'The situation of young people in the European Union', a companion to the newly released EU Youth Report 2024, offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of the main challenges and trends shaping the lives of young people across the EU. Covering a wide range of topics, including employment, social inclusion, political engagement, mobility, digitalisation, and...

Following up on the achievements of the Year of Youth, the report analyses youth mainstreaming practices in 33 European countries, with a focus on youth regulatory impact assessment (RIA) instruments in four EU Member States: Belgium (the Flemish Community), Germany, France and Austria. In the absence of a common term used to designate such instruments...

The COVID-19 pandemic has represented a serious threat to mental health, in particular among young people. The shift from face-to-face to online learning, the restrictions to leisure and sport activities and the partial or complete interruption of social participation have heavily disrupted interpersonal relations. Coupled with longer time spent online and on social media, many...