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Remembering Mark Taylor: Educator and Advocate for Youth
It is with deep sadness that we learnt of the passing of Mark Taylor, a dedicated and innovative educator who made a lasting impact on the European youth sector. Mark Taylor worked as a tutor in the European Youth Centre Strasbourg in the early 1990s, where his passion for promoting intercultural...
Youth for human rights education in Luxembourg
The Compass national training course “Promoting human rights education in Luxembourg 2024” brought together 20 youth workers, human rights activists, teachers and students at the Marienthal Quality Labelled Youth Centre. Held from 9 to 13 September, the course was initiated by ALDIC - The...
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 6 October 2024 23:59 CET
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Training course “Peace Education and Conflict Transformation with Young People”
The Youth Department is organising a training course for educators, activists, youth workers and other multipliers working who want to develop their competence for facilitating peace education and conflict transformation using non-formal education approaches in the context of the work they do...
Updating the European Youth Foundation’s work after Reykjavik
The Consultative meeting on the reform of the EYF’s grants was held on 11-12 September in Strasbourg and it gathered more than 50 participants – representatives of member states, international, local and national youth organisations, donor community, youth researchers and the Council of Europe....
Youth Ambassadors of the Decade against Antigypsyism: From European Commitment to Local Actions
From 9th to 14th September, the European Youth Centre Budapest is hosting the study session “Youth Ambassadors of the Decade against Antigypsyism: From European Commitment to Local Actions” organised within the Youth for Democracy programme in cooperation with the European Roma Grassroots...
Advocacy in Action: Safeguarding a sustainable and peaceful future
In the period from 2 to 6 September, the European Youth Centre Strasbourg hosted 23 young activists for a study session “Advocacy in Action: Safeguarding a sustainable and peaceful future” organised by the Don-Bosco Youth Network, in cooperation with the Youth Department of the Council of Europe....
Rights in Our Languages: Compass training course in Greece
From 2 to 6 September, 25 educators, youth workers, and social workers from across Greece gathered at the ELIX Multispace in Athens to improve their competences for education for democratic citizenship and human rights education with young people. The programme of the national training course...
Highway to Wellbeing: Improving Mental Health and Physical Activity of Youth through Human Rights
From 9 to 12 September, the European Youth Centre Budapest is hosting the study session “Highway to Wellbeing: Improving Mental Health and Physical Activity of Youth through Human Rights.” This event is organised as part of the Youth for Democracy programme, in cooperation with the European...
Conclusion of the course Training of Trainers for Youth in the Council of Europe (TRAYCE)
Deepening Quality and Sustainability of Youth Activities
EYC Strasbourg 11-17 September 2024 The 30 youth trainers and youth workers taking part in TRAYCE have been working and learning together since March 2023. During the course each participant developed their own training practice activity and designed an educational product. The educational...
Council of Europe youth sector mourns activist Yaryna Bazlevych killed in Lviv
The Council of Europe Youth sector is deeply saddened by the loss of seven lives in attack on Lviv on 4 September 2024, as a result of the Russian war of aggression. Among the victims, we are mourning the 21 years old youth activist Yaryna Bazlevych, who was killed alongside her two sisters and...
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...
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 15 OCTOBER 2024
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - Activities in co-operation with the European Youth Centres in 2025 - 2nd semester
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe invites non-governmental youth organisations, networks and other non-governmental structures involved in areas of youth work relevant to the Council of Europe's youth policy to submit applications for activities to be held in co-operation with the...
Deadline for applications: 22 September 2024 (23:59 UTC – Lisbon time)
Call for participants: Tutored Online Training Course on Global Education and Intercultural/Interfaith Dialogue
The North-South Centre of the Council of Europe launches a Tutored Online Training Course on Global Education and Intercultural/Interfaith Dialogue, to take place from 7 October to 3 November 2024. The activity targets education practitioners in the formal and non-formal sector, active in Civil...
Sharing and shaping democracy and human rights together with young people
Call for participants: "Human Rights Passwords" - National Training course on Human rights education with young people - United Kingdom
The Council of Europe was founded in London in May 1949. To celebrate its 75th anniversary AICEM and Young Brent Foundation, is hosting a national training course on human rights education in London in October 2024 called “Human Rights Passwords” organised in cooperation with the Youth Department...
