Resolution on EU Funding for International Youth Organisations

In February 2026, the main trial of Enes Hocaoğulları — a Youth Delegate to the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe — will take place, following politically motivated charges related to his public statements delivered within an official Council of Europe setting.

The European Youth Forum emphasises that minority rights are human rights and a key measure of a healthy democracy. These values are increasingly under threat, highlighting the need to protect minorities to uphold open and democratic societies.

Around 10% of people who menstruate in the EU face period poverty, especially those with low income, refugees, youth, and people with disabilities. The European Youth Forum urges action to end period poverty as a key step toward gender equality and the right to menstrual health.