The continent of Europe and member states of the European Union (EU) have been faced with several major challenges in recent years, most notably the refugee crisis and deep cuts to public spending as a result of economic austerity.
It also faces the prospect later this month of the British public voting to leave the union when the referendum on its membership takes place on 23 June.
But young people’s views on some of these key challenges have largely gone unnoticed. In a bid to hear what young Europeans think about these and other issues, the European Parliament held a two-day event in Strasbourg, France, last month (see box).
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