On behalf of the Government, Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics expressed his support for the establishment of the National Youth Council to the representatives of the attending civil organisations focusing on young people. By virtue of the foundation of the organisation, Hungary, as the last of the EU Member States, may now join the European Youth Forum, an organisation with a membership of more than a hundred European youth organisations.

Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics welcomed the representatives of the attending civil organisations and said he sincerely hoped that the establishment of the Council would open a new chapter in cooperation with young people. Navracsics stressed that “we need an open, European, sophisticated and creative Hungary”; this can only be achieved in cooperation with Hungary’s youth. We would like a Hungary, he said, which welcomes back its youths returning from abroad after a period of learning.

The National Youth Council may be a meeting point and a forum for an ongoing dialogue between politicians and young people.

With the establishment of the National Youth Council, Hungary, as the last of the EU Member States, may now join the European Youth Forum with a membership of more than a hundred European youth organisations. More than 80 youth organisations have to date declared their intention to join the Council. The National Youth Council will officially come into being in the autumn; the signatories to the declaration of intent will by then be required to determine a structure and system of delegation for the organisation which will, by virtue of its operation, elevate the representation and expression of youth interests to a European level and will promote and facilitate communication and cooperation between local organisations. According to plans, the Council will immediately notify the European Youth Council of its intention to join, and will begin cooperation with the international organisation.

(kormany.hu)