Forthcoming policy developments

On February 9, 2026, the Interservices Committee on Youth Policies (Comité interservices sur les politiques de jeunesse) met under the chairmanship of the Interministerial Delegate for Youth. On this occasion, representatives from more than twenty departments of different ministries and institutions gathered to share their practices and initiatives related to youth. 

One key focus of the meeting was the presentation of national youth laws and strategies from other european countries, with particular emphasis on the involvement of young people in the development, monitoring, and evaluation of these measures.

Ongoing debates

2025 French EU-Youth Dialogue

From 12 to 14 December 2025, the Provox Festival took place in Paris as part of the 11th cycle of the EU Youth Dialogue, under the theme “Connecting EU with Youth”. On this occasion, around one hundred young people aged 13 to 30 from metropolitan France and its overseas territories gathered to develop policy recommendations related to the European Youth Strategy.

This initiative is implemented through Provox, coordinated by the Committee for National and International Relations of Youth and Popular Education Associations (Comité pour les relations nationales et internationales des associations de jeunesse et d’éducation populaire – CNAJEP), which serves as the National Youth Council in France.

Thematic workshops focused on the following areas: cohesion and European identity; participation and citizenship; mobility and opportunities; evaluation and European policies; governance and transparency.

The proposals resulting from the festival are intended to be discussed at the European level, particularly within the framework of the European Youth Conference to be held in Cyprus in June 2026. This conference will bring together delegations of young people and representatives of the Member States to debate and adopt joint recommendations aimed at informing European youth policy.