European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Arif Shala, Executive Director at the Institute for Economic Development Studies Migration refers to change of residence, it is a more or less a […]On European immigration: Europe’s Missing Citizens
January 9, 2015 by 1 Comment
European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Arif Shala, Executive Director at the Institute for Economic Development Studies Migration refers to change of residence, it is a more or less a […]To all far-right partisans who exploit Charlie Hebdo atrocity: a peaceful reply given by a peaceful student
January 9, 2015 by 1 Comment
Written by Arif Shala, Executive Director at the Institute for Economic Development Studies Migration refers to change of residence, it is a more or less a permanent movement across space. People “emigrate” from one country and become “immigrants” in the new place of residence. With migration being a reality rather than a fiction, it is […]Young people are Europe’s biggest value and hope
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Ivan Burazin, Vice Chairman of European Democrat Students Never in history there have been as many young people in the world as right now. […]Recognizing, protecting and empowering youth rights in Europe and the world
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Giorgio Zecca, policy and advocacy coordinator at the European Youth Forum Youth in a global world Youth throughout the world have been actors, promoters […]European Youth Forum welcomes steps towards raising awareness of youth rights by EU ministers
December 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Brussels, 12th December 2014 // The European Youth Forum welcomes positive steps proposed today by the European Union’s 28 Youth Ministers, as they adopted a series of conclusions regarding promoting young people’s access to rights. The Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council met today in Brussels in order to discuss young people’s access to rights […]
European Youth Forum welcomes establishment of new Youth Intergroup in the European Parliament
December 12, 2014 by 1 Comment
Brussels, 11th December 2014 // The European Youth Forum welcomes the re-establishment, by the European Parliament, of an Intergroup on Youth Issues, helping to give young people the voice within Parliament that is desperately needed. Strong support was received for the re-establishment of this intergroup. Though not official Parliament committees, intergroups are formed by MEPs […]
Transition between education and employment: how the internship culture is threatening the foundations of our education
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Pierre-Julien Bosser-Lamy, Co-founder @ InternsGoPro At the end of our studies, many of us are confronted with difficulties in order to find a job. […]European Commissioner for Youth wants young people to be at heart of policy making
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Cluj Napoca, Romania, 21st November 2014 // Today the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Tibor Navracsics, addressed the General Assembly of the European Youth Forum and said that young people will be at centre of future policy making. The Commissioner, in his first public appearance in this role, laid out his priorities for […]
Varna (Bulgaria) awarded European Youth Capital 2017
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Cluj Napoca, Romania, 19th November 2014 // Varna, Bulgaria’s third–largest city, was today awarded the title of European Youth Capital 2017, by the European Youth Forum. An independent, high-level jury gave the award based on an application from Varna that focused on making the city a “social hub”, with “Innowave” the title of Varna’s year. The […]
European Youth Forum warns of a Peter Pan generation as a result of financial crisis and response to it
November 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Rome, 14th November 2014 // The policy responses to the economic crisis which began in 2008 have hit youth hardest, according to a new publication launched by the European Youth Forum today at a high-level event on youth employment in Rome. The publication “Youth in the Crisis: What Went Wrong?”, which examines in depth the […]
European Youth Forum and youngest MEPs call on President Juncker to keep his promise to Europe’s youth
November 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
As the new College of European Commissioners meets today, the European Youth Forum, along with two of the youngest MEPs in the European Parliament, including the youngest members from the S&D and Green Groups sent a public letter to President Juncker reminding him to keep his election promise to “address the plight of Europe’s youth […]
On Youth Education: “Just a normal day in the life of a medical student”
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Rachel Bruls, medical student at the University of Amsterdam and Regional Assistant for Medical Education in Europe for the IFMSA And there I found myself […]European Youth Forum on Summit on Jobs and Growth
October 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Date: 8th October 2014 The European Youth Forum regrets the lack of clarity and confusion regarding the heads of states Summit on Jobs and Growth taking place today in Milan. We are deeply disappointed not to see youth employment as the main focus of this summit, as was originally planned. We do welcome the attention on […]
How can education empower youth to become tomorrow’s leaders
October 3, 2014 by 4 Comments
European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Tariq Jahan While being youths, we are at the center of absolute strength. We think big, hope for the best and envision a better […]Youth Forum welcomes positive ruling on non-EU student visas
September 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Brussels, 24th September 2014 // The European Youth Forum strongly welcomes the recent ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that Member States must allow non-EU nationals to stay for more than three months to study. The Youth Forum now calls on the Council to start negotiations on the Visa Directive for Conditions of […]
Youth not prioritised in new Commission
September 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Brussels, 11th September 2014 // The European Youth Forum, following the announcement yesterday of the new European Commission portfolios and Commissioners-designate, is deeply concerned that youth is not amongst the responsibilities of the new Vice Presidents. The Youth Forum urges the new Commission to give Europe’s young people the attention that they deserve. None of […]
On youth unemployment: unemployment is even bleaker for youth with disabilities
September 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Alan Borgars In the six years since what has been termed as the ‘Great Recession’ struck due to the recklessness and greed of major […]Youth unemployment: think out of the box
September 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Gary Grieve Securing a job can be difficult, never mind with the added pressure of gaining that one job of your dreams that relates […]Prevent future crises and empower youth – now!
