Previous EU Youth Dialogue consultations

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The dialogue is going on for years! Read about previous cycles of Structured Dialogue and all about the current Youth Dialogue!

The EU Youth Dialogue is the successor of the Structured Dialogue with young people that was created under the previous EU Youth Strategy running from 2010 to 2018. In order for you to better understand the Dialogue, you could have a look at the past cycles and see how their outcomes were used to include youth voices in the EU decision-making processes.

 

Structured Dialogue, the 1st Cycle 
“Youth Employment”
1 January 2010 – 30 June 2011

The first cycle of the Structured Dialogue focused on the overarching theme of "Youth employment", with each phase building on the outcomes of the previous Presidency; the three Presidencies that hosted the EU Youth Conferences and steered the process were Hungary, Belgium and Spain. An overview of the first cycle of Structured Dialogue may be found in this Compendium published by the Youth Department of the Ministry of National
Resources in Hungary. In addition, you can read the outcomes of the EU Youth Conference in Hungary.

Outcomes: At the end of this 18-month cycle of the Structured Dialogue, the Council of the European Union adopted a Council Resolution highlighting the major recommendations from the
process.

The outcomes also were taken on board:

• in the Council Conclusions on Promoting Youth Employment to achieve the Europe 2020 objectives and
• in the Resolution of the Council and of the representatives of the governments of the member states, meeting within the Council, on youth work.

 

Structured Dialogue, the 2nd Cycle
“Youth participation in democratic life in Europe”
1 July 2011 - 31 December 2012

The second cycle of the Structured Dialogue focused on the overarching thematic priority of "Youth participation in democratic life in Europe", with each of the Presidency countries (Cyprus, Denmark and Poland Presidencies) deciding on their own specific priorities.

Outcomes: At the end of this 18 month cycle of the Structured Dialogue, the Council of the European Union adopted a Council Resolution highlighting the major recommendations from the process.

 

Structured Dialogue, the 3rd Cycle
“Social Inclusion”
1 January 2013 - 30 June 2014

The third cycle of the Structured Dialogue was focused on "Social inclusion of young people across Europe", with the Ireland, Lithuania and Greece Presidencies participating. Their recommendations provided an input for the drafting of the Council Resolutions on social inclusion and youth entrepreneurship.

Outcomes: At the end of this 18 month cycle of the Structured Dialogue, the Council of the European Union adopted a Council resolution highlighting the major recommendations from the process.

 

Structured Dialogue, the 4th Cycle
“Youth autonomy”
1 July 2014 - 31 December 2015

The fourth cycle of the Structured Dialogue was focused on “Youth autonomy” with a particular attention to their access to rights and political participation. The three Presidencies participating in this cycle were Italy, Latvia and Luxembourg.

 

Structured Dialogue, the 5th Cycle
1 January 2016 – 30 June 2017

The 5th Cycle of the Structured Dialogue was running under the motto: “Enabling all young people to engage in a diverse, connected and inclusive Europe, Ready for life, ready for society”, covering the Dutch, Slovak and Maltese Presidencies.

Outcomes: The final joint recommendations from the 6 th Cycle were adopted by the Council (Education, Culture, Youth and Sport) meeting in Brussels on 22 and 23 May 2017. In this cycle the efforts of to expand to new types of organisations starts showing positive effects with an increase in the number of public bodies and civil organisations involved.

 

Structured Dialogue, the 6th Cycle
1 July 2017 – 30 December 2018

The 6th cycle of EU Structured Dialogue had as overarching topic "Youth in Europe: What's next?", covering the  Estonian, Bulgarian and Austrian Presidencies. The aim of this cycle was to collect voices of young people and contribute together to creating the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027 that was adopted in November 2018. In the new EU Youth Strategy the EU Youth Dialogue was introduced, building on the achievement of the Structured Dialogue with the aim of including more decision-makers and young people, especially those not listened-to and with fewer opportunities in decision-making and the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy, encouraging their civic engagement and political participation.

Outcomes: The 6th cycle was marked by the adoption of eleven European Youth Goals that feature as Annex in the EU Youth Strategy. These goals reflect the views of young people in Europe and represent the vision of those active in the EU Youth Dialogue. They are as follows:

• Connecting EU with Youth
• Equality of All Genders
• Inclusive Societies
• Information & Constructive Dialogue
• Mental Health & Wellbeing
• Moving Rural Youth Forward
• Quality Employment for All
• Quality Learning
• Space and Participation for All
• Sustainable Green Europe
• Youth Organisations & European Programmes

 

EU Youth Dialogue, the 7th Cycle
2019 – 2020

The 7th cycle is held under the Trio Presidency Romania - Finland - Croatia, which started on 1 January 2019, lasting for 18 months until June 2020. 

The thematic priority chosen by the Trio Presidency is: “Creating opportunities for youth” with a focus on: 

• Quality Employment for All 
• Quality Youth Work for All 
• Opportunities for Rural Youth 

The thematic priority is therefore directly connected to three EU Youth Goals: Quality Employment for All, Quality Learning, and Moving Rural Youth Forward. 

This cycle builds on the achievements of the previous cycle, notably the adoption of the Strategy and the related EU Youth Goals - which provide the vision and targets until 2027, and aims to provide further insight on how to realise them through policy measures, programmes and actions at European, national and local level.

Outcomes
During the last cycle, 50,000 participants formed a diverse and inclusive sample, with 12.5% identifying themselves as LGBTQ, 9.5% as ethnic minorities and 4.7% as disabled. The dialogue included different methods and tools, including an online survey, but also focus group discussions to reach out to excluded groups and to enable to identify different needs of youth related to this cycle thematic priorities. 

The final joint recommendations from this 18-month cycle were taken on board in the Resolution of the Council adopted by the Council of the European Union on the outcomes of the 7th Cycle of the EU Youth Dialogue. 
 

EU Youth Dialogue, the 8th Cycle

The 8th cycle was held under the Trio Presidency Germany - Portugal - Slovenia, which started on 1 July 2020, lasting for 18 months. 

The thematic priority chosen by the Trio Presidency is: “Europe for YOUth – YOUth for Europe: Space for Democracy and Participation”. 

The thematic priority is therefore directly connected to the Youth Goal number 9: Space and Participation for All. 

The final joint recommendations from this 18-month cycle were taken on board in the Resolution of the Council on the Outcomes of the 8th Cycle of the EU Youth Dialogue adopted by the Council of the European Union.

The current, 9th cycle

The 9th cycle is held under the Trio Presidency France – Czech Republic - Sweden, which started on 1 January 2022, lasting for 18 months. 

The thematic priority chosen by the Trio Presidency is: ““A Sustainable and Green Europe”.

The thematic priority is therefore directly connected to the Youth Goals number 3: Inclusive Societies and number 10 Sustainable Green Europe.

The EUYD reaches in every cycle more than 50.000 young people and is one of the biggest single participatory process for citizens (the biggest for young people) in the EU thanks to its capacity to mobilise young people via national platforms and youth organisations. In order to get more young people to participate regardless of background, educational level or financial means, the EU Youth Dialogue is rooted locally and incorporated in other EU actions supporting initiatives around participation and dialogue.