Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION

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on the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027

(2025/2115(INI))

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in particular Articles 9, 165(4), 166(4) and 214(5) thereof,

Changed– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,Union (the Charter), in particular Articles 14, 15, 21, 24 and 32 thereof,

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– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,

– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ratified by the EU in 2010,

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/888 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 establishing the European Solidarity Corps Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) 2018/1475 and (EU) No 375/2014,

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/817 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 establishing Erasmus+: the Union Programme for education and training, youth and sport and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 (Erasmus+),

Added– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013,

Added– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act),

– having regard to the Commission proposal of 16 July 2025 for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/817 and (EU) 2021/888 (COM(2025)0549),

Changed– having regard to the Council recommendation of 520 AprilDecember 20222012 on the mobilityvalidation of young volunteers acrossnon-formal theand Europeaninformal Union,learning,

– having regard to the Council recommendation of 30 October 2020 on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee,

– having regard to Decision (EU) 2021/2316 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2021 on a European Year of Youth (2022),

– having regard to Decision (EU) 2023/936 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 on a European Year of Skills,

Removed– having regard to its resolution of 31 May 2018 on the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy,

Removed– having regard to its resolution of 10 February 2021 on the impact of COVID-19 on youth and on sport,

– having regard to its resolution of 21 November 2023 on the implementation of the European Solidarity Corps programme 2021-2027,

– having regard to its resolution of 16 January 2024 on the implementation of the Erasmus+ programme 2021-2027,

Removed– having regard to its resolution of 6 April 2022 on the implementation of citizenship education actions,

Removed– having regard to its resolution of 19 May 2022 on establishing the European Education Area by 2025 – micro-credentials, individual learning accounts and learning for a sustainable environment,

Removed– having regard to its resolution of 23 June 2022 on the implementation of inclusion measures within Erasmus+ 2014-2020,

– having regard to its resolution of 13 September 2022 on the impact of COVID-19 closures of educational, cultural, youth and sports activities on children and young people in the EU,

– having regard to its resolution of 24 November 2022 on the European Year of Youth 2022 legacy,

Changed– having regard to the resolution of the Council and the representatives of the governmentsConclusions of the Member States20 meetingMay within2014 theon Councilpromoting onyouth theentrepreneurship EUto Youthfoster Strategyinclusion Workof Planyoung 2025-2027,people,

– having regard to the resolution of the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on a framework for European cooperation in the youth field: The European Union Youth Strategy 2019-2027,

– having regard to the resolution of the Council and of the representatives of the Member States meeting within the Council establishing guidelines on the governance of the EU Youth Dialogue – European Union Youth Strategy 2019-2027,

Removed– having regard to the resolution of the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on the revision of the EU Youth Strategy Work Plan 2022-2024,

– having regard to the Council conclusions of 23 November 2023 on the contribution of education and training to strengthening common European values and democratic citizenship,

– having regard to the Commission communication of 11 April 2024 on the Interim evaluation of the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027 (COM(2024)0162),

Removed– having regard to the Commission communication of 7 June 2023 on a comprehensive approach to mental health (COM(2023)0298),

Added– having regard to the report of September 2024 by Mario Draghi entitled ‘The future of European competitiveness’, which sets out strategic recommendations for strengthening productivity, innovation, skills and long-term economic resilience in the EU,

Added– having regard to the report of April 2024 by Enrico Letta entitled ‘Much more than a market’, commissioned by the European Council, which highlights the need for renewed competitiveness, economic resilience, quality employment and social inclusion across the EU,

Added– having regard to the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 entitled ‘The Union of Skills’ (COM(2025)0090), which seeks to boost skills development, improve skills intelligence and support better skills matching to enhance competitiveness and youth employability,

Added– having regard to the Commission communication of 5 March 2026 entitled ‘Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness’ (COM(2026)0110),

– having regard to the Commission communication of 30 September 2020 entitled ‘Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 – Resetting education and training for the digital age’ (COM(2020)0624),

Removed– having regard to the Commission implementation guidelines for the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps Inclusion and Diversity Strategy, published on 29 April 2021,

Added– having regard to the conclusions of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 30 November 2023 on a comprehensive approach to the mental health of young people in the European Union,

Added– having regard to its resolution of 12 December 2023 on mental health,

Added– having regard to the diversity and inclusion strategy 2030,

Added– having regard to the Commission implementation guidelines entitled ‘Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps Inclusion and Diversity Strategy’, published on 29 April 2021,

– having regard to the Commission report of 24 March 2025 on the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy (2022-2024) (COM(2025)0117),

Removed– having regard to the Commission staff working document of 24 March 2025 entitled ‘Situation of young people in the European Union’ (SWD(2025)0072),

Added– having regard to the European implementation assessment entitled ‘The implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee – Trends in EU Member States, impact, EU funding and governance’, published by its Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services in December 2025,

Removed– having regard to the Commission staff working document of 24 March 2025 on the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy (2022-2024) (SWD(2025)0073),

– having regard to the European implementation assessment entitled ‘EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027: Taking stock and the way forward’, published by its Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services in January 2026,

Removed– having regard to the Commission communication of 10 January 2024 on the European Year of Youth 2022 (COM(2024)0001),

– having regard to the Commission communication of 4 March 2021 entitled ‘The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan’ (COM(2021)0102),

– having regard to the Commission communication of 24 March 2021 entitled ‘EU strategy on the rights of the child’ (COM(2021)0142),

Removed– having regard to the Commission communication of 12 November 2020 entitled ‘Union of Equality: LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025’ (COM(2020)0698),

– having regard to the Commission communication of 20 January 2026 entitled ‘Union of Equality: Anti-Racism Strategy 2026-2030’ (COM(2026)0012),

Removed– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 21 September 2022 on the EU Youth Test,

– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 September 2024 entitled ‘Promoting European intergenerational solidarity – towards an EU horizontal approach’,

Removed– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 September 2025 on evaluating the impact of public policies in the medium and long term through the intergenerational budgeting,

Added– having regard to its Committee on Culture and Education’s #Engaged4YOUth strategy,

Removed– having regard to the report on the final outcome of the Conference on the Future of Europe, published in May 2022,

Removed– having regard to the Committee on Culture and Education’s #Engaged4YOUth strategy,

Removed– having regard to the European implementation assessment entitled ‘The implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee – Trends in EU Member States, impact, EU funding and governance’, published by its Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services in December 2025,