20. 4. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 87/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) DECISION No 818/95/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 14 March 1995 adopting the third phase of the ‘Youth for Europe’ programme THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 126 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Commitee (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (%), Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189b (%), Whereas on 16 June 1988 the Council adopted Decision 88/348/EEC adopting an action programme for the promotion of youth exchanges in the Community — “Youth for Europe’ programme (°) and, on 29 July 1991, Decision 91/395/EEC adopting the ‘Youth for Europe II’ programme, second phase (°), for the period running from 1 January 1992 to 31 December 1994; Whereas Council Decision 87/569/EEC of 1 December 1987 concerning an action programme for the vocational training of young people and their preparation for adult (1) OJ No C 160, 11. 6. 1994, p. 8. (3) OJ No C 148, 30. 5. 1994, p. 9. (3) OJ No C 217, 6. 8. 1994, p. 24. {(*) Opinion of the European Parliament of 19 April 1994 (O] No C 128, 9. 5. 1994, p. 78), Council common position of 11 July 1994 (O] No C 232, 20. 8. 1994, p. 57) and decision of the European Parliament of 26 October 1994 (O] No C 323, 21. 11. 1994, p. 47). Joint text of the Conciliation Committee of 31 January 1995. {*) OJ No L 158, 25. 6. 1988, p. 42. (®) O] No L 217, 6. 8. 1991, p. 25. and working life (") (Petra) sets out to encourage the development of entrepreneurial skills, creativity and initiative among young people; Whereas in Council Decision 89/489/EEC of 28 July 1989 establishing an action programme to promote foreign language competence in the European Community (Lingua) (%) it was stressed that the ‘Youth for Europe’ programme would not fully achieve its stated objectives without accompanying measures to promote training in foreign languages, and whereas the Lingua programme provided assistance only for projects organized by teaching and training establishments; Whereas the resolution of the Council and of the Ministers meeting within the Council of 26 June 1991 on priority actions in the youth field (°) affirmed the wish, on the basis of experience acquired in the framework of the ‘Youth for Europe’ programme, to intensify their cooperation on exchanges and mobility of young people with the EFTA countries, with the central and eastern European countries and in the context of the north-south dialogue; Whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly actively supported the development of actions and programmes at Community level in the youth field, in particular in its report of 24 May 1991 on ‘Community policies and their impact on youth’; Whereas the conclusions of the Edinburgh European Council, meeting on 11 and 12 December 1992, reiterated at the Copenhagen European Council, meeting on 20 and 21 June 1993, underline the requirement that activities taken to develop the independence and {7) O] No L 346, 10. 12. 1987, p. 31. Decision as amended by Decision 91/387/EEC (O] No L 214, 2. 8. 1991, p. 69). (%) O] No L 239, 16. 8. 1989, p. 24. *? O] No C 208, 9. 8. 1991, p. 1.