Joint letter: Europe must defend everyone's rights

As the war remains ever present - nearly four years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Lviv’s year as European Youth Capital 2025 is about to come to an end. This has not been a regular European Youth Capital year. Read our article to find out more.

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We left COP30 disappointed after insufficient action on fossil fuels and sidelining of Indigenous voices. We found glimmers of hope we must build on, but that light at the end of the tunnel is very, very far away...