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Leonie Martin & Angelika Schenk, JEF Europe The financial crisis has hit the young generation exceptionally hard: whilst an average of 10.2 percent of […]European Youth, quo vadis?
September 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Lidija Globokar I’m concerned. And I’m not talking about the high youth unemployment rates in Europe. I’m concerned about the future. What does all this […]Mobile young people create the European labour market of tomorrow
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European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. Written by Emanuel Alfranseder There are simply too many young people out of work, out of education and out of any kind of training (they call […]YO!FEST ENGAGES 8,000 YOUNG EUROPEANS IN FUTURE OF EU
June 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Brussels, 12th May 2014 // This weekend (9th-11th May), in Strasbourg, 8,000 young people came together to discuss ideas for a better Europe at the YO!Fest, part of the European Youth Event (EYE 2014). The two and a half-day event, which brought together young people from all over Europe, highlighted key issues that concern young […]
Ministers for Youth miss the opportunity to improve social inclusion of young people
June 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Brussels, 20 May 2014 // Today, the 28 Ministers for Youth met in the Council of the EU and adopted a Resolution that concludes the 18 months of structured dialogue with young people. For the first-time ever, they also adopted a European Union Work Plan for Youth for 2014-2015. However, the European Youth Forum is […]
YOUTH RIGHTS AT RISK FROM RISE OF EXTREME-RIGHT AND POPULISTS IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
June 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Following the European elections, the European Youth Forum condemns the rise of the extreme-right, as well as that of populist and anti-European parties, who oppose our core beliefs including democracy, respect and diversity. Although no new extreme right political group was established today, the new European Parliament composition reflects the rise of the far-right and […]
LEAGUE OF YOUNG VOTERS LAUNCHES TOOL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO COMPARE POLITICAL PARTIES AHEAD OF EU ELECTIONS
June 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
BRUSSELS, 14 May 2014 // The League of Young Voters has today launched an online tool, “who says what”, with which young people can find out what national and European political parties promise in their manifestos on the issues that concern young people. The tool, which covers all the main national and political parties, is […]
The “Colombo Declaration” adopted at the World Conference on Youth 2014
June 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This weekend (Saturday 10th May) delegates from all over the world adopted the “Colombo Declaration on Youth” at the closing of the World Conference on Youth 2014 in Sri Lanka. The declaration calls for an enhanced role for youth in policy formulation, including on development issues. The high-level conference brought together 1,500 participants, including ministers […]
Lack of investment and ambition means Youth Guarantee not reaching potential
June 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Brussels, 8th April 2014 // The European Youth Forum is today launching a new report “Youth organisations and the Youth Guarantee in Europe” at the European Commission’s high-level conference “Youth Guarantee: Making it happen”. The report finds that whilst the youth guarantee provides an unprecedented opportunity to address youth unemployment across Europe in a coordinated […]
Five cities short-listed to become the European Youth Capital 2017
June 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Brussels, 23rd April 2014 // Cascais (Portugal), Galway (Ireland), Newcastle (United Kingdom), Perugia (Italy) and Varna (Bulgaria) have been selected by an independent high-level jury to compete for the title of European Youth Capital (EYC) 2017. These five cities will now progress to the next round of competition to compete for the coveted title. During […]
Investing in working conditions and quality jobs
June 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday (28th April) the European Youth Forum spoke at a conference on working conditions organised by the European Commission to reflect on what has been achieved in terms of working conditions and on the way forward. The latest Eurobarometer report, published last week, shows that much more has to be done to improve working conditions […]
Historical success for the First ever European Presidential Debate
June 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Last night, the First ever European Presidential Debate reached a historical peak of traffic through Euronews’ network, “top trending” in six European countries. The live streaming generated tens of thousands of viewers on euronews.com and YouTube. Hosted by the City of Maastricht, Maastricht University, Connect Limburg and the European Youth Forum, the debate was broadcast […]
Quality Education on the table at the European Parliament
June 29, 2014 by 1 Comment
Yesterday, the European Youth Forum organised a roundtable discussion, on the theme, “Quality Education in Europe by 2019?”, hosted by the European Parliament Intergroup on Youth, in Brussels. The event was timely, with a new legislative period of European Parliament about to start. The European Youth Forum presented its recently adopted policy paper on quality […]
YOUTH WILL BE A KEY FOCUS IN THE NEXT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
June 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Brussels, 30th May 2014 // 85 newly elected MEPs signed up to the European Youth Forum’s LoveYouthFuture pledges, during their campaign, to ensure the next European Parliament is youth-friendly. Meanwhile, whilst official figures on voter turnout among young people are yet to be released, overall turnout remained stable at 43.1%, having fallen steadily between 1979 […]
Quality Internships: Towards a Toolkit for Employers
June 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
On Wednesday 4th June, the European Youth Forum held a meeting at the Microsoft Centre in Brussels to discuss a toolkit project for quality internships with representatives from six employers (Microsoft, Titan Cement, Abbvie, Adecco, EUK Consulting, EPACA). At a time when we mostly hear negative things about internships (exploitation, unpaid and unsafe experiences), it […]
