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22/03/2019
Participants in YEYS 2019
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18/2019

Verplichte lessen over Europees beleid, zodat burgers met kennis van zaken naar de stembus trekken, behaalde de meeste stemmen tijdens de editie 2019 van “Jouw Europa, jouw mening” (YEYS), het jongerenevenement dat het Europees Economisch en Sociaal Comité (EESC) op 21 en 22 maart 2019 organiseerde. Dit initiatief zal samen met drie andere geselecteerde voorstellen over de vraag hoe nieuwe technologieën en sociale media de deelname aan de EU-verkiezingen kunnen vergroten, aan het Europees Parlement worden toegezonden.

03/04/2017
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18/2017

Better scrutiny and management of food waste, an internationally agreed European history curriculum to combat nationalism, and better knowledge of the EU via the creation of a European day for schools. These were the main recommendations made to policy-makers by the students who took part in Your Europe, Your Say! (YEYS) to overcome the challenges the EU is facing.

20/12/2016
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75/2016

33 schools from across Europe to come to Brussels to discuss the future of the EU. Today the EESC selected the schools which will be participating in this year's edition of Your Europe Your Say!, its flagship event for youth. In 2017, the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome will be the theme of the Committee’s annual "Your Europe, Your Say!" youth event, offering young people from around Europe the opportunity to share their ideas about the EU of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

15/07/2016
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51/2016

According to Eurostat figures, in May 2016 there were 4,197 million unemployed young people (18.6%) in the EU-28. Although an improvement on the previous year (20.3%), the figure remains appalling and shows that the threat of a "lost generation", which has loomed large since the beginning of the economic and financial crisis, is still hanging dangerously over Europe. Despite this, businesses across the EU are struggling to find young people with the skills they need. 

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