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What is the EU doing for young people in the European Year of Youth?
Last updated on Sunday, 01/05/2022
As part of the Year of Youth, activities, conferences and initiatives for young people are planned across all EU countries. This Euronews article offers a crash course in some of the programs the EU is funding as part of its activities during the European Year of Youth.
The EU has declared 2022 the Year of Youth, saying it is in recognition of the sacrifices the younger generation made during the pandemic.
As part of the Year of Youth, activities, conferences and initiatives for young people are planned across all EU countries. There will be a special focus on young people with fewer opportunities.
There will also be increased efforts to include youth priorities in relevant EU policy areas and in the EU’s decision-making process.
A flagship initiative of the Year of Youth, the ALMA programme, offers young people from disadvantaged backgrounds who don’t have a job the chance of work experience in other member states.