The document outlines the European Union's strategy for youth from 2010-2018. The strategy aims to invest in and empower youth by (1) putting greater resources toward policy areas that affect young people's well-being, and (2) promoting young people's potential to contribute to EU values and goals. It proposes actions in areas like education, employment, health, social inclusion, and participation. The strategy also emphasizes mobilizing key policies across the 27 EU member states and tools like peer learning, structured youth dialogue, evidence-based policymaking, and cooperation across organizations.

1. EUROPEAN UNION’S
STRATEGY FOR YOUTH:
INVESTING & EMPOWERING

2. CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES
DEMOGRAPHICS
GLOBALISATION DIVERSITY
YOUTH
CLIMATE
MIGRATIONS
CHANGE
DEMOCRATIC SOCIAL
PARTICIPATION CHALLENGES
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3. EVIDENCE
1 in 7 leave school Almost 20% (96 million)
early with only basic of current EU population
qualifications at best are aged 15-29. By 2050,
young people will
probably be around 15%
Even before the
current crisis, over 15% Around 20 % of
are unemployed young people in
(twice more than Europe are at
total population). risk of poverty
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4. A VAST CONSULTATION
Dialogue, European
Youth Events
YOUNG Directors
EU
Youth Week
PEOPLE Meetings MEMBER
STATES
National
On-line Youth
Questionnaire Councils Reports
Visits
(5500 responses) European
Youth Forum
EXPERTS
Youth Youth in
Researchers Action
programme
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5. A NEW STRATEGY
YOUTH – INVESTING & EMPOWERING
Investing in Youth: putting in place greater resources in
policy areas that affect young people in
their daily life and improve their well
being
Empowering Youth: promoting the potential of young
people for the renewal of society and to
contribute to EU values and goals
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6. A STRATEGY FOR 9 YEARS
(2010-2018)
The EU’s vision for young people!
A long term strategy (9 years) with a short
term impact (3 years)!
A priority of the EU social agenda!
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7. PARTICIPATION HEALTH
&
SPORT
CREATIVITY &
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
VOLUNTEERING
IMPROVING
ACCESS
EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH &
THE WORLD
EDUCATION
FOSTERING SOCIAL
SOLIDARITY INCLUSION
CREATING
OPPORTUNITES

8. MOBILISING ALL KEY POLICIES IN
27 MEMBER STATES!
Youth policy can’t advance without effective
coordination with other sectors
Youth policies can contribute in areas such as
child and family policy, education,
employment, social inclusion, housing,
healthcare and gender equality
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9. ACTIONS
EDUCATION Develop out of school
learning to help early school
leavers
FORMAL YOUTH Make available good quality
EDUCATION WORK guidance and counselling
services
Use Europass and provide
certificates such as Youthpass
LIFE LONG FIGHT AGAINST LEARNING
LEARNING EARLY SCHOOL MOBILITY
STRATEGY LEAVING
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10. EMPLOYMENT
A KEY
PRIORITY
ACTIONS
Lower barriers to the free
movement of labour across the EU
Develop youth employability
through youth work COORDINATION
INVESTMENT
OF ACTION IN
MS & EU IN
RIGHT SKILLS
Promote quality internships and
employment schemes

11. ACTIONS
Develop 'start up' funds
Encourage recognition of junior
CREATIVITY & enterprises
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Widen access to creative tools,
particularly those involving new
technologies
ENTREPRENEURIAL CREATIVE
MINDSETS SKILLS
YOUTH
TALENT CULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT EXPRESSIONS

12. ACTIONS
HEALTH
& SPORT Mobilise all stakeholders at local
level to detect and help young
people at risk
OBESITY
Promote training opportunities for
youth workers and youth leaders
SEXUAL MENTAL Develop tailor-made information
HEALTH HEALTH on health and mobilise youth
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PROBLEMS
information network
YOUTH WORKERS
INJURY ADDICTIONS
SPORTING HEALTH
ORGANISATIONS PROFESSIONALS

13. ACTIONS
PARTICIPATION Develop quality standards on
youth participation,
information and consultation
NON- Promote e-democracy to reach
ORGANISED LEARNING out to more non-organised
YOUTH youth
REPRESENTATIVE
DEMOCRACY To revamp the European Youth
Portal and promote greater
LOCAL
COMMUNITIES outreach to young people
QUALITY
INFORMATION
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14. ACTIONS
SOCIAL
Use of EU Funds and
experimental programmes INCLUSION
Address homelessness, housing
and financial exclusion Poverty &
Social COMPLEX
Promote access to quality Exclusion
services, e.g., transport,
e-inclusion, health, social
services MOBILISATION
OF ALL THREAT
ACTORS

15. ACTIONS
CITIZENSHIP &
Enhance skills recognition EMPLOYABILITY
COMMITMENT &
through Europass and EMPOWERMENT
Youthpass
Reflect on ways to better VOLUNTEERING
protect rights of volunteers
and assure quality in
volunteering
Develop national approaches
on mobility of young
volunteers
CREATING NEW
OPPORTUNITIES RESPECTING
DIVERSITY

16. YOUTH & Youth
THE Networks
ACTIONS WORLD
Encourage 'green' patterns of Tools
consumption and production with
young people
MILLENIUM
GOALS
Support the development of youth
work on other continents CLIMATE
CHANGE
Raise awareness on fundamental
rights and development issues
worldwide with young people

17. YOUTH WORK
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18. YOUTH WORK
Youth work can help to deal with unemployment,
school failure, social exclusion, provide leisure time,
increase skills and support the transition from youth to
adulthood
Youth work should be supported, recognised for its
economic and social contribution, and professionalised

19. TOOLS
NO REVOLUTION,
BUT BETTER IMPLEMENTATION!
• Reporting……………………
• Evidence-based policy-making…..
• Peer-learning between countries………
• Structured dialogue with young people……
• Mobilisation of programmes and funds ……..…
• Cooperation with other institutions and organisations

20. PEER-LEARNING
BETWEEN COUNTRIES
THEMES:
• Cross-sectoral Cooperation
• Youth Work
• Youth Volunteering PEER-
LEARNING
• Youth Health
HIGH LEVEL
SEMINARS «CLUSTERS»

21. STRUCTURED DIALOGUE
WITH YOUNG PEOPLE
Countries are invited to organise a permanent and
regular dialogue with young people
Improvement of the dialogue at the European level
Proposed themes for the next years:
• Youth Employment
• Youth and the World

22. EVIDENCE-BASED
POLICY-MAKING
Better knowledge is a must for sound policy!
Proposed studies:
Baby Bonds – the use of funds to support youth
autonomy later in life
Social and Economic Impact of Youth Work
Youth e-participation and Information Society

23. REPORTING
SIMPLIFIED
REPORTING
EVERY 3 YEARS
COUNTRIES YOUTH IN
REPORTS JOINT FIGURES
COUNCIL &
COMMISSION
REPORT

24. MOBILISATION OF PROGRAMMES
AND FUNDS
YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAMME
OTHER PROGRAMMES AND FUNDS:
• Culture
• Lifelong Learning
• PROGRESS
• MEDIA
• Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs
• Competitiveness & Innovation Programme
• Structural Funds

25. COOPERATION WITH OTHER
ORGANISATIONS
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
EUROPEAN COMMISSION EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
COMMITTEE OF REGIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE

26. SETTING UP A NEW ERA!
THANK YOU!
MORE INFORMATION:
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/index_en.htm
http://europa.eu/youth/index.cfm?l_id=en