offer

stability and security and meet core

labour standards. Furthermore, to

encourage job creation, national

governments should reduce

administrative burdens for the self-

employed, micro-enterprises and

small and medium-sized enterprises,

introduce favourable tax policies and

establish a more favourable climate

for private investment.

http://bit.ly/1nN6q2p

Jean-Claude Juncker elected

President of the European

Commission

With 422 votes in favour, on 15th July

MEPs elected Jean-Claude Juncker as

President of the European Commission

to take office on 1st November 2014

for a five-year term. Mr Juncker is the

first Commission President in the

history of the EU to be elected, and

not merely approved, by the

European Parliament, following a

proposal by the European Council,

according to the rules laid down in the

Lisbon Treaty (December 2009). The

Commission President-elect will now

send official letters to the member

states' leaders inviting them to

propose their candidate members of

the Commission. The European

Parliament will then proceed with the

election of the other members of the

Commission. Parliamentary

committees will hold hearings with

Commissioner candidates in the early

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autumn. In order to take office, the

Commission will have to be approved

by Parliament in a plenary vote.

http://bit.ly/1nrUTjW

Youth Employment Initiative in

Italy

On 11th July, the European

Commission has adopted the national

Operational Programme for the

implementation of the Youth

Employment Initiative (YEI) in Italy.

This is the second YEI Operational

Programme adopted by the European

Commission, after the first in France

in June, as part of the €6 billion Youth

Employment Initiative for which 20

Member States (with regions with

youth unemployment over 25%) are

eligible. Under this programme, Italy

will mobilise €1.5 billion from various

sources, including €1.1 billion from

the European budget (Youth

Employment Initiative and the

European Social Fund), to help young

people find a job. Italy is the second

largest recipient of Youth Employment

Initiative funds (over €530 million)

which will be spent in almost all

Italian regions under the coordination

of the Ministry of Labour.

http://bit.ly/1qrvWJn

Pathways to better jobs for youth

and women given new momentum

by joint ILO-UNESCO agreement

In a ceremony at the United Nations,

the International Labour Organisation

(ILO) and the United Nations

Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Organisation (UNESCO) signed a new

agreement consolidating existing joint

work by the two agencies in key areas

such as technical and vocational

training and education (TVET),

enhancing youth employment

opportunities, eliminating child labour,

and contributing to poverty

eradication.

http://bit.ly/W5FS2h

EU measures to tackle youth

unemployment

Published by the European

Commission, the memo summarises

the EU measures taken to fight youth

unemployment. The memo focuses on

the Youth Guarantee and its

implementation, as well as on the

support to the initiative by the

European Social Fund and the Youth

Employment Initiative. It also covers

other important topics such as the

Quality Framework for Traineeships,

the European Alliance for

Apprenticeships and the Your first

EURES job mobility scheme.

http://tinyurl.com/l7x2m2s

EUROSTAT Release: May 2014

Euro area unemployment rate

According to new data on

unemployment, published by Eurostat

(the statistical office of the European

Union), in May 2014, 5.187 million

young persons (under 25) were

unemployed in the EU28, of whom

3.356 million were in the Euro area.

Compared with May 2013, youth

unemployment decreased by 464,000

in the EU28 and by 205,000 in the

Euro area. In May 2014, the youth

unemployment rate was 22.2% in the

EU28 and 23.3% in the Euro area,

compared with 23.6% and 23.9%

respectively in May 2013. In May

2014, the lowest rates were observed

in Germany (7.8%), Austria (8.9%)

and the Netherlands (10.8%), and the

highest in Greece (57.7% in March

2014), Spain (54.0%) and Croatia

(48.7% in the first quarter of 2014). http://tinyurl.com/mbqwpak

EU Employment and Social

Situation - Quarterly Review June

2014

According to the European

Commission's latest Employment and

Social Situation Quarterly Review, the

EU labour market is gradually

recovering and, for the first time since

2011, Gross Domestic Product (GDP),

employment and household incomes

are growing. However, long-term

unemployment is still increasing and

the situation of households with low

incomes has not improved. The

Review also highlights persistent

challenges for women in terms of

unemployment and under-

employment and provides an update

on recent trends in worker mobility,

confirming higher employment rates

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for mobile workers and their

increasingly higher levels of

education. http://bit.ly/1l0m0TE

Please also look at the News

folder within the

Eurodesk intranet

for other European

news from the

network.

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Upcoming Events

EURES Job Fairs

Thinking about finding a job in another EU country?

EURES, the European Job Mobility Portal, organises job fairs all over Europe.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/EUREScalendar

12th August 2014: International Youth Day

The International Youth Day is celebrated every 12th August as declared by the

United Nations General Assembly. The theme chosen for this year is “Youth and

Mental Health” under the slogan ‘Mental Health Matters’. On this day, the

Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the Office of the

Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth (OSGEY) are organising an event to raise

awareness on youth with mental health conditions, as well as highlight the

experiences of brave, young individuals who have chosen to speak out on these

issues, with the objective of overcoming stigma and discrimination.

The event is free and will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New

York, USA, from 9:45 AM to 1:00 PM (PDT).

