{"id":999159,"date":"2026-03-26T13:49:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=999159"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:02:29","slug":"yeys-2026-voices-of-experts-and-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/close-up\/rri-special\/yeys-2026-voices-of-experts-and-teachers-id999159.html","title":{"rendered":"YEYS 2026: Voices of experts and teachers"},"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 associated with youth organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Boris Gurzhy of Junior Enterprises Europe, urged young people to make their voices heard, including on EU matters, rather than simply waiting to be invited to participate in decision-making processes.<\/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%253A2290386893&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> \u2022 <a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Interview with Boris Gurzhy of Junior Enterprises Europe\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/radioromaniainternational\/interview-with-boris-gurzhy-of\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interview with Boris Gurzhy of Junior Enterprises Europe<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Carolin Hochstrat of The Democratic Spin advised young people to never let anyone persuade them that they are too young to speak out on important social issues. She urged them not to wait for others to affirm that they are ready to take action, reminding them that a perfect moment does not exist.<\/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%253A2291003294&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 Carolin Hochstrat\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/radioromaniainternational\/interview-with-carolin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interview with Carolin Hochstrat<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Eugen Cojocariu has also discussed this issue with Katarina Romanov, teacher at the Vrnja\u010dka Banja High School in Serbia. Marija Duni\u0107, a high school student,\u00a0 has been selected to participate in YEYS 2026. Ms. Romanov accompanied her.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2290991738&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 Katarina Romanov\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/radioromaniainternational\/interview-with-katarina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interview with Katarina Romanov<\/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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