Federation of Young European Greens

Last month, thanks largely to Members of the European People's Party in the European Parliament, the Parliament rejected a proposal by the European Commission who wanted to shorten supply of emission certificates to EU industry.

Thanks to these parliamentarians the industries keep blowing Carbon Dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, and today according to measurements at the Mauna Loa Observatory, the CO2 concentration reached a symbolic red line, 400 parts per million.

On Thursday May 9, Red Equo Joven (the youth wing of the Spanish Green party EQUO), in cooperation with the EGP, Joves d’Esquerra Verda and the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG) will invite young people from Madrid and Catalunya to take part in a major Youth Debate.

The debate aims to create a dialogue between young people and policy makers on how engage in emancipatory actions for the youth to regain power over steering their lives.

Before the debate, there will be an action organised by Red Equo Joven and FYEG. Find all information about it and register here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dElQSC1QZ2FzeXdhNDVrMklFb0lUTlE6MQ#gid=0

The official website for the Youth Debate can be found here: http://redjoven.proyectoequo.org/debate/ (worth taking a look even without understanding Spanish) You can also follow the debate through the Twitter hashtag #YouthDebate.

In Spain, young people have been hit hard by the crisis. Over 50% are unemployed. For Red Equo Joven, these figures represent a lost generation. “By focusing on austerity policies, politicians in Spain, and across Europe, have failed young people,” says Joan Groizard, Red Equo Joven co-spokesperson. “We need a new approach. We can’t afford to lose a whole generation.”