Resolution of the Council of the European Union and the representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on the EU Youth Strategy Work Plan 2022-2024 2021/C 504 I/01
Date: 2021-11-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union, Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: EU strategy, European cooperation, green economy, political participation, social integration, social participation, sustainable development, voluntary work, young person, youth policy








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14.12.2021   


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Official Journal of the European Union


CI 504/1






Resolution of the Council of the European Union and the representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on the EU Youth Strategy Work Plan 2022-2024
(2021/C 504 I/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,
RECALLING THAT:






1.


The Council Resolution on a framework for European cooperation in the youth field: The European Union Youth Strategy 2019-2027, invites the Member States and the European Commission, within their respective fields of competences, to effectively implement the EU Youth Strategy across the EU and in the Member States with specific instruments – including the EU Work Plans for Youth.










2.


The EU Youth Strategy follows triennial working periods that spans two presidency trios. The priorities and actions for the respective working periods are presented in the EU Work Plans for Youth. These plans should draw on the guiding principles and priorities of this Strategy, addressing youth issues in other Council configurations and preparatory bodies in relevant policy areas.










3.


The EU Work Plan is an instrument that works as a compass and guides Member States, the Commission and all stakeholders towards achieving the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy.




TAKE NOTE THAT:






4.


The Council sets these EU Work Plans based on preliminary information received by the trio-presidencies from the following countries: France, Czech Republic and Sweden, as well as Spain, Belgium and Hungary.










5.


The priorities and actions presented in this triennial working programme (prepared by the trio presidencies during the period 2022-2024, in the Annex to the Annex) are to be revised during the first half of 2023 and the revision will be approved by the Council and the Member States meeting within the Council by the end of June 2023.










6.


The Commission can support and complement actions by Member States set out in this Work Plan, in particular by encouraging cooperation, supporting the mobility of young people and youth workers, and encouraging the participation of young people in democratic life. The tools developed to support the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy can be mobilised as appropriate: these include the EU Youth Dialogue, the EU Youth Strategy Platform, the European Youth Portal, the EU Youth Coordinator and mutual learning activities (expert groups, peer learning activities (PLA) and peer counselling). This is underpinned by regular updates to the Future National Activity Planners, the Youth Wiki, youth indicators, surveys, studies and research. The support is further reinforced through partnerships and cooperation with other international organisations, in particular the Council of Europe, and through programmes in the field of youth (in particular Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps).










7.


A particular highlight of this Work Plan is the European Year of Youth in 2022, the outcomes and legacy of which will be maintained and promoted by the Plan until 2024. It will further stimulate young people to come forward with contributions to shape the Union’s development and society at large, including as part of the Conference of the Future of Europe and the New European Bauhaus initiative. It will raise awareness of the opportunities for young people as well as the support provided for them at EU, national, regional and local levels.








ANNEX
Work Plan for the EU Youth Strategy 2022-2024 (1)











Date


Working method/instrument


Indicative target and output


Related youth goals


Relation to the Framework establishing a European Youth Work Agenda (2)



Proposed by





FR, CZ, SE


Overall topic: ‘Engaging together for a sustainable and inclusive Europe’


European Youth goals: #3 INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES and #10 SUSTAINABLE GREEN EUROPE





2022 (1st half)


(poss.) Council Conclusions on the engagement of young people for sustainable development (working title)


Adoption by the Council
Encourage policy makers and stakeholders in the youth sector to take the views of young people into account and enable them to be actors in public policies and programmes relating to sustainable development and the fight against climate change.


Sustainable green Europe


§10a


FR




2022 (1st half)


(poss.) Update of the Council Recommendation on the mobility of young volunteers across the European Union


Adoption by the Council
Strengthen the potential of the European Youth Programmes to reaching out to young people and help them to build a community.


Space and participation for all
Connecting EU with Youth
Youth organisations and European programmes


 


FR, (COM)




2022 (1st half)



(poss.) Informal meeting of ministers for youth and for education


Exchanges of best practices.
Youth engagement on sustainable development issues.


