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A better Europe: #EYE2018 participants present their best ideas to MEPs

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September 25, 2018

European Youth Event report 2018: "Speak up Europe!" 100 ideas for a better future.

Young people came up with ideas for a better Europe as part of Parliament's European Youth Event in June. Their best ideas will be presented to Parliament committees this autumn.

There were a wide range of discussions on the future of Europe during June's EYE2018 event and a report featuring the best ideas from the two-day event was distributed to MEPs on 20 September.

The 100 ideas range from protecting whistle-blowers and preventing tax evasion to encouraging young people to stand in elections and eliminating plastic pollution.

EYE participants will present these ideas to Parliament committees over the coming months. With just eight months until the next European elections, these hearings will prove a valuable opportunity for young Europeans to engage with MEPs and voice their ideas on how to improve Europe.

Youth hearings agenda

Culture and education committee (10 October)
Civil liberties committee (19 November)
Employment committee (20 November)
Industry committee (21 November)
Transport and tourism committee (21 November)
Environment committee (26 November)
Constitutional affairs committee (27 November)

In the foreword to the EYE2018 report, Parliament President Antonio Tajani said: “Young people can make a difference, and I am sure their contribution will lead to an increasingly vibrant European democracy.”

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