The toolkit “quality standards for youth policy” is the result of significant work and investment by the members of the expert group on youth policy. Therefore, we would like to thank the expert group members (Anthony Burrowes – NYCI, Catalina Dumbravenu –CNTM, Valentin Dupouey – ESN, Alexandar Ivanov –NYF, Karko Kralj –MMH, Ville Majamaa – WOSM, Lotte Schipper – YEPP, Sebastian Vogt – DNK), as well as Ivana Davidovska from the POT (pool of trainers), for facilitating this process, and the European Youth Forum (Lucille Rieux and Luis Alvarado M