EU and young people: what is it that matters to you?

Have you ever thought of all the things the EU does and how they affect our everyday lives? Take this opportunity to talk with other young people about this, and, at the same time, why not, let the European Institutions know what matters to you!

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Spring Day for Europe runs from 25 March to 30 June 2008, with a particular focus on 9 May, when Europe Day is celebrated. As in the past years, the Spring Day for Europe campaign invites schools to book one or many days in their calendar to organise events focusing on debate, interaction and reflection on European themes. Spring Day for Europe is an opportunity for young European citizens to express their views and make their voices heard in Europe. A wide range of activities and events are expected to take place at local, national and European level.

New updated edition of the leaflet offering tangible information on how easy leisure travel is in the EU. The manuscript is available only in English at the moment. New translations will come soon. http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/eu_glance/72/index_en.htm.

EU citizens and residents have selected the design '2' for the commemorative ?2 coin to celebrate 10 years of Economic and Monetary Union. 41.48 % of the citizens voted for this design, out of a total of 141675 votes. The winning design was created by George Stamatopoulos, a sculptor for the Central Bank of Greece. Commemorative coins bearing this design will be issued by all euro-area Member States, starting in January 2009. http://www.eurodesigncontest.eu/index.cfm?lang=en

The International Year of Languages was launched on 21 February with a warning that more than half the world's 6,700 spoken languages are threatened with extinction and that every two weeks on average, one language disappears somewhere around the world. "Languages matter!" is the UNESCO slogan for the International Year. Today, experts estimate that 96 per cent of the world's languages are spoken by only 4 per cent of the total population. http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=41781&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.htm