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Young Ideas for Europe Action Plan Delivered to Spanish Ambassador Rafael Dezcallar y Mazarredo, representing the Spanish Presidency of the European Council
Students from the Victor Klemperer Kolleg delivered the Action Plan, which included the input of 1000 Young Ideas for Europe participants from 18 European countries. The students discussed the various recommendations with the Ambassador, which ranged from affordable renewable energy to limiting the use of electricity per capita. The Ambassador was impressed with the students' engagement in climate protection and energy policy through Young Ideas for Europe: "We need you as citizens for Europe, Europe needs projects like these!"
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14.06.10 Action Plan Delivered to Spanish Ambassador
Young Ideas for Europe delivered their Action Plan "New Energy for Europe" to the Spanish Ambassador Rafael Dezcallar y Mazarredo, representing the Spanish Presidency of the European Council.
Students from the Victor Klemperer Kolleg delivered the Action Plan, which...
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Welcome to "Young Ideas for Europe"!
Through the Young Ideas for Europe initiative, we are giving young people from across the European Union the opportunity to play an active role in the European decision making process.
- Christian Hänel
Enthusiasm for the European Idea; interaction and exchange across borders; forging a common understanding among citizens – these are goals we must not let out of our sights, lest the process of European integration come to a standstill. It is particularly important to motivate and mobilize young people to take part in this process, to develop their own concepts and visions for a peaceful Euroepan coexistence. Young people are not suffering from Europe- or political-fatigue. Quite the contrary! But they do need the opportunity and the space to participate, to debate and above all to be heard. >> more
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What is "Young ideas for Europe"?
Young Ideas for Europe is an initiative of the Robert Bosch Stiftung, realized by IFOK, which inspires young people between the ages of 15 and 18 years to actively shape Europe’s political, economic and social future by giving them not only a forum, but a true voice in European politics.
In 2008, the project’s first year of implementation, over 600 young people in 6 countries participated in a dialogue over the course of 26 weeks.
In 2009 and 2010, more than 1,000 young people from all over Europe will formulate a common “Action Plan: New Energy for Europe”. The core of the initiative is a 4-day workshop, during which young people will debate and develop their ideas for energy policy and climate change together with guidance from experts from across the political spectrum, as well as participants in other European countries.