Council of Europe speech to mark EYCA 40th Conference
Dear EYCA President and EYCA members, Dear guests and colleagues, Cari rappresentanti italiani, It is a great pleasure for me today to address you on behalf of the Council of Europe on the occasion of EYCA’s 40th Conference. Forty is an important anniversary, for people and organisations alike....
STATEMENT OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON YOUTH
Statement on International Youth Day
Every year, on 12 August, we celebrate International Youth Day worldwide. The day was initially introduced in 2000 by the United Nations to put a spotlight on young people and the challenges they face. This year’s theme, “From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable...
Roma Youth Combating Antigypsyism: Training Course in North Macedonia
Roma youth leaders, youth workers, human rights activists, and members of civil society organisations across North Macedonia gathered in Mavrovo for a training course “Roma Youth Combating Antigypsyism” from 24 to 27 July 2024. The training course was organised by the Institute for research and...
Deadline for submitting applications: 15 September 2024
Calls for tender: Consultancy services - Education, training and facilitation / Consultancy services - other than education, training and facilitation
We need you! COOPERATE WITH THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE! JOIN OUR TRAINER AND EXPERT ROSTERS! The Youth Department of the Council of Europe announces two new tenders for the establishment of rosters of trainers and experts. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROSTERS AND THE...
ЗАПРОШЕННЯ ДО УЧАСТІ: СЕМІНАР "ДОРОСЛІШАННЯ ПІД ЧАС ВІЙНИ МОЛОДІЖНА РОБОТА В УКРАЇНІ СЬОГОДНІ ЯК ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКА МОЛОДІЖНА ПОЛІТИКА МОЖЕ АДАПТУВАТИСЯ?"
Call for participants: Seminar "COMING OF AGE DURING WAR. YOUTH WORK IN UKRAINE TODAY - HOW CAN EUROPEAN YOUTH POLICY ADAPT?"
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine are organising a seminar entitled ‘COMING OF AGE DURING WAR. YOUTH WORK IN UKRAINE TODAY. HOW CAN EUROPEAN YOUTH POLICY ADAPT?’ from 30 September to 4 October 2024 (working days) at the...
Call for applications-Deadline: 25 August 2024
Walk the talk seminar
The Partial Agreement on Youth Mobility through the Youth Card and the European Youth Card Association (EYCA) organise on 23-25/26 September 2024, in Visegrád, Hungary, the seminar Walk the Talk on „Access of Rural Youth to Cultural Heritage: European Youth Card’s role in promoting Cultural...
Statement on European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day
Today we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the events that took place during the night of 2 August 1944, when over 4 000 Roma men, women, and children were brutally murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau. This date was chosen to commemorate the Roma Holocaust, known as the Porajmos or Murdaripen. This...
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 8 SEPTEMBER 2024
Call for participants – Study visit on local youth policy and democracy
The aim of the activity is to support local and regional authorities in designing and implementing participative youth strategies and structures for youth participation at local level. The activity is organised in the context of the revision of the European Charter on the participation of young...
Compass for formal and non-formal education: training course in Ukraine
Youth workers, teachers, and educators from all regions of Ukraine are participating in a national training course on human rights education from 21 to 25 July 2024 in Lviv, the European Youth Capital of 2025. This Compass national training course is organised by the Centre for Educational...
Report of the Partial Agreement seminar in Podgorica, Montenegro
Read the report of the Partial Agreement Seminar "Youth ecosystems essentials: the role of European Youth Card in advancing ecosystems for youth empowerment" which took place in Podgorica, Montenegro on 30-31 May 2024. Report of the seminar
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 30 September to 2 October 2025 in Malta under the Maltese Presidency. The Group was established by the European...
Training Course on Global Education and Education for Sustainable Development
The North-South Centre is launching a Long-Term Blended Training Course on Global Education and Education for Sustainable Development, to take place from 26 August 2024 to 28 February 2025. Twenty-five participants will be invited to take part. Apply to be one of them! For more information:...
