Upcoming event
RAY POLICY EVENT
RAY will, in cooperation with the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), organise a policy event on the future of the European youth programmes in the European Parliament in Brussels on 15 July 2025.
The invitation-only event, addressed to European policy-makers and their staff, will offer policy-relevant insights on how the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes have supported young people, and how the youth programmes could be further strengthened in the next programming period. The discussion will focus on strategic decisions around the post-2027 generation of EU youth programmes.
Programme
10:00 Opening and introduction
- Sarah Sheil, Director, Members’ Research Service, EPRS, European Parliament
- Uroš Skrinar, Director, Slovenian National Agency for Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps
10:15 Keynote: Boosting the European youth programmes – key findings from research
- Andreas Karsten, Research coordination, RAY Network
10:30 Insights: The human stories behind the data – key messages from beneficiaries
- Denizli Yunus, policy worker and Ouchan Abdennour, pedagogical worker, Roots Vlaanderen vzw, Belgium_Flanders
- Eva Kotnik, President, National Youth Council of Slovenia, member of European Youth Forum
10:45 Exchange on improving the European youth programmes
Moderation: Tim Peters, Head of Unit, Structural Policies Unit, EPRS
- Sina Riz a Porta, Board Member, European Youth Forum
- Reet Kost, Deputy Director, Estonian National Agency for Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps
- Andreas Karsten, Research coordination, RAY Network
Questions and Answers
11:30 End of the event
If you are interested in joining the event online, get in touch!
