The European Youth Forum is very pleased about its meeting with Convention Vice-President Jean-Luc Dehaene this Tuesday (26 March). Henrik Söderman, President of the European Youth Forum said that he was “encouraged by the fact that Mr Dehaene underlined the need and opportunity for youth organisations to contribute to the Convention and its work through different channels, including further meetings with the Vice-President. We will be participating in the discussion on the future of Europe through the Civil Society Forum and hopefully in hearings of the different working groups of the Convention.”

The representatives of the European Youth Forum and its member organisations of the Youth NGO Contact Group expressed at the meeting with Mr. Dehaene that they welcomed the idea of holding a Youth Convention and underlined the importance of the nomination of participants being an open, transparent and justifiable process.

Henrik Söderman reiterated that the Youth Forum welcomes the Convention’s commitment to listen to young people and to holding a Convention of young people. “The European Youth Forum is looking forward to organising this event together with the Convention and the European Commission. We are confident that it will enhance youth participation in the debate on the future of Europe.”

European Youth Forum
Contact: Christian Meseth, Institutional Relations Co-ordinator at the European Youth Forum
mailto:Christian.meseth@youthforum.org