There are not many European policies that focus on recognition, in fact none of the following are specifically about recognition but recognition is a key feature to them.

It is important to understand the impact that policy has on youth work and its ongoing recognition. It is hoped that the policy documents included in this section will help you the reader to understand the developments in policy that have supported recognition over the years.

Back White Paper on Youth

Subtitle: A new impetus for European youth

Author: European Commission

Date: 2001

Summary link to Recognition: 

The decision to publish this White Paper on youth policy, and especially the decision to conduct wide-ranging consultations beforehand, was rooted primarily in the desire to promote new forms of European governance. The results of the wide-ranging consultation exercise which preceded the White Paper were clear: despite highly divergent situations, young people largely shared the same values and the same ambitions, but also the same difficulties. The White Paper also highlighted the importance of giving a European dimension to youth activities. The White Paper suggested a new framework for European cooperation comprising two main aspects: applying the open method of coordination in the specific field of youth and taking better account of the "youth" dimension in other policy initiatives. The White Paper was the first policy document that set a common framework of cooperation and learning around common objectives in the field of youth policy in the European Union.

 Link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=LEGISSUM%3Ac11055

 Key Search Words: european union, youth policy