The delegation of World Youth Alliance Romania had the absolute privilege to participate in the Emerging Leaders Conference 2021: Human Dignity in the European Parliament, held in Brussels, Europe’s capital and the center of the European Union.
Enjoying a vast cultural experience, communicating and working with youth representatives from all over Europe, we participated actively, for a period of 4 days, in training, workshops and debates with themes such as understanding the European Parliament, leadership, human dignity, youth involvement on the labour market and Artificial Intelligence.
Moreover, we had the chance to meet with Mr. Dragoș Pîslaru, a Romanian MEP, representative of Renew Europe Group and main submitter of the Youth Resolution. We had an open conversation about the difficulties youth are facing nowadays, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, and what measures are necessary in order to improve their situation and create more inclusive opportunities.
Finally, the most fulfilling aspect about our ELC experience was definitely the connection established with the fellow participants. Gathering young people with the same values and purposes, the event created a favourable context for us to discuss subjects of interest for the nowadays changing world and also to make a cultural exchange while getting to know each other.
Thank you, World Youth Alliance Europe and World Youth Alliance Germany, for this amazing experience! We wholeheartedly encourage everyone interested in participating in such events to apply for the next year’s Emerging Leaders Conference.
Published: December 16, 2021
Written by Smaranda Mihaila, Participant of the 2021 Emerging Leaders Conference
