National Network for Civil Society (BBE); Young European Federalists (JEF Europe) Positive Outcome Story: An Agenda of Hope for a new European Union

JEF Europe advocates for the widening and deepening of the European Union and strives for a more just and integrated society on the European continent and beyond. JEF Europe aims at building a more united and democratic Europe through a constructive, multilingual and participatory exchange between citizens across borders. With the approaching EU elections and EU integration facing headwinds in many parts of the continent, this ambition has emerged as evermore crucial. 

To this regard, together with Make.org, JEF Europe launched the participatory campaign EurHope ahead of the 2024 European Elections. Supported by a coalition of more than 40 actors, the campaign aims to defend democracy and rule of law, motivating young people Europe-wide to engage in the European project and be part of deliberative processes concerning future EU policy on matters such as climate change, sustainability and the continued democratization of EU institutions. In its first phase, the campaign gathered 1.5 million participants  from across the European Union and more than 5,000 proposals were submitted to the multilingual online Make.org platform (eurhope.org), available in all member states.

The proposals emerging from this first phase have shaped the drafting of an Agenda of Hope, set to be shared with European institutions and political actors. The Agenda of Hope aims to put young citizens’ priorities in the center of the public debate ahead of the European elections. The manifesto calls for a reformed European Union, better suited to face collective challenges and to uphold democratic values. A union at the service of its citizens with more efficient and transparent institutions.https://jef.eu/eurhope/