“What does an enlarged EU mean to you?” The EU engages young people through a writing competition on EU enlargement
The European Commission has launched a writing competition entitled “What does an enlarged EU mean to you?” targeting young people from the EU as well as from countries in the enlargement process. The winners will receive a two-day visit to Brussels and an e-reader.
The year 2014 marks the 10th anniversary of the biggest round of EU enlargement, with the accession of ten countries. Today, the EU perspective is open to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland (negotiations with Iceland have been put on hold following the decision of the Icelandic government), Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.
In this context, the competition will allow young people (aged 15–25) to share their views on:
- What can today's European Union of 28 Member States learn from its past to help improve its future?
- What does an enlarged European Union mean to you?
Participants are invited to write an article (max. 700 words) or up to three blog posts (max. 700 words altogether). The competition will be open until 11 May 2014.
National juries will select one entry from each age group (15–18 year olds and 19–25 year olds) for further evaluation by an international jury. The best entry in each category will be awarded the grand prize.
For more information about the writing competition and how to participate: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement
Contact: media consulta International Holding AG
Rachel Harding, r.harding@media-consulta.com, Tel: +49 (0)30 65 000 476
For questions on EU Enlargement, please contact:
Mr Peter Stano, Peter.Stano@ec.europa.eu, +32 2 295 74 84
Ms Anca Paduraru, Anca.Paduraru@ec.europa.eu, +32 2 296 64 30