Presentation for the international conference “Support for youth work development in Latvia and Europe” /Stefania Veraghtert, the European Youth Forum, Belgium/

1. European Youth Strategy
2010-2018
In a nutshell

2. CONTENT
1. Why A Youth Strategy ?
2. History of the European Youth Strategy
3. The European Youth Strategy 2010 – 2018
1. Objectives
2. Fields of action
3. Cross-sectoral approach
4. Important actors
5. Guiding principles
6. Working methods
7. Implimentation
4. Challenges in the future
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3. Intro : “Why a Youth Strategy ?”
• The future of Europe
• Ongoing challenges
• More opportunities and invest in youth
• Involve youth in decision making
• A cross-sectoral approach
• Better cooperation on European and national level when it
comes to youth policies and youth programmes
CHALLENGES VS CHANCES
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4. History of a European Youth Strategy
• Since 1988 youth programmes on European level
• Since 2001 a Youth Strategy on European level
» White book
• Since 2009 a long term framework on European level :
EUROPEAN YOUTH STRATEGY 2010-2018
» A renewed framework for European
cooperation in the youth field (CoE)
» An EU Strategy for Youth: Investing and
Empowering – A renewed open method of
coordination to address youth challenges
and opportunities
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5. European Youth Strategy 2010-2018
Key overall objectives of the new framework
1. To provide more and equal opportunities for young people in
education and the job market
2. To encourage young people to actively participate in society
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6. European Youth Strategy 2010-2018
The strategy proposes initiatives in eight fields of action
1. Education and training
2. Employment and entrepreneurship
3. Health and wellbeing
4. Participation
5. Voluntary activities
6. Social inclusion
7. Youth and the world
8. Creativity and Culture
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7. European Youth Strategy 2010-2018
Cross-sectoral approach and initiatives :
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Horizontal : Youth Work Development
Vertical : 8 fields of action

8. European Youth Strategy 2010-2018
Important actors
1. European Commission
2. Council of Europe
3. Member States / National Governments
4. Minister of Youth
5. National Youth Department
6. National Youth Council
7. Regional Youth Council
8. Local Youth Councils
9. Local Youth Services
10. Young people
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9. European Youth Strategy 2010-2018
Guiding principles
• Promote gender equality
• Combat all forms of discrimination
• Consider differences between young people, especially in
terms of disadvantage
• Provide for the participation of young people in policy-making
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10. European Youth Strategy 2010-2018
Working methods for EU cooperation
• a series of 3-year work cycles
• an overall thematic priority for each trio presidency and specific
priorities for each presidency country contributing to the overall
thematic priority
• implementation instruments (knowledge building, mutual
learning, progress reporting, dissemination of results,
monitoring of the process, dialogue with young people,
mobilisation of EU programmes and funds)
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11. European Youth Strategy 2010-2018
How is this being done ?
1. Cooperation with EU countries
2. Cross-sectoral approach
3. Structured Dialogue
4. The EU Youth Report
5. Evidence based youth policy
6. Peer-learning
7. Erasmus+
Framework for political cooperation
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Increase visibility of youth
Provide opportunities for youth

12. European Youth Strategy 2010-2018
The future…
ON EUROPEAN LEVEL
1. The EU Youth Report 2015
2. Structured Dialogue
3. Open Method Coordination
4. European Youth Strategy vs. AGENDA 2020
5. 2nd European Youth Work Convention in April 2015
ON NATIONAL LEVEL
1. Need for measures on national level that contribute to
achieving the objectives set for the European Youth Strategy
2010-2018
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13. THANK YOU
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