ABSTRACT
To say that there is a coherent thought-through policy towards young people emanating from the Commission of the European Communities is too ambitious a statement. The process is one of change; one of evolution. It was only at the beginning of 1989 that an integrated approach to youth questions started to emerge. That is not to say that issues have failed to be addressed, nor that sections of the administration and individuals in Brussels have ignored the needs of young people in a policy programme. However, what has remained unclear is the strategy; its limits and its targets.
