sega.org.mk - 17/04/2012 - In Tetovo celebrated 17 of April European Day of youth information

17/04/2012 - In Tetovo celebrated 17 of April European Day of youth information

Celebrating the 17 April, the European Youth Information Day, the Center for Democratic Development and Integration from Tetovo, member organization of the Coalition of youth organizations SEGA, have organized meeting with the President of the Municipal Council of Tetovo, aiming to introduce young people in decision making process at local level. This meeting is being organized within the European Campaign "Information Right Now – Young people are asking" – implemented by ERYICA (European Youth Information and Counseling Agency) in cooperation with the Council of Europe.

- On the occasion of 17 April European day of youth information, group of young people had meeting with the President of the Council of the Municipality of Tetovo, Mr. Irfan Emini as a key institution within the decision-making processes at local level. The aim of this meeting was to inform young people about the work of the Municipal Council, to introduce them in the function of the President of the Municipal Council and to get familiar with his role in the decision making processes, stressed Nenad Mateski, local coordinator in Tetovo.

The campaign aims to raise awareness among young people, decision makers and media on the special role of youth information with regard to young people’s access to rights and – eventually – on the access to information as a right in itself for all young people.