SWAG is an innovative project aimed at empowering individuals entering the workforce. It originated from the collaboration of three friends with diverse backgrounds in engineering, psychology, and law. SWAG's main objective is to capture individuals' soft skills using a gamified approach. In the first phase of the project, a serious game called AOC (Among the Office Criticality) was presented as a Minimum Viable Product during a competition at UniCaLab at the Contamination Lab of the University of Calabria, where SWAG emerged as the winner. Additionally, SWAG went on to win a national hackathon, solidifying its position as a standout project. A mobile application mockup has been developed, and it aims to become a suite consisting of various tools and sections to ensure the best match between users and the right positions depending on their skills, and even between them and companies. SWAG aims to bridge the gap between job seekers and employers by showcasing candidates' unique skills and personality traits. Through gamification, SWAG provides a user-friendly platform that evaluates individuals based on a set of indicators. This approach allows for a quick, standardized, and objective assessment of soft skills that may otherwise go unnoticed. SWAG has been part of the TechNest technology incubator at the University of Calabria and has received recognition at various events, and from various big player in the HR and tech industry, highlighting its potential impact. By creating a platform for companies to launch challenges and publish job opportunities, SWAG strives to promote a more efficient and fulfilling labour market. Moreover, another opportunity will be to highlight areas of improvement and suggest training opportunities. Future plans for SWAG aim to leverage artificial intelligence, further enhancing the value of the platform and empowering people by fostering their awareness. SWAG's journey has involved collaborations with academic institutions, such as the University of Calabria, and engaging with students to validate the project. The project has also included organized workshops to address the need for innovation in the context of work and engage with high school students. A pilot study has been conducted to validate the development method behind serious games, followed by an international conference and publication in an impactful scientific journal. SWAG's vision is to facilitate successful transitions into the workforce, reduce unemployment rates, and foster a stronger European labour market. With its user-centred approach, SWAG aims to empower individuals and promote lifelong learning, ultimately creating a more prosperous future for job seekers and companies alike.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the paradigm of work. While many people lose several hours in commuting between their home and office, always having to live in areas close to it, telecommuting has enabled people to explore the world while working on a laptop computer with internet access. As attractive as a life free of obligations and with more flexibility in finding a place to live can be, digital nomads bring enormous problems to the local host communities, such as increased pressure on natural resources and services, increased housing prices due to higher wages as a rule, and, as a result, a widening social gap. In order to make community life fairer, and to avoid abuses in taxation, this proposal was created: Article 1 Definition of Fiscal Residence 1 - Establish clear criteria for determining the tax residence of digital nomads, considering factors such as length of stay in the country, family ties and permanent residence. 2 - Consider as eligible for tax purposes all those who stay for a period equal to or longer than 32 consecutive days. Article 2 Taxation Rules for Digital Nomads 1 - All citizens in who are considered digital nomads and who fit the criteria of article 1 may choose for one of two regimes: a) payment of taxes in the country of residence like national citizens b) Paying user regime. In this regime the citizen is charged for the public service she uses. Article 3 Collaboration Between Countries 1 - Promote international cooperation for sharing information on taxation of digital nomads. Article 4 Awareness and Education 1 - Conducting awareness campaigns aimed at informing digital nomads about their tax obligations in their country of residence and helping them understand tax regulations and processes. Article 5 Enforcement and Penalties 1 - Strengthen enforcement of digital nomads' tax obligations through audits, states and cooperation with businesses. 2 - Establish penalties at the European level for those who do not comply with their tax obligations.

Considering the importance of democratic representation and constant renewal of political positions, we recognize the need to establish clear eligibility criteria for the positions of MEPs as well as European Commissioners, with the aim of strengthening representativeness, independence and citizens' trust in the European institutions. Article 1 Standardization of Election Rules 1 - All member countries of the European Union must adopt a unified electoral system for the election of MEP's. 2 - The proportional system of representation is recommended, ensuring that the number of seats is distributed in proportion to the votes received by the political parties. Article 2 Eligibility for the office of Member of the European Parliament 1 - Establish as an eligibility criterion for the position of MEP that the individual has not been in governmental functions at any level (national, regional or local) in the last 2 years prior to the appointment. 2 - Executive, ministerial, parliamentary or administrative positions in a national government, as well as positions in international organizations or regional/local governments are considered governmental functions. Article 3 Terms Limit 1 - Each citizen may run for the office of Member of the European Parliament for a maximum of three terms of office. Article 4 Eligibility for the post of MEP European Commissioner 1 - Establish as a criterion of eligibility for the position of European Commissioner that the individual has not held any government position at any level (national, regional or local) in the last 4 years prior to the appointment. 2 - Governmental functions include executive, ministerial, parliamentary, or administrative positions in a national government, as well as positions in international organizations or regional/local governments. Article 5 Nomination Process 1 - Verification of eligibility criteria is part of the appointment process for the European Commissioner. 2 - Member States are required to provide a formal declaration that the proposed candidate has not held any government position in the last 4 years. The implementation of this proposal could contribute to guaranteeing the renewal and independence of MEPs, as well as promoting greater representativeness and diversity of experience in the European Parliament. This would strengthen the legitimacy of the decisions made and increase citizens' confidence in the democratic process of the European Union.

