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May 2016: Welcome to the first newsletter of the YouthMetre Project - find out about its activities and plans. We launch our video challenge, include some items from our social media and advanced notice of the EYE Conference at the European Parliament in May and information on our Study Groups.

The YouthMetre project aims to empower young Europeans, encouraging them to become engaged and actively participate in EU Youth policy matters. It has the objective to connect young people and their needs to the public sector.

"We want to fundamentally close the gap between youth and policy-makers“, says project coordinator Karl Donert. A dissemination and information campaign for the YouthMetre will be run both online and through public information events.

YM Study Groups

In order to field-test the outcomes of the project, at least 15 Study Groups in 15 European countries will be constituted in the next few months. Each of these will be composed of at least 10 young Europeans 18-30 y.o..Study Group resources

These groups will be trained to comprehend the “EU youth strategy”, focusing on its 8 key areas, as they will be encouraged to express their opinions and feedback on the Indicators, good practices, and the other tools provided by the YouthMetre project.

Visit our Story Map to find out where the Study Groups are taking place and when. If interested you can contact the local organisers for more information or to be involved.

Video Challenge

YouthMetre partners are looking for videos documenting best practices in implementation of the EU Youth Strategy and its goals on national and local levels. The video can be a reportage, documentary, narrative (scripted) as well as animation videos. Deadline August 31 2016. More information

EYE Conference

Members of YouthMetre attended the European Youth Event, May 20-21, taking place at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Project partners, European Youth Press (EYP) and European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA), ran workshops and seminars there. More information

YouthMetre News On Youth

This is a small sample of YouthMetre news items we shared on Facebook and Twitter last month. Why not follow us and share your news and information.

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YouthMetre is a Forward Looking cooperation project coordinated by the European Association of Geographers (EUROGEO). It seeks to bring young people closer to policy making about Youth across Europe. The aim is to create tools and resources that will empower youth to engage with policy makers and challenge policy developments. More information.