Organization for Youth Education & Development (OYED)
European Union Green Paper on Youth Policy
European Union Green Paper on Youth Policy
Green Papers can be defined as documents that contain ideas about political subjects with a view to generate debates and discussions. To do so, a Green Paper should include propositions that would ideally invite politicians to express their views and positions regarding a given subject. This would then be done by them writing down their opinion about these propositions before a deadline. The main goal of such a document is to introduce new proposals, rather than to facilitate political decisions. The papers issued by the European Commission are usually used to initiate a debate concerning a subject that has yet to be discussed on a European level. An example includes the Green Paper "Copyright in the Knowledge Economy", which was published in 2008. 1 2 A Green Paper can possibly be followed by a White Paper that can further the process and lead to concrete political decisions.2009
• Green Paper of 8 July 2009 - Promoting the Learning Mobility of Young People
This Green Paper launched a public consultation with the aim of boosting mobility opportunities for young people with different objectives. It seeks to promote organized learning mobility and to focus on physical mobility for young people within the countries which are currently participating in EU programs. 3
1 European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/docs/copyright-infso/greenpaper_en.pdf
2 European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/green-papers/index_en.htm#2000