The European Union is ambitiously working towards its climate goals set by the Paris Agreement of 2015 and further conferences under the umbrella of her European Green Deal, which has the goal of making Europe a climate neutral continent by 2050 at the latest point. This is a legally binding target thanks to the European Climate Law. But climate change is a worldwide problem which doesn't stop at the borders of our continent, so Europe can't fix this worldwide problem on her own, even if she can help come a long way. The European Union is the largest market in the world and holds great international power because of this. Furthermore, it has a highly educated and skilled population and already has great experience with development aid all over the world. Under the Global Gateway strategy, the EU is already investing millions into development aid. Climate is also a sector of the Global Gateway, so this could be expanded to reach even more of the world. Therefore, this idea calls upon the European Union to: - Draft more environmentally friendly legislation of which its impact would be felt all around the world thanks to it's dominant position as the world's largest market. - Use more of our skilled labour force and advanced private sector to help out with climate mitigation and climate adaption around the world. - Promote European green industries around the world. - Expand the climate arm of the Global Gateway strategy. - Create and promote a globally useful strategy like the European Green Deal to reach climate goals worldwide. As one of the world's most advanced, largest, richest and active players, the European Union can have a future as the international climate leader. As I believe that the future of Europe is green, and the future of green is Europe.

There should be mandatory classes in high school across the whole EU for at least two years that prepare minors for life. Classes such as economics, politics, health management or even household classes teaching basics of cooking, washing clothes etc. should better prepare young people for an adult life.

Ryanair charges 25€ in average for every small suitcase that you bring into the cabin. This is unacceptable! Bringing basic stuff when you travel is a necessity, not a luxury. On top of that, airlines should compensate passengers for executing such unfair practices in the past.

Current policies, strategies and agreements should be available in a more simplified language to citizens with learning disabilities. The language used, the abbreviations and specialized terms can mean that understanding relevant documents can be challenging and feel exclusive. Can we use the arts and/or digital ways of presenting the information to ensure people are well informed and feel included in the politics that shape our lives?

My idea concerns the need to increase the power of the European Parliament in relation to the executive powers to make faster progress in the management of natural hazards, particularly regarding forest fires. To illustrate my point, scientific experts widely agree that it is crucial to invest in the prevention of such fires, as once they reach the stage of "MegaFires," they become extremely difficult, if not impossible, to extinguish with current technological and human resources. Multidisciplinary scientific research has revealed numerous consequences for human societies. They pose an increased threat to stakeholders, including firefighters, as well as to local populations, with impacts on human lives, properties, businesses, and the economic function of natural ecosystems. The overall social, economic, and environmental costs are significant, although estimates remain limited. They cause substantial damage to collective infrastructure such as power and communication lines, water supply systems, roads, and railways. The costs of cleaning and reconstruction are considerable. They disrupt supply chains, resulting in business closures and transportation disruptions. This can lead to a decrease in tax revenue, a decline in property values, and loss of customers for local businesses, such as reduced tourism in fire-affected areas. These are only a few of the consequences: they also incur in socioeconomic costs, health issues, water quality, impacts in local ecosystems... However, I have noticed that executive powers often tend to allocate resources primarily to civil security forces rather than investing in prevention. This decision is often driven by short-term political considerations, as it is easier for a Ministry of the Interior or the European Commission to deploy resources when a fire breaks out, creating the illusion of immediate and effective action. Unfortunately, this reactive approach neglects the importance of prevention, which would help avoid such emergency situations in the first place. This is where the European Parliament can play a crucial role. As an institution of debates and consensus, the Parliament has the unique ability to exercise closer control over executive powers and promote policies focused on the prevention of natural hazards. By strengthening its position and influence, the European Parliament can encourage the executive powers to invest more in the prevention of forest fires and other natural risks. This also necessitates granting the European Parliament legislative initiative, which it is currently deprived of. Therefore, I encourage to consider this proposal and explore ways to increase the Parliament's power in the management of natural hazards. By working together, we can make Europe a global leader in proactive natural hazard management. I firmly believe that the European Parliament, as a democratic institution representing the interests of European citizens, is the ideal place to initiate this positive change.

