Youth Policies in the Western Balkans and the EU

This paper examines and makes comparative analysis of the quality of youth policies and its development within the European People’s Party and its sister parties / KAS partner parties in the countries of the Western Balkans, Croatia and Slovenia.

The paper covers the state of youth policies in each of the 8 targeted countries, together with the main youth priorities of the European Peoples Party and the Youth of the European Peoples Party. A special focus is given to case studies of 8 EPP / KAS partners parties from the region emphasizing their priorities for young people and best-case examples for youth engagement and decision making.

The final part of the paper is dedicated toward recommendations and conclusions for improving the youth policies on three levels: national level, local level and political party level.