EYE2025 (European Youth Event): 9,000 Young People Engaged in EU Democracy

EYE2025 (European Youth Event): 9,000 young people engaged in EU democracy

On Friday 13 June and Saturday 14 June, EYE2025 gathered 9,000 16 to 30-year-olds, who engaged in 450 in-person activities – panels, interactive workshops, quizzes, tours, networking opportunities, and artistic performances. Around 1,000 people are estimated to have followed the sessions webstreamed from the hemicycle. The activities were co-created with other EU institutions, international organisations, civil society, youth organisations and t…

European Youth Event: young activist fights poverty

On the occasion of the European Youth Event (EYE), a biannual gathering organised by the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 13 and 14 June 2025, UNRIC interviewed several young citizens in Europe who will be taking part in the event to learn more about their work, their ambitions and the message they want to send to world leaders. The EYE is designed to inspire young participants aged 16 to 30, engage in debates with political leaders, and exc…