4.1 reaffirm youth participation
as a cross-cutting priority of the Council of Europe, ensuring systematic
inclusion of the youth perspective in all intergovernmental, monitoring
and co-operation activities;
4.2 strengthen the co-management system by enhancing synergies
among the Joint Council on Youth, the Assembly and the Congress
of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, including
through regular exchanges and joint initiatives;
4.3 provide predictable, multi-annual funding for the Council
of Europe’s Youth for Democracy programme, the European Youth Foundation
and the European Youth Centres to secure long-term planning, accessibility
and inclusiveness;
4.4 continue its support for the Quality Label for Youth Centres
on the basis of the Marienthal Statement adopted during the Luxembourg
Presidency of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers;
4.5 support the integration of Council of Europe standards
on youth participation into national legislation and practice through
technical assistance, peer learning and training of civil servants;
4.6 enhance partnerships with other international and regional
organisations, including the European Union, the United Nations,
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),
to promote a coherent international agenda for the rights of young
people and democratic engagement;
4.7 encourage the collection of comparative data and research
on youth participation, disillusionment and trust in democracy,
to support evidence-based policy making;
4.8 make every effort in its work to reach out to young people
living in European societies who may not have access to the usual
institutional channels for participation;
4.9 promote the establishment of a third venue of the European
Youth Centre in the Black Sea region, within available resources,
as a concrete expression of solidarity and outreach to young people
in the wider region.
