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to give impetus and prominence as appropriate to EU level work in the youth field.

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to ensure through cross-sectorial cooperation that other EU policy domains (e.g. employment, education, social affairs, health) are made aware of the specific issues faced by young people.

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to contribute to the overarching priorities of the EU economic and social policy agenda, in particular the Europe 2020 Strategy and its implementing mechanisms.

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to work towards knowledge and evidence based youth policy

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to remain a flexible framework which is capable of responding when appropriate to ongoing developments.

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to promote a cooperative and concerted approach among Member States and the Commission to delivering added value on the priority themes set out in paragraph 6 below.

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to incorporate the existing informal structures, where appropriate into the structures established in this Work Plan.

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to make full use of the consultative procedures established by the Structured Dialogue to ensure that the Work Plan addresses the issues that are relevant to young people.

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Development of youth work and non-formal and informal learning and its contribution to addressing the effects of the crisis on young people;

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Enhanced cross-sectorial cooperation within the framework of EU strategies;

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Empowerment, with a special focus on access to rights, autonomy, participation and active citizenship within and outside the EU.

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There is a need to reinforce youth mainstreaming and the cross sectorial cooperation within the Council in order to guarantee that policy making takes into account young people's conditions and needs.

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This Work Plan will be supported by working methods agreed in the renewed framework for European Cooperation in the youth field as well as a limited number of informal expert groups and flexible framework of peer-learning activities.

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The expert groups will be requested to focus their work on the priority themes outlined in Section II, paragraph 6 and on actions and target dates listed in Annex I. The actions in Annex I may be revised by the Council and the Representatives of Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, in the light of results achieved and policy developments at EU level.

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The principles relating to membership and functioning of the expert groups are set out in the Annex II.

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With respect to the right of young people to participate in the development of policies affecting them, the structured dialogue will be a means through which young people are engaged in joint reflection on the priority themes of this Work Plan.

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The informal meetings of Directors General for Youth shall examine strategic issues arising in connection with this Work Plan, as well as those relating more generally to EU youth policy.

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In the second half of 2015, the implementation of the present Work Plan will be evaluated by the Council on the basis of an assessment of its implementation provided in the context of the general overview of the youth sector contained in the EU Youth Report prepared by the Commission by July 2015.

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Youth work quality systems in Member States and the role of common indicators or frameworks.

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Defining the specific contribution of youth work and non-formal and informal learning to address the challenges young people are facing, in particular the transition from education to employment.

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Peer-learning activities among the Member States and the Commission aiming at identifying best practices and recommendations for cross-sectoral youth policymaking at EU and national level.

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work together with the support of the Commission and using the working methods of the Renewed Framework specified by this Resolution.

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further to the Council Conclusions on ‘Maximising the potential of youth policy in addressing the goals of Europe 2020 Strategy’, continue promoting the active involvement of youth perspectives in national policy-making related to the Europe 2020 Strategy and the European Semester.

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whilst respecting the principle of subsidiarity consider taking due account of the Renewed Framework for European cooperation in the Youth field 2010-2018 and of this Work Plan when developing policy at national and regional level.

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inform young people and youth organisations, where appropriate, on progress made in implementing the EU Work Plan, in order to ensure the relevance and visibility of the activities.

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take into account, in the context of the Team Presidency, the EU Work Plan priority themes when developing their programme.

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at the end of the 18 months covered by the present Resolution, and on the basis of an assessment to be integrated in the EU Youth Report prepared by the Commission on the basis of voluntary contributions from Member States, consider whether to propose a new Work Plan for the following period.

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propose to the Directors General for Youth in their customary informal meeting to discuss and take up the results obtained in the Work Plan, to organise extraordinary joint cross sectorial Directors General meetings when appropriate, and to disseminate widely the results.

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support and work with the Member States in implementing this Work Plan, in particular the actions outlined in the Annex.

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inform the Member States on ongoing or planned initiatives in EU youth policy and other relevant policy areas impacting on youth and respective developments in the Commission.

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examine means to facilitate the widest possible participation of Member States at the expert group meetings.

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include, by July 2015 in the proposal for the EU Youth Report and on the basis of voluntary contributions from Member States, an assessment on the implementation and relevance of the Work Plan. This report will be the basis for the preparation of any subsequent Council Work Plan during the second half of 2015.

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seek to ensure coherence between this work plan and the work plan of the Partnership agreement with the Council of Europe in the field of youth.

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propose a flexible framework for peer-learning activities among the Member States.

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continue close cooperation at expert level in accordance with Annexes I and II of this Resolution.

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encourage other sectors to take the youth dimension into account when formulating, implementing and evaluating policies and actions in other policy fields, with particular attention to ensuring early and effective inclusion in the policy development process.

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promote better recognition of the contribution of youth policy to the overall goals of the Europe 2020 Strategy given the sector's strong potential to contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and new jobs and considering its positive effects on employment, social inclusion, education and training as well as health and well being.