Sustainable green Europe


§10a


FR




2022 (1st half)



(poss.) Conference/seminar on the participation of young people


Exchanges of best practices between experts on youth participation.
Follow up on the 8th cycle and on the Conference on the future of Europe.


Space and participation for all
Connecting EU with Youth


§10e


FR




2022 (2nd half)


Council conclusions on fostering an intergenerational dimension in youth policy-making (working title)


Adoption by the Council
Integrate the concerns of today’s youth and future generations more systematically into policy-making.
Facilitate recognition of the importance of promoting intergenerational dialogue for fostering intergenerational solidarity and justice for a strong, resilient, green and inclusive Europe.


Inclusive societies


 


CZ




2023 (1st half)



(poss.) Council conclusions on the social dimension of a sustainable green Europe


Adoption by the Council
Policy recommendations on the social dimension of a sustainable green Europe promoting the inclusion of all young people’s voices and ideas on sustainable development.


Sustainable green Europe
Inclusive societies


§10a
§26


SE




2023 (1st half)



(poss.) Council Resolution on the outcomes of the 9th cycle of the EU Youth Dialogue


Adoption by the Council
Summary, reflection and evaluation of the 9th EUYD cycle. Strengthen the outreach of information to marginalised young people, further develop process/governance of EUYC and EUYD to enhance inclusion and feedback.


Sustainable green Europe
Inclusive societies
Information and constructive dialogue
Space and participation for all


 


SE




2023 (1st half)


(poss)
Revision of the Resolution of the Council on the EU Youth Strategy Work Plan 2022- 2024


Revision of the Resolution of the Council on the EU Youth Strategy Work Plan 2022-2024


Inclusive societies


 


SE




ES, BE, HU
Overall topic
European Youth goal: #3 INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES (3)





2023 (2nd half)


(poss.) Council conclusions on decent and affordable housing for young people.


Adoption by the Council.
Council conclusions on decent and affordable housing for young people.


Inclusive Societies


 


ES




2023 (2nd half)


(poss.) Conference/Seminar on stable and well-paid employment for young people.


(poss.) Policy recommendations
Exchange of best practices.


Inclusive Societies


 


ES




2023 (2nd half)


(poss.) Conference/seminar on gender equality among young people.


(poss.) Policy recommendations
Exchange of best practices.


Inclusive Societies


 


ES




2023 (2nd half)


(poss.) Conference/seminar on the effects of climate change on inclusion.


(poss.) Policy recommendations
Exchanges of best practices.


Inclusive Societies


 


ES




2023 (2nd half)


(poss.) Conference/Seminar on youth opportunities in rural areas.


(poss.) Policy recommendations
Exchanges of best practices.


Inclusive Societies


 


ES




2023 (2nd half)


Topic to be determined among those identified by the Conferences/seminars


EU Youth Conference


Inclusive Societies


 


ES




2023 (2nd half)


(poss.) Conference/seminar on young people’s LGBTI rights.


(poss.) Policy recommendations
Exchange of best practices.


Inclusive Societies


 


ES




2023 (2nd half)


(poss.) Conference/Seminar on young people’s with disabilities.


(poss.) Policy recommendations
Exchange of best practices.


 


 


ES




2023 (2nd half)


(poss.) Conference/seminar on the implications for young people of the 2030 Agenda and the future.


(poss.) Policy recommendations
Exchange of best practices.


