EU YOUTH REPORT Making the case for youth @Shutterstock EU YOUTH REPORT Making the case for youth Harald Hartung Head of Unit for Youth Policy European Commission Youth

 Staff Working Document  Staff Working Document EU YOUTH REPORT 2015  Staff Working Document EU Youth Strategy's implementation  Joint Report Political evaluation  Staff Working Document Situation of youth in the EU National Reports Statistics, Opinion Surveys Youth

more opportunities than ever for young people today in education… There are more opportunities than ever for young people today in education… Youth

.. in social and civic life.. Youth

…Offline and online… Youth

…but some groups are strongly disadvantaged regarding employment, inclusion, or access to participation Youth

POLICY ACTION: WHAT HAS BEEN DONE? ..but more is needed to reach under-represented Emphasis on youth employment, inclusion and participation @Shutterstock Youth

EU YOUTH COOPERATION FRAMEWORK: an agenda-setter for youth policies 28 Member States Youth

EU WORK PLAN FOR YOUTH: a first assessment Member States Youth

TOOLS SUPPORTING POLICY ACTION Need to fine-tune some of them: Structured Dialogue Mutual learning Outcome-based youth policy Youth @Shutterstock

PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE COOPERATION Increased social inclusion of all young people Stronger youth participation in democratic and civic life Easier transition from youth to adulthood, in particular in labour market Sport Education Health Citizenship Young people at risk of marginalisation NEETs Youth with a migrant background, incl. newly arrived and refugees Employment Cross sectorial approach Employment @Shutterstock Youth

IMPLEMENTATION BY EU WORK PLAN 2016-2018 Concrete actions for cooperation listed for the three YR priorities and more specific priorities MAIN TOOLS Peer learning activities, Knowledge and evidence Dialogue with youth Council work Evaluating the EU Youth cooperation framework Preparing the reflection on future cooperation Youth @Shutterstock