When we embarked on this journey in March 2023, we knew we wanted to carry forward the legacy of Y Vote and countless youth-led campaigns by striving to #develop, #empower and #involve young people in the 2024 European Elections. Now, nearly two years later, we are proud to have helped young voters make informed choices and strengthened their capacity to become changemakers and mobilise others in the democratic process. We proudly announce that Y Vote has officially wrapped up the 4th edition.
Y Vote 2024 engaged over 900 local and international participants in 20 countries, through 35 local actions and European events, and reached approximately 64.000 youth online, with more than 87.000 views on our online campaign content. This was possible due to the dedication of our amazing team of young volunteers from all over Europe, who committed to amplifying the voice of young voters and reminding decision-makers of the need to address youth issues in policymaking.
While voter turnout in the 2024 European Elections remained similar to that in 2019, we are grateful to have sparked debates and inspired young people to see the value of their involvement in democracy. We’ve remained committed to increasing youth participation and equipping young people with the tools and knowledge to engage meaningfully at every level of the democratic process.
With this Results Booklet, we’re excited to share some of these efforts and achievements and celebrate everyone who helped make it possible. We also want to express our gratitude to all AEGEE Network members, Y Vote Ambassadors, partners, former Y Vote members, and the young people who joined our activities, shared our content and voiced their opinions throughout the campaign. Thank you for being part of this journey with us! Without you, this wouldn’t have been possible. Keep using your vote & make it count!
Florina is originally from Romania and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law, a Master’s Degree in European Studies, and an Erasmus Mundus MA in Human Rights Policy and Practice. She voted for the first time in the European Elections in 2014. In 2019, while she was an Erasmus+ exchange student in Prague, she waited 7 hours in line to vote at the Embassy of Romania. She was impressed back then by the commitment of hundreds of people to wait for hours to vote for the European Elections. She joined AEGEE in October 2018 and one week later, she participated as a helper in her first-ever event, the Y Vote Convention in Cluj-Napoca. She believes Y Vote is the reason why she remained in the organization and years later, she is now committed to giving something back to the project that made her fall in love with AEGEE.