(excerpt 6) "How to increase the participation of young people in the EU policy-making process?"
Channel: MDPD KAS in Brussels
Date: 2023-06-26

In this episode Widya Puspitasari (IG: @psptsrwdy), PhD candidate in EU policy making and KAS EIZ Scholarship Awardee, interviews Ismael Paez Civico (TW:@ismapaezcivico, LinkedIn/Ismael Paez Civico), board member of the European Youth Forum, to discuss youth participation and youth representation in EU policy-making. 

A 2022 study by the European Youth Forum found that only 6% of MEPs are under the age of 35, compared to a European wide average of approximately 20 %. Furthermore, the 2019 election report has shown that less than half of young EU citizens voted in the last European elections. While addressing the different challenges that young people face in actively contributing to the political debate in Europe and abroad, the podcast also focused on how to increase youth voting participation in the upcoming 2024 elections. 

The podcast session was joined by the two young KAS Multinational Development Policy Dialogue (MDPD) interns Charlotte Wolter (LinkedIn/Charlotte Wolter), undergraduate of Political Science and Law in Munich; and Clara Burkhardt (LinkedIn/Clara Burkhardt), undergraduate of International Affairs in Brussels, who speak about their experience of youth participation in European politics. 

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The opinions expressed in this #video do not necessarily reflect the official views of KAS Multinational Development Policy Dialogue - Brussels. Clip: CCL BY-SA 4.0 - MDPD KAS. Music: Adobe Stock. Filming, editing and post-pro: Michele Pasquale.