The Youth Action Plan

The Youth Action Plan in EU External Action (2022-2027) is a new policy framework that promotes the engagement of young people as strategic partners, supporting their empowerment and participation to contribute to sustainable development, equality and peace.

The Youth Action Plan in EU External Action is guided by three pillars of action that will help shape the EU’s partnership with young people in partner countries:

1. partnership to engage: increasing young people’s voices in policy and decision-making;
2. partnership to empower: fighting inequalities and providing young people with the skills and tools they need to thrive;
3. partnership to connect: fostering opportunities for young people to network and exchange with their peers worldwide.

The Youth Action Plan is part of the EU institutions efforts to mark the European Year of Youth 2022 and its international dimension, shining a light on the important role of young people in building a better future – greener, more inclusive and digital.

Online Conference on Youth Participation

The Conference on Youth Participation will be informing about the new policy for promoting youth participation and empowerment in EU External Action.

When: Wednesday 18 January 2023, 14:00 CET – Wednesday 18 January 2023, 15:30 CET
Where: either online or in Brussels 
Languages: English, French, Spanish

The conference will:

• Present the Youth Action Plan in EU External Action: its purpose and principles, and the involvement of young people in its design.
• Explain the different pillars for action Engage – Empower – Connect, with lines of actions and main initiatives.
• Present some concrete initiatives of youth engagement:
  • The Youth Sounding Board for EU International Partnerships.
  • Youth advisory structures in EU Delegations, the example of the Youth Sounding Board in Nigeria.
  • Western Balkans Youth Lab Project, an example of how to provide opportunities for youth to participate in policy-making in their countries.

Register to the online conference, or attend the event on site.

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It was an opportunity to give young people a voice on these issues that are close to their hearts.

European Youth Conference

Organised by the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in collaboration with the National Youth Council – CNAJEP – and with the support of the European Commission, the European Youth Conference took place online on 24-26th January 2022.

The event brought together more than 300 participants, including youth delegates from all over the EU, representatives of Member States’ ministries, youth organisations, the European Commission, the European Parliament to discuss how to “Engage together for a sustainable and inclusive Europe“.

The conference opened the 9th cycle of the EU Youth Dialogue, an EU wide participatory mechanism. Its aim was to define the priorities for the work of the 9th cycle in relation to the European youth goals

• “for a green and sustainable Europe”, and
• “inclusive societies”.

This conference focused in particular on how young people can be actors of change for the protection of the environment. 5 projects from young Europeans received an award by a jury in the framework of the “Young and Eco-committed” competition.

Report

The day after the event, the young delegates presented the conclusions of the conference to the European ministers for education and youth informal meeting on 27 January 2022 in Strasbourg.

Find all the work and conclusions of the young delegates in the conference final report.

Download it in English.

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S.A.L.T.O. Youth has launched an online learning session that ran from 1st to 24th June 2021. Six stand-alone online information sessions to present different opportunities and priorities of Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps 2021-2027. And also to share SALTO-Youth Resource Centres’ strategic actions and offers to support quality in the programmes.

Young people participation, as a process, can happen anywhere and everywhere. For example, it can happen either at home or online, in formal or non-formal settings, on an individual basis or as a group. Youth participation is an important concept for young people, adults and the society. The reasons being in terms of empowerment, respect of human rights, efficiency and people’s development.

Think Tank on Youth Participation

If you have missed the online learning session, S.A.L.T.O. Youth provides an always-available source for learning on young people participation.

The Think Tank was established by SALTO PI in 2018. Its purpose is to define challenges around young people participation, to propose priorities, to co-create solutions and synergies among stakeholders, considering the cross-sectoral dimension.

The Think Tank’s work contributes in developing new or additional expertise for:

• the National Agencies of Erasmus+/European Solidarity Corps;
• youth workers;
• youth organisations and young people;
• key stakeholders involved in European youth programmes, such as the European Commission and the Youth Partnership.

The Think Tank meets regularly on the basis of projects and needs. 

How To Find Information

The resources, materials and information about young people participation are available on the Participation Pool.

In order to keep yourself up-to-date on the latest news and trends about young people participation keep an eye on S.A.L.T.O. Youth Participation.

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