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Baltic Youth Strategy

Damian Ciachorowski, ERB Youth Board

About strategy How to read it Fields of action Goals What, if not? Youth City Concept

About Strategy

The Youth Renaissance begins at the Baltic Sea.

How to read it?

Difficulty Money Priority

Fields of action

Mobility Development Identity

Health and well-being Participation in civil society Communication and information Education Activeness Living in the city

Goals

Conected with:

• Regional policies
• National policies
• Youth Goals of the Structured Dialog
• European Commission
• European Institutions
• New European Youth Strategy proposals

What, if not?

• Strong outflow of young educated people who do not return to their municipalities
• Youth unemployment
• Lack of development in the region
• Lack of recognition among the local community
• Still fasade and enigmatic youth policy in the region
• Mismatch at the level of values and goals of young people and adults
• Stagnation and reduced motivation of officials to make changes
• Glass ceiling in public institutions
• Unmatched offer for the needs of young people
• Lack of effective evaluation of municipalities' activities

Youth City Concept

WHERE: Gdańsk, Energa Stadium WHEN: Autumn 2019/Spring 2020 WHO:

• Cities and regions of the Baltic Sea
• Networks of the Nordic and Baltic Sea
• Universities
• Companies
• NGOs
• Others

WHAT WAY: building the concept of the city + creating the youth policy + exchange of innovations + positive image of ERB in Europe

Youth City Concept

WHAT FOR:

• to create the first ever Youth City in the EU
• show that cities want to change
• prove that cities can be sustainable, youth and modern
• let young people to decide and show their point of view
• show to business partners that we are the place for their investments

Thank you

Damian Ciachorowski damian.ciachorowski@euroregionbaltic.eu