Youth Policy in Hungary

In 2009, the Parliament adopted the National Youth Strategy 2009-2024 with the parliament Decision No. 88/2009. The completion of the strategy received strong support from the government, and it was also built on a wide consensus between NGOs, experts and political parties. The Strategy as a core document determines the main directions of improvement through the implementation of specific action plans that take into account the continuous revision of the conditions. The strategy's structure is introduced in sub-chapter 1.3 National Youth Strategy.

In Hungary, youth policy belongs to the Ministry of Culture and Innovation (Kulturális és Innovációs Minisztérium). In the ministry, the Deputy State Secretariat for Young People, under the State Secretary Responsible for Families, coordinates the Department of Young People and the Department of Talents, (For more information see sub-chapter 1.4 Youth Policy decision-making.)

The two most important umbrella youth organizations of Hungary are the National Youth Council (Nemzeti Ifjúsági Tanács), founded in 2012 acting as an institution for supporting young people and representing youth organizations of Hungary, as well as the Hungarian Youth Conference (established in 1999) – a forum of Hungarian youth and their organizations in Hungary and the neighbouring countries.