Call for Education Advisor in the European Youth Centre Strasbourg or Budapest
Do you believe in the power of young people to make a better world? Are you motivated and competent to help young people and youth leaders to promote democracy and human rights? Would you like to be part of a dynamic and creative team of the renowned European Youth Centre, with its two unique...
Dialogue for peacebuilding in action!
On July 2-9, 2024, the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg is hosting the Youth Peace Camp, a transformative event that brings together 80 young participants from regions deeply affected by conflicts, including Cyprus (Greek speaking Cypriots and Turkish speaking Cypriots), Bosnia and...
Call for participants: two capacity building activities to enhance international youth co-operation in times of war
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe aims to enhance international youth co-operation among youth organisations in and outside of Ukraine, through two main actions: 1. Study visit to Lviv on 10 and 11 October 2024, for up to 10 youth organisations active in international youth...
Integration of a youth perspective in the work of the Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO)
The Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO) took important measures at its 5th plenary meeting (11-12 June 2024) to ensure the integration of a youth perspective in its work. The Committee decided to designate Mark Bale (UK) as Rapporteur for the...
Preparation of the reference framework on the integration of a youth perspective
Think with Youth – a Youth Perspective is an Attitude Learn from and with Youth – a Youth Perspective is an Experience Participate with Youth – a Youth Perspective is a Skill Act with and for Youth – a Youth Perspective is an Action These gold standards constitute the strategic objectives the...
Integrating a youth perspective when implementing the new Gender Equality Strategy for 2024-2029
On 30 May, the Gender Equality Commission (GEC) and the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) co-organised the launch of the new Gender Equality Strategy for 2024-2029 at its annual conference: united around gender equality: making space for women and girls. The CCJ ensured existing challenges to...
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...
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 24 July 2024, 23:59 CET
Call for participants: 8th Arab-European Youth Forum - Youth and Intercultural Dialogue in times of Artificial Intelligence
In cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Egypt, the 2024 Arab-European Youth Forum is organised with a view to reset and re-launch the cooperation between young people and youth movements affiliated to the two organisations. The forum will be a unique space and moment for dialogue...
Towards accessible and inclusive policies and measures by design
Accessibility and inclusiveness, notably in relation to young people living with disability, are yet to be fully understood and applied across the Council of Europe, both within the organisation itself and by various stakeholders involved in its activities. Ensuring inclusiveness is a permanent...
Advisory Council on Youth addresses the Parliamentary Assembly on strengthening a youth perspective
At its Summer Session, the Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution on strengthening a youth perspective in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly. Marharyta Vorykhava, Vice-chair of the Advisory Council on Youth, addressed the Assembly during the debate, stating ”we need more representation...
COMPASS TRAINING COURSE IN ALBANIA
Human rights education to counter discrimination and antigypsyism
From 21 to 24 June, a training course on human rights education with young Roma and non-Roma people, youth leaders and activists was organised in Tirana by Roma Veritas Albania in cooperation with the Council of Europe Youth Department within the Human Rights Education Youth Programme. This...
Statement on Celebrating World Refugee Day
On 20 June, World Refugee Day, the Advisory Council on Youth honours refugees, particularly young ones, from around the Continent and the world, and reminds the member States of the rich body of legal instruments and policy guidance serving to protect refugees. A refugee’s story is a unique one....
YOUNG REFUGEES: WHAT CONFIDENCE AT 18?
On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, the Youth Department of the Council of Europe is hosting the seminar Supporting confidence at 18 at the European Youth Centre Budapest. The seminar focuses on the struggles of young refugees, including unaccompanied minors, in exercising their most basic...
51st meeting of the Programming Committee on Youth: results and decisions
The Programming Committee on Youth (CPJ) held its 51st meeting on 13 – 14 June 2024 at the European Youth Centre Budapest. At the meeting, the Committee approved the draft programme of activities of the European Youth Centres in Strasbourg and Budapest for 2025. Decisions were also made on study...
Council of Europe Youth Sector at YouthDIG and EuroDIG!
