Council of the European Union Brussels, 30 November 2016 (OR. en)

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1 Conseil UE Council of the European Union Brussels, 30 November 2016 (OR. en) 14723/16 DRAFT MINUTES 1 Subject: LIMITE PUBLIC PV/CONS 61 EDUC 391 JEUN 103 CULT 115 AUDIO 129 SPORT nd meeting of the Council of the European Union (Education, Youth, Culture and Sport), held in Brussels on 21 and 22 November Information on Council legislative deliberations, on other cases of Council deliberations open to the public and on public debates may be found in Addendum 1 to these minutes /16 1

2 CONTENTS Page 1. Adoption of the agenda... 4 NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES 2. Approval of the list of "A" items... 4 YOUTH 3. Draft conclusions of the Council and of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on promoting new approaches in youth work to uncover and develop the potential of young people Young Europeans at the centre of a modern European Union... 4 EDUCATION 5. Draft Council Resolution on a New Skills Agenda for an inclusive and competitive Europe Proposal for a Council Recommendation on establishing a Skills Guarantee Draft conclusions of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the prevention of radicalisation leading to violent extremism Fostering and developing talent: Policies for discovering and drawing out the best in young people Any other business... 6 Education a) Testing a European student card Youth and Education b) Work programme of the incoming Presidency 14723/16 2

3 LEGISLATIVE DELIBERATIONS CULTURE/AUDIOVISUAL 10. Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services in view of changing market realities [First reading] Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Cultural Heritage (2018) [First reading] Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 445/2014/EU establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 [First reading]... 8 NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES 13. Towards a EU strategy for international cultural relations... 8 SPORT 14. Draft Council conclusions on sport diplomacy The impact of sport on personal development Any other business... 9 Culture a) Reform of the European copyright framework b) European Capitals of Culture 2020 c) Facing crisis in Europe: Investing in culture Sport d) World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) meetings (Glasgow, November 2016) e) Developments and specific features of the organisation of European sport Culture and Sport f) Work programme of the incoming Presidency * * * 14723/16 3

4 MEETING ON MONDAY 21 NOVEMBER Adoption of the agenda 14354/16 OJ CONS 60 EDUC 370 JEUN 100 CULT 109 AUDIO 121 SPORT 80 The Council adopted the above agenda. NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES 2. Approval of the list of "A" items 14444/16 PTS A 92 The Council adopted the 'A' items listed in 14444/16. The documents on item 7 should read as follows: Item 7: 13629/16 EF 314 ECOFIN 954 DELACT /16 EF 294 ECOFIN 872 DELACT COR 1 (es) + ADD 1 YOUTH 3. Draft conclusions of the Council and of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on promoting new approaches in youth work to uncover and develop the potential of young people = Adoption 13621/16 JEUN 85 EDUC 338 SOC 637 EMPL 433 CULT 97 + COR 1 (fr) The Council adopted the conclusions as set out in 14277/16 and agreed that they be published in the Official Journal. 4. Young Europeans at the centre of a modern European Union = Policy debate (Public debate in accordance with Article 8(2) of the Council's Rules of Procedure) 13617/16 JEUN 84 The Council held a policy debate on the above topic on the basis of a discussion paper prepared by the Presidency (13617/16). The debate was held in the presence of the President of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Mr Jean-Paul Philippot, who presented the EBU study "Generation What?" 14723/16 4

5 Ministers stressed the need to restore a dialogue with young people by using modern and innovative youth work and new ways of digital communication in order to reach out to all young people, including those with fewer opportunities and difficult backgrounds. They also highlighted the importance of enhancing volunteering and civic engagement on the basis of European values such as solidarity, tolerance and mutual respect. EDUCATION 5. Draft Council Resolution on a New Skills Agenda for an inclusive and competitive Europe = Adoption 13413/16 EDUC 331 SOC 630 EMPL 426 MI 646 ECOFIN 913 JEUN 78 SPORT 65 + REV 1 (fr) + COR 1 (de) + COR 2 (da) + COR 3 (pt) The Council adopted the Resolution as set out in 13413/16 and agreed that it be published in the Official Journal. 6. Proposal for a Council Recommendation on establishing a Skills Guarantee (Legal basis proposed by the Commission: Art. 165 and 166 of the TFEU) = Political agreement 14063/16 EDUC 353 SOC 671 EMPL 460 MI 682 ECOFIN 1004 DIGIT 126 JEUN 91 SPORT /16 EDUC 240 SOC 413 EMPL 274 MI 448 ECOFIN 608 DIGIT 72 JEUN 45 SPORT 27 + REV 1 (it, pl) + REV 2 (sv, bg) + REV 3 (fr) The Council reached political agreement on the Recommendation as set out in 14063/ Draft conclusions of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the prevention of radicalisation leading to violent extremism = Adoption 13611/16 EDUC 337 JEUN 83 SPORT 69 CULT 96 AUDIO 112 EMPL 431 JAI 866 ENFOPOL 366 COPEN 305 DROIPEN 166 FREMP 169 SIRIS 142 COSI 162 CATS 80 CYBER COR 1 (ga) The Council adopted the conclusions as set out in 14276/16 and agreed that they be published in the Official Journal /16 5

