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- trying to 'normalise'
- workshops and information sessions/webinars for beneficiaries
- reading programme guides
- hoping to receive application forms
- some of us /NA's are moving which makes our job a bit more difficult
- ongoing communication with beneficiaries
- NA RO - step by step programme to prepare new QL's
- planning new websites - more focused on new developments and new needs - more user friendly

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the difficult part is ESC, with E+ it is clear about the deadlines, as for ESC it is not the situation and we are worried about the summer vacations. The QL transition is a difficult process.

the ESC worries and QL, as well as a lot of work for the first deadline. A lot of organizations wanting to apply for QL arround 140 applicants. Short time for applications and evaluation. The management fees for ESC lower than 2020, which is another challenge to balance high work ammount.

concerns about the timing of the programme and communication with the stakeholders, no official documents, we fear that the IT tools might not work at the start. Short deadlines for the beginning of the projects, very difficult to manage.

agree with all, worried about the possibility to open the call in April, we still do not have the ESC legal basis, worried about the legal issues and the communication with the participants.  Worried with the general implementation about the implementation of the programme, staff problems. We received 20 new employees.

same challenges above except ESC

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- challenging but happy we have the draft guide to start preparing
- waiting for the deadline to be confirmed, so we can communicate  this
- preparing for info sessions/launch

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- we are not in time with programme start. outcome will not be as good as expected
- Covid effecting implementation heavily and difficult to foresee the impact, also longerlasting.
- big interest on applicants side.
- (starting a series of) information sessions / webinars on new programmes
- difficult to start accreditation, interest on applicant side unclear

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- trying to work on (new) strategic priorities
- still partly physical meetings possible (MK)
- but preparing for and mainly focussing on virtual settings
- merge of NA and developing the adequate conditions and the legal framework in the focus of last months. this comes still on top of start of programm implementation. related to that are some pending adminstrative issues. adaption to new circumstances takes time and energy. important to keep youth dimension visible an relevant.
- homeoffice! still working well. but also has an effect on ressources of staff. Offices are empty. Some new staff not even seen in person.
- difficult to uphold information in staff
- MT labs - contacts between beneficiaries and trainers
- very, very difficult that still in March the budget for the NAs is unclear

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- Waiting for more information about the new program.
- More info about quality label ESC.

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- organising NA in working groups to address all aspects of the programme
- reconstruction of NA
- working more from home
- a lot of effort was done in regards to digitalization of NA's

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- preparation of the funding for E+ accreditation & QLs in ESC
- how to communicate on the programmes without a definit guide
- preparing for the IT-tools, here is the main doubt if they will be working
- quality of projects linked to horizontal priorities will need a lot of support to applicants
- timing from deadline to contract signing can be challenging due to national procedures and summer
- too much funding in KA2 large scale
- not having the security that all documents will be there from the EC-side ie. contracts
- attract newcomers with all the new stuff and insecurities
- many benef will still have open projects, so will they apply?

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Amazing : teleworking with 30 people functions...

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- teleworking
- becoming more cloud oriented/internet based
- making people aware that SMART Youth work shall still be an asset after the pandemic

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- New programmes: What is secure in terms of deadlines and other information?

- What can we/shall we publish in written, in (online) meetings?

- Lockdown means everything is happening online, i.e. getting people mobile is difficult, also the weariness of online meetings and activities.
- Difficult not to lose anything on the way of programme preparation within our teams (i.e. requirements and bits and pieces that are still important for programme prep and mgmt)
- Plus, time-frame is very short!
- On a professional/personal note we need to deal with colleagues who are eager to meet physically, come back to the office space

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- motivation of staff and beneficiaries
- realisation of projects
- accerditation in E+ which is not compulsory started already - in ESC where it is compulsory...is not available.
- several cases of COVID19 within NA at the same time - slows down the work
- working on project applications without app forms
- change of director (NA MK)

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- hectic, stressful
- late start gives space
- waiting for more information

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Workshops  on 'ideas' and aligning to the priorities
emphasis on accreditation and concern of 'losing' key youth orgs, due to the new model
online TCAs

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- webinars are working well
- not that many possibilities to travel in the summer of '21 so maybe this is also a good thing that  a late start does not have that large an impact

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-Cooperation with NA's
- For Hungary it will be the same, they continue with the same structure.

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- no time
- still everything online, digital fatigue
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staff mostly remains intact and have been present for a while, stable youth unit. The head of the institution changed in the meantime, many people of other units changed, not sure how much it will affect our work

a lot of staff changed, almost 20%, possible burnout risk. Lots of teleworking. All of the sectors under one roof. Two persons in youth unit only

has very experienced staff with two programs in the backpack. The difficulties is the stress at the beginning of the programme, new tools and rules within a short time.

some problems about the organizations, all of the parts of the programme in the same organisation. 20-40 people, + 30 technical staff

reorganisation in last september, implementing new organisation, lots of teleworking, optional office work.

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- PT has different transition plans
- Fed up with preparing online

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- For Hungary they will go on the same staff.
- For Iceland they will go on same staff too.
- For Turkey they add their teams 60 new persons.

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- learning new IT Tools.
- deadlines of 2021 (early project start dates in youth only are challening)
- For Iceland and Turkey they are not a member of EU. so we can get money nearly at the end of the year.

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presenting the programme to applicants and learning about the rules at the same time.
especially the big change with the accreditation and QL

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- workload
- digital challenges
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going digital is really helpful, reaching much wider audience and more easily. also on short notice. and new target groups.

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Uncertainty
Barely managing!
Being optimistic
Keeping the 'show on the road'.
We will see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Very good collab with the Ministries/gov representatives for ESC and E+

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teleworking well, zoom, internal systems for communication, we try to continue what we started

the leworking a good thing, one person in each office, we managed to communicate via teams, webinars with applicants, working well using new technologies, the NA is in small transitions.

teleworking, a new organisation working well also

teleworking, and possibility to improve digital competences, the staff meetings, to share and support colleagues, especially the hard situation in Italy.

we have implemented a large number of procedures that help us navigate.

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- Telework works quite well.
- 'Virtual' audits work surprisingly well both from external auditors targeted at NAs and when we audit projects
- Solidarity Corps works very well: organisatoins, volunteers etc. - we feel solidarity amongst them
- Switzerland very optimistic that they will join the European programmes as programme country
- Research is working successfully

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generally uncertainty, no programme guide, covid situation, no socialization which we don't know when we will have. How to manage the application rounds

we agree, e have concerns, about the communication with beneficiaries, the new process of accreditation. How we can manage to distribute funds.

the same for us especially the QL, covid, implementation during the crisis

new programme and covid, the first director that does not travel to Europe and to know the colleagues.

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Online events
Working with our respecitve gov reps

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The deadlines for 2021
We are not necessarily prepared enough
Covid is disrupting the promotion and launch - the normal flow of the programme.

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- Telework works good
- motiviation to bring the programmes to the beneficiaries