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EU Youth Strategy

The EU developed an EU Youth Strategy and wants young people to engage and become an active citizen involved in democracy and society. We want young people to tell us what is important to them by taking part in the EU Youth Dialogue.

Engage

With “Engage” the EU Youth Strategy aims towards a meaningful civic, economic, social, cultural and political participation of young people.

Member States and the European Commission are invited to:

  • Encourage and promote inclusive democratic participation of all young people in society and democratic processes;
  • Actively engage young people, youth organisations and other organisers of youth work in policies affecting the lives of young people on all levels;
  • Support youth representations at local, regional and national level, recognising young people’s right to participate and self-organise;
  • Support and convey the EU Youth Dialogue in order to include diverse voices of young people in decision-making processes on all levels;
  • Foster the development of citizenship competencies, through citizenship education and learning strategies;
  • Support and develop opportunities for ‘learning to participate’, raising interest in participatory actions and helping young people to prepare for participation;
  • Explore and promote the use of innovative and alternative forms of democratic participation e.g. digital democracy tools.

Activities planned under the EU Work plan for Youth 2019-2021

(This is an indicative list)

  • EU Youth dialogue cycles;
  • Council Conclusions on youth and democracy;
  • Council Conclusions on promotion of youth work by raising awareness of the youth sector through information and strengthening of the resources;
  • Expert group and Council Conclusions on ensuring a rights-based approach to youth policies;
  • Council conclusions on strengthening the multi-level governance when promoting the participation of young people on political and other decision- making processes at local, regional, national and European levels.

 


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