This page is designed to connect you as a youth work advocate with essential policy resources.

The resources provide the knowledge needed to navigate and influence policies at the European level, as well as to utilise them for advocacy for youth work in your context. 

By going through these documents, you can seek to strengthen your arguments and advocacy by referencing European policies and examples from other
contexts.

Tips for using these resources:

  • Familiarise yourself with the key policies relevant to your advocacy goals.
  • Use the summaries to identify which documents are most pertinent to your work.
  • Share these resources with colleagues and other advocates to enhance collective knowledge.

Follow-up actions / Suggestions:

  • Schedule a meeting or workshop to discuss how the documents can inform advocacy efforts in your context.
  • Create a brief report or presentation summarising the key insights from the documents for your organisation and/or advocacy group.

 Youth wiki: National Policies on Youth Work 

 EU Council Resolutions on youth work policy in an empowering Europe (3.06.2024) 
Resolution of the Council and of the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on youth work policy in an empowering Europe

 EU Council Resolutions on the Framework for establishing a European Youth Work Agenda
Resolution of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on the Framework for establishing a European Youth Work Agenda

 The Declaration of the 3rd European Youth Work Convention, 2020 CoE - YOUTH SECTOR STRATEGY 2030
Resolution CM/Res(2020)2 on the Council of Europe youth sector strategy 2030

 EU YOUTH STRATEGY (2019–2027)
Resolution on a framework for European cooperation in the youth field: The European Union youth strategy 2019–2027

 CoE - Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member States on youth work (CM/Rec(2017)4)
Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on youth work

 EU Council conclusions on reinforcing youth work to ensure cohesive societies (2015/C 170/02) (23.05.2015)
Council conclusions on reinforcing youth work to ensure cohesive societies

 The Declaration of the 2nd European Youth Work Convention, 2015

 EU Council conclusions on the contribution of quality youth work to the development, well-being and social inclusion of young people (2013)
EU Council conclusions on the contribution of quality youth work to the development, well-being and social inclusion of young people (2013)

 EU Council Resolutions on Youth Work (04.12.2010)
Resolution of the Council and of the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on youth work policy

 The Declaration of the 1st European Youth Work Convention, 2010

 EU Council Resolutions on a renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018) (27.11.2009)
Resolution of the Council and of the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on a renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018)