Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with youth organizations and University Students, at the Library of the University of Cyprus

Young European Council 2017.Labour market Affairs Council - negociation sessions.

Jose Manuel BARROSO, EC President, Martin SCHULZ, EP President

Nobel Peace Prize 2012 - Meeting with the young laureates

EC President receives a T-shirt as gift from the Young European Federalists of  France

Meeting of the Youth Intergroup presided by MEP Damien Abad in Strasbourg

EP President meets Young People Born in 1989

European Youth Media Days: Live from the EP, Youth Reporting.

Generation Europe 2002 Youth Summit

President of the EP, Enrique BARON CRESPO, meets with winners of the competition ' The young meet Europe ' at the EP in Strasbourg

Since Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the European Union has continued to stand by Ukrainian people, welcoming refugees, providing defence equipment and financial aid. The war has had devastating effects across Ukrainian society and for many young Ukrainians, it has severely disrupted their education. 

With the support of EU funding, Kamil, an IT professor in Czechia, has been setting up the Digital University platform to allow Ukrainian students to continue learning online.

And Olena has continued her education in the EU as an Erasmus+ student and a young European ambassador in Gdańsk, Poland.

Ensuring education for Ukrainians in times of war: Meet Kamil and Olena

Since Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the European Union has continued to stand by Ukrainian people, welcoming refugees, providing defence equipment and financial aid. The war has had devastating effects across Ukrainian society and for many young Ukrainians, it has severely disrupted their education. 
 
With the support of EU funding, Kamil, an IT professor in Czechia, has been setting up the Digital University platform to allow Ukrainian students to continue learning online.
And Olena has continued her education in the EU as an Erasmus+ student and a young European ambassador in Gdańsk, Poland.

Ensuring education for Ukrainians in times of war: Meet Kamil and Olena - 9:16

The European Parliament is encouraging people from across the EU to get involved in the democratic process.

Together.eu is a community powered by the European Parliament where you can meet - online and offline - people who care about democracy and make your voice heard on European issues.

Like Mireya in Madrid and Cille in Denmark, together.eu volunteers from across the EU meet, debate, exchange ideas and organise events to highlight what EU institutions do for citizens and why democratic participation is vital.

Meet your community and join them on together.eu.

Get involved in strengthening EU democracy! Meet Mireya and Cille

What’s better than a chat about democracy? A chat about democracy with a free coffee!
Meet Cille, a together.eu volunteer who set up a coffee truck in Copenhagen to encourage democratic participation in the EU. 
Together with her team, she organises EU-related events throughout the year to get people talking about what the EU can do for them and how EU institutions play a role in everyone’s life. 
Together.eu is a community of people who care about the EU and its future. By supporting the together.eu community, the European Parliament is encouraging people from across the EU to get involved in the democratic process.

Boosting democratic participation with Cille, a together.eu volunteer 9:16

Reaching gender equality, protecting victims of gender-based violence and fighting for a fairer society… Across the EU, organisations are working to defend and promote women’s rights.
     
Stella at Women on Top, in Athens, proposes workshops for female entrepreneurs to feel empowered at work and in life. She and her team ensure women are properly skilled, independent and confident.
 
Linda at MARTA Centre, in Riga, is working towards the eradication of gender-based violence and human trafficking. They offer psychological and legal consultations for victims.
    
The European Parliament is acting to defend women’s rights, from ending unequal pay to eliminating gender-based discrimination. EU funds, like Erasmus+, the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and European Women on Boards support projects that empower women across the EU.

Advancing women’s rights in the EU: meet Stella and Linda - 9:16

Advancing women’s rights in the EU: meet Stella and Linda

MEPs welcomed the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin. The Russian president stands accused of war crimes over the alleged deportation of Ukrainian children.  

Parliament has repeated its call to establish a special tribunal to hold Russian leaders accountable for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.

Parliament welcomes ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

To conclude her visit to Cyprus, Roberta METSOLA, EP President accompanied by Annita DEMETRIOU, President of the House of Representatives of Cyprus, participate to a public event with Youth Organisations and University Students. The debate is named "A look into the future - a discussion on Youth, Cyprus and Europe" and is hosted at the Library of the University of Cyprus.

I get safer food and products. I get cleaner air and water. I get the ability to live and work wherever I want. I get to call home at domestic prices no matter where I am in the EU. I get to pay using one currency in 19 different countries. These are just some of the things I get from the EU.

What do I get from the EU?

The Conference on the Future of Europe wound-up with a special event on Europe Day 2022 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The Conference co-chairs delivered a final report to the presidents of the three main European institutions. It contains 49 proposals, with more than 300 measures on improving the European Union. A groundbreaking exercise in participatory democracy, the Conference brought together citizens of different ages, backgrounds and origins to discuss ideas at events across the EU and in the European Parliament.

Conference hands over final report at Strasbourg event

How is the war in Ukraine impacting the EU? What more can the EU do to help Ukraine defend itself and end Russian aggression? Parliament will debate these issues. Other items on the plenary agenda include harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence, proposals to change how MEPs are elected and new rules for a common charger for phones and electronic devices. All that and more coming up in Strasbourg.

Coming up in Strasbourg: Ukraine, AI and a common phone charger

After a year of grassroots events, ideas submitted on the multilingual digital platform, discussions and debates, proposals from the Conference on the Future of Europe will be presented to EU institutions. Citizens have been at the heart of the process and the conclusions represent their vision for the EU of tomorrow. The institutions have promised to follow up on the Conference – turning the proposals into concrete policy. The final event will be held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Europe Day, 9 May, exactly a year after the Conference was launched.

9 May: The Conference's conclusions are coming!

European citizens have voted for 48 recommendations to help shape the EU of tomorrow. Some 200 participants were in Dublin for the third and final session of the European Citizens’ Panel on a stronger economy, social justice & jobs, education, culture & sport and digital transformation. Representatives will take the recommendations forward to the plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Economy, jobs, digitalisation, youth: Citizens make recommendations in Dublin

2022 is the European Year of Youth. Europe has long recognised that investing in young people is, by definition, investing in the future. Over the years, the European Parliament has been a vocal supporter of policy, programmes and projects which help young Europeans. Let’s take a look back at how European youth policy has grown stronger over the years.

Timeline: Europe and young people

At the final plenary sitting of 2021, Parliament will award Alexei Navalny the 2021 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. MEPs will discuss how big online platforms should be more tightly regulated and vote on making 2022 the European Year of Youth. All that and more coming up in Strasbourg.

Coming up in Strasbourg: Sakharov Prize, ​internet giants and youth

The Conference on the Future of Europe has brought citizens from all across the EU together with one goal: debating ideas for the EU of tomorrow. Meet Ania, Joshua and Paloma who are part of the Citizens' Panel on the economy, social justice, youth and the digital transformation.

Ania, Joshua and Paloma: debating the economy, social justice and digitalisation

This weekend, citizens, institutions, parliaments, governments and civil society met to discuss the future of Europe. Citizens and European Youth Event representatives brought their proposals on topics like climate, the economy, EU values and international relations.

Citizens, institutions and civil society meet to plan the EU’s future

The first European citizens’ panel has been held in Strasbourg! For three days, 200 Europeans gathered for a historic exercise in participatory democracy. They discussed the economy and how to make it fairer and more resilient to crises, but also issues like the digital transformation and youth unemployment.

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