The European Youth Information Quality Label, inspired by the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres, is the result of two busy years of work in the framework of the Partnership Agreement between the European Youth Information and Counselling Agency (ERYICA) and the Council of Europe. It was presented online on 1 December 2020.

The ever-growing array of information that young people have access to today might become misleading and harmful for those who are not skilled enough to sift through the deluge of information, or do not have access to reliable info-sources. Disinformation, populism, fake news or hate speech are barriers to identifying reliable, complete and unbiased information. Young people can be easily misled and negatively influenced in their life choices, opinion formulation, and the ability to exercise their active citizenship and rights.

In this context, the EYIQL has been designed to help young people easily recognise trustworthy sources and to critically scrutinize the information that reaches them in mass. The EYIQL is linked to a set of quality assessment criteria, mechanisms and tools, particularly on the principles of the European Youth Information Charter.