Story author: Mila Grozdanovska
e-Participation tools:
European Youth Portal
https://europa.eu/youth/EU_en
Puzzled by Policy
http://join.puzzledbypolicy.eu/
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Connecting makes a difference
We live in a world of highly
developed technology and science,
and as people, we’re standing at
a turning point where awareness
of equality between all people is
constantly increasing. We call for
a peaceful society where nobody is
judged based on their skin colour,
gender, sexuality or religion, and
with time it’s becoming more
possible to make that idea a reality.
As a 16-year-old, I think of what
makes me feel safe and what
motivates me to do better. After a
lot of thought, I found the answer:
being part of something bigger
that brings everyone together, a
feeling of unity, mutual support
and connection. One way to make
that connection was by forming
the European Union, a way for
European countries to work
towards achieving mutual goals.
Even though my country isn’t a
member and I’m a small part of
it, I was glad to discover a simple
tool called e-Participation, which
enables me to make my own
connection to the EU, allows me to
intera