Current Challenges in the European Youth Policy

• Authors: Țuțuianu Ruxandra-Andreea

Title variants

PL

Wyzwania europejskiej strategii na rzecz młodzieży

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article aims to focus on the current challenges of the European Youth policy, relying on data from the two most recent European Youth Strategies: The European Union Youth Strategy 2019-2027 and the Council of Europe Youth Sector Strategy 2030. Both strategies, which build on earlier initiatives and are intended to serve different priorities and purposes, emphasize the needs and issues facing young people. The article focuses on whether these policies are efficient enough to support young people to achieve their rights. Considering the youth’s current challenges, the analysis reveals what can be done and who can help achieve a coherent framework which can be integrated with national policies? Furthermore, it is important to acknowledge the significant repercussions of the COVID-19 crisis, which has affected every sector of a society, including the young generation sector, especially in the following areas: technological, social, civic, political, and personal. For a multitude of reasons, it is time for the European Union to raise awareness about the implications of the pandemic, to review the priorities for the future, and to focus on the new challenges that arise, based on the developments over the last 24 months. The European Union must focus on implementing the bottom-up approach and participatory vision when it comes to addressing the needs and issues of youth and their situation in the future of Europe. It is crucial for the sustainable development of the European Union that youth receive long-term solutions and comprehensive strategies, where young people are the main subject of European policies and an active part of the decision-making processes, at all levels.

PL

Niniejszy artykuł koncentruje się na bieżących wyzwaniach europejskiej polityki na rzecz młodzieży, opierając się na danych z dwóch najnowszych europejskich strategii: Strategii Unii Europejskiej na rzecz młodzieży na lata 2019-2027 oraz Strategii Rady Europy na rzecz sektora młodzieży do roku 2030. Obie strategie, które opierają się na wcześniejszych inicjatywach i mają służyć różnym priorytetom i celom, podkreślają potrzeby i problemy młodych ludzi. Artykuł koncentruje się na tym, czy te polityki są wystarczająco skuteczne, aby wspierać młodych ludzi w osiąganiu ich praw. Biorąc pod uwagę obecne wyzwania, analiza pokazuje, co można zrobić i kto może pomóc w osiągnięciu spójnych ram, które można zintegrować z politykami krajowymi. Ponadto należy zauważyć znaczące reperkusje kryzysu COVID-19, który dotknął każdy sektor społeczeństwa, w tym sektor młodego pokolenia, zwłaszcza w obszarach: technologicznym, społecznym, obywatelskim, politycznym i osobistym. Z wielu powodów nadszedł czas, aby Unia Europejska podniosła świadomość na temat skutków pandemii, dokonała przeglądu priorytetów i skupiła się na pojawiających się nowych wyzwaniach w oparciu o wydarzenia z ostatnich miesięcy. Unia Europejska musi skoncentrować się na wdrażaniu podejścia oddolnego i partycypacyjnej wizji, jeśli chodzi o zaspokajanie potrzeb i problemów młodzieży oraz ich sytuacji w Europie. Dla zrównoważonego rozwoju UE kluczowe jest, aby młodzież otrzymywała długoterminowe rozwiązania i kompleksowe strategie, w których młodzi ludzie są głównym podmiotem polityk europejskich i aktywną częścią procesów decyzyjnych na wszystkich szczeblach.

Keywords

EN

European Union; youth; strategy; COVID-19; challenges

PL

Unia Europejska; młodzież; strategia; COVID-19; wyzwania

• Publisher: Instytut Nauk Społecznych i Bezpieczeństwa Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczo-Humanistycznego w Siedlcach
• Journal: De Securitate et Defensione. O Bezpieczeństwie i Obronności
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 1(8)
• Pages: 165-178

Dates

published

2022-07-31

Contributors

author

Țuțuianu Ruxandra-Andreea

• Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration, Managing Authority of Romania-Serbia

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Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.34739/dsd.2022.01.11