European Council Presidency

Throughout the past two years, young citizens from Germany, Portugal and Slovenia have developed ideas for the future of Europe under the guidance of IEP. This study offers project evaluation and lessons learned for the future.

The Youth Ideas are the result of intensive discussions about young people's views on current challenges in the fields of digitalization, climate, enlargement and health.

Despite numerous initiatives to promote gender equality, there are signs of an EU-wide decline. However, the German EU Council Presidency set the right priorities and achieved some successes.

The Youth Ideas are the result of intensive discussions about young people's views on current challenges in the fields of foreign policy, social policy, trade policy and resilience.

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the German government´s programme for the EU Council Presidency. Given the abundance of challenges, Germany should follow a two-pronged approach that includes not only urgent problems but also fundamental questions.

The Youth Ideas are the result of intensive discussions about young people's views on current challenges in the fields of asylum and migration policy, foreign policy, climate policy and the future of Europe.