European Youth Event
The European Youth Event ( EYE ) is an event of the European Parliament , which was also launched in 2014. The event aims to encourage young Europeans to actively participate.
The EYE takes place every two years in the European Parliament based in Strasbourg with several thousand young people between the ages of 16 and 30 and invites them to take part in discussions on current issues with decision-makers and speakers with a wide range of professional experience.
So far, the EYE has taken place three times, in 2014, 2016 and 2018. The events served as the basis for some speeches in Parliament in the following months. The last event took place on June 1st and 2nd, 2018.
The aim of the EYE
The aim of the event is to create a special opportunity for young Europeans to discuss the future of the EU and current issues. The EYE also gives EU politicians access to fresh and unconventional ideas from the younger generation.
EYE reports
In order to collect ideas and suggestions and to highlight good ones, a team of young journalists, coordinated by the European Youth Press and with political reports from the European Youth Forum , wrote reports on the EYE events. These reports will be passed on to MEPs and will serve as inspiration for future legislation.
European Youth Hearings
In the months following the event, participants will present the most concrete ideas summarized in the reports to selected Members of the European Parliament in Brussels . During the presentation, MPs can talk to former participants and give them feedback on which ideas they support, want to implement or reject, and why.
Previous events
EYE 2014: Ideas for a better Europe
At the European Youth Event 2014 (# EYE2014) from May 9th to 11th, 5,000 young people between 16 and 30 years of age exchanged with 400 speakers and numerous supporting partners and youth organizations. Youth-related issues were discussed intensively on the premises of the Parliament in Strasbourg.
The five main themes at EYE 2014 were youth unemployment , digital revolution , sustainability , European values and the future of the European Union.
EYE 2016: Together we can make a difference
The second EYE (# EYE2016), held on May 20th and 21st, provided an opportunity to share views on the continent's most critical issues, participate in policy debates and take part in workshops with decision-makers.
This time there were 7,500 young people from all over Europe who exchanged views on a wide range of topics from space travel to climate change and migration to democracy.
The main themes in 2016 were: War and Peace: Perspectives for a Peaceful Planet; Apathy or Participation: Agenda for a Living Democracy; Exclusion or access: firm action against youth unemployment; Stagnation or innovation: the working world of the future; Failure or Success: New Paths for a Sustainable Europe.
EYE 2018: I hope that the plan will succeed and that the spark will jump
The 3rd EYE (# EYE2018) took place on June 1st and 2nd and over 8,000 participants were expected.
The activities took place under five main themes: Young and old: mastering the digital revolution; Rich and poor: Demand the fair share; Alone and together: making a united Europe stronger; Safe and dangerous: surviving stormy times; Local and global: protecting our planet.
Young people from all over Europe were able to participate online in advance by sharing their ideas about the future of Europe on the European Youth Ideas website .
Individual evidence
- ↑ # EYE2016: Parliament to open its doors to 7,500 young Europeans . Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ EYE: what is it? . Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ EYE 2016: Parliament's successful youth event returns with a second edition . Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ "What is EYE?" .
- ↑ Making a difference: young people reveal their 50 ideas for a better Europe . Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ European Youth Media Days 2014: Voice of Youth, young journalists reporting on the European Youth Event . Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ Europe's youth ready to make their voices heard! . Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ EYE2016 Follow-up: European Youth Hearings . Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ Young people voice their opinions on Europe's future . Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ eyIF: The leading foundation for Youth innovation in Europe . Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ European Youth Event: "Together we can make a change" . Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ EYE2016: Shaping Europe . Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ EYE2018: Last events: EYE2016 . Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ European Youth Event . Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ↑ EYE2018: program. Retrieved February 5, 2018 .
- ↑ EYE2018: Europe needs your ideas! Retrieved February 5, 2018 .
