In Prague, young people from all over Europe discuss the future
Prague, 12th of April 2022 From Monday 11th to Wednesday 13th of April, the EU Youth Conference will take place in Prague, which is an opportunity for young people to discuss the current challenges associated with the idea of a sustainable and inclusive Europe. They have the opportunity to discuss with representatives of national and European institutions and others hillside
psobcch in the area of mldee. On behalf of the Czech Republic, the conference was opened by Minister of Education, Youth and Culture Vladimr Bala, the European Commission was represented by Themis Christophidou, Editor-in-Chief for Education, Youth, Sports and Culture of the European Commission.
The topics of the conference were chosen according to the EU strategy, youth, inclusive society and sustainable green Europe. The participants shared examples of good practice, experience from the national and European level and discussed the possibilities of applying these principles. The meeting was held in the context of the European Year of Youth 2022, which was announced at the end of the year by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
Relegating the summer year to the European Year of the Younger is the right step. Under the influence of the pandemic, the last two years have been particularly difficult for young people. Now it is necessary to look at the possibilities that young people can offer, for example, ecological and digital transformation, or creating difficulties, how to be active throughout society and get involved, for example, in the creation of EU policies, the Minister of Education, Youth and Culture said at the start of the conference Vladimir Bala and continued: The young generation is interconnected like never before. Young people propose innovative solutions, support social progress and inspire political change. They are the initiators of change, mobilize to promote the goals of sustainable development to improve the lives of people and the health of the planet, added the minister Bale and pointed to historical cases when young people are a positive engine of societal changes.
The EU dialogue with mlde is a platform for communication between young people and decision-makers. It is important to find out and have the opportunity to take into account the views, views and needs of young people and youth organizations when defining the EU youth policy. It supports the very applicable current EU Youth Strategy for the period 2019-2027, which aims to connect, engage and strengthen the key areas of the region, and supports cooperation between EU countries in all issues related to young people.
editor of the European Commission for the field of youth, long-term and Erasmus+ in the European Commission Sophia Eriksson Waterschoot added on the discussion panel:
I thank the Czech Presidency for organizing this conference, and so I want to thank the trio, the concrete cooperation between the Czech, Czech and French Presidency, for a remarkable topic, especially the topic of inclusion. We have seen and continue to see how the pandemic has had disastrous effects on everyone parties, especially for young people, who had very poor conditions for schooling, but also when walking from bicycles to the labor market, there were many mental problems. I am therefore glad that so many young people want to be actively involved in social issues, and I thank you for that.”
The dialogue with young people took place in eighty-eight cycles, with each cycle focusing on a different topic, which in cooperation with the national youth councils is selected by the TRIA presidency. The aim of the current 9th cycle is to prepare, start and evaluate national consultations with young people on the European youth goals, namely on an inclusive society and a sustainable green Europe, including a proposal on how to start informed procedures and how to improve the situation of young people in the mentioned areas. First, young people are the main creators of change and are indispensable for building a democratic society.