CDEJ and CMJ news
First Meeting of the Joint Council on Youth in 2026!
On 24-25 March, the Joint Council on Youth came together for its first statutory meeting of the year with the new Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) starting into its mandate of 2026-2027. The meeting brought around 100 representatives of governmental and non-governmental organisations, national and...
Contribution from Elda Moreno, Senior Advisor for the Integration of the Youth Perspective in the Council of Europe work
Taking the commitment further: integrating the Youth Perspective in Council of Europe work
The Council of Europe has launched an ambitious journey towards a New Democratic Pact for Europe - a pact that values and amplifies young people’s contribution to achieve a more resilient democracy. This vision is about more than participation: it’s about ensuring that young citizens are heard,...
The Steering Committee on Democracy continues to integrate youth perspectives
In line with its commitment to integrating youth perspectives into the work of intergovernmental committees and other Council of Europe bodies, the youth sector is supporting the Steering Committee on Democracy (CDDEM) in advancing the Reykjavik Principles for Democracy. This collaboration aims...
A new report on youth movements for democracy at PACE
The Council of Europe’s youth sector is supporting the preparation of a new report by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) focusing on youth movements for democracy. Led by PACE member and youth rapporteur in the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media, Ms...
Preparations for the 10th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth are entering their final phase
The 10th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth, titled “Young People for Democracy: Youth Perspectives in Action” (Valletta, Malta, 8–9 October 2025), is approaching, with preparations reaching their final stage. The Group of Senior Officials (GSO) – responsible for...
Adopted New Recommendation on Young People and Climate Action
The recommendation calls on governments to protect the civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of all young people, particularly environmental defenders, whose efforts to advocate for a sustainable environment often face significant barriers. It also emphasises the need to ensure...
Joint Council on Youth 51st meeting in Strasbourg
The leading co-managed youth policy making body at European level, the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ), is holding its 51st meeting in the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg on 21-23 October 2024. The CMJ brings together representatives from the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) and the...
Central European Initiative granted the observer status in the statutory bodies of the youth sector of the Council of Europe
The Central European Initiative (CEI) was granted an observer status with the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) and the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ) following its request of 6 May 2024 addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The CEI will take part in the statutory...
Youth Policy Advisory Mission to Portugal
The Council of Europe Youth Department conducted a youth policy advisory mission to Portugal from 2 to 5 September 2024 within the framework of the European Steering Group for Youth (CDEJ) bilateral assistance measures. The mission aimed to enhance youth work, focusing on revising occupational...
Launch of the preparation of the 10th Conference of Ministers responsible for youth
On 9 June 2024, the first meeting of the Group of Senior Officials launched the preparation of the 10th Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth which will take place from 8 to 9 October 2025 in Malta under the Maltese Presidency. The Group was established by the European Steering Committee...
Youth policy advisory mission to Andorra
A team of Council of Europe experts visited Andorra on 25-26 June 2024, to advise the Andorran Government on the draft Youth Action Plan under preparation and future implementation steps. This was the second visit to Andorra: in 2022, the Council of Europe experts had already issued...
Youth Policy Advisory Mission to Latvia
The Council of Europe Youth Department conducted a youth policy advisory mission to Latvia from May 2nd to May 3rd, 2024 within the framework of the European Steering Group for Youth (CDEJ) bilateral assistance measures. The mission aimed to enhance youth work, focusing on revising occupational...
Joint Council on Youth agrees on recommendation on young people and climate action
At its 50th meeting, on 9-10 April at the European Youth Centre in Budapest, the CMJ agreed on a draft recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member States on young people and climate action. The recommendation will next be presented to the Committee of Ministers Rapporteur group on...
Joint Council on Youth (CMJ) 50th meeting in Budapest
The 50th meeting of the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ), which brings together representatives from the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) and the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ), takes place in the European Youth Centre Budapest on 9-10 April 2024. A broad range of issues concerning young...
Think Rural Youth ! The preparatory work of a recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to put rural youth on the agenda of member states continues
On 14-15 February, the group responsible for preparing a Committee of Ministers recommendation on Rural Youth met in an enlarged format in Strasbourg. This group includes members from the youth statutory bodies - namely the European Steering Committee for Youth and the Advisory Council on Youth –...
5-6 February 2024
Joint meetings of the CDEJ and CCJ Bureaux
The representatives of the Bureaux of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) and the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) met at the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg on 5 and 6 February 2024. This meeting followed the joint meeting of the Presidents of the Intergovernmental Committees and...
Focus on youth rights and follow-up to the 4th Council of Europe Summit
Joint Council on Youth (CMJ) 49th meeting in Strasbourg
The 49th meeting of the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ), which brought together representatives from the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) and the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ), will take place in the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg on 24-25 October 2023. A broad range of issues...
Think Rural Youth ! Working on a recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to put rural youth on the agenda of member states
On 9 and 10 October, the group responsible for preparing a Committee of Ministers recommendation on Rural Youth met in an enlarged format in Strasbourg. In addition to members from the youth statutory bodies - namely the European Steering Committee for Youth and the Advisory Council on Youth - ...
The 2023 Edition of the European University on youth policies took place in Riga, Latvia
The European University on youth policies (known also as the «Summer University») took place in Riga, Latvia, on 28-30 June 2023 in the framework of the current Latvian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. The University is part of the Council of Europe’s package of...
Joint meeting of the CDEJ and CCJ Bureaux
On 5 and 6 June 2023, the CDEJ and CCJ Bureaux held their joint meeting in the European Youth Centre in Budapest. Their deliberations centred around three important issues for the youth sector in the upcoming months, indeed years: the conclusions of the 4th Summit; the programme, budget and terms...