6 8. Fostering and developing talent: Policies for discovering and drawing out the best in young people = Policy debate (Public debate in accordance with Article 8(2) of the Council's Rules of Procedure) 13631/16 EDUC 341 JEUN 87 SPORT 71 CULT 100 SOC 639 EMPL 435 RECH 294 The Council held a policy debate on the above topic on the basis of a discussion paper prepared by the Presidency (13631/16). An introduction to the debate was given by Ms Sharon McCooey, Senior Director International Operations LinkedIn. Ministers highlighted the need to strike the right balance between ensuring a high quality education for all, while also supporting excellence through flexible and tailormade teaching to stimulate particularly talented children. 9. Any other business Education a) Testing a European student card = Information from the French delegation 14155/16 EDUC 356 JEUN 93 SOC 676 The Council took note of the information provided by the French delegation. º º º Youth and Education b) Work programme of the incoming Presidency = Information from the Maltese delegation The Council took note of the information provided by the Maltese delegation on the work programme in each of the sectors during its forthcoming presidency /16 6

7 MEETING ON TUESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2016 CULTURE/AUDIOVISUAL LEGISLATIVE DELIBERATIONS (Public deliberation in accordance with Article 16(8) of the Treaty on European Union) 10. Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services in view of changing market realities [First reading] Interinstitutional file: 2016/151 (COD) = Progress report 13624/1/16 AUDIO 113 DIGIT 119 CONSOM 251 TELECOM 201 CODEC 1502 IA 103 REV /16 AUDIO 68 DIGIT 55 CONSOM 121 IA 28 TELECOM 98 CODEC COR 1 The Council took note of the progress report on the above proposal as set out in 13624/1/16 REV 1. A number of delegations took the floor to emphasise issues important to them, including on the proposed new requirements regarding European works for on-demand media service providers and the possibility to levy a financial contribution in respect of such services by 'targeted' Member States, the proposal for more flexible rules for audiovisual commercial communications, the impact of the country of origin principle, the need for efficient protection of minors, the issue of content that glorifies terrorism, the definition of video-sharing platforms, and the proposed European regulators group for audiovisual media services (ERGA) 11. Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Cultural Heritage (2018) [First reading] Interinstitutional file: 2016/259 (COD) = General approach 14385/16 CULT 110 EDUC 377 RECH 313 RELEX 946 CODEC /16 CULT 72 EDUC 268 RECH 259RELEX 707 CODEC 1186 The Council reached a general approach on the proposal as set out in 14385/16, and took note of the interventions of the DE, ES, IT and FR delegations /16 7

8 12. Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 445/2014/EU establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 [First reading] Interinstitutional file: 2016/0186 (COD) = General approach 13660/16 CULT 101 EDUC 77 RECH 41 CODEC /16 CULT 60 AELE 48 EEE 33 CODEC ADD 1 The Council reached a general approach on the proposal as set out in 13660/16. UK maintained a parliamentary scrutiny reservation. NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES 13. Towards a EU strategy for international cultural relations = Policy debate (Public debate in accordance with Article 8(2) of the Council's Rules of Procedure) 13638/16 CULT 99 RELEX 883 DEVGEN 226 COMPET 540 ENFOCUSTOM 172 EDUC 343 COHOM 135 The Council held a policy debate on the above topic on the basis of a discussion paper prepared by the Presidency (13638/16). The debate was held in the presence of Mr Bandarin, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture, who also participated in the discussion. While Ministers in general supported the approach outlined in the joint communication of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, several nevertheless highlighted that further work needs to be done in order to have a genuine strategic approach. Many ministers underlined that the cooperation between ministries of culture and foreign affairs ministries is crucial in order to achieve policy coherence in the area of international cultural relations. Regarding the need to combat the illicit trafficking of cultural heritage, the Commission's plans to propose in 2017 draft legislation on the import of cultural objects to the EU was generally welcomed /16 8

9 SPORT NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES 14. Draft Council conclusions on sport diplomacy = Adoption 13645/1/16 SPORT 72 FREMP 170 RELEX 884 REV 1 The Council adopted the conclusions as set out in 14279/16 and agreed that they be published in the Official Journal. 15. The impact of sport on personal development = Policy debate (Public debate in accordance with Article 8(2) of the Council's Rules of Procedure) 13647/16 SPORT 73 EDUC 344 EMPL 436 JEUN 88 SOC COR 1 (pt) The Council held a policy debate on the above topic on the basis of a discussion paper prepared by the Presidency (13647/16), and heard the perspectives of two external guest speakers: Mrs Danka Bartekova, Olympic medallist (skeet shooting) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member, and Mr Matej Toth, Olympic and World Champion (50 km race walk). The discussions emphasised the role that practising sport can play in improving transversal skills and soft skills that are essential to personal development and to equipping sport persons - at both elite and grassroots level - for life in the modern world. 16. Any other business Culture a) Reform of the European copyright framework = Information from the French delegation 14153/16 CULT 105 AUDIO 117 PI 127 DIGIT 127 MI 688 COMPET 565 The Council took note of the information provided by the French delegation, supported by the CZ, ES and RO delegations, and the intervention of the Commission. b) European Capitals of Culture 2020 = Information from the Croatian and Irish delegations 14154/16 CULT 106 The Council took note of the information provided by the Croatian and Irish delegations /16 9

10 c) Facing crisis in Europe: Investing in culture = Information from the Italian delegation 14404/16 CULT 112 ECOFIN 1046 Sport The Council took note of the information provided by the Italian delegation. d) World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) meetings (Glasgow, November 2016) = Information from the EU Member States representatives (BE, UK, MT) in WADA The Council took note of the information provided by the EU Member State representatives. e) Developments and specific features of the organisation of European sport = Information from the French delegation 14173/16 SPORT 77 The Council took note of the information provided by the French delegation and interventions by the IT, PT and SE delegations. Culture and Sport º º º f) Work programme of the incoming Presidency = Information from the Maltese delegation The Council took note of the information provided by the Maltese delegation on the work programme in each of the sectors during its forthcoming presidency /16 10