European Youth Goals

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The European Youth Goals are a collection of 11 interlinked goals representing young people's vision for youth policy in the European Union (EU). [1] The European Youth Goals were developed during the 6th cycle of the EU Youth Dialogue. [2] The European Youth Goals were included in the EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027. [3]

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Development of the European Youth Goals

The European Youth Goals were developed during the 6th cycle of the EU Youth Dialogue, which took place in 2017-2018 (during the presidency trio of Estonia, Austria and Bulgaria) under the title "Youth in Europe: What’s next?". The aim of the dialogue was to collect voices of young people and to contribute together to creating the EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027. [2] To develop the European Youth Goals comprehensive consultations as well as three EU Youth Conferences took place, one in Tallinn, [4] one in Vienna [5] [6] and one in Sofia. [7] The European Youth Goals are supposed to reflect the views of European youth including especially those who were active in the EU Youth Dialogue. [2]

The 11 European Youth Goals

The European Youth Goals encompass 11 goals:

  1. Connecting EU with Youth
  2. Equality of All Genders
  3. Inclusive Societies
  4. Information & Constructive Dialogue
  5. Mental Health & Wellbeing
  6. Moving Rural Youth Forward
  7. Quality Employment for All
  8. Quality Learning
  9. Space and Participation for All
  10. Sustainable Green Europe
  11. Youth Organisations & European Programmes

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