Youth organisations
Youth organisations are spaces where young people’s opinions matter.
By organising, connecting with others and building communities, young people are empowering themselves to shape the world around them.
The European Youth Forum understands and supports the amazing work of youth organisations. They foster more inclusive societies and outreach to young people from all backgrounds.
The value of youth organisations must be recognised! We call for governments to invest in them and allow them to thrive.
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formal and non-formal education
Learning can take...
More Erasmus = More Europe
To reach all young people in Europe, we need five times the current Erasmus+ funding in the EU budget 2028-2034. We need to improve the programme to make it more accessible, efficient, and impactful in empowering young people and shaping a stronger future for our society.
Safeguarding civic space
Through civil society, we are able to come together, share...
Youth work
A youth centre with after-school workshops, a youth organisations running activities on human rights, or volunteer programmes where young people gain skills—all are youth work, helping young people grow and build life skills beyond formal education.
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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
Open letter: Don't cut young people out
Young people deserve dedicated spaces for learning, mobility, and solidarity beyond classrooms. Diluting or merging Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps risks leaving many behind. On Friday 27/05/2025 we sent a letter to call for a strong youth chapter, an independent ESC, and five times more funding. Young people's future must keep moving forward, not backwards. Europe should not cut costs on young people.
Erasmus + Coalition
In 2010 the Lifelong Learning Platform and the European Youth Forum set up a stakeholders’ coalition related to the adoption of a new EU programme in the field of education and youth for the period 2013-2020. In a joint coalition, youth and education sectors will have more chances to have an advocacy impact in the negotiations.