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Studio Europa hosts the Maastricht Working on Europe programme, a joint programme of Provincie Limburg, Gemeente Maastricht and Maastricht University. Its aim is to position Maastricht as a meeting place for dialogue, debate and research about Europe.

Studio Europa Maastricht aims to position Maastricht as a meeting place for citizen dialogue and debate and establish a Centre of Excellence for research on Europe and European integration. With our unique expertise and network, we create a place to discuss and work on Europe. For everyone. Our focus is on research, stories and the heritage of Europe. We invite everyone to join us and carry on building the Europe that was created with the Maastricht Treaty.

As the main partner of our event, Studio Europa has been involved with us since April 2020. European Youth Parliament The Netherlands and Studio Europa share the same mission; stimulating active, critical debate and citizen engagement.

Together, we will engage 200 youngsters in a dialogue about a Europe fit for the digital age. As a center of research and excellence, Studio Europa will also supply expertise, helping our participants understand complex issues, stimulating their innovative recommendations for the Europe of the future. Strongly rooted in the region of Maastricht and Limburg, this partnership also helps us reach local enterprises and young people from the region, so that the local realities of European integration can be discussed.

The Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) is one of the ministries of the Dutch government. They are responsible for safeguarding the core values of democracy, by ensuring effective authorities that the public can trust.

In this spirit, the Ministry also wants to hear the innovative ideas and energy of young people, now and in the future. From an early phase, the Ministry has been highly involved with Maastricht 2021 as a Key Partner. By supporting the European Youth Parliament, the Ministry is helping to give young people a platform so that their opinions can be better reflected in the political agenda. To this end, they have asked our young participants to discuss the following topic:

“With young, activist citizens marching en masse for ends like Fridays for Future and Black Lives Matter, it is becoming increasingly clear that their opinions are not reflected well in the European political agenda of today. In an age where more and more citizens get involved in political movements digitally, European democracies fail to accommodate citizens that engage in politics virtually. What should Member States do to improve the engagement between policy makers and the younger generations via digital means?”

The Microsoft Center in Brussels aims to advance discussions on the digital policy issues shaping Europe in the digital age. With its work in Brussels, Microsoft wishes to facilitate conversations on the most pressing issues impacting Europe in the digital age. Microsoft is involved with Maastricht 2021 as a Key Partner.

“Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our work in Brussels is focused on creating the right frameworks to ensure that every European can make the most of digital opportunities, without compromising on the fundamental values which underpin our societies.”

We are happy to have Microsoft’s full support and look forward to collaborating with them on the most pressing issues impacting Europe in the digital age.