The article emphasizes that the implementation of youth policy depends on many factors, primarily on its implementation at all levels: international, regional and national. This article is devoted to the study of youth policy issues in line with the last two levels. It is based on the materials of the European Union and a number of countries in this region. Issues such as the creation and establishment of pan-European structures are considered. Moreover, this process is analyzed not only at the level of state bodies, but also at the level of non-governmental organizations, especially youth organizations. Special attention is paid to international cooperation in the field of youth policy. A significant part of the article is devoted to materials related to youth work in specific European countries. They summarize the experience in the field of education, employment and other main areas of life of the young generation, and highlight the features of this experience in order to use it by other States. The analysis showed that European countries have accumulated sufficient capacity to work with young people. The achievements of the European Union as a whole are also of interest, especially in the development of integration processes, the unification of organizational, legal and material resources.