Youth department, DGII, Council of Europe
Students who can't afford housing anymore due to dramatic increases in rent, interns who can't guarantee their internship due to being used as an entry-level workforce without being remunerated, high inflation which makes it impossible to transition from care to independence as a young person. This is just a part of the emerging social and economic issues young people face every day. What are the practices of adapting to extremely rapidly changing social and economic realities?
What can support young people in navigating through social and economic progress?
In 2015, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)3 on Access of Young People from Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods to Social Rights (the Enter! Recommendation), encouraging the development and implementation of sustainable, evidence-based public policies that address the specific situations and needs of young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods, to prevent and eradicate poverty, discrimination, violence, and exclusion. In 2025–2026, the Council of Europe is undertaking the second review of the Recommendation's implementation.
Against this backdrop, the Council of Europe Youth Department is organising a round table titled "From Commitment to Implementation: Making Social Rights Real for Young People." The event will bring together up to 30 governmental and non-governmental youth stakeholders and experts from the Council of Europe Youth sector. Discussions will focus on outcomes of the 2nd review of the Enter! Recommendation, particularly regarding housing, mental health, and youth participation, and will showcase implementation practices from Council of Europe member states, notably the Republic of Moldova.
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Venue : 37 Maria Cebotari str. Mimi Hotel (Jolly Alon): room Governor
Registration here
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 834 7157 1107
Passcode: LCM2026
Programme
Moderator: Marius SCHLAGETER, Policy Advisor, Secretary to the Advisory Council on Youth, Council of Europe
09:15 Participants’ registration & welcome coffee
09:30 Welcome and introductory remarks
-Marcel MARIN, Head of Youth and Sports Policy Department of the Ministry of Education and Research
-Alexandr PETROV Director of the National Youth Agency
-Cristian VIZIR, President of the National Youth Council of Moldova
Setting the Scene: Social Rights in Europe - European Social Charter
- Aoife NOLAN, President of the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR)
PANEL I: Towards Social Rights for Young People: Youth Policy and Youth Work responses
- Cristian VIZIR, President, National Youth Council of Moldova
- Emma WEDNER member of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ)
- Marcel MARIN, Head of Youth and Sports Policy Department of the Ministry of Education and Research, member of the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ)
Panel II: From Commitment to Practice: Housing, Mental Health, and Youth Participation
Introductory input : Recommendation Review 2025-2026 provided by Mairi DROSOPOULOS, Council of Europe expert
-Alexandra ISAICUL, Advisory Council on Youth, Training and Development Institute “Millenium” Sandra CAPSA, National Pupils Council
-Sélune CANNIZZO, ATD Youth Movement, All Together in Dignity - ATD Fourth World
-Milena MORARI, National Network of Local Youth Councils
10:55 Discussions, Concluding remarks and next steps
11:00 Closure