Basic

Family name

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Given name(s)

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Organisation

National Youth Council of Catalonia

Acronym

CNJC

Mailing address

Pl. Cardona, 1-2, baixos

City

08006 - Barcelona (Catalonia)

Country

Spain

Office phone

+34 93 368 30 80

Fax number

+34 93 368 30 84

Website

http://www.cnjc.cat

Organisation

Working languages

Catalan and English

Publications

"Debat Juvenil" (3 times a year with an abstract in English)
El Consell Informa (monthly newsletter for the member associations)

Brief history

The National Youth Council of Catalonia is a non-governmental organisation representing the main Catalan youth organisations and defending the interests of the country's young people and children.

The CNJC is currently composed of 68 organisations all working in the youth field but representing different groups. These may be student, social or political organisations, the youth section of a trade union, etc. The CNJC also has observer members such as local youth councils and service organisations for young people.

Objectives

Advise the different institutions of the Generalitat de Catalunya on youth issues
Achieve the best level of participation of young people in the decisions and actions affecting them and promote improvement of their living conditions
Promote youth organisations and their democratic participation
Be the link between young people and government in order to improve their situation and participate in the government institutions that need it
Promote relations between the different youth organisations

Structure

General Assembly (every year)
Secretariat (= Bureau, elected every two years by the General assembly)
Executive Committee

Membership

Membership type

Full member

Organisation type

NYC

History

User for

47 weeks 3 days