Category Archives: Youthweek Blog
UNITING FORCES ON A EUROPEAN LEVEL
By Vidmante Dubickaite “It’s a pleasant adventure to work with new themes and people who are not shy in stating and arguing their opinions; it’s an intellectual challenge – you have to listen to different opinions and lead groups to … Continue reading
ENABLING THE DISABLED
By Noora Kauppila Disabled people, rightly or wrongly, are often considered to be reliant on aid because of their neurological difficulties – but this perception can easily lead to disregard for their actual skills, experience and knowledge, says Markus Vähälä. … Continue reading
A TIME FOR CHANGE
During the ‘Youth on the Move’ event in Antwerp, as part of European Youth Week, José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission told his youthful audience: “I understand the frustration of young people with a diploma that can’t find … Continue reading
HOW TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE INVOLVED IN POLITICS
By Laura Valli One term has been hovering over the European Youth Week (EYW) 2011: ‘Structured Dialogue’. But what exactly does it mean – and how is it implemented in Luxembourg? Cátia Goncalves of the Conférence Générale de la Jeunesse … Continue reading
TURKEY: HELPING TO IMPROVE EUROPE
By Dilay Dede Musa Akgül and Aygen Bekte are Turkish facilitators of the Structured Dialogue workshops at European Youth Week in Brussels. Here, they talk about that dialogue with young people – and the improvements that need to be made, … Continue reading
GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE WHAT THEY DESERVE
By Pascal Collubry Marc David Niessen was a representative of the Youth Council of the German-speaking community of Belgium in the Structured Dialogue – both on a national level, in east Belgium, and then internationally, in Brussels. During European Youth … Continue reading
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL SPEAK UP TOGETHER
By Paula Nieto The European Youth Week and the European Year of Volunteering 2011 have provided the platform to run hundreds of activities all around Europe. In Spain, the National Agency and REVE, a Spanish network of former European Voluntary … Continue reading
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A YOUNG DELEGATE
By Eirini Zarakadoula Monday morning in Brussels and the alarm clocks go off in national delegates’ hotel rooms. It’s an early start for them, even though many were up until the small hours – but there’s important work to be … Continue reading
SLOVAKIA: HELPING TO IMPROVE STRUCTURED DIALOGUE
“European Structured Dialogue works – the problem is on the national level.” By Lea Podstanická Participants from different youth committees were divided into National Working Groups, or NWGs, that were created for discussing Structured Dialogue during European Youth Week. Participants … Continue reading
IRELAND’S SUPPORT NETWORK
By Kate O’Mahony This year’s concluding meetings on the Structured Dialogue, held during European Youth Week (EYW) in Brussels, were focused mainly on youth unemployment and the Youth on the Move strategy for 2020. The former is a big issue … Continue reading