Inclusive Societies


 


ES




2023 (2nd half)


(poss.) Conference/seminar on the implementation of the Recommendation on the mobility of youth volunteers in the EU


(poss.) Policy recommendations
Exchanges of experiences


Inclusive societies
Connecting EU with Youth
European youth programmes


 


COM and ES




2024 (1st half)


(poss.) Informal ministers conference or high-level meeting


Midterm evaluation EU-Youth Strategy 2019-2027 (4)



All Youth Goals


§13 (a) Empower/quality, innovation, recognition
§36


COM and BE




2024 (1st half)


(poss.) Council conclusions on leaving no one behind (?) preliminary title


Adoption by the Council
Council conclusions ‘on leaving no one behind: paving the way towards the social inclusion of all young people’ (5)



Inclusive Societies


§3
§4
§5
§6
§10 (d)
§13 (b)
§16
§19
§20
§21
§22
§33


BE




2024 (1st half)


(poss.) Conference on the social inclusion of young people


EU Youth Conference (6)



Inclusive Societies


§3
§4
§5
§6
§10 (d)
§13 (b)
§16
§19
§20
§21
§22
§33


BE




2024 (1st half)


(poss.) Conference/seminar
PLA on local youth work
(It is where young people’s experience of youth work usually starts, and it is where most youth work usually happens.)


Policy recommendations
Compendium of best practices
Aligning with the European Youth Work Agenda/Bonn Process
In cooperation with ’Europe goes local’ and ’Democracy reloading’ (tbc)
Signposts for the Future where the ‘local youth work offer’ is delineated as the first item of three under the heading ‘Youth work provision’. Point 7 of the Final Declaration of the 3rd European Youth Work Convention says that ’a basic youth work offer should therefore include a clear strategy to enhance social inclusion and diversity among participating young people’ (7).
An evaluation of where we are with the implementation of Signposts for the Future and to identify objectives for the next European Youth Work Convention.


Youth Organisations and European Programmes
Inclusive Societies


§3
§8
§10 (a)
§10 (c)
§10 (e)
§13 (b)
§13 (c)
§14
§16
§17
§18
§19
§20
§21
§22
§23
§24
§25
§27
§34
§38
§39


BE




2024 (1st half)


(poss.) Conference/seminar on child friendly cities (in cooperation with InterCity Youth)


(poss.) Policy recommendations
Exchanges of best practices (with the youth friendly cities label and European Youth Capitals sharing their work)
In line with: (poss.) conference/seminar/PLA on local youth work.


Space and participation for all
Inclusive Societies


 


BE




2024 (1st half)



(poss.) Conference/seminar on ’the right to play’ and the link with learning (formal, non-formal and informal learning)



(poss.) Policy recommendations
Exchange of best practices
Possible link to the conference/seminar/PLA on local youth work


Space and participation for all
Quality Learning
Inclusive Societies


§1
§2
§4
§5


BE




2024 (1st half)


(poss.) Council Resolution on local youth work


Adoption by the Council
Promotion of local youth work (practice) (8)



All Youth Goals


§3
§8
§10 (a)
§10 (c)
§10 (e)
§13 (b)
§13 (c)
§14
§16
§17
§18
§19
§20
§21
§22
§23
§24
§25
§27
§34
§38
§39


BE




2024 (1st half)


(poss.) Conference/seminar on the recognition of competences / education and training (depending on the focus and continuing the work of the FI or FR presidencies?)


 


 


§14
§18
§20
§21
#5 of Signposts for the Future


BE




2024 (1st half)


(poss.) Conference/seminar on the evaluation and update of European and international agenda’s on children, youth and children’s rights


Evaluation and recommendations
Adoption by the Council
Update Council conclusions


Information and constructive dialogue


 


BE (and poss. COM)




2024 (1st half)


(poss.) Conference/seminar on the following topics: youth maps; leisure-time monitor; interesting research from the JOP (the Youth Research Platform).


(poss.) Policy recommendations
Exchanges of best practices (e.g. on national indicators for youth policy in connection with the new EU Dashboard)


 


§10 (c)
§39


BE




2024 (2nd half)


(poss.) Council Resolution on the 10th cycle of the EU Youth Dialogue


Adoption by the Council


Space and participation for all


§1
§2
§6
§21
§22


HU




2024 (2nd half)


(poss.) Council conclusions on the creation of conditions which enable young people to fulfil their potential in rural areas.


