The first round of Youth Policy Dialogues has been completed. Youth Policy Dialogues allow young people to engage directly with European Commissioners and share their views on EU policy initiatives. President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, called on the Commissioners to hold these dialogues within the first 100 days of the new mandate. From Dublin to Warsaw, the Youth Policy […]
World Cancer Day: Commission publishes Country Cancer
The Commission has published the latest Country Cancer Profiles for all Member States, Norway and Iceland. The 2025 reports show that cancer survival rates are increasing across the EU. At the same time, cancer continues to be a public health concern, and cancer inequalities still persist across Member States. The profiles also demonstrate how cancer […]
Volunteering – Be part of the European Parliament (EYE2025)- Strasbourg
00The European Parliamanet has launched a call for volunteers to support the European Youth Event, the European Parliament event taking place every two years at its seat in Strasbourg, (France). EYE2025 is giving participants the possibility to take part in person at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 13-14 June 2025. Volunteers will also be […]
Charlemagne Youth Prize 2025 awarded by the European Parliament
The European Parliament is opening today (9 January) until 30 January (23:59 CET) the deadline for submitting applications for the Charlemagne Youth Prize. The award, organised jointly by the European Parliament and the International Charlemagne Youth Prize Foundation of Aachen, is given to projects led by young people that foster democracy and promote active citizenship […]
European Youth Foundation – Grants
The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a fund established by the Council of Europe to provide financial support for European youth activities. It aims to encourage co-operation amongst young people in Europe by providing financial support to youth activities. It concerns activities, which serve the promotion of peace, understanding and co-operation in a spirit of […]
WSA Young Innovators
The WSA (World Summit Awards) Young Innovators is a special recognition for young social entrepreneurs under 26 years of age, using ICTs to take action on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Together with the WSA winners of each year, they are honoured as outstanding digital innovation with social impact. From 2020 on, EYA (European Youth […]
New Eurobarometer shows Europeans’ positive attitude towards language learning
A vast majority of Europeans (86%) believe that everyone should speak at least one foreign language, and almost three out of five (59%) can have a conversation in one. These are some of the results of the new Eurobarometer on “Europeans and their languages” that the Commission published. Coinciding with the world day for cultural diversity, […]
Workaway volunteering
Workaway is an international platform allowing members to arrange homestays and cultural exchange. Workaway is a project that allows you fulfill your dream of distant travels without incurring great costs. Volunteers, or “Workawayers”, are expected to contribute a pre-agreed amount of time per day in exchange for lodging and food, which is provided by […]
European Commission offers young people 35 500 free DiscoverEU travel vouchers
From this summer, thousands of young people will once again be able to travel across Europe by train for free thanks to the latest call for applications under the DiscoverEU programme. During the European Youth Week with activities, the Commission has launched the latest round of DiscoverEU applications. It will end on Tuesday 30 April […]