20/03/2022
Spain
participants
- To raise awareness of the possibilities that the European Union and, in particular, the ones that the European Parliament offer to young people.
- To sum up the views of the Erasmus Generation regarding the topics of the Conference on the Future of Europe.
- To promote active citizenship and advocacy among volunteers of ESN Spain and other guest national associations.
- To foster dialogue between volunteers and the main Spanish institutions and stakeholders to make the Erasmus Generation heard.
- To train volunteers of ESN Spain and other guest national associations to expand this goal back in their cities all over Spain to local and international young people.
The national phase of Erasmus Generation Participation and Engagement (EGPE) by ESN Spain took place in Madrid from 18th to 20th March 2022. This event acted as the closure of the five local EGPE events celebrated previously en five Spanish cities: Barcelona, Cáceres, Castellón, Madrid and Valladolid. This national event gathered more than 30 ESN Spain volunteers from several local sections as well as guests from national associations such as the European Movement in Spain and JEF Spain, which collaborate regularly with ESN Spain.
The event consisted in several training sessions and dialogues with stakeholders. It started on Friday 18th with an opening session by the President of ESN Spain in the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, after a reception and visit to the office of ESN Spain. Then two sessions were held: A presentation about the European Parliament by the European Parliament Liaison Office in Spain, and a presentation about the new Erasmus+ Programme by the SEPIE, the Spanish National Erasmus+ Agency for Education and Training. Finally, a training session about advocacy was presented by the President and the Institutional Relations Department of ESN Spain.
Saturday consisted on a full day of trainings regarding how the European Union works, by the European Movement in Spain, and the following trainings by ESN Spain: the promotion of Erasmus+ and other moibility opportunities (erasmus.esn-spain.org), the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education and the news about the 35 Erasmus+ Anniversary and the European Year of Youth. Then, the next dialogues took place: inclusion in Erasmus+ with representatives of the Conference of Rectors (CRUE) and the Network of Support Services for People with Disabilities in Universities (Red SAPDU). Youth topics with a represenetative of the Partido Popular in Madrid. Education topics with a representative of the Partido Socialista in Madrid. Food and the environment with the Food Wave project responsible from the City Hall of Madrid.
Finally, on Sunday 10th two interactive sessions were held. One for several associations to share an advocacy good practice: the European Movement in Spain, JEF Spain, ESN Italy and ESN Spain. And the second one, for every participant to share a good practice of their local section in a poster session. A feedback session took place to finish the event.
Food and accommodation was included for everyone who needed it during the two nights and three days. Funding was provided by the European Parliament for the EGPE project.