My idea is aimed at setting up an organization to review and address ethical, security, privacy, and equality challenges in technologies that are AI backed or built using advanced algorithms. This would provide a safer future and responsible tech development putting humans in the center.

In some EU countries there is a deeply profound social crisis regarding the way our dignity as human beings is constantly at risk: the majority of people are just allowed to survive (housing and nutrition), instead of being able to live. What is most shocking about this vegetative state imposed on so many hard young workers is that this is mainly a matter of political will to change the way economy works. In the EU, no one should expect less than an economy that works for people. To live, as humans, should not be a privilege, but the basic realisation of our humanity. It is not acceptable that we still mainly look to GDP and other similar criteria to assert economies performance as if that autonomously brings quality of life. The idea, to foster and sensibilize to this urgent issue, is to create an EU data platform just focused on highlighting how the old model of capitalism is potentially less profitable than the new emerging sustainable capitalism. Profits can and should increase through SDG’s as well as people’s quality of life. Capital is very likely to be the solution, it just needs adaptions. There are three capital variables on this equation on each member state that would appear boldly in the platform (“ EUmanizing Economy”) to understand the effort rate felt by many: 1) salaries, 2) housing and 3) nutrition costs. By simply exposing this information per member state on that platform, one could much easier understand and share the gravity that has been around and shows no signs of getting less severe. 

To tackle the population decline in rural areas, we have to ensure that: 1. Young people stay in their homelands or such regions by updating peripheral education, creating jobs, improving the infrastructure and generally  the lifestyle. 2. Helping local businesses to grow or finance the establishment of new pioneer business projects. 3. Create informational campaigns to let people know the benefits of leaving in the countryside. 4. Give more opportunities to the farmers, local entrepreneurs and tourism professionals. If we do so: a. The cities will be less crowded and more operational. b. We will solve are food problem as more people are working on biological production. c. We will tackle the unemployment problem with more and more jobs being created. d. We will help poor residents of rural provinces. e. We will build SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

Propose an educational program aimed at promoting awareness among children and teenagers (aged 6-15) about the somatic and psychological consequences of obesity. This program should be developed by healthcare professionals such as doctors and psychologists, with the intention of distributing it within schools, aiming to combat school bullying and discrimination.

Flags of convenience facilitate illegal activities in the ocean, such as IUU fishing, human trafficking, pirating and low tax payments. The current registration processes and lack of history track on flags of convenience are not effective. Therefore, a directive should be drafted and implemented, obliging all European vessels to be registered in a centralized database, in order to keep a tracking history of all the flags registry. However, this database would not have the option of leaving any empty year field (similar to the rules applying to the planes' registration).

Most of the world-recognized language certifications have hefty prices, yet they are required in many applications, and expire after some time.

We need meaningful youth participation in the EU. The EYE needs to be an event that is free, to not be only for privileged young people who can pay the costs and needs to have a Policy Paper Outcome with recommendations that needs to be monitored until the next EYE. Hear our voices to take action, not to nod!

Several studies and economists warn that our current economic thinking is unable to find a solution in our terrible situation. The constant will for economic growth destroys the environment (Potsdam Institute for Climate Research, 2022) and sustainable economic growth is also not possible, as several studies show (European Environmental Bureau 2019) - also confirmed by the rebound effect. For a long time, the well-being of the population has been decoupled from economic growth (Australian National University, Kubiszewski et al, 2013) as opposed to the environment. Thus, it would be the task of the EU to be a pioneer of a new type of economic policy with real influence. Comprehensive reforms are needed to achieve this, but this is the only way to counter climate change.

Abortion is one of the biggest human rights violations in Europe and in the history. Abortion is in contrary to EU charter of fundamental rights Article 2. Every unborn and born deserves protection of the right to life. We must end abortion in order to respect human rights and Article 2.  The United States had a huge victory when Roe V Wade was overturned. Europe will follow the same path and give a voice to the voiceless. We the youth, we will never stop fighting until every unborn enjoys the right to life. We are the pro-life generation!

The present condition of Article 7 TEU has become untenable, as exemplified by the situations concerning Poland and Hungary. It is imperative to consider revising Article 7 TEU, particularly by reevaluating the requirement for an absolute majority during member states' voting. While it is indeed necessary for all member states to concur on treaty modifications, initiating a constructive discussion on this matter would be highly beneficial.

Stop wasting energy and resources into discriminating farm systems and support farmers with uptake of precision livestock farming in order to reach efficiently and sustainability.

