European Youth Forum

Happy Liberation Day, Bulgaria! What is it like being young in the country? 🇧🇬

Our findings from the Youth Progress Index 2025 highlight that Bulgaria scores 76.1/100 and ranks 33rd out of 41 in Europe.

Wondering how your country is doing? Explore the results here 👉 youthprogressindex.org

Happy Independence Day! 🇪🇪

What is life like for youth in Estonia? Our findings from the Youth Progress Index 2025 highlight both what’s going well and where there’s room for improvement.

❓Wondering how your country is doing? Explore the results here 👉youthprogressindex.org

✨Tromsø, the year ahead is yours!

The European Youth Capital 2026 opening showed the true power of Arctic youth, from acrobatics to music and poetry, all sharing bold messages of inclusion, peace, and hope.

We’re excited for your vision to make Tromsø and the Arctic even better for young people 🙌

Happy Restoration of the State Day! 🇱🇹

Our findings from the Youth Progress Index 2025 reveal what it’s like to be a young person in Lithuania.

❓ Wondering how your country is doing? Explore the results 👉 youthprogressindex.org

Yesterday was Serbia's Statehood Day! 🇷🇸

Our findings from the Youth Progress Index 2025 reveal what it’s like to be a young person in Serbia.

❓ Wondering how your country is doing? Explore the results here 👉 youthprogressindex.org

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Right now, across many countries, people are taking to the streets. Peaceful protest is a cornerstone of democracy, but across Europe, the right to gather is not equally protected.

Visual reading 'The European Charlemagne Youth Prize 2026' and 'Apply now'.

Are you young and dedicated to changing the world?

The European Charlemagne Youth Prize celebrates the powerful work that young people do that makes a lasting impact on Europe’s future.

Apply before 2 February: link.europa.eu/cTCyTV

Welcome back! 🇬🇧🇨🇭🇪🇺 The United Kingdom and Switzerland will rejoin the Erasmus+ programme in 2027!

This is great news for young people and a step forward in our call for a stronger Erasmus+.

A truly European youth programme should also be accessible to young Europeans beyond the EU27 🤝

European Youth Capital 2028: Award Ceremony | European Youth Forum The European Youth Capital 2025 is coming to an end, but we're going to Lviv one last time to find out which city will emerge as the European Youth Capital 2028. Curious to find out? Stay tuned to wat...

Which city will win the European Youth Capital 2028 title?

🇲🇩 Chișinău
🇳🇱 Leeuwarden
🇨🇾 Paralimni
🇧🇬 Pernik
🇲🇪 Podgorica

Tomorrow, 28 November, the winner will be announced in Lviv, Ukraine!

Follow the Award Ceremony online from 5pm CET/ 6pm EET here 👉 www.youthforum.org/activities/e...

👋 Hello from the mountains in Kandersteg, Switzerland 🇨🇭!

Over the next two days, we’ll be gathering with our Member Organisations for our Council of Members meeting.

On the agenda:
📑 Progress report
💰 Financial updates
🗣️ New members’ presentations
🗳️ New members’ votes

One step closer to banning unpaid internships!

The 🇪🇺 Parliament adopted its position on the Traineeship Directive, with stronger protections for interns against exploitation.

Now it’s time for the European Parliament and the Council to agree on the final text and stand up for young people!

World’s highest court delivers historic protections for climate-impacted communities - Greenpeace International The Court’s decision obligates States to regulate businesses on the harm caused by their emissions regardless of where the harm takes place.

Youth drove a historic decision to protect climate-impacted communities! 💪🌏

On 23 July, the ICJ issued a historic advisory opinion clarifying states’ legal obligations to address climate change and the consequences of failing to do so.

Read more 👇
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

Young people take a blow in the European Commission’s proposal for the post-2027 Erasmus budget | European Youth Forum Today, the European Commission unveiled its proposal for the EU’s long term budget 2028-2034 (the new “Multiannual Financial Framework”, or “MFF”) , including the new Erasmus+ programme

We don’t like the EU’s long-term budget proposal for Erasmus+

1️⃣ The budget is not enough.
2️⃣ The dedicated Youth Chapter is gone.
3️⃣ A major downgrade for youth volunteering.
4️⃣ From active citizenship to the labour market.

Our full reaction here 👇

www.youthforum.org/news/erasmus...

Lower the voting age | European Youth Forum What’s democracy without us? It’s time for decision-makers to listen. To make our democracies stronger, we need to bridge the gap between young people and elected politicians. Young people below the ...

Lowering the voting age works. Find out why here 👇
www.youthforum.org/topics/lower...

Good news for democracy!

🇨🇾🗳️ Cyprus has lowered the voting age to 17 for all elections.

Young people will vote for the first time in the 2028 presidential elections.

With this decision, Cyprus joins other EU countries giving youth a voice, will your country be next?

💰 26 BILLION EUROS 💰

The amount EU-coordinated tax on profits of fossil fuel industry (aka Solidarity Contribution) raised in 2022/2023: eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...

This makes the case for a permanent tax on profits of this industry. #MakePollutersPay for the destruction they cause!

We are sooo excited! 🥳

On 13-14 June, the European Youth Event (EYE) is taking place in Strasbourg and will gather thousands of young people.

