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Developing and strengthening cooperation between policy makers in the respective fields of action and youth policy makers, inter alia through improved dialogue and the sharing of knowledge and expertise,

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Encouraging and supporting the involvement and participation of young people and youth organisations in policy making, implementation and follow-up,

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Providing quality guidance and counselling services,

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Improving access to quality youth information and disseminating information through all possible channels at local, regional, national level, as well as through Europe-wide organisations such as Eurodesk, ERYICA and EYCA and other European networks,

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Strengthening cooperation with local and regional authorities,

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Supporting the development of better knowledge about the situation of young people, for instance through support to youth research, research networks, specific studies, etc.,

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Supporting the development of youth work and recognising its value,

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Making effective use of, and facilitating access of young people to, available EU funds and programmes,

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Supporting development of experimental projects and programmes to try out new and innovative ideas and to exchange good practices,

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Recognising the value of bilateral and multilateral cooperation for European cooperation in the field of youth policy,

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Including, where appropriate, a children’s policy dimension, having regard to their rights and protection taking into account that the life and future prospects of young people are significantly determined by the opportunities, support and protection received during childhood.

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Support the development of youth work and other non-formal learning opportunities as one of a range of actions to address early school leaving,

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Fully use the range of tools established at EU level for the transparency and validation of skills and the recognition of qualifications (1),

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Promote learning mobility of all young people,

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Address gender and other stereotypes via formal education and non-formal learning,

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Use formal education and non-formal learning to promote cohesion and understanding across different groups, promote equal opportunities and narrow the gaps in achievement,

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Develop participative structures in education as well as cooperation between schools, families and local communities,

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Encourage formal education and non-formal learning in support of young people’s innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship,

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Make a broader public aware of the value of non-formal learning outcomes.

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Increase and improve investments in the provision of suitable skills for those jobs in demand on the labour market, with better matching in the short term and better anticipation in the longer term of the skills needed,

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Take the specific situation of young people into account when devising flexicurity strategies,

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Promote cross-border professional and vocational opportunities for young people,

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Develop short-term measures in their recovery plans to stimulate the integration of young people in the labour market as well as structural measures taking into account youth,

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Develop career guidance and counselling services,

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Lower barriers to the free movement of workers across the EU,

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Promote quality internships and apprenticeships to facilitate the entry to, and progress within, the labour market,

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Improve childcare and promote sharing of responsibilities between partners in order to facilitate reconciliation between professional and private life for both young women and young men,

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Support young people’s entrepreneurship inter alia via entrepreneurship education, support to ‘start up’ funds, mentoring programmes, and encourage recognition of junior enterprise,

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Support development of European networks and structures to promote youth entrepreneurship,

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Promote entrepreneurship in the field of sustainable development.

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Follow up the Council Resolution on the health and well-being of young people (2) and encourage youth fitness and physical activity by applying the EU Physical Activity Guidelines (3),

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Take into account that health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity in activities to promote the health and well-being of young people,

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Encourage healthy lifestyles for young people via physical education, education on nutrition, physical activity and collaboration between schools, youth workers, health professionals and sporting organisations,

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Emphasise the role of sport as an activity supporting teamwork, intercultural learning, fair play and responsibility,

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Increase knowledge and awareness of youth workers and youth leaders of health issues,

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Mobilise stakeholders at local level in order to detect and help young people at risk and to signpost them to other services, where needed,

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Encourage peer-to-peer health education,

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Promote the protection of children and young people, in particular regarding the competences concerning new media and their protection against certain dangers arising from the use of new media, while also recognising the benefits and opportunities new media can offer young people, e.g. through the follow-up of the Council conclusions of 21 May 2008 and 27 November 2009 on media literacy in the digital environment,

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Facilitate access to existing health facilities by making them more youth friendly.

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Develop mechanisms for dialogue with youth and youth participation on national youth policies,

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Encourage use of already existing, or development of, guidelines on youth participation, information and consultation in order to ensure the quality of these activities,

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Support politically and financially youth organisations, as well as local and national youth councils and promote recognition of their important role in democracy,

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Promote the participation of more and a greater diversity of young people in representative democracy, in youth organisations and other civil-society organisations,

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Make effective use of information and communication technologies to broaden and deepen participation of young people,

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Support various forms of ‘learning to participate’ from early age through formal education and non-formal learning,

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Further develop opportunities for debate between public institutions and young people.

