Workshops on EU Institutions in the framework of EFIVOS II
Workshops were organized in 7 countries by the 7 partners.; in total 176 young people participated (97 girls and 79 boys). The participants were from different backgrounds, some were university students, other refugees, members of the Roma community, and youth; some of them had participated in EU projects like Erasmus and Solidarity Corps (limited knowledge of other projects and EU) but in the majority, the participants were not familiar with the EU Institutions.
The discussion focused on the role of the institutions and how they cooperate with each other in the decision-making processes and legislative procedures. The workshops focus on developing action plans and new ideas which could potentially increase the participation of young people in the process of European Union-related decision-making. Most of them find more interested the second part of the workshop as it was more interactive and not informative; also the Youth Agenda was discussed.
Participants worked in groups answering into teams to 3 questions (What is the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development? What could increase your interest in participating in local initiatives? What reforms would you propose in your city?). The participants in total were interested in issues of education (including gender & refugee participation) and infrastructure (including transportation), jobs, equality, mental health, and environment.
The participants had positive feedback on the workshops, and they would like to learn/encourage about/to participate in decision-making.
Read the results [here].
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The Network for Children’s Rights acquired non-profit organisation status in 2004, but actually began as an informal action group four years earlier with the aim of raising awareness of problems relating to the righs of children and interceding in order to solve them. It encourages initiatives and actions to ensure that the UN International Convention on the Rights of the Child is implemented in Greece, to guarantee respect for diversity and to put an end to discrimination. Its members are teachers, parents, university lecturers, authors, artists and children who work on a voluntary basis both within and outside the school community. They carry out surveys, campaigns and programmes.
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