It should be possible to deposit cartons and bottles for products such as milk and yoghurt for sustainability purposes.

Invest in sports, create ways to make sure people with disabilities don’t get excluded. Create scholarships for elite athletes that are enrolled in university, make sure people know that you can pursue a double career (sports and study) and give them the opportunity to do so (tutors and online registration helps). Make sure that sports is not seem as something that takes time away but something useful for people’s well-being 

It is not easy for everyone to travel to another country to practise a language there, and many private digital offers are not genuine and safe, especially for young people. Therefore, there should be a digital exchange organised by the EU that is safe and accessible to all.

In order to reduce emissions in the transport sector, it should be more attractive to take the train (e.g. night train) in Europe instead of taking short haul flights. Increased funding and support from the EU could make night trains more affordable and safe – and then more people might use them instead of flying.

It is important to revise the educational plans in order to: 1- Not be so long so that students can focus more in certain topics (when programs are long, teachers sped up and students don’t have the time to learn as well); 2- Teach young people about practical issues: how to do taxes, how to understand politics (giving them a resume about different parties and their values and ideas), how to write a CV, how the professionals market work and tips to job interviews.

It would be interesting to have a type of EYE experience but at a national level. For example, having meetings, activities, plenaries with national politicians and activists at the National Assembly in order to get youth closer to politicians, to get to know them and create a space where everyone speaks up and shares ideas about national politics.

We should create a single European education system. This way we can make working and studying across the border easier. Morepver, we have different systems of evaluation in schools, especially by marks, while we need a system based on different kinds of evaluation, like it happens in Finland and other countries.

It is important to let tutors and teachers have more discretion in rules that students have to follow, but are almost always discriminating to people with disabilities. For example, I have been chronically ill for 6 years, so to adhere to attendance rules is very difficult. Even when I’m a good student and do what I need to do, I still fail classes due to these inconveniences that apply for all.  Less attendance, however, will not impact the meaning of my degree in University. Disabilities are not always visible or known. Chronic illness is also a disability so please let them have more rights instead of having to beg for another chance or whatever. Being ill takes enough time as it is.

We need a European constitution for childrens' rights. In the social systems of the European countries there must be a guaranteed minimum pension for children, so no children suffers from poverty. In the educational institutions the democratic values must be teached and lived.

If we talk about establishing safe migration routes, we mostly focus on economic migrations and possibilities to absorb migrants effectively into the labour market with measurements such as the European Blue Card. But we have to keep in mind that many people leave for individual or collective safety reasons. We could introduce a form of asylum procedure that examines the rights and needs of people in conflict regions before they start their escape. Because if their application for asylum is successful or they are allowed to be protected subsidiarily the European Union could organise systematic and safe transfer services for those in need. Conflictual situations at EU borders would be prevented without violating human rights either directly by installing camps or indirectly by outsourcing pullbacks in the Mediterranean to the Libyan coast guard.

The EU should work closely with organisations such as ASEAN, Mercosur, African Union, in order to promote the model of the EU abroad. By cooperating with these organisations of regional cooperation, the EU can promote human rights, business, the European way of life, etc. This would give the EU and its allies a new voice that can be independent from the USA or China but not against them. Such new found influence would be based on cooperation between countries represented by its organisations.

Due to an outdated compromise, most of the MEPs and a lot of European Parliament staff still travel each month from Brussels to Strasbourg, adding avoidable CO2 to an already dying planet. It is unlikely that this environmentally unfriendly practice will change anytime soon due to the veto of France. However, to at least minimize the impact of this practice, the EU must ensure a frequent, fast, and most importantly climate neutral rail link between Brussels and Strasbourg. 

Right now, in Europe, we have different systems of evaluation in schools, especially by marks, while we need a system based on different kinds of evaluation, like it happens in Finland and other countries.

Offer common european textbooks, e.g. for history, politics, environment, climate change or other topics that concern us all as European citizens.

The EU should create a music and cultural festival with the main theme of inclusivity and a scene for migrant and minorities of any kind to create a scene for the ones that didn’t have the scene and also to cherish the cultural heritage of the Europe and the democracy and and to sustain music industry 

In Sweden all students at high school get a monthly fund of about a 125€. The fund is a good way to motivate students since they lose the fund if they don’t participate in school. This will also give students a higher understanding of money and finances. The fund will help students prioritise their education since they won’t need to have a job on the side. Making school more equal for all students despite socioeconomic differences.

It is undeniable that in a diverse context like Europe, differences can be perceived as both opportunities and threats. The case often takes place on a personal level especially to young people coming from different backgrounds, religions, and countries. Therefore, it is highly important to tackle the issue starting from the teachers and educators.  My idea would be to have an inter-religious and mutual respect time on a weekly/monthly basis for the teachers to be trained and transfer the skills to their students.

We need journalists committed to critical thinking and information, but it is difficult in a world threatened by fake news and artificial intelligence. My proposal is that the EU should be involved in this issue, demanding clear legislation and norms to limit and identify the use of AI in media outlets.

Help people with health issues travel, work and study in more inclusive ways. Specifically, an example could me making sure that someone who requires special medications get them when needed.

We should be faster in digital transformation and educate youth in the AI field so that we can use it in order to develop the socioeconomic structure in the EU. 