A delegation from the Youth Department of the Council of Europe is participating in discussions on internet governance at two events in Vilnius, Lithuania. From June 14-19 2024, a group of young people will engage with internet governance issues, beginning with YouthDIG – a youth event leading...
Council of Europe Days 2024: Youth Seminar and Policy Symposium on the Active Political Participation of National Minority Youth
The 2024 edition of the Council of Europe Days event in Hungary will continue to highlight the Council of Europe’s crucial contribution to the protection and promotion of national minority rights through its standard setting work, specifically the political rights of young people belonging to...
The Congress launches a revision of the Revised European Charter on the participation of young people in local and regional life
The Congress launches a review of the Revised European Charter on the participation of young people in local and regional life. For further details: click here Deadline for comments: Tuesday 25 June 2024
Accessibility and inclusion for all young people at the heart of Strasbourg!
The European Youth Centre Strasbourg is hosting 30 young people for a study session “Creating Safe(r) and Brave(r) Spaces” co-organised by the ENIL Youth Network and CEJI – A Jewish Contribution to an Inclusive Europe, in cooperation with the Youth Department of the Council of Europe. The study...
Partial Agreement work programme 2024
Co-operation with the Partial Agreement on Youth Mobility through the Youth Card of the Council of Europe is one of the core priorities of the European Youth Card Association. The 2024 work programme strives to answer the policy priorities of the Council of Europe in the youth field, to align...
THINK YOUTH JUNE
Read the June issue of our newsletter THINK YOUTH # 123! Our headlines feature a topical seminar on youth, politics and elections as well as the message youth sent to the Council of Europe during the Confidence in Tomorrow event The Call for applications to join the Youth delegation at the...
Finding Your Voice
In the period from 27 May to 1 June, the European Youth Centre Strasbourg hosted a group of hard-of-hearing (HoH) young people from the Federation of Hard-of-hearing Young People (IFHOHYP) for a 6-day study session "Finding your voice", with the aim to empower HoH young people by enabling them to...
Right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, a young activist perspective
From the 27th of May till the 2nd of June 2024 the Youth Department in cooperation with Youth Environment Europe and “Yeghvard “ NGO is hosting the study session “Right to a Healthy Environment, a young activist perspective” in the European Youth Centre of Budapest. The activity gathers 30 young...
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 30 June 2024, 23:59 CET
Call for applications: World Forum for Democracy 2024 - Youth Delegation
The World Forum for Democracy is a unique platform for political decision-makers and activists to debate solutions to key challenges for democracies worldwide. The theme of the 2024 edition of the World Forum for Democracy is “Democracy and diversity: Can we transcend the divides?” 2024...
Reaching Further: Decentralising LGBTQI Youth Activism
From 26 May until 31 May the Youth Department in cooperation with the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Youth and Student Organisation (IGLYO) is hosting the study session “Reaching Further: Decentralising LGBTQI Youth Activism”. The activity taking place at...
PARTICIPATION MATTERS! – Training course in Andorra
The Reykjavik summit of Heads of State and Governments of the member states of the Council of Europe, emphasised the importance of investing in a democratic future by supporting young people's participation in democratic life and decision-making processes through education about human rights and...
Vacancy notice - Multimedia and IT Technician - European Youth Centre Budapest
The European Youth Centre Budapest of the Council of Europe Youth Department (Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity) - is looking for qualified applicants to fill the position of Multimedia and IT Technician . If you are a committed professional in the field of technical support...
Study session : We choose PEACE
The European Youth Centre Budapest hosted the "We choose PEACE" study session, organised by the Youth Department in partnership with the Erasmus Student Network. The study session took place from 12 to 18 May 2024, gathering 35 participants to increase their competencies to navigate conflict and...
CONFIDENCE IN TOMORROW? CONFIDENCE IN TOMORROW!
The message of the youth event organised to mark the 75th anniversary of the Council of Europe, stresses that to prepare for a future of confidence, young people need actions and partnerships today. Read more about the event and the message of the participants.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 24 May 2024, 14:00 CET
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Seminar "Let’s get political ! Youth, politics and elections" 2nd edition
In the framework of the project Youth revitalising democracy, the Youth Department organises a seminar to discuss the ways in which young people can be empowered and supported to take part in democratic political life across the continent. It particularly focuses on the engagement of young people...
