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EURODEMOS: A New Push to European Democracy
Project Reference:
2022-2-IT03-KA220-YOU-000095288
EURODEMOS: A New Push to European Democracy
EURODEMOS is a forward-thinking initiative aimed at enhancing youth engagement in democratic processes across Europe.
Summary
EURODEMOS was a forward-thinking European initiative designed to strengthen young people’s engagement in democratic processes and encourage their active participation in civic life. Rooted in the principles of civic participation, dialogue, and shared European democratic values, the project created opportunities for young people to develop their understanding of democracy and explore their role in shaping their communities and the future of Europe.
Implemented under the Erasmus+ programme, EURODEMOS addressed key contemporary challenges affecting democratic participation, including digitalisation, disinformation, and the evolving ways in which young people engage with democratic institutions and decision-making processes. Through its activities, the project promoted critical thinking, active citizenship, dialogue, and greater democratic awareness among young Europeans.
Objectives
EURODEMOS was built around three core objectives:
- Awareness and Education: To increase young people’s understanding of democracy in the digital age, including the challenges and opportunities created by digitalisation, access to information, and disinformation.
- Youth Engagement: To encourage the active involvement of young people in democratic life by creating opportunities for them to express their views, contribute ideas, and engage with policy-making and decision-making processes.
- Fostering Dialogue: To strengthen dialogue and exchange among young people from different European countries, encouraging discussion around European citizenship, democratic participation, shared values, and cultural diversity.
Project Goals
Through its activities, EURODEMOS sought to achieve:
- Increased Youth Participation: Greater engagement of young people in democratic processes, with particular emphasis on participation surrounding the 2024 European Parliament elections.
- Youth-Led Recommendations: Development of practical recommendations on key democratic issues, reflecting the perspectives, priorities, and experiences of young Europeans.
- Empowered and Informed Young People: Strengthened knowledge, critical-thinking skills, and confidence among young people to identify and challenge disinformation and participate more actively in democratic decision-making.
- Sustainable Civic Engagement: Creation of approaches, tools, and practices that support continued youth participation and can be adapted and replicated by organisations and communities across Europe.
Partners
EURODEMOS was implemented through a diverse consortium of organisations from across Europe, with each partner contributing its unique expertise, experience, and local perspective:
- PROGEU – Progress in European Union (Italy)
- CPDIS (Romania)
- Agora Election Observation (Estonia)
- K.A.NE (Greece)
- Active Youth (Lithuania)
- Champions Factory (Bulgaria)
- World Society Builders (Germany)
Together, the seven partner organisations combined their expertise in youth engagement, civic participation, democratic education, European cooperation, and community development to successfully implement EURODEMOS and strengthen young people’s participation in democratic life across Europe.
Key Achievements
Over the course of its implementation, EURODEMOS brought together young people, civil society organisations, experts, and stakeholders from across Europe to explore key challenges facing European democracy. The project’s main achievements included:
- Seven Transnational Partner Meetings (TPMs) hosted across Europe:
TPM1 – Kalamata, Greece | December 2023
Democracy and Disinformation
TPM2 – Bucharest, Romania | March 2024
The Role of Civil Society in the EU
TPM3 – Tallinn, Estonia | July 2024
EU Youth Observers
TPM4 – Hannover, Germany | December 2024
Dealing with Cultural Diversity within the EU
TPM5 – Vilnius, Lithuania | May 2025
European Demos: Utopia or Opportunity
TPM6 – Sofia, Bulgaria | October 2025
Democracy and Technology
TPM7 – Rome, Italy | January 2026
The EU Institutions - A transnational social media campaign raising awareness of the project’s key themes, activities, and results and extending EURODEMOS’ reach beyond its direct participants.
- A final online conference bringing together participants and stakeholders to share the project’s findings, recommendations, experiences, and outcomes.
- Three follow-up events and local dissemination activities organised to share the project’s findings with wider audiences, encourage further discussion, and support the continued use of EURODEMOS results beyond the project’s lifetime.
- 60 youth-informed recommendations developed from the project activities and discussions and compiled into a practical EURODEMOS Recommendations Toolkit, made available in all partner languages.
- Seven Transnational Partner Meetings (TPMs) hosted across Europe:
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