​Members of the Young Elected Politician Programme are invited to an online training session on 14 June, from 12.00 to 14.00 Brussels time to discuss youth issues, notably their engagement for democracy.

The event will start with a presentation of the European Year of Youth by Biliana Sirakova, EU Youth coordinator. Tine Radinja (SI/Greens), CoR member and rapporteur on  youth, will present his ongoing opinion The Future of Youth Policy in the EU.

YEP Alumni will then introduce four areas of youth engagement, showcasing best practices from their cities and regions before opening the floor to exchanges with the participants.

The four fields to be discussed are:

- Youth councils/parliaments

- Schools and education

- Digital tools and youth participation

- Dialogues with citizens

The session will be moderated by CoR Deputy-Director of Communication, Wolfgang Petzold.​