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Lack of diversity, connections and resources whether in education, healthcare, infrastructure, housing and information, emphasizing the digital divide. At the same time there is insufficient recognition on competences acquired, especially through non-formal learning and capacity building activities.

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Need of mainstreaming youth policy, ensuring the active involvement of young people at all stages of policymaking, with a focus on evidence-based, cross-sectoral youth policy which is co-managed by youth themselves.

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Need of acknowledging professionals in the youth field, especially those working with diverse youth groups, emphasizing inclusion and intersectionality, seconded by active listening, establishing trust and creating safe spaces for youth participation.

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Additionally, participants suggested measures to enhance the accessibility of EU mobility schemes as well as implementing measures such as Advisory Councils on Equality and Inclusion, the EU Youth Test, rural youth outreach, continuous support for national youth councils and increased interaction between young people and EU decision-makers.

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Better support young people experiencing poverty and financial exclusion to transition to financial independence and security by taking steps to promote affordable housing, increasing access to quality work and employment, addressing mobility barriers, and ensuring young people’s financial literacy.

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Ensure young people’s access to affordable, youth-friendly and personalised quality health care and mental health support systems. Additionally, create safe and open environments for young people to speak freely and learn about health and mental well-being.

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Promote and invest in education and youth work in order to: make learning environments more accessible and inclusive for young people with fewer opportunities; tailor to young people needs; increase collaborations between formal education, non-formal education and informal learning and across other sectors.

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Increase funding, capacity building and other support for educators to be engaged in lifelong learning on: inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities; capitalising on diversity of young people; creating safe spaces for sharing and learning with and by young people from different backgrounds; and youth-centred personalised teaching and learning approaches.

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Improve the capacity of people working with and for youth to effectively disseminate youth friendly information in order to make information accessible about rights and opportunities. Additionally, strengthen media and information literacy of youth to recognise trustworthy information and safe information navigation.

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Put in place policies to dismantle systematic discrimination, unconscious bias, hostile attitudes and to encourage continuous learning about all kinds of diversities as well as unlearning prejudices. Such policies should be codeveloped with young people with relevant lived experiences in all fields.

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Fostering meaningful youth participation and involvement, while fostering supportive rural communities, challenging prejudice, encouraging intergenerational cooperation, and building accessible dialogue and common spaces.

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Improving access to tailored infrastructure, including internet connectivity, transportation, clean energy, and health services.

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Raising awareness of alternative employment pathways such as remote working and innovative ways of farming, while supporting rural entrepreneurship through mentorship, digital transformation, and financial incentives.

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Promoting initiatives like urban-rural youth exchanges and learning opportunities and support mobile youth workers to broaden rural youths' experiences and skills.

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Enhancing access to mental health services and resources by fostering local action, raising awareness of available funding, and encouraging dialogue around mental well-being in rural areas.