Youth

Across Europe, young men are increasingly engaging with far-right politics and narratives online. But how does this process actually work and what can progressive actors do differently to reach young men? These questions have been explored in a new cross-country study on the so-called 'Manosphere'  examining digital ecosystems targeting young men in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. In this webinar, we discussed what the research tells us about how young men engage with political content online, where progressive communication currently falls short, and how progressive actors could develop more engaging narratives and communication strategies.

As the EU and India pour billions into energy grids, transport corridors and digital infrastructure, something vital keeps slipping through the net: the people who live, work, migrate and grieve along these routes. Two young woman climate leaders from South Asia argue that the next frontier of EU-Global Majority cooperation must be a social architecture, one that supports the people – their health, their rights, their dignity and their knowledge – behind systems, not just the systems alone.

Young climate advocates are tying local actions to cross-border cooperation by linking regional grassroots clean-up activities to diplomatic efforts. They've harnessed their passion to establish climate-focused partnerships to protect the Mediterranean, one of the most plastics-polluted seas in the world, as they rally to drive various initiatives. Commentary by our 2026 Young Climate Leader Salma Abbass.

The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), with the support of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue, is pleased to launch an open call for young climate leaders to join us for our annual flagship event, Ideas Lab, on 2 and 3 March 2026. We are looking for young people from countries that are located in the ‘Global South’ who have a passion for climate action. Ideas Lab provides a unique opportunity to look behind the scenes of EU policymaking, make new contacts from all over Europe and learn how one of the largest events of its kind in Brussels is put together. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 10 December 2025, 23:59 CET.

Young people in Germany are worried about pesticide use in agriculture and call on politicians to take action. They demand more emphasis on ecological management of fields and plead for stronger support for farmers.

In the Asia-Pacific region, the contest between democracy and autocracy has further escalated in recent years, and the younger generation is playing an increasingly decisive role with creative and innovative forms of democratic engagement. By examining the role of youth in democracy and human rights movements from a wide range of perspectives, this dossier aims to amplify and spread knowledge about the political involvement of youth in their respective regions and, subsequently, to contribute to improve international support mechanisms for ‘Young Advocates For Democracy’ (YA4D).

Young people in Germany – the “Fridays for Future generation” – eat less meat than their elders. Their attitudes and habits are likely to steer food consumption and policy in the coming decades. Results of a representative survey.

Youth-led street movements have forced climate warming up the agenda in the past year. School strikes and demonstrations introduced young people to politics for the first time and new discourses changed how people think about the climate.