It was great to welcome our new chairwoman of the Steering Group and director of JINT vzw – the Flemish National Agency – Kaat Torfs, and the newly appointed chairman of the EGL Advisory Board – Claudius Siebel, who represents the German National Agency in the project.

National agencies from Belgium-Flanders, Germany, France, Ireland, Romania, and Portugal will be the Steering Group members in the current three-year cycle. On the European organizations’ side, we are pleased to have KEKS, DYPALL, ERYICA, and the European Youth Forum on board.

In a very active agenda and discussions, we dove into the work program for years 2025-2027, in light of our strategy focusing on EGL as a platform for European youth work and EGL as part of the European framework for youth work policy development.

Across a wide range of important topics, the joint work clustered around the following themes:

· Focus on national approaches to youth work and youth policy objectives, and a pool of good practices

· Preparation for the launch of the new Changemakers kit in fall 2025.

· Evaluation of the EGL event 2025

· Planning for the EGL event 2026 in Tromso, Norway, which will focus on youth participation and outreach to youth in a more inclusive, sustainable,e and creative way

Stay tuned for updates on the plan throughout the year. The next Steering Group meeting will take place online in fall 2025.

Het bericht EGL Steering Group meeting 2025 verscheen eerst op Europe Goes Local.