On the 21st of July 2010 with a letter to the Initiative committee for the creation of a National Youth Forum /IC/ MGERB expressed its concerns and worries regarding the process for the creation of a National Youth Forum, which started during March 2010. MGERB has supported the creation of a youth representation in Bulgaria and has worked actively in the IC with political and personnel resource from the beginning.
An exceptionally important moment is the fact, that the energy of the young people is gathered and has reached the moment for the discussion of real and structured youth policy. But it is important for us that this energy is directed in the right direction and to focus on one working structure, in which the main target should be – dialogically building policies.
Precisely in this direction, we have expressed multiple times our concerns, regarding the structure, as well as that the youth representation can be used for service of private party interests. The doubts of the organisation were confirmed, when they were expressed from non-government organisations, as well as political organisations. Having in mind the concerns around the criteria for the representation of organisations in the current structure of the National Youth Forum, we from MGERB believe that, despite continuing to support the idea for the creation of a National Youth Forum will withdraw from the Initiative committee for its creation.
We support the idea for the national youth organ to be regulated with a law for the youth and we will work intensely in this direction, as we leave ourselves open for constructive dialogue on questions regarding youth policy and we will be glad to achieve a functioning representation of the young people in Bulgaria, which will be a generator of creative ideas and to work for the development of the sector of youth policies.
An exceptionally important moment is the fact, that the energy of the young people is gathered and has reached the moment for the discussion of real and structured youth policy. But it is important for us that this energy is directed in the right direction and to focus on one working structure, in which the main target should be – dialogically building policies.
Precisely in this direction, we have expressed multiple times our concerns, regarding the structure, as well as that the youth representation can be used for service of private party interests. The doubts of the organisation were confirmed, when they were expressed from non-government organisations, as well as political organisations. Having in mind the concerns around the criteria for the representation of organisations in the current structure of the National Youth Forum, we from MGERB believe that, despite continuing to support the idea for the creation of a National Youth Forum will withdraw from the Initiative committee for its creation.
We support the idea for the national youth organ to be regulated with a law for the youth and we will work intensely in this direction, as we leave ourselves open for constructive dialogue on questions regarding youth policy and we will be glad to achieve a functioning representation of the young people in Bulgaria, which will be a generator of creative ideas and to work for the development of the sector of youth policies.
