Implementation of the Enter! Recommendation on access of young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods to social rights



 The Youth Department of the Council of Europe encourages and supports local authorities to devise and set in place specific activities which contribute to the implementation of the Enter! Recommendation on supporting access of young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods to social rights, namely through policies, programmes or projects which aim at providing or improving:

 accessible, affordable, and youth-friendly public services and other measures in the fields of education and training, employment and occupation, health, housing, information and counselling, sports, leisure and culture.

The support measures are on-demand provision of assistance and cooperation by the Council of Europe, which means that upon reception of the expression of interest, the Council of Europe will assess the type of support, expertise and cooperation that can be envisaged with the partnering local authority. The Council of Europe through these support measures would also like to identify and showcase examples and ideas for the practical implementation of the Recommendation.

The support measures provided by the Council of Europe are based on the principle of cooperation and mutually shared interest in improving access to social rights of young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods.


 These support measures consist typically of:

  • expertise and experience-sharing
  • institutional and/or educational support
  • capacity-building
  • opportunities for networking and peer-learning activities
  • Advice on policy development or reform

 

In some cases, the Council of Europe may take on directly the costs of some measures, such as missions and advice of experts, provision of trainers or educational resources. This will be assessed and decided case-by-case based on the needs expressed, the means available and the contribution of the partner(s).­ Examples of projects implemented in cooperation with local authorities in the 2018-2019 can be found here and consist of information session, educational support for training seminar, or local level study.

 The support measures are not intended to provide grants or other forms of direct financial support.