STATEMENT OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON YOUTH
Confidence in Tomorrow
The youth event Confidence in Tomorrow, organised as part of Liechtenstein’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers and of the celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of the Council of Europe, was held at the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg from 14 to 16 May 2024. This gathering...
STATEMENT OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON YOUTH
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, the Advisory Council on Youth stands in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community and learns from its courage, resilience, and compassion that have been steadfast in the face of longstanding injustices and discrimination. The...
Secretary General: “We need ideas, voices, and energy of young Europeans to win the fight for human rights, democracy and the rule of law”
Young people have a role to play in making sure that our standards prevail in the long term, but it will only be possible if the Organisation opens its ears, mind and doors to young people, stressed Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić in her opening address at the youth...
European Youth Foundation funding to projects in support of young people from Ukraine exceeds 500 000 euro
In May 2024, the European Youth Foundation funding to projects in support of young people from Ukraine has exceeded 500 000 euro. So far, since October 2022 when the EYF special call was launched, there have been 34 projects awarded, for a total amount of € 511 816 for an expected number of young...
Reconstruction of Ukraine: a generational task for young people of Ukraine and Europe
The Reykjavik Declaration and Principles for Democracy identifies the importance of young people and youth policy and calls to support the participation of young people in democratic life. The Russian Federation's full-scale aggression against Ukraine, its genocidal intent, and calculated acts of...
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...
Statement of the Advisory Council on Youth on Europe Day
Reaffirming our Commitment to a Europe Free from Discrimination and Hate
On Europe Day, marked on 5 May by the Council of Europe, we celebrate the signing of the Treaty of London, the Council’s founding Statute that embodied the collective will in post-war Europe to build a pan-European organisation grounded in the core values of democracy, human rights and the rule...
Statement of the Advisory Council on Youth
European Court of Human Rights’ historic ruling in the case of KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland
The Advisory Council on Youth celebrates the European Court of Human Rights’ historic ruling in the Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and others v. Switzerland on 9 April 2024, the first ever by an international human rights court. This ruling, on the inadequacy of climate action by a nation...
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5 MAY 2024
CALL FOR EXPERTS - consultative meeting on the accessibility of the European Youth Centres and the activities of the youth programme
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe is launching a call for experts to participate in a consultative meeting on improving the accessibility of the European Youth Centres and the activities of the youth programme of the Council of Europe on 19-21 June in Strasbourg (EYCS). The...
Open consultation on the grants of the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe
The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is part of the youth sector of the Council of Europe and has existed for over 50 years. The EYF supports international youth co-operation by providing financial support to European activities and projects that promote peace, understanding and co-operation...
(De)Grading Education
European Youth Centre Budapest this week is hosting the study session “De(Grading) Education” organised within the Youth for Democracy programme in cooperation with the OBESSU – Organising Bureau of European School Students Unions. The study session which brings together 30 school students...
Rural Youth Work 101
On April 22, 2024, the “Rural youth work 101: Advancing the inclusion of rural youth in Europe through volunteering and rural community-building”, organised with Rural Youth Europe kicked off at European Youth Center Budapest. The study session gathered 37 youth workers from 14 countries and 17...
Towards democratic Belarus with youth leaders and activists for democracy
Strengthening the capacities of youth leaders and activists for democracy to play an active role in the democratic future of the country is essential to enable positive change and hope in Belarus. Youth participation in decision-making processes improves their quality and effectiveness and...
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 19 May 2024
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Asia-Europe Training Seminar on Youth, Digitalisation and Intercultural Dialogue
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe has long-standing tradition of bringing together young people from Europe and other regions of the world for exchange and learning on issues of common concern. Building on this tradition, the training seminar on youth, digitalisation and...
United in Diversity - Youth educating Young Catholic Students, a study session at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg
In the period from 15 to 19 April, the European Youth Centre Strasbourg is hosting 40 young people for a study session “United in Diversity - Youth educating Young Catholic Students” organised by the JECI-MIEC, in cooperation with the Youth Department of the Council of Europe. The study session...
