EU Youth Policies and Their Implementation in Romania

The present paper work aims to describe the relatively recent policies adopted in the European Union, the Youth Policies, from 2001 until now. Although they have not a particular relevance in the EU’s budget nor are they part of Hoffman’s high politics, their importance has grown with each new youth policy adopted. This paper represents a brief review of the most relevant of these policies, the influence they had on the development of Member States and also the way in which they are implemented in Romania.