European Youth Conference in LUBLIN

Between 1 January and 30 June 2025, Poland will chair the Presidency of the European Union. The National Agency for the Erasmus+ Programme and the European Solidarity Corps (Foundation for the Development of the Education System) has been assigned to support the upcoming Polish EU Presidency and its activities.

Since 1993, the Foundation for the Development of the Education System (FRSE) has managed programmes, projects and initiatives aimed at broadening basic and specialist knowledge and acquisition of new skills and competencies in formal, non-formal and informal education settings. FRSE is the only institution in Poland that possesses such a broad experience in managing education programmes, especially EU programmes: Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps. The range of other programmes and initiatives that the Foundation manages includes: eTwinning, Eurodesk, Europass, Euroguidance, Eurydice, EPALE. 

European Youth Conference in LUBLIN

The EU Youth Conference during the Polish Presidency will take place from 2nd to 5th March 2025 in Lublin, former European Youth Capital in 2023. The conference is an integral part of the youth dialogue consultation, bringing together young people from across Europe and EU candidate countries to discuss how Youth Goal #1 could be implemented at a European level. During 2,5 days delegations of young people and policy makers from almost 40 countries work together to come up with valid recommendations towards (youth) policy makers. Experts and decision makers will be invited to give input on the topic and support this process. Outcomes of the EUYC will feed into Council documents.

OPEN CALLS FOR EXTERNAL EXPERTS

• European facilitator of the European Youth Conference [PDF] Deadline for applications: 26^th November 2024.
• National co-facilitator of the European Youth Conference [PDF] This call is open only to Polish candidates. Deadline for applications: 26^th November 2024.
• 10 group facilitators [PDF] Deadline for applications: 26^th November 2024.
• 10 group harvesters [PDF] Deadline for applications: 26^th November 2024.

Background information

1.1 ABOUT THE EU YOUTH DIALOGUE (EUYD)

The EU Youth Dialogue (EUYD) is a participation mechanism for young people in the EU. It serves as a dynamic forum for continuous joint reflection and consultation with young Europeans on the priorities, implementation, and follow-up of European cooperation in the field of youth. This participatory process involves young people, youth organisations, policy and decision-makers, as well as experts, researchers and civil society actors, enabling a continuous partnership in the development and implementation of policies, strategies, and initiatives at local, regional, national and European level. This process supports the implementation of EU youth policy and is a critical mechanism for youth participation in policy-making across the European Union.

1.2 ABOUT THE 11^th CYCLE OF THE EU YOUTH DIALOGUE

The EU Youth Dialogue is organised in 18-month work cycles. The 11^th cycle runs from January 2025 to June 2026 over the course of the Polish, Danish and Cypriot EU Trio Presidencies. The topic of the 11^th cycle is based on the Youth Goal#1 of the EU Youth Strategy, focused on Connecting EU with Youth. The process during a cycle is chaired by the European Steering Group of the EU Youth Dialogue, composed of National Authorities, National Youth Councils of the Trio Presidencies, the European Youth Forum and the European Commission.

A Youth Dialogue Cycle is divided into two main phases:

• the Consultation (or Dialogue) phase and
• the Implementation phase.

During the Dialogue phase, consultations are held to gather the opinions, needs and solutions of young people on the covered topic (the youth goal). Then, the Implementation phase aims to implement the consultation results into concrete activities and actions at local level. EU Youth Conferences (EUYC) are a key element of the EU Youth Dialogue. They are organised by each Presidency and bring together up to 300 young people and political decision-makers at national and European levels. These conferences are the moment when ideas and demands regarding the topic of the EU Youth Dialogue are gathered at a European level, good practices and advices are exchanged, results of consultations are collected and specific political demands are formulated. The content of the three EU Youth Conferences of one cycle build on each other.

During the 11^th cycle of the EUYD, the following EUYC are planned:

• from 2 to 5 March 2025 in Lublin (Poland)
• end of September/beginning of October 2025 in Copenhagen (Denmark)
• March 2026 in (Cyprus)