the latest from the youth forum
What's new? Check out the latest news, statements and more from the Youth Forum.
European Youth Capital 2029: we know the 5 finalist cities
2026 belongs to Tromsø, it's the year where Northern Norway puts youth participation and creativity in centre stage. The spotlight will then move south to Parma in 2027, before landing in Podgorica in 2028. But what about 2029? The shortlisted cities are in and the race is officially on.
New strategy to build a fairer future across generations
On March 4, 2026, the European Commission adopted its Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness, and for the first time, named all of this as a single, structural problem. We have been fighting for this for years and the fact that the Commission is now naming all these issues is not a small thing.
Youth participation in towns and cities: The Council of Europe's updated Charter
Young people are, as the Council of Europe's updated Charter on youth participation puts it plainly, "the generation that will be most affected by today's decisions." They have a right to participate in those decisions. But rights on paper mean little without the conditions to exercise them. That is exactly what the newly revised European Charter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life sets out to define.
The housing crisis is at boiling point but the European Parliament doesn’t seem to know
On 10 March, the European Parliament adopted its final report on tackling the housing crisis in the European Union. Young people are living through a housing disaster, and its impact goes far beyond the four walls of a home. If you read the final report, however, you might be excused for thinking that the housing crisis isn’t that much of a crisis at all.
Joint statement on the recent military escalation in Cyprus
The European Youth Forum and Cyprus Youth Council express grave concern over the US-Israel-Iran conflict and its spillover, including repeated attacks on EU member Cyprus. Growing instability threatens young people’s safety, and thus we call for urgent negotiations to end the conflict and protect a generation living in the shadow of this conflict.
More actions for More Erasmus+
From high-level ministerial meetings to securing civil society support: read the latest updates on our fight for a more inclusive and better-funded Erasmus+ programme.