Political documents
- European Youth Strategy 2010-2018 – Investing and Empowering Youth, 2009..
- Council Resolution on a renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018), 2009.
- EU Youth Conference Conclusions, May 2013
- Council Conclusions on the contribution of quality youth work to the development, well-being and social inclusion of young people, 2013
- EU Youth Report, 2015
- Resolution on a European Union Work Plan for Youth 2014-2015, 2014
- Resolution on a EU plan for youth for 2016-2018, 2015
Reports and declarations
- Declaration of the First Youth Work Convention, 2010
- Quality Youth Work – a common framework for the further development of youth work, European Commission 2015
- Report Second Youth Work Convention, 2015
Studies
- European Commission: Working with young people: the value of youth work in the European Union, 2014
- Improving youth work! Your guide to quality development, 2017
Some important European institutions and actors
- European Commission, Directorate-General for Education and Culture
The Directorate General for Education and Culture is the executive branch of the European Union responsible for policy on education, culture, youth, languages and sport. Read more at: http://ec.europa.eu/youth/index_en.htm - Council of Europe, CoE, Youth department
The Council of Europe is the continent’s leading human rights organisation with 47 member states. Its youth department supports youth work in many different ways. Read more at: www.coe.int/t/dg4/youth/ - EU-CoE youth partnership
The aim of the partnership is to promote active European citizenship and civil society by giving impetus to the training of youth leaders and youth workers working within a European dimension. Read more at: http://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/youth-partnership - SALTO-YOUTH
SALTO-YOUTH stands for Support, Advanced Learning and Training Opportunities within Erasmus+. Read more at: www.salto-youth.net - RAY
RAY stands for Research based analysis of Youth in Action. Read more at: www.researchyouth.net - ERYICA
ERYICA is the European youth information and counselling agency. Read more at: www.eryica.org - European Youth Forum, YFJ
The European Youth Forum is the platform and umbrella organisation for national and international youth organisations in Europe. Read more at: www.youthforum.org