This document summarizes the 2012 EU Youth Report. It discusses the EU Youth Strategy for 2010-2018, which consists of three-year work cycles to evaluate progress and set new priorities. The 2012 report focuses on addressing challenges young people face from the economic crisis, such as unemployment and social inclusion, as well as increasing youth participation. It highlights the value of the EU Youth Strategy and its role in achieving the goals of the Europe 2020 agenda. The report includes two staff working documents, one outlining results from the first three-year cycle and the other examining the situation of young people in the EU using various indicators.

1. EU YOUTH REPORT
2012
Chiara Gariazzo
Director of Youth and Sport
DG Education & Culture, European Commission
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2. EU YOUTH STRATEGY (2010-2018)
• Consists of three work-cycles of three years
• EU Youth Report adopted at the end of each work
cycle (joint Commission – Council Report)
• Evaluates progress made in last three years and
proposes priorities for the next cycle
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3. NEW PRIORITIES
More focus on challenges facing young
people as a result of the crisis:
•Employment and entrepreneurship
•Social inclusion, health and well-being
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4. THE EU YOUTH REPORT 2012
• The EU Youth Strategy has demonstrated its added value
and served as a vehicle to strengthen cross-sectoral
cooperation
• Social inclusion and health & well-being will be priorities for
the coming three years, placing the EU Youth Strategy at
the centre of Europe 2020
• Youth in Action and its successor will contribute to
achieving the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy
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5. THE 2012 EU YOUTH REPORT
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6. STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT (1):
RESULTS OF THE FIRST CYCLE OF THE
EU YOUTH STRATEGY
• Covers all 8 'fields of action' + Structured Dialogue
• Each chapter has 3 sections: EU initiatives, national
initiatives, youth initiatives (input from YFJ)
• Overview of MS responses to all questions asked in
the questionnaire
• Examples of good practice from all MS included
• 27 MS + Croatia, Montenegro, Norway, Switzerland
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7. STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT (2):
STATUS ON THE SITUATION OF YOUNG
PEOPLE IN THE EU
• Drafted by the EAC Executive Agency
• Chapters on demography and 8 'fields of action'
• Dashboard of EU Youth Indicators
• Mostly Eurostat sources, but also EKCYP,
Eurobarometer
• Data covers EU27 + Candidate Countries + EFTA
Countries
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8. At-risk-of-poverty rate, by country and by age, 2010
Aged under 18 Total population
Severe material deprivation rate, by country and by age, 2010
Aged under 18 Aged 18 to 24 Total population
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9. NATIONAL YOUTH REPORTS ONLINE
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/policy/national_reports_2012.htm
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10. Thank you for your attention
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