Mark your calendars, European Union elections are right around the corner.
This year SMG and @Youth_Forum are partnering to empower young people all over Europe to actively participate in society and advocate for their rights. Learn more here: https://t.co/pft3N3Es0Z #SMGImpact
🫶🏻I have been elected Vice-President of the @Youth_Forum 2024-2026!
Youth of Europe. Together we will claim our SPACE and be:
Strategic in leadership
Passionate #ForYouthRights
Adaptable in response to challenges
Closer to our YFJ members
Effective and impactful in advocacy!
🎉MEET OUR NEW BOARD! 🎉
Our member organisations elected the board representing the Youth Forum for the next two years.
They will officially start their term on July 1st 2024 🗓️
👏 Congratulations!
@RishiSunak@RishiSunak let’s protect the British Youth Council @bycLIVE from closure!
Young people’s representation in decision-making would ensure better policies in the future.
https://t.co/Spg8x34C2U
The European Commission had one job: to ban unpaid internships. Did they deliver? Well…they sort of tried 🫣
In practice, the proposal does not grant rights to interns, and employers can still pay much less or nothing at all.
More info 👇
https://t.co/IGCBAaJqQH
UK youth voices cannot be silenced! ❌🤐
We call upon the British government to do whatever is necessary to protect the British Youth Council from closure.
Our statement 👇
https://t.co/zz1l06zNLn
Bridging the gap between youth & policymakers.
That's the aim of the @EU2024BE EU Youth Conference. And so is ours with the:
✅ EU #YouthTest implementation in our opinions;
✅ Youth Group we set up to involve them actively in the decision-making process.
@Youth_Forum#EU2024BE
On Thursday, the Report of the High-Level Group on the Future of #Cohesion Policy was launched in #Brussels.
I normally don't do threads 🧵 but, given the importance of the Report and its potential policy influence, this time it is worth it:
https://t.co/WUtqL0Bpiu
Thank you @felipepaullier for your commitment to advance the rights of young people in your new role as Assistant Secretary-General @UNYouthAffairs! You can count on the European @Youth_Forum in this mission 🇺🇳🤝 Excited to continue and strengthen our cooperation!
#ForYouthRights
🚨 Erasmus+ under threat! Leaked proposal hints at a €0.4-1.7 billion cut to the current EU budget.
📢 Let's stand united and shout together: "Don't touch my Erasmus+!" 🛑✋
Read the joint reaction of the Erasmus+ Coalition ➡️ https://t.co/k3YJCVwcgv
Calling on 1200 shining stars ✨ to transform the European Parliament into a skills training ✊ Whoever, wherever in Europe you are, it's your time to shine! Register now for #LevelUP24 🧭 visit Brussels and develop new skills ➡️ https://t.co/JTXBo0Ueu5
How can youth organisations support European cooperation and integration?
Our workshop in Lublin, the 2023 European Youth Capital, is starting! #ForYouthRights
Coming back to 🇵🇱 is always a pleasure 😍 Especially when visiting European Youth Capital 2023 #Lublin
It was an honor to present @rccWBYL
as an example of best practice to member organizations of @Youth_Forum 🤝🇪🇺
Kudos to #Tromsø being awarded with #EYC2026 👏
The European Council has decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine & Moldova.
#EUCO granted candidate status to Georgia. And the EU will open negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina once the necessary degree of compliance with the membership criteria is reached and has invited the commission to report by March with a view to taking such a decision.
A clear signal of hope for their people and for our continent.
Young people are key to European integration!
@RYCOwb is recognised in the EU-WB Summit Declaration. The commitment to implement the Youth Gurantee, Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps in the region is highlighted.
From @Youth_Forum I am part of RYCO’s Advisory Board🤝🏻
Drumroll, please! 🥁 The search for the #EuropeanYouthCapital 2027 is ON! 🔥Does your city have what it takes? 🌍🏙️
Lublin #EuropeanYouthCapital2023 may be over, but the stage is ready for your city to shine! Apply NOW 👉 https://t.co/lOI5LXLTIe
🇪🇺🌟 The Council is asking for an EU Youth Test! 🌟
Yesterday the Council of Ministers for Youth of the EU invited the Commission to ensure that the impacts on young people are taken into account in policymaking.
The EU Youth Test is proposed as the tool that can be applied!
Bad news🙃 The quality of life for young people in Europe is not improving fast enough📉
Serbia, Moldova & Albania are the best improvers👏 Other countries are performing worse than expected. Which are those?
Use the new Youth Progress Index to find out 📲https://t.co/Uvh7HL490l
Calling all activists & youth #advocates 🆘
Do you need reliable data to convince your governments to invest more in #housing 🏡, #mentalhealth🌻, and other areas improving young people’s lives?
Say no more. Use the new Youth Progress Index '23 👉 📲 https://t.co/Uvh7HL490l