{"id":999153,"date":"2026-03-26T13:43:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=999153"},"modified":"2026-03-27T16:38:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:38:54","slug":"yeys-2026-the-voices-of-eesc-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/close-up\/rri-special\/yeys-2026-the-voices-of-eesc-members-id999153.html","title":{"rendered":"YEYS 2026: The voices of EESC members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The aim of the annual event &#8220;Your Europe, Your Say!&#8221; (YEYS), organized by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 19\u201320 March, in Brussels, was to explore the theme of &#8220;Meaningful Connections, Active Participation and Democratic Engagement&#8221;. The event brought together almost 140 participants, including secondary school students and their teachers, as well as young adults involved in youth organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Miroslav Hajno\u0161, EESC member from Slovakia and a member of the EESC Youth Group, advised young people to \u201cunfollow at least one social media influencer\u201d, even that person seemed like a convenient shortcut to a fulfilling life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2290984928&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"><a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"RadioRomaniaInternational\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/radioromaniainternational\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RadioRomaniaInternational<\/a> \u00b7 <a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Interview with Miroslav Hajno\u0161\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/radioromaniainternational\/interview-with-miroslav-hajno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interview with Miroslav Hajno\u0161<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eugen Cojocariu has also discussed with Kinga Grafa, from Poland, member of the EESC Group I (Employers).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2291695016&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"><a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"RadioRomaniaInternational\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/radioromaniainternational\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RadioRomaniaInternational<\/a> \u00b7 <a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Interview with Kinga Grafa, EESC Member\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/radioromaniainternational\/interview-with-kinga-grafa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interview with Kinga Grafa, EESC Member<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The aim of the annual event &#8220;Your Europe, Your Say!&#8221; (YEYS), organized by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 19\u201320 March, in Brussels, was to explore the theme of &#8220;Meaningful Connections, Active Participation and Democratic Engagement&#8221;. 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