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5. Participation

5.10 Current debates and reforms

Last update: 15 April 2026

Forthcoming policy developments

Young people from 16 years old are invited to participate to European elections as from 2024. The vote is not mandatory. 

No legal framework for youth councils at local level

Youth parliaments are not mandatory and are not legally standardized. Each municipality is therefore free to organize them according to its own arrangements.

Articulation of Youth policies at local and Community levels

See section 1.9 Current debates and reforms.