The EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 15 September 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee 19 June 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 14 July 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 11 August 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 15 September 2026
- ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- CULT — Culture and Education
- Rapporteur
- Sabrina REPP S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Hélder SOUSA SILVA PPETiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PfEMarco SQUARTA ECRHristo PETROV RenewBenedetta SCUDERI Verts/ALENikos PAPPAS The LeftZsuzsanna BORVENDÉG ESN
- For opinion
- SANT — Public Health · rapporteur Adam JARUBAS PPEEMPL — Employment and Social Affairs · rapporteur Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER PPE
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The versions differ only in formal points: the document changes from a committee report to a text adopted by Parliament, with its title, date, document number and procedure reference updated. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The new version broadens the strategy's scope to digital skills, media literacy, online protection and citizenship education, and adds calls on enforcing the Digital Services Act and the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. It expands youth mainstreaming and the youth check, asking for implementation in every directorate-general, a published methodology, a stronger EU Youth Coordinator mandate and a Parliament-wide approach. It adds measures on employment, housing, mental health, health, rural and remote youth, inclusion, traineeships, entrepreneurship and intergenerational fairness, and reworks the recitals accordingly. The other changes are formal: citations are added and the forwarding instruction is updated. see the changes →
Committee opinions: Opinion (EMPL),Draft opinion (EMPL)
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Plenary stage
- 15 September 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 477 Against 124 Abstained 66
Final vote — text as a whole at 14:05 · 72% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 20 ballots in voting order
Rejected2. Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 35 14:02 A10-0219/2026 – Sabrina Repp – After § 35 – Am 7Rejected3. Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 35RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Amendment 9 to paragraph 36RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 36 14:02 A10-0219/2026 – Sabrina Repp – After § 36 – Am 10Rejected6. Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 36RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded7. Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 36 14:03 A10-0219/2026 – Sabrina Repp – After § 36 – Am 12Rejected8. Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 40 14:03 A10-0219/2026 – Sabrina Repp – After § 40 – Am 13Rejected9. Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 40RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded10. Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 49 14:03 A10-0219/2026 – Sabrina Repp – After § 49 – Am 16Rejected11. Amendment 17 to paragraph 56RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded12. Amendment 1 to paragraph 57RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded13. Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 60RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded14. Amendment 2 to paragraph 62Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded15. Amendment 3 to paragraph 64RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded16. Amendment 18 to paragraph 64RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded17. Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 64RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded18. Amendment 4 to recital PRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded19. Amendment 5 to recital RRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded20. Final vote — text as a whole 14:05 A10-0219/2026 – Sabrina Repp – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)Adopted - 9 September 2026 19 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 11 August 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 14 July 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
CULT (Culture and Education) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 2 June 2026 EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 6 May 2026 Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 13 March 2026 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of CULT (Culture and Education) proposed changes to the draft.
- 2 February 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in CULT (Culture and Education). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 19 June 2025 Referred to the CULT (Culture and Education) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; SANT (Public Health), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) give an opinion.