Description
The decline of pollinating insects threatens the availability of food, our future prosperity and nature. How do we resolve implementation challenges and move forward with concrete actions? Not an easy question to answer but an ambitious one to debate on! This is the mission entrusted to 100 randomly selected young Europeans aged 18 to 29, who will be joining the Assembly to formulate solutions and policy recommendations from September 2025 to March 2026.
Read more about the Assembly on the home page: Young Citizens Assembly on Pollinators - European Commission.
Programme
The 1st session of the Assembly will focus on learning about the issue and identification of the main challenges to work on throughout the rest of the Assembly. Assembly members will exchange with experts to better understand the decline of pollinating insects and its drivers, will hear from the different stakeholders about their perspectives on the issue and possible solutions, and EU staff from policy DGs will also present the key actions already being taken - as well the challenges that are encountered. While on Friday and Sunday participants will work in small groups, the Saturday plenary will be publicly live streamed.
Join us online to watch the plenary sessions on Saturday, 27 September!
In the morning, we will explain the mandate of the Assembly, explore what the EU is already doing to address the decline and hear about the global context from a keynote speaker.
Watch the morning plenary opening
During the afternoon high-level event, we will discuss the role of the Assembly in relation to youth engagement and democratic innovations, as well as wider efforts of EU institutions.
Watch the afternoon high-level event
Location
Resources
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| Agenda of the Saturday plenary session | 550.61 KB |