According to the COMECE Youth Platform, the European Commission’s Youth Advisory Board “should reflect core EU values such as solidarity and civic engagement, allowing for both continuity and adaptability in response to evolving youth needs”. In addition, the COMECE Platform calls on the Board to be more than “advisory”, as it “ought to serve as a bridge between EU institutions and grassroots youth movements, fostering intercultural and interfaith dialogue”. The Platform’s members “welcome the inclusion of this element in the Commission’s decision and look forward to contributing to the Board’s work in the coming years”. Finally, the Platform hopes that “the launch of the Board will set a new benchmark for youth involvement across Europe, especially in the context of the legacy of the European Year of Youth and the ‘youth check’ to be implemented in EU institutional policymaking”.