What does your digital footprint reveal about you, and who is tracking it? Together with young people from across Europe, you will explore how your data is collected, who profits from it, and how to make the digital world yours. You will walk away with a personal Privacy Action Plan to help you navigate the digital world safely and confidently.

Led by Elina Eickstädt, software engineer, computer scientist and spokesperson at Chaos Computer Club (CCC), Europe’s largest association of ethical hackers.

This is the first of six ERASMUS+ special events on how to make the digital world yours, funded by the EU’s Erasmus+ Programme.

All participants under 30 receive a Youthpass Certificate – a European recognition of non-formal learning that looks great on your CV.

Climate Change, Pension Systems & Age Discrimination – Across Europe, we discuss how our societies should be designed to ensure they are equally livable and full of opportunities for all generations. Most of us agree: Societies must be fair. However, your view of what is fair regarding resource distribution and access to decision-making can differ based on your age group and life experience.

To promote and discuss intergenerational fairness, the European Commission has launched an EU-wide online and in-person consultation: A European Citizen Panel. We invited 2 out of 150 participants who met in Brussels to talk about fairness across generations in Europe. They will share what they have been working on.

Afterward, it’s your turn to make your voice heard. In breakout rooms, you’ll be asked to develop ideas on how to enhance intergenerational fairness and share them on the European Commission’s digital “Have Your Say” platform.

Is AI coming for our jobs? Will it cause mass unemployment or open a huge door to new kinds of work? Must we all reskill? How should schools and universities prepare? Can AI free us from routine tasks and make life more meaningful? If so, how do we motivate workers to take on jobs AI cannot do? Do we need Unconditional Basic Income (UBI)? And what role should EU policy play in this major labour market transformation?

We will ask these questions to Dragoș Adăscăliței, Research Officer at the EU agency Eurofound (European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions). Dragoș studies the future of work: the impact of AI on jobs and the effects of automation on employment.

How good are you at geo-guessing European cities? Many of our community members used the MeetEU summer break to discover new horizons. They explored, hiked, and enjoyed towns and places they had never seen before, taking in what Europe has to offer. We asked them to share some pictures with us. And now it is up to you to guess where they have been.

We invite you to join our community event and geo-guess some of the vacation destinations of our community.

How can you see the full picture behind today’s political events? How do you critically assess what politicians say and spot one-sided arguments? And how can you avoid narrative traps and personal bias?

Chavdar Vlachkov, political economist and analyst, appears regularly on Bulgarian TV as an independent voice. He has studied the art of impartial analysis in depth and will share the key questions you should ask to get closer to the truth.