Strengthen Youth Policies in Europe Now

Following Germany’s presidency of the EU Council from 1 July to 31 December 2020 and considering the strong relevance of decisions on European policy for young people, the German Federal Youth Advisory Board (in short: FYAB; in German: Bundesjugendkuratorium/BJK) is now making selected publications available in English. In so doing, FYAB is not only highlighting challenges in child and youth policy that are relevant at the pan-European level but also accounting for the transnational realities of young people's lives.

The FYAB Call to Action Strengthen Youth Policies in Europe Now – Recognizing the responsibility of the presidency of the Council of the European Union has foregrounded central challenges involved in developing child-friendly and youth-friendly European policy. FYAB proposes that (European) policy measures be found to counteract structural inequalities and negative effects the Covid-19 pandemic has had on young people such as the exacerbated situation faced by young refugees at the outer borders of the EU or cancelled transnational education and training provision.