1. Youth and Sport activities
P2Pstudtours 41562
organised in co-operation with
The European Commission Liaison Office in Kosovo1
Venue :
Name of meeting place:
Hotel AFA
Rr. Ali Kelmendi nr. 15
Pristina,
01 June - 03 June 2010
For more information on TAIEX assistance and to download
presentations of this event, please go to :
http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/taiex.
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Under UNSCR 1244/99

2. Aim of the meeting :
The P2P Programme intends to offer to civil society organisations from the
beneficiaries, among them also Kosovo, the possibility to familiarise themselves with
EU structures, policy making process, programmes, policies and best practices.
This seminar shall enhance the capacity of civil society organisations engaged in
youth, education, and sport activities in Kosovo.
More specifically, it shall present the possible EU programmes at the area of youth,
sport, culture and education.
It further intends to strengthen networking of CS organisations in Kosovo.
Nongovernmental organizations and other civil society actors shall learn how to
 engage with national and international organisms to implement various youth
programmes at country level,
 make outreach to remote areas and populations possible,
 advocate issues relating to youth, education, employment, sport to a broad
audience.
Around 40 participants from civil society organisations in Kosovo will attend the
conference.
Some representatives of public authorities shall also take part at the event.

3. Day 1 : Tuesday 01 June 2010
Chair: - Ms Nurten Demiri,
European Commission Liaison Office
10:00 Arrival and registration of participants
Distribution of welcome package with the list of participants
10:30 Opening of the conference by
Mr. Kjartan Björnsson – Head of Operations Section, European
Commission Liaison Office in Pristina, Kosovo
10:45 Welcome speech by
Mr. Lutfi Haziri, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
11:00 Presentation of the civil society facility
Ms Ardita Metaj-Dika, residential adviser in Kosovo, Technical
Assistance for civil society organisations TACSO (Technical Assistance
for Civil Society Organisations).
Ms Magdalena Kleim, DG Enlargement, D4, European Commission
11:15 Coffee break
11:30 EU approach to the Kosovo issues with focus on youth, culture, sport and
education
Ms Carole Poullaouec, ECLO, European Commission Kosovo
12:00 EU projects for Kosovo within short term technical assistance, TAIEX
Mr Conor Murray, DG ELARG, D4, European Commission
12:30 Questions and Answers
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Youth in Action Programme – general presentation of the EU programme
for young people and its availability to the Kosovo youth
Ms Michèle Grombeer, Programme Manager, Education, Audiovisual &
Culture Executive Agency, Unit P6 – Youth
Questions and answers
14:30 Young Kosovo, Kosovo Youth Strategy and Action Plan 2010-2012 –
Programme of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport,
Mr Fatmir Hoxha, Director of the Department of Youth, Ministry of
Culture, Youth & Sports
15:00 Fun Football summer school project,
Mr Iber Alaj, Director of the Department of Sport , Ministry of Culture,
Youth and Sports
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Kosovo Projects of the ECLO:
 Culture for All - Promoting Youth Participation
 Kids Festival in Kosovo
Ms Carole Poullaouec, ECLO, European Commission Kosovo
16:30 Questions and Answers
17:00 Visit to the Gallery of ART, Cocktail, Ministry of Culture

4. Day 2 : Wednesday 02 June 2010
Chair : - Ms Edis Agani,
European Commission Liaison Office
09:00 Arrival of participants
09:30 Introductory remarks on the employment situation in Kosovo
Ms Edis Agani, European Commission Liaison Office
09.45 Unemployment among the young generation – presentations followed by
debate
Moderation: Ms Edis Agani
 Introduction to the national employment policy
Mr Nenad Rasic, Minsiter of Labour and Social Welfare, Kosovo
 Education& Training as a crucial instrument for the development of
youth's employability that will increase their chance of first entry
and social inclusion
Ms Lida Kita, Operations Department, European Training Foundation,
Torino
 Trends of unemployment in Europe: an input from the YFJ
Mr Luca Scarpiello, Board Member, European Youth Forum, Brussels
 Employment, Youth and Local development Best practices in
Valencia Region (Spain)
Mr Miguel Mares Garces, Employment and Local Development,
Valencia Region, Brussels
11:00 Coffee break
11.30 Volunteering - a way through unemployment
Moderation: Ms Edis Agani
KOSOVO SPEAKER TBC!
Mr Domagoj Kovačić, Executive Director, South East European Youth
Network, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mr Ibai Guirles López, REVE (Spanish Association of Ex-European
Volunteers), Valladolid, Spain
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Sport and social inclusion, equal opportunities and integration
 Disabled youth
 Ethnic minorities
 Social imbalance
 Sport at school
 Youth centres
Ms Merita Berisha, Chief of Mother and Child Health Observatory,
Kosovo

5. Ms Vilma Venkovska-Milcev, Country Director, Search for Common
Ground Macedonia & Kosovo
Mr Miguel Mares Garces, Employment and Local Development, Valencia
Region, Brussels
15:30 Questions and Answers
16:00 Coffee break
16.15 Youth programmes
Mr Dren Rexha, Head of Youth Program, UNICEF Kosovo
16:45 Search for Common Ground – Project presentation
“Soccer-based soap opera for social change – The Team”
Mr Abou El Mahassine Fassi-Fihri, Europe Director, Search for
Common Ground, European Office, Brussels
17:00 Questions and Answers

6. Day 3 : Thursday 03 June 2010
Chair : Ms Sonja Mitter-Škulj
SALTO SEE
09:00 Arrival of participants
09:30 SALTO WORKSHOP about the Youth in Action Programme
Information sessions relating to:
 Presentation of the Youth in Action Programme (objectives, priorities
and Actions open for the Neighbouring partner Countries incl.
Kosovo) and practical examples of its implementation;
 Statistical and analytical overview on the use of the Youth in Action
Programme in Kosovo up to now;
 Specific workshops on different Actions of the Programme open for
the Neighbouring Partner Countries (European Voluntary Service,
Youth Exchanges and Training and Networking Activities), during
which the participants have an opportunity to find links of how the
Programme could be integrated into their work;
 Information about the support available in the frame of the Youth in
Action Programme in Kosovo, in particular by the SALTO South
East Europe Resource Centre;
 Possibilities for support to participants after this event: support in
preparing project applications for Youth in Action projects
(possibilities for consultation), other possibilities for participation in
and learning more about the Programme.
Presentation by SALTO SEE trainers:
Ms Danijela Juric from Croatia and
Mr Dragan Atanasov from FYRo Macedonia
12:00 Questions and Answers and Discussion
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS
Guided by SALTO SEE trainers:
Ms Danijela Juric and Mr Dragan Atanasov
17:00 Questions and Answers
This meeting is being organised by the
Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument
of the European Commission
CHAR 03/149 , B - 1049 Brussels
Telephone: +32-2-296 73 07 , Fax: +32-2-296 76 94, Web site http://taiex.ec.europa.eu/