The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) welcomes the official launch of the European Commission president’s Youth Advisory Board, a body that will bring together 28 representatives from the EU Member States’ National Youth Councils and the European Youth Forum, “to advise the Commission on policies relevant to young people”. Read the open letter The launch of the board earlier this … Continue reading »

As the 2024 European elections approach, COMECE releases the ‘Catholic Toolkit for Young Europeans’ on Monday, 18 March 2024. This comprehensive toolkit aims to empower young people across Europe to actively engage in the democratic process, guided by the principles of Catholic Social Teaching. Download the toolkit [online – printable] Developed by the COMECE Youth Platform, which brings together Catholic youth organizations active at the … Continue reading »

Following the launch of the 2nd Catholic Youth Convention on the Future of Europe, COMECE and KAS invite you to join the second part of this initiative, which will take place on Wednesday 15 June 2022, with the extraordinary participation of EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi. Registration is now open | Programme Young people from across Europe are strongly encouraged to register and participate in the … Continue reading »

COMECE and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) invite you to participate in the 2nd edition of the Catholic Youth Convention on the Future of Europe, to be held on Thursday 2 and Wednesday 15 June 2022 on the theme “Sharing our dreams on the future of Europe”. Registration now open The event is organised in the context of the 2022 “European Year of Youth” and at the … Continue reading »

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) releases on Wednesday 10 December 2021 the first report of its Interfaith Youth Convention, which gathers young Europeans sharing their hopes and recommendations for a better care of our Common Home. The report comes on the occasion of the UN Climate Change Conference and follows the first stage of the “Interfaith Youth Convention on … Continue reading »

COMECE presented its recommendation paper on “Inclusive Youth and Education Programme” during a working lunch held in Brussels on Wednesday 4 March 2020 and organized by the COMECE’S Youth Platform member, Don Bosco Youth-Net, together with Caritas Germany and the Bavarian Youth Council. On the occasion of the ongoing negotiations on Erasmus and the European Solidarity Corp (2021-2027), the document provides technical recommendations to the … Continue reading »