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The elections to the European Parliament in June appoint MEPs from the 27 member states of the EU, who vote on matters that influence the policies of each country. But a considerable proportion of Portuguese (56%) feel poorly informed about the electoral programmes of the political groups with seats in the European Parliament, according to a recent poll. Only 13 per cent claim to be informed about the elections. The decision on which party to vote for is made on the basis of information on electoral programmes (41%) or by following the political colour they support at national level. The lack of information available to decide is the justification of a third of those who say they don't intend to vote in June.

So I'm on a mission to prove these people wrong when they claim a "lack of information" available to voters. Below in this newsletter is a list of projects that talk about and simplify the EU, the elections in particular, and what's at stake in the next mandate.

Also, NATO has launched an anniversary mural painting competition in Washington, D.C., if you’re into arts, peace and security!

🇪🇺 Here’s a non-exhaustive list of civil society projects on the EU, on participatory democracy in general, and the European elections in particular

• EU WIDE - BETA Europe

• EU WIDE - European Youth Parliament

• AUSTRIA - Europe on Track 

• BELGIUM - Youth Visions for a New Economy in Europe

• BELGIUM - We Belong Europe

• BULGARIA - Urban Spaces Design Build Academy Sofia / Berlin

• CROATIA - 33rd National Selection Conference of EYP Croatia

• CYPRUS - Ιnternational Youth Exchange “yEUth”

• CZECH REPUBLIC - Zvol si info (Choose your info)

• DENMARK - Flowers Also Cry

• ESTONIA - Samm Korraga

• FINLAND - EYP Finland’s 30th National Session 

• FRANCE - Penser, agir et plaider ensemble pour ne laisser aucun.e jeune de côté 

• GERMANY - Europe Magazine

• GREECE - EUth Voices for Social Change 

• HUNGARY - Youth Plastic Cup 

• IRELAND - The Eurobug Spectrum Chat Podcast 

• ITALY - EUROPEASY - conoscere l'UE 

• LATVIA - Izproti, iesaisties, lem! (Understand, get involved, decide!)

• LITHUANIA - Sisterhood Pathways 

• LUXEMBOURG - Belval 2023 - 10th National Selection Conference of EYP Luxembourg

• MALTA - Rural Revolt: Art-Activism for Non-Urban Voices 

• NETHERLANDS - Our Rule of Law Academy 

• POLAND - Feel TRAIN to Europe

• PORTUGAL - Luxembourg Square - On Tour 

• PORTUGAL - Unidos.Eu

• PORTUGAL - Lista Sombra

• PORTUGAL - MyPolis

• PORTUGAL - Europe XXI

• PORTUGAl - Next Generation: You!

• PORTUGAL - Science Communication Network

• PORTUGAL - Europa És Tu

• PORTUGAL - European Youth Parliament PRT

• ROMANIA - Rural Youth Parliament

• SLOVAKIA - DEMDIS

• SPAIN - Forum on the Future of the EU 

⚡ Growing in and out of your 9 to 5

JOBS

• TWO vacancies (I’m biased, but these are great): Programs & Partnership Manager/ Coordinator — WIIS Global

• Assistant — EU Del to the US

• Junior Project Management — GOPA PACE

• Consultant GBV Accountability — ICGBV

• Junior Project Manager — PPMI

• NATO internships 2025 — NATO

• Research assistant, critical and emerging tech — GGPi

• Director/EU representative — CARE International

• Project assistant — Atlantic Council

GROWTH

• McKinsey Forward skills training programme — McKinsey

• Empowering central asian women in renewable energy mentoring programme — OSCE

EVENTS

• Arraial de Santos Europeus 10 maio — Praça do Luxemburgo

• Celebrar a democracia — Rep. da Comissão Europeia em Portugal

• NATO Youth Summit 2024 — NATO

• How elites make war and peace — Brookings

• Europe’s Rightward Turn: Assessing the Radical Right’s Influence on EU Foreign Policy — Carnegie Europe

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