Live reporting @ the EU #YouthConf in Amsterdam
Young representatives and policy-makers from all over Europe are joining forces from April 4th to 7th at the EU Youth Conference in Amsterdam (Netherlands) to discuss the following theme: “Enabling all young people to engage in a diverse, connected and inclusive Europe. Ready for life, ready for society”.
The Dutch Presidency of the Council, together with the European Youth Forum and the Dutch National Youth Council, is hosting the EU Youth Conference in Amsterdam from 4th to 7th April 2016. This conference, a real milestone of the structured dialogue process, will focus on the challenges preventing young people from engaging in an inclusive Europe and brings together around 250 participants from all the EU Member States and candidate countries, representatives of both young people and of Ministries responsible for Youth Affairs. Representatives from international NGOs, the European Commission and the European Youth Forum are also attending.
You can follow it live with #YouthConf on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram but also with the accounts of the Youth Forum (Facebook, Twitter) and the Youth Conference (Facebook, Twitter). The Youth Conference is also on Snapchat (username: youthconf)!
More info on the structured dialogue on our site here.
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