Adoption by the Council


Moving rural youth forward


§1
§2
§5
§13 (d)
§21
§26


HU




2024 (2nd half)


Conference on the presidency trio’s priorities / open method of coordination


EU Youth Conference and DG meeting
Final outcome of the EU Youth Dialogue cycle under the ES-BE-HU trio presidency


Inclusive societies
Space and participation for all
Moving rural youth forward


§1
§2
§6
§13 (b)
§19
§21


HU




2024 (2nd half)


(Conference) Summarising, reviewing and evaluating event for the first 10 cycles of the EU Youth (Structured) Dialogue.


Overview of the 10 cycles of the EU Youth (Structured) Dialogue


Space and participation for all
Information and constructive dialogue


§1
§2
§6
§26


HU, ES, BE, (poss. COM)




2024 (2nd half)


(Seminar) Tools to create conditions which enable young people to fulfil their potential in rural areas.


Exchanges of best practices on inter-sectoral and inter-institutional level
Forming recommendations.


Moving rural youth forward
Space and participation for all
Youth organisations and European youth programmes
Quality learning.


§1
§5
§ 11
§13 (a)
§24
§33
§37.


HU (and poss. COM)






(1)  Compiled by the SI Presidency on the basis of the Commission’s ’Possible actions for a future EU Work Plan for Youth for 2019-2021’ (ST-9264-2018-ADD-1-EN) and the preliminary information received by the trio presidencies FR-CZ-SE and ES-BE-HU.

(2)  See the Resolution of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on the Framework establishing a European Youth Work Agenda (2020/C 415/01).

(3)  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:42018Y1218(01)&from=NL
Background: One third of young people in Europe are at risk of poverty and social exclusion particularly those who are not in employment, education or training (NEET)). Many do not have access to their social rights, experience inequalities within society or are merely left behind. Many continue to face multiple discriminations, experience prejudice and hate crimes. Additionally, new migratory phenomena brought several social and inclusion challenges (including the digital gap) to young new comers. Therefore, it is crucial to work towards the fulfilment of the rights and the social inclusion of all young people in Europe, including the most marginalised and excluded to honour the Union’s commitment to leave no one behind.
Goal: Enable, ensure and safeguard the inclusion of all young people in society.
Targets:
Provide legal protection and enforce international legal instruments to fight against all kinds of discrimination, inequalities and hate-inspired acts, recognising that young people may be subjected to discrimination in all its forms.
Strengthen the outreach of information, contact and communication to young people with fewer opportunities or those left behind, to ensure they are aware of and have access to opportunities and activities available to them and of the spaces where they are part of society and can engage.
Ensure that all young people with fewer opportunities or those left behind have equal access to formal and non-formal learning/education environments and opportunities, whilst addressing all the dimensions of inclusion.
Strengthen the capacities of educators to work with marginalised young people or those left behind.
Provide more spaces, opportunities, resources and programmes to foster dialogue, comprehension and social cohesion, and combat discrimination, polarisation and segregation.
Extend access and entitlement to relevant and meaningful opportunities and experiences.

(4)  The Pool of European Youth Researchers (PEYR) should provide input on the evaluation of the process and the methodology of the previous cycles of the EU Youth Dialogue and on how the EU Youth Goals were covered, in order to better plan and deliver the second half of the Strategy.

(5)  Possible step forward in cross-sectoral cooperation with the social, employment, education, health etc. sectors. Support-background documents requested from the PEYR.
N.B. Ursula Von der Leyen, in her State of the Union speech, emphasised the need to support those young people who ’fall into the gaps’ (spaces and bridges?) – (ENGAGE & CONNECT).

(6)  Support requested from the PEYR.

(7)  In close cooperation with the Partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of youth and the Community of practice on the European Youth Work Agenda (EYWA). Support also asked from PEYR.

(8)  BE understands that there might be a tension between the competence of the EU and the principle of subsidiarity, but the Bonn process is all about how top down meets bottom up and vice versa. The Union can assist local youth work through supporting, coordinated or supplementing actions.