Still living in the parents’ house? Confronted daily with precarious working conditions with low paid jobs, short-term contracts or even unpaid internships? Feeling stressed and uncertain about the future? Having the impression that the political debate does not reflect your needs?

If this sounds familiar, it is because indeed this is a widespread reality for young people all over Europe. The challenge of independent living has become a defining characteristic of this generation, a phenomenon with diverse consequences ranging from income to care and mental health, related to access to affordable housing, linked to rights and gender equality and triggering a feeling of political underrepresentation, of being left out.

The Congress of the Young Europeans comes back after an obligatory break due to the pandemic with its next edition that will take place in Thessaloniki 19-22 October 2023. The event aims at providing a platform to young Europeans from across the continent to meet, work with each other, voice directly their concerns, and put forward their own solutions, just over a few months ahead of the 2024 European Elections.

Within this framework, an international public conference will address the issues above, opening the debate to the city of Thessaloniki, once Europe’s Youth Capital and host to one of the biggest universities in Southeastern Europe.