European Year of Youth 2022

In December 2021, the European Union announced that 2022 is the European Year of Youth.

During 2022, the commission will coordinate a series of activities in close cooperation with the European Parliament, Member States, regional and local authorities, youth organisations and young people themselves.

Activities will focus on four priorities:

• Renewing the positive perspectives for young people, with a particular focus on the negative effects the COVID-19 pandemic had on them, while highlighting how the green and digital transitions and other Union policies offer opportunities for young people and for the society at large;
• Supporting young people, including through youth work, especially young people with fewer opportunities, from disadvantaged and diverse backgrounds or belonging to vulnerable and marginalised groups, to acquire relevant knowledge and competence and thus become active and engaged citizens, inspired by a European sense of belonging;
• Supporting young people to acquire a better understanding of, and actively promoting the various opportunities available to them, be it from the EU, national, regional or local level, to support their personal, social, economic and professional development.
• Mainstreaming youth policy across all relevant Union policy fields in line with the EU Youth Strategy 2019 – 2027 to encourage that a youth perspective is brought into policy-making at all levels.

To better promote all the activities and opportunities available both at European level and in the individual countries, the website of European Year of Youth 2022 has been launched. You can also consult the European Youth Portal. On both sites you can find initiatives, events, testimonials, projects and much more dedicated to young Europeans.