Country Information on Youth Policy

This section provides in situ knowledge on national youth policy of participating member states.

• The EKCYP country sheets inform on the structure of national youth policies in the participating members states. They are drafted by the members of the EKCYP- correspondent network and are updated by them on a regular basis. By explaining the organisation and priorities of youth policy on the national level, the country sheets give a picture of the diverse character of youth policy in Europe. Where possible, given information is linked to the relevant sources of information. 

Country sheets

•  The annually published answers to the questionnaires on the topics of Participation, Information, Better Knowledge and Voluntary Activities give a picture of the national level developments in the White Paper priority areas of European youth policy. As the country sheets, the information contained in the questionnaires are provided by the national correspondents of the EKCYP-network of correspondents.   

In addition, the Council of Europe country reviews on national youth policy provide an indepth analysis of youth policy in a number of Council of Europe member states.

Reports on the developments of youth policies in the States parties to the European Cultural Convention are also available on the website of the Council of Europe Youth Directorate.

Youth in the EU – figures : this leaflet produced by the European Commission provides an insight on a number of aspects that will be further described in a statistical report on the situation of young Europeans, foreseen for publication in the first quarter of 2009.