A better Europe for young people – What matters most?
Joint webinar - European Commission’s DG for Education and Culture, Eurofound and the ILO
Date: Thursday, 23 June 2022 - Time: 10:00-11:15 GMT/11:00-12:15 CEST
This webinar will explore the challenges facing young people in the aftermath of COVID-19 and in the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine. It will also be an opportunity for a forward-looking debate on policy solutions for a just and inclusive recovery, examining what works in youth interventions, particularly employment. The discussion will take place against the background of the 2022 European Year for Youth and look at how EU decision-makers can put the young generation at the centre of EU policies and ensure that youth priorities are included across different policy areas at every level of the EU’s decision-making process. Participants are invited to engage in the LIVE debate via an online chat.
Moderated by Elisa Lironi, Programme Director, European Democracy at ECAS, the European Citizen Action Service, youth experts Massimiliano Mascherini, Head of Social Policies unit at Eurofound, Biliana Sirakova, EU Youth Coordinator from DG EAC, Susana Puerto Gonzalez Senior Youth Employment Specialist from the ILO and Manon Deshayes from the European Youth Forum will share their stories of what their data shows. The panellists will dig deep into issues such as young people’s expectations of the EU and the European Year of Youth and youth participation initiatives; Young people and trust in society as well as young people’s perceptions of the war in Ukraine; and the impact of COVID-19 on youth employment.