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...
Young No Hate Speech activists stand up for human rights and democracy
In the period from 15 to 20 April, the European Youth Centre Strasbourg is hosting 35 young activists for a study session “Activist Academy: Standing up for human rights and democracy” organised by the No Hate Speech Network, in cooperation with the Youth Department of the Council of Europe. The...
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5 May 2024, 23:59 CEST
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: SUPPORTING CONFIDENCE AT 18
A seminar on sharing practices of projects and initiatives in support of Young Refugees and Migrants in transition to adulthood - On the occasion of the World Refugee Day - The seminar SUPPORTING CONFIDENCE AT 18 aims at reassessing the current needs and situations faced by young refugees...
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...
Statement of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) on International Roma Day
On 8 April, the Council of Europe's Advisory Council on Youth is celebrating International Roma Day. This year marks a significant milestone, the 53rd anniversary of the First World Romani Congress held near London in 1971, a testament to the spirit of Roma empowerment. International Roma Day is...
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 15 APRIL 2024
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - Activities in co-operation with the European Youth Centres in 2025
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe invites non-governmental youth organisations, networks and other non-governmental structures involved in areas of youth work relevant to the Council of Europe's youth policy to submit applications for activities to be held in co-operation with the...
Quality Label visit to Villa Elba Youth Centre, Finland
On 3-4 April 2024, the Villa Elba Youth Centre in Kokkola, Finland, hosted a 2-day strategic planning meeting together with experts from the Council of Europe Quality Label programme. The meeting involved educational staff of the youth centre, and focused on exploring the potential of human...
Young Roma celebrating International Roma Day 2024 in Strasbourg
From April 5th to 8th, the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg is hosting 40 young people for the Roma Youth Together – a seminar on Roma youth empowerment and pride for the celebration of the International Roma Day, co-organised by the Council of Europe’s Youth Department and Roma and Travellers...
Statement of the Advisory Council on Youth regarding the permanent closure of the British Youth Council
With deep regret, the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) received the announcement of the British Youth Council’s (BYC) intention to close after more than 75 years of empowerment and representation of young people in the United Kingdom and contributing to the European youth sector through...
DEADLINE to apply: 15 April 2024, 23:59 CET
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Training Course "LIVING COMPASS 2024"
The Human Rights Education Youth Programme plays a central role in the 2030 Strategy of the youth sector through its key features:. Provision of educational resources for human rights education for youth work and non-formal learning, notably through Compass and Compasito; Advocacy for the...
A seminar dedicated to the empowerment and mobility of young people in Europe
Youth ecosystems essentials: the role of European Youth Card in advancing ecosystems for youth empowerment
The Partial Agreement on Youth Mobility through the Youth Card and the European Youth Card Association (EYCA) organised the seminar ‘Youth ecosystems essentials: the role of European Youth Card in advancing ecosystems for youth empowerment’ in Podgorica, Montenegro on 29-31 May 2024. The event...
Call for tenders for web accessibility services at the Council of Europe Youth Department
The Council of Europe’s Youth Department is looking for a provider for the accessibility assessment of its website and online platforms. The aim of this consultancy is to conduct an accessibility study of a selected number of webpages and online educational platforms of the Youth Department. The...
Statement of the Advisory Council on Youth
Statement of the Advisory Council on Youth on the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2024-2029
The Advisory Council on Youth warmly welcomes the adoption of the new Gender Equality Strategy for 2024-2029 by the Committee of Ministers. Approved two days preceding International Women’s Day, this is the Council of Europe’s third and latest Gender Equality Strategy and a crucial milestone in...
Echoes of Remembrance: Empowering International Roma Youth Leaders in Commemorating the Roma Genocide
The study session “Echoes of Remembrance: Empowering International Roma Youth Leaders in Commemorating the Roma Genocide," co-organised by the Council of Europe Youth Department and the ternYpe International Roma Youth Network, comes to an end at the European Youth Centre Budapest. The session,...