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Promote the recognition of skills acquired through voluntary activities through instruments such as Europass, Youthpass and Member State funded instruments,

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Implement the Council Recommendation on the mobility of young volunteers in Europe (4),

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Raise awareness about the value of voluntary activities, including through peer-to-peer processes,

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Promote protection of young volunteers and quality in voluntary activities,

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Engage young people and youth organisations in the planning, delivery and evaluation of the future European Year of Voluntary Activities Promoting Active Citizenship (2011),

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Promote intergenerational solidarity through voluntary activities.

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Realise the full potential of youth work and youth centres as means of inclusion,

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Adopt a cross-sectoral approach when working to improve community cohesion and solidarity and reduce the social exclusion of young people, addressing the interlinkages between e.g. young people’s education and employment and their social inclusion,

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Support the development of intercultural awareness and competences for all young people and combat prejudice,

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Support information and education activities for young people about their rights,

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Address the issues of homelessness, housing and financial exclusion,

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Promote access to quality services — e.g. transport, e-inclusion, health, social services,

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Promote specific support for young families,

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Engage young people and youth organisations in the planning, delivery and evaluation of European Year of Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010).

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Raise the awareness of young people about global issues such as sustainable development and human rights,

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Provide opportunities for young people to exchange views with policy-makers on global issues (e.g. via participation in international meetings, virtual platforms/forums, etc.),

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Foster mutual understanding among young people from all over the world through dialogue and by means of supporting actions such as training courses, exchanges, and meetings,

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Encourage young people to participate in ‘green volunteering’ and ‘green’ patterns of consumption and production (e.g. recycling, energy conservation, hybrid vehicles, etc.),

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Promote entrepreneurship, employment, education and volunteering opportunities with regions outside of Europe,

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Promote cooperation with, and exchanges between, those active in youth work on different continents,

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Encourage young people to participate in development cooperation activities either in their country of residence or abroad.

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Support the development of creativity among young people by following up the Council conclusions on promoting a Creative Generation: developing the creativity and innovative capacity of children and young people through cultural expression and wider access to culture (5),

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Widen quality access to culture and creative tools, particularly those involving new technologies, and develop opportunities for youth people to experience culture and express and develop their creativity within or outside school,

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Make new technologies readily available to empower young people’s creativity and capacity for innovation, and attract interest in culture, the arts and science,

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Provide access to environments where young people can develop their creativity and interests and spend a meaningful leisure time,

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Facilitate long-term synergies between policies and programmes in the fields of culture, education, health, social inclusion, media, employment and youth with the view to promoting young people’s creativity and capacity for innovation,

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Promote specialised training in culture, new media and intercultural competences for youth workers,

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Promote partnerships between culture and creative sectors and youth organisations and youth workers,

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Facilitate and support development of young people’s talent and entrepreneurial skills with a view to enhancing their employability and future job opportunities,

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Promote young people’s knowledge about culture and cultural heritage in the different EU Member States, including through the use of new technologies.

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Strengthening the European Youth Pact within the context of the post-2010 Lisbon Strategy,

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Social inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities,

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The role of local and regional authorities in youth policy,

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Cooperation with the Latin American countries.

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Youth work and the accessibility of youth work and activities to the poorest children and young people,

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Young people’s access to culture.

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Citizenship and participation of young people, with an emphasis on social, economic, cultural and political participation and human rights,

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Voluntary activities of young people their contribution to the development of local communities.

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the Commission is invited to convene a European Steering Committee for each 18-month period consisting of inter alia representatives of the Trio Presidency countries’ Ministries for Youth Affairs, National Youth Councils and National Agencies for the Youth in Action Programme, as well as representatives of the European Commission and the European Youth Forum. Where appropriate, youth researchers and youth workers will be consulted. The European Steering Committee is responsible for the overall coordination of the structured dialogue. The Steering Committee will set up a support structure with trainers and facilitators that can give methodological support and provide continuity in the organisation of the structured dialogue at the EU level,

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Member States are invited to support the establishment of a small National Working Group. These groups can, where applicable, utilise existing structures and be composed of inter alia representatives of Ministries for Youth Affairs, National Youth Councils, local and regional youth councils, youth organisations, those active in youth work, diverse young people and youth researchers. Member States are encouraged to, whenever possible, give National Youth Councils a leading role in these groups. The National Working Groups would have the task of securing the participatory process in the Member States,

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The Commission and Member States are invited, in cooperation with all actors involved, to continuously follow-up the structured dialogue and to gather and disseminate good practices.