ED-UNILU and nine university students participate at the EU Future Talks IV

Europe Direct University of Luxembourg is a partner in the Erasmus Plus project Youth Participation Activities, KA154-YOU for the 4th edition of “EU FUTURE TALKS”, scheduled from 19 to 21 November 2025 in Salzburg, Austria.

This transnational project brings together young people from various backgrounds across Europe to exchange ideas and visions for Europe’s future. It promotes critical thinking, a deeper understanding of global challenges, and the creation of synergies that go beyond national borders. Through meaningful debates, participants will explore topics such as peace, democracy, rights, inclusion, European identity, and strategies to address technological and environmental challenges.

Nine motivated students were selected to represent the University of Luxembourg in debates with peers from the other six founding countries of the European Union and Austria.

On the second day of the programme, Thursday, November 20th, the students and their peers worked in small groups on one of the following four topics along with experts:

Competitiveness and sustainability: conflicting interests
Freedom, security, and solidarity: together as EU fundamental rights
Geopolitical challenges: the role of Europe
Digital transformation & AI: changing times in Europe.

The outcomes of the debates of each working group were summarized in three key questions.

On the final day of the programme, Friday, November 21st, these key questions were addressed to four Members of the European Parliament during the Plenary discussion. The following MEPs participated in the Plenary discussion:

The key questions posed to the four MEPs and the fruitful discussions on the future of Europe will be documented in a final report and shared with the European Parliament, as well as decision-makers at national and local levels.

The livestream recording of the Plenary discussion is available here: Salzburger Landtag Live

Photos from the event

Group photo of the delegation representing the University of Luxembourg. From left to right: Daniel Michels, Maja Główczewska, Janina Hummel, Gaia Stocchero, Gwenn-Lise Groll, Alexandra Somesan, Teja Zinga-Botao, Esther Adelakun, Maria Eleni Nikoloudia (ED-UNILU), Sabrina Fiel Abade.
Debates in small working groups on Thursday, November 20th.
Plenary discussion with four Austrian MEPs on Friday, November 21st.
Members of our delegation posed questions to the MEPs and gave short statements to the local media.
Discussions with the MEPs took place after the Plenary.