2025

 

10th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth

(8-9 October 2025, Valletta, Malta)

 

 

  Theme/possible titles

Young people for Democracy: Youth perspectives in action

  Sub-themes

1)     Young people and Democracy

2)     Young people and Sustainable, Peaceful and Inclusive societies

3)     Young people’s Access to Rights

4)     Youth work

5)     Youth Perspective

  Responsible body

European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ)

Participants

  • Council of Europe member States
  • Other States party to the European Cultural Convention: Holy See, Kazakhstan
  • Committee of Ministers
  • Parliamentary Assembly
  • Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
  • European Court of Human Rights
  • Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe
  • Conference of International non-Governemental Organisations (INGOS)
  • Council of Europe Development Bank
  • Steering Committee for Education (CDEDU)
  • Steering Committee on Democracy (CDDEM)
  • Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ)
  • North-South Centre
  • Youth representatives [Note]25 Youth representatives selected by the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) in co-operation with the European Youth Forum.

Observers

  • European Union
  • Canada
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • United States of America
  • EU Fundamental Rights Agency
  • United Nations (Secretariat)
  • OECD
  • UNESCO
  • UNICEF
  • UNCHR
  • OHCHR
  • International Labour Organisation (ILO)
  • World Bank
  • European Youth Information and Counselling Agency (ERYICA)
  • European Youth Card Association (EYCA)
  • European Youth Forum
  • Ibero-American Youth Organisation
  • Commonwealth Youth Programme
  • League of Arab States
  • African Union
  • Commonwealth Youth programme secretariat
  • Central European Initiative (CEI) 
  • Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)
  • Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) 
  • OFAJ
  • OIF
  • Alliance of Youth Workers Association