ESTONIAN YOUTH & THE BALTIC SEA REGION BSSSC Seminar “The Baltic Sea Strategy” Tallinn, 20th of November 2008 Gerd Tarand
GERD TARAND www.gerdtarand.eu Who am I today? Member of the BSSSC WGYP and Board Besides from that: European Youth Week 2008, PM Member of the Estonian NYC youth policy and foreign relations committee Previously: Head of Youth Policy, Estonian NYC Member of the UBC Youth Network Chief-expert on youth policy, EYWC Secretary General of the SDY Estonia
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IN ESTONIA 7-26
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51% 51% 10% 12% 15% 24% 27% 43%
Which do you relate more to, your home town, Estonia or the EU? % WITH A CLEAR ANSWER % OF ALL ANSWERS Home town 16,4 % 14,1 % Estonia 55,2 % 47,4 % EU 28,4 % 24,4 % % WITH SEVERAL ANSWERS % OF ALL ANSWERS All three of them 36,7 % 5,2 % Home town - EST 36,7 % 5,2 % EST - EU 20 % 2,8 % Home town - EU 6,6 % 0,9 %
TO MAKE THE BSR...
... AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PLACE ... A SAFE AND SECURE PLACE ... AN ACCESSIBLE AND ATTRACTIVE PLACE ... A PROSPEROUS PLACE
Youth
Education
Environment, Green Living
Studying abroad, harmonising the education system
Healthcare and healthy lifestyles
The social system
Violence (inc school violence)
Safety
Equal opportunities
Alcohole related problems
TOP 10 ISSUES ESTONIAN YOUTH WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE EU MORE INVOLVED IN
Youth
Education
Environment, Green Living
Studying abroad, harmonising the education system
Healthcare and healthy lifestyles
The social system
Violence (inc school violence)
Safety
Equal opportunities
Alcohole related problems
TOP 10 ISSUES ESTONIAN YOUTH WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE EU MORE INVOLVED IN ECO-FRIENDLY
Youth
Education
Environment, Green Living
Studying abroad, harmonising the education system
Healthcare and healthy lifestyles
The social system
Violence (inc school violence)
Safety
Equal opportunities
Alcohole related problems
TOP 10 ISSUES ESTONIAN YOUTH WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE EU MORE INVOLVED IN PROSPEROUS
Youth
Education
Environment, Green Living
Studying abroad, harmonising the education system
Healthcare and healthy lifestyles
The social system
Violence (inc school violence)
Safety
Equal opportunities
Alcohole related problems
TOP 10 ISSUES ESTONIAN YOUTH WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE EU MORE INVOLVED IN ACCESSIBLE & ATTRACTIVE
Would you study abroad if it would be even easier? % OF ALL ANSWERS Yes 47,5 % Yes, even now 42,0 % No 8,0 % No, I would never consider it 2,5 %
Youth
Education
Environment, Green Living
Studying abroad, harmonising the education system
Healthcare and healthy lifestyles
The social system
Violence (inc school violence)
Safety
Equal opportunities
Alcohole related problems
TOP 10 ISSUES ESTONIAN YOUTH WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE EU MORE INVOLVED IN SAFE & SECURE
So... no need to worry?
Except!
Where is youth in the BSR strategy!
What are the most interesting topics for you in the EU? % OF ALL ANSWERS Youth 79% Education 77% Youth participation 74% Volunteering 65% Health and well-being 56% International relations 56% Environment 49% Intercultural dialogue 48% Money, the economy 40% Job markets 40% Social affairs 38% Entrepeneurship 36% Minorities 28% Security 26% Politics 18% Religion 11%
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