European Youth Forum

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The European Youth Forum (YFJ) is a platform that brings together many young people from all over Europe and represents their common interests. Independently established by youth organisations, the YFJ is a platform made up of more than 90 National Youth Councils and International Non-Governmental Youth Organisations, which are federations of youth organisations in themselves.

As the biggest regional youth platform in the world, the European Youth Forum works to deepen European integration while also contributing to the development of youth work in other regions of the world.

Presidents: Ms Bettina Schwarzmayr (2007-today); Mr Renaldas Vaisbrodas (2005-2006); Mr Giacomo Filibeck (2003-2004); Mr Henrik Söderman (2001-2002); Mr Pau Solanilla (1999-2000); Ms Pauliina Arola (1997-1998).

Secretary Generals: Mr Diogo Pinto (2005-today); Ms Johanna Tzanidaki (2002-2005); Mr Kim Svendsen (2001-2002); Tobias Flessenkemper (1998-2001); Ms Hrönn Pettursdorttir (1997-1998); Mr Stephen Grogan (1997).

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[edit] Aims

According to the European Youth Forum[1], their aims are as follows:

  • Increase the participation of young people and youth organisations in society, as well as in decision-making processes;
  • Positively influence policy issues affecting young people and youth organisations, by being a recognised partner for international institutions, namely the European Union, the Council of Europe and the United Nations;
  • Promote the concept of youth policy as an integrated and cross-sectoral element of overall policy development;
  • Facilitate the participation of young people through the development of sustainable and independent youth organisations at the national and international level;
  • Foster the exchange of ideas and experience, mutual understanding, and equal rights and opportunities among young people in Europe;
  • Uphold intercultural understanding, democracy, respect, active citizenship and solidarity;
  • As the biggest regional youth platform in the world, we work to deepen European integration while at the same time contributing to the development of youth work in other regions of the world.


[edit] Policy areas


Employment & Social Inclusion
Human Rights & Equality
Mobility
Education
Training
Youth Policy in Europe
Global and Regional Youth Cooperation
Sustainable Development
Health

[edit] Membership

[edit] National Youth Councils

[edit] Full members

  • Suomen Nuorisoyhteistyö Allianssiry - Allianssi Finland
  • British Youth Council (BYC), Great Britain
  • Conférence Générale de la Jeunesse Luxembourgoise (CGJL), Luxembourg
  • Consejo de la Juventud de España (CJE), Spain
  • Comité pour les Relations Nationales et Internationales des Associations de Jeunesse et d'Education Populaire (CNAJEP), France
  • Conselho Nacional de Juventude (CNJ), Portugal
  • Consell Nacional de la Joventut de Catalunya (CNJC), Catalonia
  • Consiliul National Al Tineretului Din Moldova (CNTM), Moldova
  • Comité pour les Relations Internationales de Jeunesse (CRIJ), French language community of Belgium
  • National Youth Council of Switzerland (SAJV)/(CSAJ), Switzerland
  • Cyprus Youth Council (CYC), Cyprus
  • Deutsches Nationalkomitee für Internationale Jugendarbeit (DNK), Germany
  • Dansk Ungdoms Fællesråd (DUF), Denmark
  • National Youth Council of Hellas (ESYN), Greece
  • Forum Nazionale dei Giovani FNG), Italy
  • Nemzetközi Ifjúsági Koordinációs Iroda (GYIK-NIKI), Hungary
  • Nationale Jeugdraad, Netherlands
  • Kunsill Nazzjonali Taz-Zghazagh (KNZ), Malta
  • Lietuvos Jaunimo Organizaciju Taryba (LIJOT), Lithuania
  • Latvijas Jaunatnes Padome (LJP), Latvia
  • Landsrådet for Norgeog ungdomsorganisasjoner (LNU), Norway
  • Landsrådet för Sveriges ungdomsorganisationer (LSU), Sweden
  • Landsamband æskulýðsfélaga (LÆF), Iceland
  • Mladinski Svet Slovenjie (MSS) Slovenia
  • National Assembly of Youth Organisations of the Republic of Azerbaijan (NAYORA), Azerbaijan
  • National Council of Youth Organisations of Georgia (NCYOG), Georgia
  • National Youth Council of Armenia (NYCA), Armenia
  • National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI), Ireland
  • National Youth Council of Russia (NYCR), Russia
  • Österreichische Kinder- und Jugendvertretung (ÖJV), Austria
  • Belarusian Union of Youth and Children's Public Associations (RADA), Belarus
  • Rada Mládeže Slovenska (RMS), Slovakia
  • Vlaamse Jeugdraad (VJR), Flemish Community of Belgium.

[edit] Candidate members

  • Eesti Noorteühenduste Liit (ENL), Estonia

[edit] Observer members

[edit] International Non-Governmental Youth Organisations

[edit] Full members

[edit] Candidate members

[edit] Observer members

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ "About Us", European Youth Forum website. Accessed 21 April 2008
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