
Intergenerational Fairness
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Opening the debate to people farther away from European issues
If citizens' panels are a good solution to ensure the representativeness of the European population in the consultation processes, I think it would be beneficial to have at the same time a specific time of exchange with populations with fewer opportunities, who are sometimes less politicized and feel excluded from the political debate. For example, my father works in a young local mission whose aim is to help young people who are not in employment and who are not studying to integrate into the labour market by connecting them with companies of the local fabric, helping them to obtain the necessary qualifications or by thinking about their future projects. Being able to talk to these young people is crucial for the strategy because it is they who need the most help from the EU (Youth Guarantee, ESF etc...). Collecting their views on their daily needs, what they expect from the EU and the keys to concrete actions is necessary to integrate the concept of intergenerational justice in the most effective way possible is to build a Europe of Proximity.
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