29/06/2012 Session
Strasbourg, 27.10.2012 – At a press conference on the role of PACE in the Council’s work in the youth sector, the Assembly President, Jean-Claude Mignon, today announced that a Youth Assembly would be held in Strasbourg from 5 to 7 October. The event will be organised by PACE, in co-operation with the European Youth Foundation and youth sector of the Council of Europe.
In the course of this event, 170 youngsters from all over Europe and beyond will state their views on the place of democracy in a rapidly changing world, express their concerns and identify common challenges. They will make practical recommendations regarding the role and space given to young people in the democratic process in Europe, which will be forwarded to the World Forum for Democracy (Strasbourg, 5-11 October).