European Youth Event: participants present ideas to Parliament's committees

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2016-10-11

Last May 7,500 young people from across the EU came to the Parliament in Strasbourg for the biennial European Youth Event (EYE). Following two days of discussion on issues ranging from migration to youth unemployment and climate change, 50 of the most interesting ideas from EYE2016 were handed over to MEPs in September. Now EYE participants will present those ideas to Parliament’s committees.

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A participant takes the floor in the parliamentary chamber during the EYE event

As a follow-up to EYE2016 last May, the European Youth Hearings at the Parliament aim to engage young Europeans and give them a role in shaping the EU’s political agenda.

A report with some of the most concrete ideas was handed over to all 751 MEPs in September. Now those ideas will be presented to a number of Parliament’s committees in hearings which kick off on 11 October.

Source: European Parliament

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