Getting more knowledge about gender identity is more important than ever before, therefore it should be included in one way or another in the education system.

EU should reinforce the youth participation in decision-making processes, giving them motivation. The EYE is a good opportunity for young people to come closer to European Union, but more should be done. A good idea would be to organise more events about democracy, politics, youth engagement... focused at the local level for people who do not have easy access to decision making.

To understand, embrace and promote cultural diversity in Europe. It would have many benefits in finding out about other cultures through music, art, food, hobbies. 

My idea consists on the creation of European environmental and social standards that protect local communities. I bring up the case of Barroso region, in Portugal’s agriculture heritage site, declared by UNESCO which is under present threat of being exploited with a mining project which will affect water quality , displace and reduce drastically the quality of soil and the current sustainable practices which are already an ancestral and winning solution for climate change and sustainable food systems, with the agrosilvopastoral systems. We must beware of the acceleration of the green new deal in Europe, which might be a facade for a substitution of the individual automobile industry from fossil to a short term solution as lithium. We must not, in sake of the “green transition “ create sacrificial zones. Follow Associação Unidos em Defesa de Covas do Barroso.

As a member organization of the European Union, Hungary is also eligible to participate in Erasmus+ mobility programs, allowing not only Hungarian youth and educators to gain valuable experiences and professional expertise abroad, but also enabling thousands of students from all over the world to visit Hungary, get to know our country and study here. The total number of higher education students in Hungary were 294.000 in the 2021/22 academic year, 37.000 were foreign students. As a result of the measures, 182.000 students, including 30.000 foreigners, 62% of the students in Hungary, will lose the opportunity to gain international experience and many thousands young people from other Member States could lose the chance to study in Hungary through Erasmus+ at these universities. We urge the European Commission not to let young people become victims of the debate between the European Union and a member state government. We call on your political leadership to prevent student harm, therefore, it is important that in the future, decisions taken by the European Union institutions should not have a negative impact on young people, and that measures already adopted and in force should be amended without delay.

Volunteering is an incredible program created by the EU, which lets young people from different countries abroad and learn more about what they want to become or other subjects they are interested. The main issue with this program is that they are a one time opportunity. I believe that volunteering should be supported more by the EU. People who have finished a long term volunteering participate in a new one, dividing the actual volunteering proposals for a first time volunteer and an experienced volunteer. This way people will talk more about this program and present it to young people to know about it.

"A functional integration and immigration system with a distribution key that benefits both immigrants and EU citizens whilst upholding Human Rights" Immigration of people coming into Europe through inter alia Italy, Spain, Greece, can only be kept up if: 1) the people immigrating into Europe have a chance of fair integration, and 2) resources are allocated to a specific number and to all MS with an equal and just distribution system. First, Integration and immigrants into the EU: Integration can only work if there is the infrastructure; a clear plan and precise allocated resources. In order to give a fair chance to every immigrant to integrate into the respective society; in order for a broad offer of Erasmus programs being possible and not cut off, the numbers need to be capped for each quartal / half year or year depending on what statistics provide: how long does an individual need to integrate into the respective MS?   Second, there must be an EU wide distribution key. The rationale is straightforward: There must be more solidarity within the Union and a burden-sharing element. A fair distribution key which inter alia takes the economic capacity, the population size and the absorption capacity into consideration should be implemented by the Commission together with the Council. This would prevent over-burdening certain MS (e.g., Sweden and Germany) and, hopefully, reduce the rising lack of acceptance for taking in further migrants.  Everyone, I invite you to come to the workshop tomorrow concerning this matter and to shape the EU policy in this arena anew. Let's take a big leap forward and encourage each other & I'm beyond eager to hear your feedback!

We have a lot of data with the benefits of having a person with diagnoses as a worker. To have a job is a huge thing for every person, but especially for a person who is facing some diagnosis. 2024 is a crucial year in terms of improve the level of education, to improve the situation with the awareness about diseases, in this case, multiple sclerosis. Are there projects already on this topic? Yes, but I want to see a project on an EU level where each country can benefit from the project, to have the same awareness level and knowledge as in Belgium and Croatia. Some improvements have already been made, but there is a need for more, where people with chronic illnesses can advocate for our disease and our needs.

The inclusion of patients' voices in research is a vital step towards achieving a more patient-centered approach to healthcare. By actively involving patients in the research process, we can gain valuable insights and perspectives that enrich our understanding of healthcare issues, treatment outcomes, and quality of care. This idea aims to promote patient engagement in research and foster collaborative partnerships between researchers and patients. Patient engagement ensures a holistic understanding of healthcare issues, aligning research objectives with patient needs and priorities. In addition, patients' input refines methodologies, resulting in patient-centered and culturally sensitive research designs. Let's come together and advocate for a more inclusive research environment that actively involves patients.

A large share of young people see themselves forced to work for free in their first professional experiences. Sometimes, unpaid internships are the first opportunities we embark on to start gaining experience. While internships are useful to acquire experience in our first steps, being an unpaid trainee should be forbidden across the EU. Only those who can afford to work for free (due to family support or larger economic capacity) will be able to access those professional opportunities, fostering inequality and social injustice. Therefore, in order to guarantee equality of opportunity and protect youth rights, all unpaid internships should be banned.