Policy dialogues
Throughout the European Year of Youth 2022 and until February 2023, each member of the College of Commissioners invited 12-15 young people to the Berlaymont in Brussels to take part in a policy dialogue.
Each policy dialogue lasted around two hours and consisted of a meaningful conversation and exchange of views with young people on topics of their interest and concern, in the remit of the respective Commissioner’s portfolio. The young participants from across the EU and beyond, were able to express their views, raise questions, share ideas and suggestions in a face-to-face meeting which was webstreamed in the majority of cases and sometimes coupled with web interaction. Providing a space for direct and meaningful interaction with Commissioners across the policy spectrum contributed to mainstreaming youth concerns throughout the political agenda.
Where possible, the policy dialogues were organised so that the outcomes of the discussion could feed into specific legislation going through the legislative process.
After each policy dialogue the participants receive a satisfaction survey. Just over half of the participants responded to this survey. 95% of respondents reported being happy with the organisation of the policy dialogues. 82% found the content of the dialogue good or excellent, 87% fond the content of the prior information sessions good or excellent. 38% were enjoyed the Experience Europe exhibition and 24% did not. 60% found the events to be sustainable, though only 7% thought the events were not sustainable. 89% thought the format encouraged interaction and engagement between the participants and the speakers. 88% were pleased the quality of the networking opportunities between the participants who stayed at the same hotel and had breakfast, lunch and dinner together.
Of the survey respondents, 44% identified as male, 51% as female, 2% as other and 3% gave no answer.
There were 4,742 total live connections and 1,004 peak live views (the highest number of simultaneous unique viewers at a specific moment in time). Total views of the 26 policy dialogues via the Commission’s streaming service are 7,043.
Below, you will find a list of all the policy dialogues that took place in the frame of the European Year of Youth.
Don’t hesitate to click on the links to rewatch the policy dialogues and read about their main takeaways.
- Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager: "Taking Competition Policy into the Future" – 03.02.2022
- Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans: "Kick-starting a Sustainable Europe" – 07.04.2022
- Commissioner Didier Reynders: "Right to repair initiative" – 17.05.2022
- Commissioner Helena Dalli: "Equality bodies that work for all of us" – 24.05.2022
- Commissioner Nicolas Schmit: "Social protection, minimum income, and beyond" – 13.06.2022
- Vice-President Margaritis Schinas: "Our European way of life - the model of society we stand for" – 21.06.2022
- Commissioner Thierry Breton: "Entrepreneurship" – 20.09.2022
- Commissioner Johannes Hahn: "Financing future EU priorities" – 21.09.2022
- Commissioner Kadri Simson: "How to ensure that Europe’s future energy independence is sustainable" – 26.09.2022
- Commissioner Elisa Ferreira: "Addressing brain drain: retaining and attracting talents in EU regions" – 27.09.2022
- Acting Director-General Maciej Popowski: "Building bridges among communities" – 28.09.2022
- Commissioner Mariya Gabriel: "Research and innovation at school - the role of young people" 11.10.2022
- Commissioner Mairead McGuinness: "The future of finance" – 25.10.2022
- Commissioner Adina Vălean: "Jobs in Transport" – 09.11.2022
- Commissioner Janez Lenarčič: "Climate change and humanitarian action and International Humanitarian Law" – 15.11.2022
- Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen: "Building partnerships as the way forward in geopolitically challenging times" – 29.11.2022
- Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni: "Measuring what matters: looking beyond GDP" – 30.11.2022
- Vice-President Dubravka Šuica: "Geography of Discontent" – 05.12.2022
- Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič: "Innovations for the Future of Europe – the voice of youth" – 06.12.2022
- High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell: "Engaging the youth in global politics: towards a stronger Europe in a changing world" - 08.12.2022
- Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis: "Supporting People Now & Repowering our Economy for the Future" – 10.01.2023
- Commissioner Ylva Johansson: "Protecting young people from organised crime" – 23.01.2023
- Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius : "Sustainable and Circular Textiles" – 25.01.2023
- Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski: "Young people in agriculture and rural areas" – 31.01.2022
- Vice-President Vera Jourova: "Media Freedom and Pluralism in the EU" – 07.02.2022
- Commissioner Stella Kyriakides: “Towards a comprehensive approach to Mental Health” – 22.02.2023