Representing Europe’s youth
We are the voice of young people in Europe, standing up for their rights and striving for societies where young people are empowered and are encouraged to achieve their fullest potential as global citizens.
Our latest actions
Young people take a blow in the European Commission’s proposal for the post-2027 Erasmus budget
Today, the European Commission unveiled its proposal for the EU’s long term budget 2028-2034 (the new “Multiannual Financial Framework”, or “MFF”) , including the new Erasmus+ programme
More Erasmus = More Europe
Affordable housing
Sky-rocketing rents, insecure rental contracts, surging house prices and a shortage of publicly owned homes paint a sad picture. Our housing system is broken and young people shouldn’t have to put up with it any longer!
The European Youth Forum in numbers
Over 100 members
Democratic elections every 2 years
Outreach to 25 million young people
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Latest news
Joint letter: 10 months later, Serbian youth demand accountability, democracy, and ask for European support
Together with the National Youth Council of Serbia (KOMS - Krovna organizacija mladih Srbije) we sent a letter to Commissioner Marta Kos, Commissioner for Enlargement, about the situation of young people in Serbia post-collapse of the canopy at Novi Sad train station that claimed 16 lives. Read our joint letter.
Release Enes Hocaoğulları! Youth activism and freedom of expression should never be punished
The European Youth Forum and the National Youth Council of Türkiye (GoFor) unequivocally condemn the arrest of Enes Hocaoğulları, LGBTI+ activist and Youth Delegate to the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.
Fighting for Our Voice: The SDGs and Youth Rights in an Era of Shrinking Civic Space and Multilateral Crisis
In a time of economic, ecological, and democratic crisis, young people are being systematically sidelined, even as governments recommit to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).