Policy Programme European Youth Forum
The policy programme is the top-level policy document that defines the basis of the positions of the European Youth Forum. The aim is to drive our policy creation towards the collaborative development of this cohesive document as the main place of all our top-line stances.
The policy programme is a tool for members to democratically and holistically define, develop and update the key views of the European Youth Forum on what the world should look like. It is a concise public document that will help both the volunteers and staff in the Youth Forum, member organisations, new members and external stakeholders (including policy makers) understand what the European Youth Forum stands for.
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The future of the Erasmus+ Programme
The relevance of the Erasmus+ Programme gains special light in the current context of global democratic backsliding. However, there are still areas where improvements can be made to ensure that Erasmus+ appropriately reaches all young people and supports the youth sector in Europe.
The situation of youth organisations across Europe
Youth Organisations across Europe are facing an increasingly challenging situation. Political and economic circumstances are leading to shrinking civic spaces and therefore a shrinking chance of youth organisations to fulfil their purpose and represent the voice of young people. Read the motion to find out which of the European Youth Forum's members have been impacted and how, as well as what we commit to internally as part of our Strategic Plan and what we call for externally.
Protecting civil society and civic spaces in Georgia
In March 2023, the Government of Georgia initiated work on a legislative proposal on “foreign agents” that would have forced civil society organisations to be registered as being under foreign influence should they be receiving funding from sources outside of the country. As Georgia initiated negotiations for EU membership merely 6 months ago, this underscores how fragile Democracy and the Rule of Law are in our societies and how civic spaces must be protected tirelessly every day, everywhere.