10 April 2025, Brussels Background Demonstrations erupted across Serbia in November 2024 following the tragic collapse of a railway station canopy in Novi Sad that claimed 16 lives and left one person severely injured. What began as student-led university blockades...
On 25 November 2024, during EFFAT Congress Week, young trade unionists from across Europe gathered at in Valencia, to chart the future of EFFAT youth representation. Organized with the support of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, the EFFAT Youth Event highlighted the...
The United Nations General Assembly has been marked as the International Youth Day of August 12, beginning in 1999. The International Day of Youth is important for the development of awareness about the meaningful and fair participation of young people in all social...
Created in 2016 by the European Commission, the European Vocational Skills Week has become throughout the years a platform for VET stakeholders all over Europe to exchange ideas and good practices. Not only is VET a major part of lifelong learning, but it is essential...
Our training journey to support our mission "Youth Empowerment" started in March 2020 in Sesimbra when we organised the first seminar of the year together with the ETUI. Back then, the seminar focused on improving and strengthening cross-border cooperation between...
On 12 August we celebrate the International Youth Day which addresses each year a specific theme to young people, highlighting the challenges they face in the current context. This year's theme is entitled "Youth engagement for global action" and promotes youth...
The theme of the annual UN youth day on the 12 of august is this year “Youth engagement for global action”. This year, the Covid-19 pandemic has proven this to be a very important issue. According to ILO, 1 in every 6th young person has stopped working during the...
Young people need to be at the heart of trade unions’ positive change When it comes to young people and trade unions, the great challenge of today is to promote better knowledge and understanding of workers’ rights, especially as we’re talking about Europe, where we...
