While the EU is becoming more and more transparent and open to citizens as well as visible and approachable on social media, 44% of Europeans are pessimistic about the future of the EU, one in four Europeans indicates to have a negative image of the EU and the voter turnout for the last EP election has been rather low with only 42,5% Europeans voting. What approach should the EU and its institutions further take to improve its image among EU citizens?
Cherishing diversity: How can the EU protect and foster regional minority languages and therefore Europe’s linguistic diversity whilst ensuring intercultural and mutual understanding through common languages between its citizens?
Leaving no one behind: In light of the 2016 Council of the EU agreement on LGBTI equality, how can the EU further promote LGBTI tolerance and equality, bearing in mind the different Member States’ national identities and constitutional traditions as well as public hostility?
In light of the constantly increasing number of third-country nationals in Europe, how can the EU ensure the “Right to Family Life” and ease legislative family reunification procedures?
Securing chances for our youth: In light of the so far dissatisfying results of the European Commission’s “Youth Guarantee” initiative and the youth unemployment rate in Serbia having been as high as 44,2% in Serbia in 2016, what approaches should further be taken to tackle the continuously high youth unemployment rates?
Closing the gender gap: With nearly one out of three employed women working in part-time jobs, what further steps should be taken to ensure equal representation of women on the labour market and equal access to financial resources?
European cities for everyone: With approximately 80 million European citizens living with some form of disability and an expected number of four out of five Europeans to live in cities by 2020, how could the EU further support initiatives for the disabled in cities, simplifying their everyday life and ensuring their integration into the urban lifestyle?