YOUTH POLICY IN AUSTRIA

Background information on Austrian youth policy 

Priority themes of the EU White Paper

• Better understanding of Youth (provided in 2009)
• Participation (provided in 2011)
• Voluntary activities (provided in 2011)
• Information (provided in 2009)

Transversal youth policy themes

• Employment of young people
• Social inclusion/Equal opportunities of young people
• Living conditions and lifestyles of young people
• Attitudes of young people

Results of seminars and studies organised by the COM - CoE youth-partnership

• Country report on Youth work in Austria (results of the study on socio-economic scope of Youth Work)

National report on volunteering used for the "Study on volunteering in Europe"

European Knowledge Centre for Youth Policy Correspondent in Austria : Manfred Zentner