A working group consisting of MPs, representatives of the Government and non-governmental youth organizations, will develop an action plan to increase investments in the youth field, as well as to develop services for young people and opportunities for personal and professional development. In this regard, a web platform has been launched on which young people can fill out a form, and as a result be involved in consultations on youth issues, IPN reports.
The deputy Dinu Plângau noted at a press conference that the International Youth Day is celebrated today. The recent consultations with several youth organizations revealed a series of problems faced by young people. The young deputies of the ACUM bloc felt the need to get involved, to come up with initiatives to encourage youth to participate in decision-making processes.
"We propose that 2020 become a year in which the priorities of young people will be at the top of the agenda", the MP of ACUM bloc, DA Platform mentioned.
"We will choose 2020 to be the year in which the priorities of young people are at the top of the agenda and will encourage and support the Government in assuming a clear and ambitious agenda so that young people could see a future here at home. We will support a budget increase for programs aimed at youth, the extension of the existing programs, if they prove to be efficient, and the development of new programs and solutions”, Perciun Dan, deputy in the PAS group, ACUM Bloc, mentioned.Dan Perciun also said that it is appropriate to support young entrepreneurs - through extension programs to existing grant programs. It is also necessary to provide access to housing and support for young families etc.
Adrian Băluțel, secretary of state at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research, says authorities are open to all youth organizations. "We are launching the countz.pasyouth.md platform to serve as a support for consulting young people across the country. We will go to all districts of the country and consult the problems of young people so that their voice could be heard in the Parliament, in the Government”, the Secretary of State in youth and sports area declared.
On August 12 the International Youth Day is marked and the theme set by the United Nations this year is "Transforming Education".
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the number of the population with the usual residence as of January 1, 2019 constituted 2681.7 thousand persons, of which 743,2 thousand or 27.7% are young people aged 14-34 years. The young generation is in continuous decline. Throughout the last years the population aged 14-19 years decreased by 58.2 thousand and the share of this category within the total number of young people decreased from 24.6% on January 1, 2014, to 22.8% on January 1, 2019.