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CoFoE: Time to deliver on your promises to young people
Securing the future of youth in the EU has emerged as one of the big topics in the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE). The European Youth Forum presents how the Conference organisers can act on citizens’ recommendations and...
Special Edition: EU youth speaks up ahead of post-pandemic jungle
EURACTIV spoke to a number of young people in several EU countries who suggested ideas to avoid a post-pandemic youth crisis.OpinionPromoted content

We must protect our civic space so that we can keep our human rights
From health to employment to education, Covid-19 has brought additional challenges regarding access to and enjoyment of human rights. As December 10, International Human Rights Day, draws closer, it’s time to reflect on the state of civic space in Europe,...
Don’t let Europe’s youth become a new lost generation, youth organisations urge
As Europe's economy is shrinking due to the COVID-19 pandemic, youth unemployment has been on the rise. If policymakers do not use the current crisis to invest in young people and create a more just and sustainable society, Europe's youth will become a new lost generation, Carina Autengruber told EURACTIV.OpinionStakeholder Opinion

A call for quality! Why we must improve the Youth Guarantee
The 2008 financial and economic crisis is still a vivid memory for many of us. With fewer jobs and opportunities available, a whole generation of young people found themselves facing an uncertain future. Years later, the profound and lasting impact...OpinionPromoted content

COVID recovery: no generation left behind
European COVID recovery plans must address youth unemployment and wellbeing if they are to avoid the mistakes of the previous crisis. The European Youth Forum is the platform organisation advocating for youth rights in Europe. Dr Justa Hopma, 34, started...
Jobs in Europe have returned – just not for youth
Every year, the ‘Euro bubble’ is alive and buzzing in anticipation of one of the biggest events in the European political calendar; the President of the European Commission’s annual State of the European Union address, writes Zuzana Vaneckova.
Schools of tomorrow – building and transforming skills for a digital world
Europe’s bid to lead the digital and advanced technology trend will be lost if the EU and national governments don’t take steps to make skills development in digitisation their priority. Digital skills need to be conveyed at all levels and in all forms of education to ensure Europe’s global position, writes Martina Dlabajová.
Brussels won’t pay for the vodkas at Sofia EU youth conference
The European Commission reserves the right to approve the final financial report and to audit the expenses of an EU-funded youth conference that took place in Sofia on 17-19 April, a Commission official who asked not to be named told EURACTIV.
European Youth conference under Bulgarian Presidency leaves sour aftertaste
Representatives of the European Youth Forum have expressed outrage at the way the EU Bulgarian Presidency organised an EU-sponsored youth event in Sofia last week, pointing out a perfunctory approach, mismanagement and inappropriate behaviour on the part of government officials.
What Europe’s millennials want in 2018
A future priority for the EU needs to be empowering the younger generation who want to make a difference, writes John Hewko.
What if the youth could change Europe’s economic reality?
We need a reality check. Some in Europe may be celebrating the slow but steady rise in employment rates and economic growth. But young people have very little to celebrate, writes Luis Alvarado Martinez.
Future of Europe: 10 tips for the old continent from its youth
Young Europeans do not need short-term, tokenistic initiatives but long lasting and sustainable solutions that make a real impact, and these need to be developed with input from Europe's youth, who have the potential to be the driving force of its future, writes Anna Widegren.
An EU Youth Strategy that actually makes a difference
“Young people are the future!” - isn’t that a no-brainer! When meeting politicians, we often find them paying lip service to this mantra. But if you tell someone that they are the future, doesn’t it simply mean you are putting them off, Luis Alvarado asks.

Commission urged to unblock Erasmus+ funds for Greek NGOs
The European Youth Forum has urged the European Commission to restore Erasmus+ funding for Greek NGOs. EURACTIV Greece reports.
Crowdsource youth politics to boost voter turnout
Young people are not truly represented in European politics. This is a sign that our democracy is broken, and that we should redouble our efforts to increase participation, argues Allan Päll.
Can Juncker’s investment plan live up to the promise it offers young people?
The Juncker Investment Plan offers a huge economic opportunity for the EU. If MEPs put their political differences aside and make the right decisions, it could help lift millions of young Europeans out of unemployment, writes Allan Päll.
Youth leader: ‘We, Europe’s young people, feel as though we are being left behind’
Young people deserve a better situation than either being unemployment or accepting unpaid internships, says Johanna Nyman?. The inadequate response of the EU and national governments threaten to turn Europe's youth into a lost generation, she argues.![Demonstration for quality internships, Brussels, 18 July 2014 [European Youth Forum]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/interns_not_slaves_youth_internship_jobs_credit-european-youth-forum_facebook.jpeg)
Youth groups warn Juncker about scrapping education commissioner
Commission President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker will make "a big mistake" if he does not give a commissioner responsibility for education, the European Youth Forum has warned.![Allan Päll [Baltic Development Forum/Flickr]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/allan_pall_credit-baltic-development-forum-flickr.jpeg)