EU Youth Delegates

These are the EU Youth Delegates from Germany for the 10th cycle of the EU Youth Dialogue, which runs from 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2024. During this time they will discuss with political decision makers from the EU but also from Germany about the issues that are important to you. In this way, political leaders will get to know your ideas and demands.

The EU Youth Delegates take the demands and concerns of young people in Germany to the EU Youth Conferences and discuss them with political decision makers, such as the youth ministers of the EU member states and representatives of the European Commission. The political decision makers can incorporate these demands and concerns of young people from the EU in their decisions, for example in the conclusions and resolutions of the Council of the EU.

Pia

“Hi, my name is Pia, I’m 25 years old and I’m studying Governance and Public Policy at the University of Passau. My interest in political issues and the participation of young people in democracy and politics already developed during my school days and was further strengthened by my studies. That’s why I’ve been involved in the Jump team for three years and I’m delighted that I can now also be active at European level as an EU youth representative.

I am really looking forward to my new role and to your ideas and suggestions. My aim is to promote youth participation. It is important to me that young people can help shape their own future. Especially in view of the current Youth Goal “Inclusive Societies”, it is evident that all young people should be able to participate in decision-making processes.

That is why I want to actively campaign for young people’s interests to be heard in the present and for democracy to be strengthened as a result. After all, young people are the generation of the future and should therefore also work to ensure that their political ideas have an influence on everyday political life in Germany and the EU.

I am very much looking forward to entering into dialogue with the other EU youth representatives as well as with political leaders from Germany and the European Union and discussing your demands. I am looking forward to an exciting time with you!”

Thomas

Hey hey, I’m Thomas, 19 years old and currently living in Heidelberg. I’m doing my voluntary service at the railway station mission and will be moving to Freiburg at the end of the year to study law.

I’m really looking forward to spending the next 18 months as one of your EU youth representatives in Germany and Europe, taking your perspectives, impressions and demands with me and standing up for a strong young voice.

I am particularly looking forward to talking to you and learning more about your views. It is very important to me that everyone can contact me if they need to talk. That’s why I ask you to write to me on Insta (@zhou_thom) or by email (thomas.zhou@dbjr.de) if you need to.

A quick word about my motivation:

When I was 14, I first started to stand up for the interests of young people as a class representative. What started on a small scale, I later continued as a student representative and also as a youth ambassador for the Global Education Campaign.

One essential thing I have continuously noticed during this time is that young people are not only motivated, but also capable. Of course, everyone has their own story, their own individual interests and abilities. But often, unfortunately, it is external circumstances that hold back this potential.

For this reason, we need strong voices of young people who can effectively communicate their needs and demands and in the end also assert them.

Would you like to share your concerns and ideas with the EU Youth Delegates or simply get in touch with them?