Tag: youth

Are you part of initiatives to make the world a better place? Do you want to show how they are improving the world?  Take a picture of your activity and join the #2030IsNow Photo Challenge on Instagram! You could win an Interrail pass. This campaign, launched few days ago by the department for International Cooperation […]

A Eurobarometer published last March surveyed the approach of young people toward the EU. More specifically, 10.786 young people were contacted by phone and were asked about what EU priorities should be and about their own civic and political participation. The main EU priorities The interviewed young people were asked to indicate the main EU […]

Are you an individual or an organization fighting for gender equality in the EU? Do you carry out an innovative and unique initiative rising awareness about gender equality? This is maybe the opportunity you were waiting for. Till September 6th, indeed, application process for the 2019 EESC Civil Society Prize is opened. What EESC is? EESC, […]

Are you interested in technology and in the pioneering Japanese one? Here it is “Vulcanus in Japan”, the opportunity you were waiting for: spend a period in Japan, working in a company and learning more about the technological development and the culture of the land of the rising sun. What Vulcanus in Japan is? Vulcanus […]

Are you an NGO? Ecorys is trying to understand how NGOs and networks are supporting youth participation in the EU. Help them! More diverse ways to participate If young people are continuing to be actively interested in politics and social issues, they are expressing this interest in more diverse ways than in the past. This […]

The struggle against Climate Change is one of the priorities for the European Union. Indeed, for the European Environment Agency the EU is the third biggest greenhouse gases emitter in the world, after China and the US. According to several evidences, greenhouse plays a big role in climate change. Furthermore, as shown in the picture […]

Erasmus+ funding will triple in next years. But the biggest news is a major attention to lifelong learning and vocational activities.  The European Parliament wants to triple the Erasmus+ funding in the next budget 2021-27: this is what has appeared few days ago on the official channels of the EP. This measure not only will […]

Application for Shuman traineeships at the European Parliament are still opened. Their aim? Contributing to the European education and vocational training of European citizens, providing an insight into the work of the European Parliament. It can be an enriching experience, giving the possibility to know a new work environment, in the core offices of our […]

11 European Youth Goals, chosen by young people, identifying cross-sectoral areas that affect young people’s lives and point out challenges. During the 6th cycle if the EU Youth Dialogue – Youth in Europe: What’s next? which was in 2017/2018 – young people were called to gather their voices and contribute to create the EU Youth Strategy […]

“Our Ocean Youth Leadership Summit” reaches its fourth edition. The conference will take place in Oslo on 23-24 October 2019 and will involve young stakeholders, problem solvers and sustainability champions below 35 years old. A key challenge: preserving the ocean The summit will be part of the “Our Ocean” Conference (more info, here), whose mission […]