Interested participants should register here.

The event will be webcast live here.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/SO6liC

16th-28thAugust 2014: 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing, China

The Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games will bring together talented young athletes

from 15 to 18 years old from around the world to compete on 28 different sports.

Off the competition fields, an integrated culture and education programme will

focus on discussions about education, Olympic values, social challenges, and

cultural diversity. The slogan of the Nanjing 2014 is “Share the Games, Share our

Dreams”.

Find out more: http://www.nanjing2014.org/en

16th-19th September 2014: Annual Conference of the European Association

for International Education (EAIE), Prague, Czech Republic

Higher education professionals from around the world will meet at Europe's largest

international higher education conference to exchange ideas, learn from best

practices and debate policies and hot topics in the field. This year's theme is

“Stepping into a new era”, marking the significant transformations of the

international education field.

Deadline to register: 27th August 2014, midnight CEST.

Find out more: http://www.eaie.org/home/conference/prague

16th–20th September 2014: Hate speech and religious intolerance -

Educational responses to Islamophobia in Europe, Budapest, Hungary

The seminar will focus on the dimensions of Islamophobia and its expression

through online hate speech and explore the role of education in combating it and

promoting religious tolerance and understanding.

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Participants should be involved as activists or part of National Campaign

Committees of the No Hate Speech Movement or be educators, youth workers or

youth leaders, teachers, researchers, representatives of human rights, minority or

religious organisations working on the topic of Islamophobia or religious

intolerance. They should be able to work autonomously in English and be available

for the entire duration of the seminar.

Deadline to apply: 19th August 2014.

Travel expenses and visa fees will be reimbursed (on presentation of the relevant

receipts) according to the rules of the Council of Europe.

Board and lodging will be provided by the European Youth Centre.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/WCxI1A

18th-19th September 2014: Translating Europe Forum - Linking up

translation stakeholders, Brussels, Belgium

Organised by DG Translation of the European Commission, the forum aims to

generate concrete projects between translation stakeholders.

Deadline to register: 31st August 2014.

The conference will be webcast worldwide here.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/UiY4UK

14th-17th October 2014: Seminar on youth participation in the context of

Eastern Europe and South Caucasus, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

The aim of the seminar is to present and discuss the findings of the experts’

reflection group on youth participation organised by the EU-CoE youth partnership

in the first semester of 2014 and to examine their relevance for the EECA region.

The seminar is addressed to young people, representatives of youth NGO’s, youth

workers, youth leaders, trainers, researchers and youth policy-makers from Eastern

Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, and Moldova), the

Russian Federation, the Visegrad countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and

Slovakia), and member states of the Council of Europe and the European Union.

Deadline to apply: 17th August 2014, midnight CET.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/1mRlF9D

15th-19th October 2014: Bookmarks - Training course for educators and

teachers on combating hate speech online through human rights

education, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Organised by the Council of Europe, the training course is addressed to educators

and teachers and will focus on combating hate speech online through human rights

education. Priority will be given to candidates from Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg,

France and Switzerland.

The official language of the training course will be French.

Deadline to apply: 28th August 2014.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/1wyxNxL

28th-30th October 2014: First Global Forum on Youth Policies, Baku,

Republic of Azerbaijan

The first Global Forum on Youth Policies will revisit the global blueprint for national

youth policies provided by the World Programme of Action for Youth; develop a

common understanding of the needs for and rationales of systemic and cross-

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sectorial approaches to youth policy and build a common understanding of guiding

principles for integrated youth policy development.

The forum will bring together 700 youth policy experts from governments and

parliaments, youth networks and movements, research and development

communities.

The Global Forum on Youth Policies will be convened by the United Nations

Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth together with UNDP, UNESCO and the Council

of Europe. It will be hosted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the Republic of

Azerbaijan in the framework of Azerbaijan’s Chairmanship of the Council of

Europe’s Committee of Ministers.

Applications will open on 27th July with deadline 27th August 2014.

Find out more: http://www.youthpolicyforum.org

Salto-Youth: Training Calendar

The European Training Calendar contains current training offers of different

institutions and organisations, such as SALTO, the National Agencies for the YOUTH

IN ACTION Programme, non-governmental youth organisations, the European

Youth Centres of the Council of Europe and the Partnership Programme on

European Youth Worker Training. They are addressed to young people, group

leaders, mentors, trainers and other specialists.

Find out more: http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar

Coming up: European Festivals

Information on the biggest pop and rock festivals in Europe can be found on the

European Festival Planner on the Yourope site of the European Festival Association.

http://www.yourope.org

Searching for more background information on festivals, have a look at Wiki.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_festival

European and worldwide Rock Festivals – although the layout is simple, it has an

extensive list of festivals.

http://www.britishrock.cc/portal/festival/index.php

A general site, with links to cultural events and festivals, not only rock festivals, in

Europe.

http://www.bugbog.com/festivals/european_festivals.html

Music Festivals Europe 2014

http://www.festivalsearcher.com/festivallists.aspx?region=europe

Europe Music Festivals 2014

http://www.musicfestivaljunkies.com/festival-guide/europe-festivals

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