Young Ideas for Europe invited by World Business Council for Sustainable Developement"

Three Swedish representatives of Young Ideas for Europe took part in this year's Business Day of the Geneva-based World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in Kopenhagen on December 11, 2009.

What was the...

Margot Wallström: "It was the young people who asked the best questions!"

"As usual!" the Vice-President of the European Commission remarked, after listening to the demands of the youth representatives - among them participants of Young Ideas for Europe who took part in the international...

Live from the UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen: European youth call for a climate-friendly energy policy

At the start of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen, young participants from the Young Ideas for Europe initiative took part in the conference “Sustaining People and the Planet: A Fair Deal in Copenhagen” in the...

Vote for your favorite poster!

"Remember, even if you won’t vote, someone else will. And it will be their voice that counts, not yours.”, Margot Wallström, Vice-President of the Europen Commission, once said.

In the last European elections, voter turnout...

Youth Action Plan “New Energy for Europe” discussed with Margot Wallström

Less than two weeks before the climate summit in Copenhagen begins, more than 400 Young Ideas for Europe participants from across Europe have established demands for a climate-friendly energy policy in Europe. As their...

Swedish Ambassador to Germany impressed by Young Ideas for Europe and its Action Plan 2009

"I am delighted to see that the topic (of energy and climate change) is being addressed in schools and that young people get involved in it", Swedish Amabassador to Germany Ruth Jacoby said on the occasion...

Pictures!

Now you can get a look inside the dynamic Young Ideas for Europe project weeks. We have posted some of our favorites in our project gallery, but you will find thousands of amazing photos on our flickr site.

Young Ideas for Europe goes global for climate justice

The Road to Copenhagen (RTC) initiative invited Young Ideas for Europe to participate in making the voice of youth heard at its high level conference "Sustaining People and the Planet: A Fair Deal in Copenhagen"....

Young Ideas for Europe at Conference on Education in Sweden

Young Ideas for Europe was invited to take part in the Conference on Education for Sustainable Development: "EU as Global Actor" in Lund, in connection with the Swedish EU-Presidency. On September 29th Sara Engström and...

New partner country: the Netherlands

We are happy to announce that the The Instituut voor Publiek en Politiek (Dutch Institute for Political Participation) in the Netherlands has joined Young Ideas for Europe! This brings the tally of countries to 18, and...