Case: In a certain provincial city, the youth council of the city convinced the mayor to submit a legislative initiative to establish youth councils for districts and neighborhoods in order to increase youth involvement in local affairs and civil society. It was argued that such youth councils would also help the functioning of the youth council of the city. Questions: Can the city council adopt a resolution to establish youth councils for districts and neighborhoods?  If not, how can the youth ...

Case: In a city with county rights, the youth council of the city set a goal of preparing a scholarship program for the best students of secondary schools. To achieve this, after examining the needs of young people and the financing possibilities of the initiative by the county, based on art. 5b para. 6 of the Act on Local Self-Government, they submitted a proposal to the city's president to initiate a resolution on the establishment of a scholarship fund. Unfortunately, the president informed t ...

Case: In county X, there are three active youth councils in the municipalities. After many meetings and discussions of plans, the members of these councils came to the conclusion that they could work more effectively together in many matters. A proposal arose to merge the three youth councils into one - a youth council for the entire county and to deal with youth-related matters throughout the county. Questions: Can a youth council be created by merging other councils?  What are the ways to "for ...

Case: Alojzy (name changed) was a candidate for a youth council member in Poland. In October 2022, he submitted his application form and met all the formal requirements that allowed him to take up the position of a youth council member. Unfortunately, despite his efforts, he did not receive the mandate in the recruitment process conducted by the provincial council - in November 2022, he received information about not being qualified, first by the competition committee team, and then by the counc ...