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Resources for Youth Participants

Welcome to the Peer Civic Project!

On this page you will find resources to inform you on what the European Union is, how it works and how you can get involved to make your voice heart

Educational Resources

Below are a selection of resources for young people.

What are European Elections?

Link to the European Parliament Youth Hub with valuable info.

What EU does for us on a daily basis

A selection of videos from the European Commission.

Step By Step on How to Vote

A resource on how to take part in EU elections.

Why young People Should Vote

A powerful message on the importance of YOUR vote.

EU Parliament Simulation Game

Take on the role of a Member of the European Parliament by negotiating and voting on key legislation in the EU in this group game.

Guide for Active Representation

A guide on how to actively engage with local and EU level resources in your home country.

Criteria for the participants to visit Brussels

The project offers two places for each participating country, allowing a total of 11 young people, aged between 18 and 25, accompanied by two project leaders, to travel to Brussels to present their proposals to the European Commission and learn more about European structures. To be eligible for this trip, the following requirements must be met:

  1.  Age: Be between 18 and 25 years old.
  2. Represent one of the project countries: Romania, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria,
    Greece or Ireland.
  3. Registration on the Peer Civic Platform
  4. Materials Contribution: Have uploaded at least one material related to the following categories:
    ■ Icebreaking.
    ■ Dynamics.
    ■ Presentation.
  5. Dynamisation of Local Activities: Have led a local activity with young people and have registered it on the platform, including the report and the necessary documentation to justify
    the event (photos, brief memory, signature sheets).
  6. Collection and Presentation of Problems and Solutions: Upload to the platform the problems collected from young people and the
    potential solutions that you want to convey to the European Commission.
  7. Presentation of candidature: Upload your candidacy to the platform so that the rest of the registrants in
    your country can vote for it.

Relevant Articles

Some relevant and useful content on the the EU, your place in it and how to interact with the aparatus of the EU.