Road to European elections 2024

Young citizens and European elections candidates debate in Brussels

On 9 April, five young candidates to the European elections met and exchanged with young citizens in Brussels in an event organised by Stand Up for Europe.

This event provided a platform for an active exchange of perspectives, ideas, and concerns, facilitating direct engagement between young individuals and candidates for the European Parliament. Addressing critical issues such as climate change, economic policies, mental health, human rights, social justice, and education, the session sought to identify and help bridge the gap between youth aspirations and the legislative agenda.

With the participation of candidates Suzana Carp (Volt), Laura Hidalgo (MR), Yvan Verougstraete (Les Engagés), Léa Charlet (Ecolo), Bram Vandeninden (Volt), Marta Barandiy (Voor U).

Students and young professional meet at TALE’s World Cafè in Rome

On 19 April 2024, in the framework of the European Youth Week, students, young professionals, and local associations met in Rome, Italy to discuss the upcoming European elections as well as youth participation beyond the voting process.

This event is part of the TALE project (TAke the Lead in the European Elections) and was organised by one of the 100 changemakers ALDA and the project partners trained in the context of the European elections.

The event was dedicated to discussing effective communication on European issues, values and institutions.

Inaugurating the “Bench of Europe” in Vicenza

On 13 April, on the occasion of the inauguration of the “Bench of Europe” in Vicenza on 13 April, Antonella Valmorbida, Secretary-General of ALDA, presented the Better Europe Together campaign.

The Alta Via Della Grande Guerra at the European Parliament: nature, history and the promotion of European values

On Thursday, 11 April 2024, in Brussels (Belgium), at the European Parliament took place the presentation of the Alta Via della Grande Guerra (AVGG) project, an initiative of cohesion and promotion of the Vicenza mountains that retraces some emblematic places of the First World War that today represent a real “open-air museum” of the Great War.

Invited by the Honourable Mrs. Paola Ghidoni, among the speakers of the meeting Mr. Andrea Nardin, President of the Province of Vicenza, Mr. Roberto Ciambetti, President of the Council of the Veneto Region and Mr. Marco Boaria, Director of Programmes and Corporate Strategy of ALDA and CEO of ALDA+. 

Speak Up for the European elections

ALDA gave a presentation on the European elections to the Partners of the Speak Up project, looking for synergies two months ahead of the elections. We also presented ALDA’s own campaign for the European elections, Better Europe Together, in which the partners were invited to participate.

Presenting ALDA’s European election’s campaign and activities in Thiene, Italy

During the Open Days of Villa Fabris in Thiene and within the “Shape your Europe” Lab, ALDA had an informative session about the Better Europe Together campaign and a stand dedicated to the TALE – TAke the Lead in the European Elections project.

This was the opportunity to inform local participants and citizens about the relevance of the upcoming elections of the next European Parliament as well as about the voting process in Italy.

Presenting ALDA’s European elections campaign to French social representatives

On 27 and 28 March 2024, ALDA was present in Paris at the Conseil économique, social et environnemental’s (CESE) two-day event dedicated to the European Union and the European elections. We presented our activities and flagship initiatives to the members of the CESE.

ALDA was kindly invited to participate by the Mouvement Européen France, our partner in l’Europe pour de Bon ! campaign in France.

Talking about EU elections at the Officina sociopolitica Altovicentino

On April 6, 2024, ALDA Secretary General, Mrs. Antonella Valmorbida, delivered a presentation on the importance of the European elections 2024 to the Officina sociopolitica Altovicentino. The presentation included an explanation of the European Parliament, of the functions of the Members of the European Parliament and of ALDA’s campaign ‘Better Europe Together: Local Ideas, European Results‘.

The event, entitled ‘Progettazione Europea’ was also attended by Marco Boaria, Director of Programmes and Corporate Strategy of ALDA, who led a presentation on European projects tackling all the project cycle management.

ALDA at the Atheneum Royal Jean Absil in Brussels

On April 5, 2024, ALDA delivered an interactive presentation concerning the upcoming European elections to 60 students of the Atheneum Royal Jean Absil in Brussels. The event was aimed at presenting to the students the role of the European Parliament, the number of MEPs that will be elected and their function, and the date for the elections in Belgium.

ALDA gratefully accepted the invitation extended by Stand up for Europe to introduce their simulation of a European Parliament vote. Within this engaging exercise, students assume roles advocating for propositions of law and endorsing amendments in adherence to specific political guidelines.

ALDA in Vicenza to mobilise students to vote!

On March 23rd, the Secretary General of ALDA, Antonella Valmorbida, met with the students of the Paolo Lioy High School in Vicenza (Italy), to raise awareness about the upcoming European elections scheduled for June 6-9, 2024.

During the meeting, organised by the Volunteer Service Center of the Province of Vicenza (CSV) as part of the “Vote Volunteer Vision” campaign developed by the Centre for European Volunteering (CEV), Antonella Valmorbida spoke about the importance of European institutions, their role, and how elections have a huge impact on citizens’ daily lives.

Furthermore, before encouraging the students to vote, she presented ALDA’s campaign for the European elections ‘Better Europe Together: Local Ideas, European Results’. 🇪🇺

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The Future of Europe is Youth: ALDA in Labin to raise awareness on European elections 2024

On March 15, 2024, within the framework of the ALDA Governing Board which took place in Labin (Croatia), the ALDA delegation met some high-school students to discuss the importance of the upcoming European Elections 2024 and to present ALDA’s campaign “Better Europe Together: Local Ideas, European Results”.

The meeting, led by ALDA Secretary General, Antonella Valmorbida, focused on the importance of the European elections and how the European institutions affect the daily lives of every citizen.

The students, despite not yet having reached the age of majority, showed interest and participation and made it clear that they would definitely like to participate in the elections in five years’ time, so that they could shape the future of Europe by expressing their vote.