Hi! My name is Aldana and I come from Kazakhstan. I am 17 years old, graduating from high school this year. After graduation, I am going to study in a sports management programme in Europe. I am keen on sport, reading books, and traveling. I like keeping up with the times and always explore different things. Also, I am leading an eco-friendly lifestyle and I believe that my contribution will make planet green in the future.
Hi, my name is Anna and I am 19 years old. I am currently studying international relations at the Russian Presidential Academy in Moscow. I take part in Russian and European youth competitions and conferences dedicated to social problems and future development. I am an art and sport lover. I studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and now continue creative work.
Imagine Europe Special Edition 2020: REinventing Our Common FutureImagine Europe after the Corona Crisis! How should we live on? What should we change? What have we learnt?
Winners will receive the opportunity to participate in online video conferences with decision- and change-makers. They will be selected by our Ambassadors as well the respective decision- and change-makers.
We will publish several deadlines for participation, on specific topics (to be announced soon). The next deadlines will be in June 2020.
Choose one of the following topics and present your ideas using the medium of your choice (video, photography, podcast, poems, music, design, etc.):
OUR UNION
What needs to change in European politics in order to help Europe become more resilient
and deal with future crises more effectively? Does the EU need more competencies?
SURVEILLANCE OR PARTICIPATION?
How much surveillance do we need? Do we need a new understanding of data protection?
How much should we rely on personal responsibility? And what is the role of increased participation?
ECONOMY
Which areas of the economy have proven to be of particular importance during the Covid-19 crisis?
What should be our conclusions with regard to economic policies?
LIFESTYLE
What has the crisis taught us? Did it lead to positive changes in our behaviour
which we could maintain? How can we make these changes sustainable?
Winners will receive the opportunity to have online exchanges with European decision- and change-makers (to be announced soon).
Become part of the Imagine Europe Community and participate in events all over Europe and beyond! Become part of a thriving community of change-makers aiming to innovate and strengthen democracy!
Questions? Please get in touch: team (at) imagineeurope.eu
Philippe Ternes is a social entrepreneur in the area of active citizenship and democratic innovation. Philippe loves to explore new models of political participation in cooperation with a wide variety of actors, including universities, researchers, change-makers, decision-makers, artists and many more. Philippe works as a consultant in international & EU Affairs in Europe and the MENA region.
Philippe founded the NGO Our Common Future which develops actions in the field of active citizenship and aims to contribute to the development of future democratic models. The NGO has created an EU Democracy Rallye offering people of various age groups to boost their skills in video-journalism, online democracy campaigns, negotiations, media literacy and speech-writing.
Philippe further serves as co-head of network of the Anna Lindh Foundation in Luxembourg, an inter-governmental institution bringing together civil society and citizens across the Mediterranean to build trust and improve mutual understanding.
