On 16 June 2020, the Anna Lindh Foundation’s Young Mediterranean Voices and European Parliament’s Young Political Leaders participated in a virtual discussion with EU High-level Representatives, including High Representative/Vice-President, Josep Borrell, as well as European Parliament’s Vice-President, Fabio Massimo Castaldo.
The aim of this High-level exchange was to create a platform for constructive intercultural dialogue between 7 young leaders from the Euro-Med region and EU’s Neighbourhood countries, as well as to jointly formulate innovative policy recommendations. Scene-setters of the dialogue also included the European Parliament’s Director General for External Policies, Pietro Ducci.
“The European Union supports initiatives that contribute to removing obstacles to young people and that encourage active citizenship and promote democracy”, highlighted High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell, hereby endorsing youth programmes, such as the Young Mediterranean Voices. He underlined: “Young people are the main stakeholders in our investment in the world’s future.”
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