👉 We will coordinate the EYE village, a space with activities co-created by youth and civil society organisations.

Are you ready?

Today we're kicking off our General Assembly in Brussels!

🗓️On the agenda:

📌 Election of candidates to the Council of Europe Advisory Council on Youth.
📌 Voting on motions from our member organisations.
📌 Presentations and voting on new member organisations

More Erasmus = More Europe | European Youth Forum To reach all young people in Europe, we need five times the current Erasmus+ funding in the EU budget 2028-2034. We need to improve the programme to make it more accessible, efficient, and impactful i...

One thing’s clear: the Europe we want is one with more Erasmus+ 🇪🇺

This programme builds better citizens. But it’s still not reaching its full potential—for now.

We need:
💰 a bigger budget
🎙️ more inclusion
🧭 real commitment to new generations

Read more 👇
www.youthforum.org/topics/more-...

🚀 The wait is over! We know the 5 finalist cities for the European Youth Capital 2028 title 🙌

Let's give a HUGE round of applause to ⤵️

🌟 Chișinău 🇲🇩
🌟 Leeuwarden 🇳🇱
🌟 Paralimni 🇨🇾
🌟 Pernik 🇧🇬
🌟 Podgorica 🇲🇪

Who will it be this year? 🌍 Find out more 👇 www.youthforum.org/news/europea...

President of the European Commission @vonderleyen 🇪🇺will create a Youth Advisory Board.

We want it to be composed of a representative from the National Youth Council of each Member State.

Three people are sitting on wooden steps, smiling at the camera. They’re wearing lanyards with badges, and one person holds a cup. Behind them is a large screen displaying the text "Lublin 2029 Europejska Stolica Kultury" (European Capital of Culture) with a blue and white design and stars, symbolizing the European Union. The stage has a polished wooden floor, with chairs and tables in the background, suggesting a conference or event setting.

A large conference hall with a stage, where a speaker is addressing the audience. The stage is lit with yellow beams of light, and the backdrop displays "Official Opening of the Conference" with the logo "Poland25.eu," referring to Poland's presidency of the EU Council. The hall is filled with attendees, some of whom are taking photos. The stage design includes multiple large screens, sleek furniture, and an impressive organ in the background.

We’re in Lublin 🇵🇱 for the 11th Cycle of the EU Youth Dialogue!

Over the next three days, we sit together with policymakers to discuss how to strengthen young people's trust in the EU and to develop recommendations 🇪🇺

European Youth Capital | European Youth Forum The European Youth Capital is a title awarded by the European Youth Forum designed to empower young people, boost youth participation and strengthen European identity in our cities.

🔥 Here we go! We have the list of cities running for the European Youth Capital 2028 title:

🇧🇦 Banja Luka
🇹🇷 Bursa
🇲🇩 Chișinău
🇩🇪 🇳🇱 Euregio
🇦🇹 Gratwein-Straßengel
🇳🇱 Leeuwarden
🇹🇷 Muğla
🇨🇾 Paralimni
🇧🇬 Pernik
🇲🇪 Podgorica
🇸🇮 Velenje
🇱🇹 Vilnius

www.youthforum.org/topics/youth...

Last Chance for the EU in the Western Balkans | European Youth Forum Donald Trump’s shredding of USAID is about to hit much closer to home. Just as life-saving aid is at risk in Ukraine and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the freeze on US development aid has set off ...

🚨 Donald Trump’s freeze on U.S. development aid (USAID) puts civil society in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership countries at high risk.

The European Union must act now to prevent their collapse 👇
www.youthforum.org/news/last-ch...

We are in Braga 🇵🇹, European Youth Capital 2012, at the conference "Young People in Local and Regional Life: Democracy in action!"

+100 participants will discuss ways on how to strengthen youth participation in decision making at local and regional levels 💪

@coe.int

New report measures the EU youth programme’s success, but not everyone benefits | European Youth Forum A new report by the European Youth Forum measures the support of the European Commission’s Erasmus+ programme to youth civil society, while identifying critical barriers that prevent it from reaching ...

95% of youth organisations in Europe 🇪🇺 confirm that #Erasmus+ boosts young people's participation in civil society.

However, not everyone benefits.

In our new report, we explore the programme’s impact and critical barriers 👇

www.youthforum.org/news/new-rep...

Unpaid internship access 'unfair' to working class, students say New research says internship opportunities increasingly favour those from a middle class background.

Unpaid and low-paid internships widen social inequalities, many working-class graduates miss out on valuable opportunities simply because they can’t afford to work for free.

New study on the impact of unpaid internships in the UK 👇
bit.ly/42ALJ3J

Have you gained skills through volunteering, sport, online courses, or exchanges? 🌍

Non-formal education helps young people develop skills.

👉 Through EU funding programmes, youth organisations play a significant role in running non-formal education projects.

#InternationalDayforEducation

Are you part of a youth initiative in Africa or Europe, in need of funding to bring your ideas 💡 to life?

📢We’re launching the Call for Proposals for the AU-EU Cooperation Grants! #AUEUYouthActionLab

How to apply? Find out here 👇
www.youthforum.org/news/au-eu-c...

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