Resolution on Youth Autonomy and Inclusion
Ensuring that social rights of all people are fully realised is not a political choice but a constitutional task of European states. The welfare system that lies at the heart of the European social model should protect and promote the economic and social wellbeing of its citizens, based on the principles of equality of opportunity and public responsibility for those who are denied an adequate standard of living – ensuring no one is left behind or left out at any stage in their life. Read our resolution on Youth Autonomy and Inclusion.
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