FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday 12 July 2002
For the attention of Newsdesks
Contact: Laura Bacci, tel: 32 2 286 94 12 mobile: 32 476 40 24 79

Youth Convention calls for stronger reference on youth in EU Constitutional Treaty The results of the Youth Convention, presented by its Chairman Giacomo Filibeck to the adult Convention today, are welcomed by the European Youth Forum. Amongst the proposals made by the Youth Convention to the adult Convention there is a clear demand to make a stronger reference on youth in the EU's Constitutional Treaty, thus reflecting the changes that the European Youth Forum has been proposing to the EU institutions for the past few years.

In the recommendations, the young delegates have also expressed their wish to hold a second Youth Convention, and have asked for the support of the European Youth Forum, the adult Convention and the EU institutions in organisation of a follow-up event.

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Notes to Editors
1. The European Youth Forum is part of the steering committee for the Youth Convention, which is chaired by the Convention secretariat and includes representatives of the European Parliament and the European Commission.

2. The European Youth Forum has taken on a number of tasks and responsibilities concerning the practical organisation of the event: general co-ordination and practical facilitation of the event (communication with delegates, general support to delegates, financial administration), commissioning of the Youth Convention logo, production of publicity materials, design and printing of the programme and the poster, design and management of the website, and drafting of the follow-up report to the Youth Convention.

Contact: Laura Bacci, Press and Communications Officer at the European Youth Forum, tel: +32-2 286 94 12; fax: +32-2 230 21 23; mobile: +32- 476 40 24 79; e-mail: Laura.Bacci@youthforum.org.