European Youth Forum
Budget
€4,053,122
EP Access
10
accredited persons
Staff
18
18 FTE
EU Grants
€3,494,341
Mission & Goals
The European Youth Forum (YFJ) is the platform of youth organisations in Europe. Representing more than 100 youth organisations, both National Youth Councils and International Non-Governmental Youth Organisations, we believe youth organisations are the tool through which we empower, encourage, involve, represent, reach out and support young people. The Youth Forum brings together tens of millions of young people from all over Europe, organised in order to represent their common interests.
EU Legislative Interests
Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034 Intergenerational Fairness Strategy European Electoral Act Defence of Democracy Package Quality Framework for Traineeships Implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights European Framework on Quality and Effective Apprenticeships Access to Social Protection Right to disconnect & Psychosocial risks and mental health at work Minimum income and Platform work Housing EU Electoral Law Transparent and predictable working conditions Work-life Balance Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals Post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework Youth Employment Initiative and the Youth Guarantee ESF+ post-2020 Erasmus+ post 2020 European Solidarity Corps post 2020 EU Youth Strategy EU Youth Dialogue European Education Area EU Development Policy Transparency and targeting of political advertising Digital Services Act Better Internet for Kids EU-Council of Europe cooperation European Year of Youth UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Global Strategy for the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy (Youth, Peace and Security dimension) Strategy for the Western Balkans Citizenship education and common EU values Rights & Values Programme post-2020 Just Transition Fund EU Green Deal EU Climate Pact and Climate Law EU Africa Strategy European Semester Reform Process European Economic Governance review EU-Eastern Partnership Policy Agenda post-2020 Conference on the Future of Europe Recognition and validation of non-formal and informal learning and follow up on Council Recommendation from 2012 on validation of non-formal and informal learning Youth, Peace and Security EU legislative proposal on platform workers Green paper on ageism European Parliament resolution on right to disconnect Minimum wages directive European youth work agenda
Communication Activities
European Youth Event (2025) The future of the Erasmus+ Programme (2024) Always on standby: How precarious work impacts young people’s mental health (2024) EU Youth Dialogue Grants (2024) The future of the European Solidarity Corps Programme (2024) Sustainable Resource Management in the EU (2024) Pathways for a directive to ban unpaid internships (2024) European Youth Forum’s proposals for the Council Recommendation on Minimum Income (2024) Unpaid Internships cost youngsters over €1000 per month, deepening inequalities (Publication, Brussels 2023) Report: High Quality or Unpaid and Unregulated? Uncovering National Internship Policies in Europe (2022) Demands on the review of the Quality Framework for Traineeships (2022) Charter on Youth and Democracy (Publication, Brussels, 2022) Making Digitalisation Work for Young People (Publication, Brussels, 2022) Level Up (Brussels, 2022) YO!Fest (European Youth Event - 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020; Brussels - 2015, 2019; Maastricht 2017) Young People and Democratic Life in Europe: What Next After the 2014 European Elections? (2015) Social Inclusion and Youth: Excluding Youth: A Threat to our Future (2016) Shadow Report on the Mid-Term Evaluation of the Erasmus+ Youth Chapter (2018) Resolution on the Protection and Integration of Young Refugees in Europe (2015) Resolution on Youth Autonomy and Inclusion (2016) Policy Paper on Equality and Non-discrimination (2016) Resolution on Quality Standards on Youth Policy (2016) Resolution on EU Youth Strategy (2016) Policy Paper on the Erasmus+ Successor Programme (2017) Position Paper: For a Better European Solidarity Corps (2017) Position Paper: Updated Position on the Implementation of the Youth Guarantee (2018) Position Paper on Comprehensive Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Europe (2018) Position Paper on Inclusive Education (2018) Position Paper - An Investment in Europe’s Youth: Multiannual Financial Framework post-2020 (2018) Publication: European youth organisations’ contributions to the 2030 Agenda (2019) Publication: The Future of Work and Youth (2019) Resolution in support of youth demanding urgent climate action (2019) Policy Paper on the Future of Work (2019) Blueprint to recovery (2020) Safeguarding civic space for young people in Europe (2020) Quality standards for the youth guarantee (2020) Escaping the jobs and growth treadmill (2020) Policy paper on youth peace and security (2020) Policy paper on quality youth participation and representation in institutions (2020)
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Social Platform, CEPS, Civil Society Europe, European Movement International, Friends of Europe, European Policy Centre, SDG Watch, ECAS, Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF)
Organisation Members
https://www.youthforum.org/members
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.