Statement of the Advisory Council on Youth on International Women’s Day
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “Inspire Inclusion” to celebrate the diversity and empowerment of women and girls in all areas of life. While this day recognizes women’s unique achievements and contributions to the political, economic, social, and cultural spheres of...
Deadline for applications: 24 March 2024, 23:59 CET
YOUTH PEACE CAMP 2024 – Call for participants
The Youth Peace Camp is the flagship activity of the Council of Europe youth sector on promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies. The Youth Peace Camp project was born in 2003 in the framework the programme of the Council of Europe’s confidence-building measures and has been providing a...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Training course "Young activists for democracy"
Between 15-20 April 2024, the Youth Department organises the second edition of the training course Young activists for democracy to take place in the European Youth Centre Budapest The course builds on the achievements of the training course held in 2023 and aims to further strengthen the...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: photos and quotes from youth projects on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Council of Europe
Do you want to make young people’s voices and experiences known Europe wide and within the Council of Europe? Are you interested to showcase your work as part of the EYF-supported projects to celebrate the many achievements of the Council of Europe on its 75th anniversary? Are you curious to...
Partnering for the 2024 Compass national activities
A preparatory seminar with partners organising the Compass national training courses in 2024 brought together more than 20 representatives of 14 organisations from Albania, Andorra, Azerbaijan, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Switzerland, Türkiye,...
Call for tenders – study on the accessibility and inclusiveness of the European Youth Centres
The Council of Europe’s Youth Department is looking for provider(s) to carry out a study and prepare a report about the accessibility and inclusiveness of the European Youth Centres in Strasbourg and Budapest for young people with disabilities. The European Youth Centres are international...
Protecting Health as a Human Right in the Modern World 2024 – Study session at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg
In the period from 16 to 20 February, the European Youth Centre Strasbourg hosted the Protecting Health as a Human Right in the Modern World, a study session organised by the International Youth Health Organization (IYHO) and International Federation of Medical Student Associations (IFMSA), in...
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 –...
Active and Inclusive Citizenship Lab 2024 – Study session at the European Youth Centre Budapest
From February 4 to 11, the European Youth Centre Budapest hosted the Active and Inclusive Citizenship Lab, a study session organised by the European Youth Parliament (EYP) and Understanding Europe in cooperation with the Youth Department of the Council of Europe. Throughout the week,...
Shaping democracy and human rights together with young people
Call for participants: CONFIDENCE IN TOMORROW - Youth event on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Council of Europe
The youth event Confidence in tomorrow is organised in the framework of the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the Council of Europe under the Presidency of Liechtenstein. The event seeks to further renew and strengthen the close relationship between the mission of the Council of Europe...
Preparing a new and confident Advisory Council on Youth
The members of the new Advisory Council on Youth for 2024-2025 met at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg from 7 to 9 February for their induction course. The activity was organised to prepare the members of the Advisory Council on Youth, the non-governmental partner in the Council of Europe...
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...
ON THE OCCASION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ROMA DAY
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: ROMA YOUTH TOGETHER 2024
The seminar Roma Youth Together 2024 will bring together young people who are youth leaders or youth workers in Roma and Travellers communities and organisations. As in previous years, the activity will be co-organised with the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), the...
Call for expressions of interest for a study on the accessibility and inclusiveness of the Council of Europe youth activities
The Youth Department is looking for consultant(s) to conduct a comprehensive study and prepare a report on the accessibility and inclusiveness of activities for young people with disabilities held at the European Youth Centres in Strasbourg and Budapest. The study's primary focus is on examining...
Essentials of Non-formal Education - Training course at the EYC Budapest
In order to support youth organisations in implementing their intercultural activities in cooperation with the Council of Europe, the Youth Department organised a Training Course on Essentials of Non-formal Education from 29 January to 3 February 2024. The training course, organised in the...
Empowering Roma youth: Mapping the path to inclusive participation
On 24-25 January, a consultative meeting Realising the potential of Roma Youth participation held at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg brought together representatives of Roma youth organizations and network, national youth councils, and experts with an aim to create a "roadmap" for...
