Report on the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy (2019-2021)

Summary:

Report published by the European Commission on 14 October 2021, providing an overview of the situation of young Europeans in terms of education, training, learning, employment, and civic and political participation.

Further information:

EU cooperation in the youth field started in 2002, providing a policy framework for the EU youth programmes implemented since 1988. The 2019-2027 EU Youth Strategy is the third generation framework. It is based on a dual approach:

• mainstreaming youth-relevant initiatives across policy areas;
• addressing the Engage. Connect. Empower core areas in the youth sector.

This EU Youth Report 2021 evaluates progress towards the objectives and priorities of the EU Youth Strategy for 2019-2021. It covers the first EU triennial Work Plan for Youth under the current EU Youth Strategy, spanning two Council Presidency Trios. It was published by the European Commission on 14 October 2021 alongside a proposal for a European Year of Youth.

Official

EUR-LEX: SWD(2021)286: Staff Working Document accompanying the Report https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2021:286:FIN

EUR-LEX: SWD(2021)287: Staff Working Document accompanying the Report - The situation of young people in the European Union https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2021:287:FIN

European Commission: Press Release, 14/10/2021: Commission kick-starts work to make 2022 the European Year of Youth https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_21_5226

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