We have demographic issues within the Europe and we seek more labors - both white collars like doctors, IT engineer or teachers, but as well blue collars like plumber, construction workers or electricians. At the same time, people outside Europe what’s to make a change in their lives and start a new chapter in Europe due to socioeconomical issues. Let’s create a program where people can sign up to come to Europe, learn local language and needed profession in specific region. Let’s say a Palestinian woman from a camp in Lebanon seeks better future and she is ready to move to Sweden, learn Swedish language and get education to become a nurse. EU member state could have a controlled list of such candidates and allow such candidates come to the country under controlled circumstances to learn the language, learn the specific needed profession and fill the gap in the country. It can prevent waves of uncontrolled migration of people who seeks better future because now they could have a legal opportunity to do in in a human way. We already have so called “EU blue card” which could be extended!

Today at a workshop at the EYE, speakers mentioned different issues with the election – low number of voting participants, especially young people, disinformation, lack of understanding of complex legislation process in EU, risk for autocratic systems. David van Reybrouck wrote a book, "Against Elections", where he proposed deliberative democracy. One of his ideas is to form temporary commissions consisting of EU citizens instead of politicians. Such commission can represent people with different background and perspectives. Shouldn’t EU institutions adapt such deliberative democracy and be more open in legislative processes to give power to citizens themselves?

If the diplomas of immigrants arriving in the EU.were recognized faster, it could help reducing brain drain and enhancing the integration of those people.

ReRoot Project is a small organisation that is just being set up to support unforeseen communities studied in camps with permaculture education, resources for regenerative agriculture and nature based therapy. It supports their short term physical needs as well as long term integration, mental and physical well-being. I just started this project and need support!

Aquaponics is an innovative agricultural system that combines Aquaculture and soil less cultivation of crops without the need for external chemical inputs such as fertilisers and pesticides, whilst at the same time using less water than current conventional agricultural practices. As much as Europe currently funds and promotes emerging innovative farming technologies, the focus has always been on Hydroponics (which still relies heavily on the use of synthetic fertiliser solutions) and technological gadgets (sensors, robots, etc). This approach has failed to address the core issue of the global crisis our climate and food system faces - sustainable, nature inclusive production of food without further destruction to vital and important ecological systems and biodiversity. A growing (but still very small) amount of young people are beginning to recognise and adopt Aquaponics as an agro-ecological farming system that can enable us feed our growing populations, protect and promote vital ecosystem (insects, microbes) that will enable biodiversity thrive and humanity survive. Sadly, funding (and access to it) and promotion of Aquaponics has been a major stumbling block to realise the full potential of this agricultural system that truly offers us a chance to work with nature to help us find sustainable solutions to our current broken food system. Identifying, providing funding to, and promoting young agricultural entrepreneurs (agripreneurs) adopting and using Aquaponics will go a long way to ensure we finally have a potent solution that can help us correct the wrongs within our food system and most importantly, attract the much needed young people into agriculture and farming.

The philosophical erasmus would consist on a course of study, organised by the philosophy faculties of European universities, accessible to the winners of a competition. The course will start from Athens (where the major Greek philosophers will be studied) and then in Rome. This would enhance and further develop the training of young people with a particular interest in the field.

The EU has developed concrete goals on how to better the situation of young people all over Europe. However, there is little knowledge in the wide public on the European Youth Goals. Especially as a follow-up to the European Year of Youth, it is important to show that young people are a priority of the EU. To achieve this, the EU should team up with national, regional, and local youth organisations, as well as with the Council of Europe, who have a lot of expertise to offer in implementing such programs in the field. Furthermore, the process has to be inclusive and reach young people in the spaces in which they are active, including Social Media and real life consultations.  Aside from this, the youth goals must reach unorganised youth and show them, that the EU cares about them by developing participation mechanisms that are open for individuals and that are well-funded to ensure that participation isn’t hindered by financial restrictions.

It is key to have a rail system that connects all the major European cities and that is available through an universal ticket that works in all the member states. The purpose of the idea is to make Europe an even more connected and accessible continent. This will not only create further incentives to choose train over airplane, which will lower the carbon dioxide emissions, but it will also create a stronger cultural bond between Europeans. 

Create an European vegetable garden cup, a healthy competition to promote the reconnection to food and nature in schools.  This project would enhance youth to an healthy and ecological outdoors activity and create networks among different schools and stakeholders all around Europe 🍓🥬

It is extremely important to have an (optional) final examination at the end of high school, such as the SATs, so that young people in Europe have equal chances of getting into universities within the EU. Comparing the grades of a German citizen with those of an Austrian, for example, is not possible due to the vast differences in education and grading systems. However, for some study programs, one may need to go abroad. It is also crucial for young adults to explore new countries and cultures, which should be in line with the goals of the EU. The fact that studying within the EU is already fee-free is working exceptionally well.

There is a need for stronger agreements on the use of social media for politicians. Today, many young people are influenced and encouraged to vote for extremes online and especially on TikTok. This is becoming increasingly clear that the age to vote has been reduced.