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1. Existence of a national strategy to increase young people's political and civil society participation

2. Scope and contents

3. Responsible authority for the implementation of the strategy

4. Revisions/ Updates

Existence of a national strategy to increase young people's political and civil society participation

Promoting youth participation is an aim that is reflected in several documents, but this issue is not tackled in an individual strategy.

Previously, there was one official document which contained guidelines to increase young people's political and civil society participation, the National Youth Strategy 2009-2024 (NYS), but the it has expired in 2024, and there is no information on a new youth-related strategic policy document. Besides that, the EU Youth Strategy for the 2019 - 2027 years has a significant role in this field. The government follows this strategy and considers its goals in the decision-making process.

Scope and contents

The NYS expired in 2024 and has not been replaced. The Strategy adopted in 2009 had some objectives concerning youth participation, such as:

• strengthening the system of student interest representation,
• encouraging youth to participate in public affairs regarding all the issues related to them,
• developing and educating the skillset and attitude that is required for active participation,
• increasing the level of participation of youth organisations in decision-making processes and operational support of these.

Responsible authority for the implementation of the strategy

The authorities responsible for implementing the NYS were primarily the relevant ministers (usually those responsible for child and youth policy, education, social inclusion and employment).

There is no available information on evidence-based monitoring, assessment, or evaluation.

Revisions/Updates

Currently, there is no national strategy on youth participation or especially targeting youth.