EU Youth Strategy 2010-2018
What is the EU's role?
While respecting Member States’ overall responsibility for youth policy, the EU Youth Strategy, agreed by EU Ministers, sets out a framework for cooperation covering the years 2010-2018. It has two main objectives:
- To provide more and equal opportunities for young people in education and the job market
- To encourage young people to actively participate in society
In May 2018 the European Commission has put forward proposals for a new EU Youth Strategy for 2019-2027, which have to be discussed by the Council of the European Union.
How is this being done?
The objectives are achieved through a dual approach which includes:
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Specific youth initiatives, targeted at young people to encourage non-formal learning, participation, voluntary activities, youth work, mobility and information
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'Mainstreaming' cross-sector initiatives that ensure youth issues are taken into account when formulating, implementing and evaluating policies and actions in other fields with a significant impact on young people, such as education, employment or health and well-being
The EU Youth Strategy proposes initiatives in eight areas:
- Employment and entrepreneurship
- Social inclusion
- Participation
- Education & training
- Health & well-being
- Voluntary activities
- Youth & the world
- Creativity & culture
What's new?
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Commission proposals for EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027
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Staff Working Document (2018) 169 on the situation of young people in the European Union
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Background information
- Evaluation of the EU Youth Strategy and the Council Recommendation on the mobility of young volunteers across the EU English (en)
- The year of listening: looking at the future policy cooperation after 2018 - Stakeholder conference, May 2017 Background papers
- Staff working document on the evaluation of the EU Youth Strategy (Executive Summary)
- Results of the Online Consultation on the Evaluation of the EU Youth Strategy
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