CDEJ and CMJ news
The Advisory Council on Youth addresses the Committee of Ministers’ 4th summit working group
On 24 February, Alice Bergholtz, vice-chair of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ), the non-governmental partner in the youth sector’s co-managed decision-making system, addressed the GT-SOM, the Committee of Ministers’ ad hoc working group set up to organise the 4th Summit of Heads of State and...
Review Seminar on the Recommendation CM/Rec (2017)4 on Youth Work
Call for Participants
In 2017, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted the Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)4 on Youth Work, the first internationally agreed policy document that focuses on youth work explicitly, its value for society and the way ahead for its quality development in Europe. The...
The Youth sector statutory committees’ Bureaux meet in Strasbourg
The Bureaux of the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) and of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) held their first meetings of the year in the European Youth Centre Strasbourg on 16 and 17 January 2023. High on the agenda of their joint meeting, the Bureaux were informed about the...
Youth statutory meetings
Democracy campaign, Roma youth participation, Ukrainian youth, climate change, rural youth…
These are just some of the subjects discussed during the youth statutory meetings held in the European Youth Centre in Budapest from 10 to 12 October 2022. Buoyed by the conclusions of the high-level reflection group of the Council of Europe, which wholeheartedly agreed that “building sustainable...
The chairs of the youth sector statutory bodies in dialogue with the Council of Europe’s decision-makers
Miriam Teuma, chair of the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ), and Spyros Papadatos, chair of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ), travelled to the Council of Europe headquarters in Strasbourg on 4 October to meet with the Organisation’s decision-making body and Secretary General. On the invitation...
Youth Policy advisory mission to Andorra
A youth policy advisory mission took place on 9-10 June in Andorra, with a view to helping the Government of Andorra, namely the Department of Childhood, Adolescence and Youth improve their national youth polices. To get a better understanding of the functioning of the youth sector in Andorra, a...
The European University on youth policies - 2022 edition - Malta
The European University on youth policies took place in Malta, St Venera, on 27-29 April 2022 The European University on youth policies took place in Malta, St Venera, on 27-29 April 2022. The University is part of the Council of Europe’s package of youth policy development measures and aims to...
The CMJ expresses its unwavering solidarity and support to Ukraine
At its 46th meeting (Strasbourg, 22-23 March 2022), the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ) adopted a statement in which it expressed its unwavering solidarity and support to Ukraine. The Joint Council pledged to assist its Ukrainian partners in meeting present and future challenges by mobilising the...
The youth statutory committees set the road map for the new four-year programming period
The Joint Council on Youth (CMJ) met for the first time in the new four-year programming period on 22 and 23 March 2022. Meeting in hybrid format, this was the first time the members had been able to meet in person since October 2019. The statutory meetings were held at a sombre time, under the...
Bureaux of the Youth sector statutory committees meet online
The Bureaux of the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) and of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) held their first meetings of the year online on 20 and 21 January 2022. In their joint meeting, the newly recruited campaign co-ordinator for the 2022 youth campaign “Democracy Here....
Youth sector statutory meetings, 11-13 October 2021
A time for stocktaking and for laying the foundations for the next stage
The youth statutory bodies will meet online for the last time in the 2020-21 biennium on 11-13 October 2021. It will be a time for assessing implementation of the Youth for Democracy Programme, but also for taking decisions for the youth sector’s future work. The Joint Council on Youth (CMJ)...
Plenary meetings
Statutory bodies ensure the youth sector’s work can continue
In view of the continuing global pandemic, the co-managed statutory bodies will again meet online from 22 to 24 March 2021 in order to ensure it is business (almost) as usual for the Council of Europe youth sector. One-hundred and twenty members, observers and participants of the Joint Council on...
Focus for a future youth sector campaign!
Democracy - meaningful youth participation - digitalisation
The steering group of a future Council of Europe youth campaign for revitalising democracy met for the first time on 2 and 3 March 2021 online. Subject to sufficient resources, such a campaign could be launched in 2022 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the youth sector. In true...
Youth sector statutory bodies’ Bureaux: democracy, Covid and the upcoming statutory meetings
The Bureaux of the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) and of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) met online on 18 and 19 January 2021 to discuss the ongoing work of the Council of Europe youth sector in 2021 and beyond. During a stimulating debate with the Director of Democratic...
Youth sector statutory bodies’ Bureaux: straight down to business in 2021!
As the Covid-19 crisis continues to have a major negative impact on the lives of millions of young people in Europe, the Bureaux of the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) and of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) will meet online on 18 and 19 January 2021 to ensure the work of the...
12-14 October 2020
Breaking new ground: the youth sector statutory bodies go online
For the first time in their almost 50-year history, the youth sector co-managed statutory bodies held their biannual meetings fully online on 12-14 October. Determined that the pandemic would not stall unduly business continuity, up to 120 members and observers of the Joint Council on Youth...
12 to 14 October 2020
Online statutory meetings: taking stock of the youth sector’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and looking to the future
For their first ever plenary meetings to be held fully online, the co-managed statutory bodies of the Council of Europe youth sector will deal with a number of crucial issues. The Joint Council on Youth (CMJ) will notably assess how the Council of Europe youth sector has been responding to the...
Statement by the Chairs of the Council of Europe Youth sector statutory bodies
International Youth Day 2020
Ivan Hromada Chair of the European Steering Committee for Youth and the Joint Council on Youth Andrea Ugrinoska Chair of the Advisory Council on Youth and Vice-Chair of the Joint Council on Youth International Youth Day this year comes at a time when two major challenges are facing young...
Take our survey and help the Joint Council on Youth understand the effects of Covid-19 on youth
The Joint Council on Youth (CMJ) is interested in hearing from people working or volunteering in youth organisations, initiatives and networks across Europe on the effects of the current COVID-19 across youth work and youth activities. Your answers will help us to better understand the situation...
The youth sector statutory bodies’ Bureaux meet online to ensure the continuity of their work
As Covid-19-related international travel restrictions are still in place, the Bureaux of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) and of the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) will meet online on 4 and 5 June 2020 to ensure the work of the Council of Europe youth sector statutory bodies...