Previous Conferences of Specialised Ministers
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
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