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The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is this year exceptionally rewarding two sets of winners. Its Civil Society Prize will go both to projects trying to create a better future for young people, and to schemes lending support to Ukrainians affected by Russia's brutal invasion of their country

European organised civil society and citizens have shown unprecedented solidarity with Ukrainian refugees, throwing open their homes, helping these refugees enter the labour market and quickly integrating Ukrainian children into European schools. The EU should now learn from this success story to help all refugees and migrants, the 2022 Forum said.

Gymnasieelever fra hele Europa overrakte otte konkrete forslag til Kommissionens næstformand med ansvar for værdier og gennemsigtighed, Věra Jourová, i forbindelse med det virtuelle ungdomsarrangement Dit Europa, din mening! (YEYS2022) med titlen: The truth about lies. Youth challenging disinformation. Arrangementet blev afholdt af Det Europæiske Økonomiske og Sociale Udvalg (EØSU) den 31. marts og 1. april 2022.

Students from 33 different countries will travel to Brussels in March 2020 to take part in a European Youth Summit on Climate. The event is organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), and will follow the model of a United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP).