The participants of the EU Youth Conference that took place on 16-19 April in Sofia, Bulgaria endorsed 11 Youth Goals which will inform youth policy at European and national level for the years to come.

The EXCEPT project final conference aims to advance the dialogue between policy makers, civil society and researchers to discuss new interventions for reducing exclusion in Europe.

Exploring the youth stories and policy analysis, this conference will involve policy and research experts from European and international institutions, who are at the forefront of policy analysis, innovation and implementation.

The PARTISPACE consortium is pleased to announce the final conference meeting of the project

Youth Participation in Europe: Diversity, (Mis)Recognition and (In)visibility

on April 18^th 2018 at the High School of Public health campus located in Paris.

Explore the latest results of the 2016 Quality of Life Survey in the EU28 published by Eurofound. A wealth of data on a variety of topics related to subjective well-being, health and aspects of individual quality of life such as living conditions, housing, and material deprivation, but also participation, volunteering, work–life balance, care responsibilities and life online.

 We present you Speak UP, Step UP! A European conference to consider the practice, impact and future role of Erasmus+ Youth in Action in promoting democratic values and attitudes and active citizenship among young people in Europe, organised by JUGEND für Europa (German National Agency for Erasmus+) and co-organised by SALTO SEE.

The Call for participants, available at the link below, is open until 27 August!

CALL for participating at the 4th Council of Europe Dialogue with Roma and Traveller civil society that will take place on 18-19 September 2017 in Strasbourg, France.

The 4th Dialogue meeting will concentrate on the issue of Roma Youth Employment and Vocational Education and Training and address ways to ensure a bridge between education and employment for young Roma and Travellers.

The European Commission is carrying out until 11 August 2017 a public consultation of the "Recomendation on promoting social inclusion and shared values through formal and non-formal learning". The online questionnaire will gauge public opinion on the importance of equipping young people with shared values and how education and non-formal learning can help achieve this aim in view of creating more socially cohesive societies.
All citizens and organisations are welcome to contribute to this consultation. Contributions are particularly welcome from: education and training institutions, teachers, educators and leaders of educational institutions, civil society sector organisations, public authorities at national, regional and local level, youth organisations, social partners, pupils and students.
Learn more and contribute here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/consultations/public-consultation-recommendation-promoting-social-inclusion-and-shared-values-through-formal-and-non-formal-learning_en

This forum will take place from 13 to 16 November 2017, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It will gather more than 50 stakeholders in the field of youth to explore relevant policies and practices connected to the education for democratic citizenship with a European dimension, gain new insight on the topic and develop inspiring responses.