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 May 21, 2022

Category: UK Young Ambassadors

UK Young Ambassadors attend European discussions in Budapest

Wednesday, 04 May 2022 by Sylvia Cullen

On April 21st, Sylvia, Tom and Maurizio traveled to Budapest for the Spring COMEM preparatory BICC meeting. COMEM is the European Youth Forum’s Council of Members meeting which happens bi-annually and focuses on things such as member admission and policy motions. BICC is the name of the subgroup of youth councils that the British Youth

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Tagged under: Budapest, European Youth Forum, uk young ambassdors, young people, youth voice

UK Youth Ambassadors: We support votes at 16

Tuesday, 26 April 2022 by Elif True

As international ambassadors, we have seen incredible progress in countries around the world in giving young people the right to vote. Even within the UK, in Wales and Scotland, young people aged 16 and above have been granted voting rights in local elections and referendums, enabling them to influence key decisions that affect their lives

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Tagged under: uk young ambassdors, Votes at 16, voting age, young people, young voters, youth

UK Young Ambassadors: Reflections from Brussels

Thursday, 17 March 2022 by Maurizio Cuttin

From 5th-6th March 2022, I attended a special consultation session of the European Youth Forum (YFJ) in Brussels. The meeting was centered on the issue of statutory reforms, which given a change in Belgian law, required changing. As a result, the YFJ convened a special consultation with members to discuss the changes proposed by the

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Tagged under: brussels, uk young ambassdors, young people, youth voice

UK Young Ambassadors respond to war in Ukraine

Wednesday, 02 March 2022 by Maurizio Cuttin

As international representatives of the British Youth Council we are extremely concerned by the events currently unfolding in Eastern Ukraine. After weeks of escalation and failed attempts to return to diplomacy, Russian President Vladimir Putin – as of the early hours February 24, 2022 – authorised a “military operation” into the Eastern Donbass region of

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Tagged under: Russia, uk young ambassdors, Ukraine, War, young people, youth voice

Gathering with young people from across Europe to discuss a sustainable future

Thursday, 09 December 2021 by Maurizio Cuttin

On 3rd November, UK Young Ambassadors Sylvia, William and I headed to Bern to attend the Swiss National Youth Session to be held on 3-8th of November. The session itself was a special one, marked by the 30th anniversary since the first Youth Session took place back in 1991. Focused on the issue of sustainability,

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Tagged under: Switzerland, uk young ambassdors, young people, youth, youth voice

Young people held back by barriers to employment, report concludes

Wednesday, 16 December 2020 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council’s UK Young Ambassadors have conducted an investigation into the challenges for young people trying to secure high-quality jobs. The year-long extensive consultation has found that young people continue to face challenges when trying to access employment. The report, which was co-funded by the European Union, is published following a series of

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Reflections on being UK Young Ambassador to EU Youth Dialogue Report

Wednesday, 16 December 2020 by Nikki Hall

Coming to the end of my role as UK Young Ambassador for EU Youth Dialogue, I have begun to reflect on journey. EU Youth Dialogue allows young people to interact with policy makers at an European level. The 7th Cycle of EU Youth Dialogue had three main themes. These were based on three EU youth

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Tagged under: Coronavirus, employment, europe, european union, uk young ambassdors, young people

Representing young people in Amiens, France

Monday, 13 January 2020 by Tom Matthew

In November Lucia and I travelled to Amiens in France to represent the British Youth Council at the Council of Members Extraordinary Meeting (COMEM). It was an opportunity to come together with all the members of the European Youth Forum to discuss policy and campaigns. On Thursday evening, Lucia went to the announcement of the

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Tagged under: european union, European Youth Forum, uk young ambassdors, youth voice

Attending the EU Youth Conference in Helsinki, Finland

Wednesday, 30 October 2019 by Rhys Pinder

The 2nd EU youth conference of the trio presidency of Romania, Finland and Croatia was held in Helsinki, the capital of Finland over the course of the 1st– 3rd of July. Hosted jointly between the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, the theme of the conference was how we can create opportunities for youth and

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Tagged under: EU Youth Conference, Finland, Helsinki, Youth Select Committee, youth voice

Should I vote on May the 23rd?

Tuesday, 07 May 2019 by Rhammel Afflick

You might have heard that on May the 23rd that the UK will be voting for Members of the European Parliament, but aren’t we leaving the European Union? Why should I bother voting when it won’t matter anyway? Isn’t it just a waste of time? Europe and the EU have always been controversial topics within

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Tagged under: eu elections, uk young ambassdors
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