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International Youth Delegation hands over Action Plan in Brussels
The 9 youngsters from 7 countries had all taken part in project weeks in January to March 2011 and had worked to compile the European Action Plan.
"It is very good to see you are already dealing with these big topics" said Ms. Gerhards, Member of the Cabinet of European Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger, when she met the delegation on the morning of the 14th. She discussed the ideas presented by the youngsters in the Action Plan and gave the group valuable insights into the work of the Commission. Ms. Gerhards was also able to bring in her expertise on new and renewable energy resources in discussing the ideas presented by the delegation. She urged them to get to know the EU’s work even better via the Commission’s internship scheme: "We need young people who have not given up their idealism – or their enthusiasm!" she stressed at the end of a lively and open discussion.
In the afternoon the international youth delegation met with a group of past and future patron MEPs of Young Ideas for Europe for a debate in the European Parliament.
Welcome
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 5-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.
