People can vote in the European Parliament elections in every member state of the EU – so we will be present there, too. We want to support local organisations all over Europe to organize discussions, workshops and street actions. These should increase their members’ knowledge of the EU but also to reach out to young Europeans in their cities and inform them about the importance of voting in the EP elections as well as give them the chance to actively engage in the dialogue about current political topics.
Read on to see examples of what was organised already!
“In June, over 8000 young people travelled to Straßburg to participate in the European Youth Event 2018. Y Vote was there too! We held a fishbowl discussion about the interaction with young Europeans and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).”
“I didn’t know much about the European Institutions at all. But I really liked the idea of informing other young people about how this complicated and abstract European Union works and how it has developed so far. And so I took up the challenge!
