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COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS SEMINAR: "A STRONGER VOICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN EUROPEAN CITIES AND REGIONS"


On 8 November 2025, an offsite seminar of the Committee on the Committee on Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC) of the European Committee of the Regions was held in Sofia under the title: "A Stronger Voice of Young People in European Cities and Regions: The Role of Young People's Participation in Society and the Economy".

The forum brought together representatives of European and local authorities, civil society organizations, entrepreneurs and youth leaders from all over Europe, who discussed policies and initiatives for more active inclusion of young people in social and economic processes. The initiative for the hosting of the Bulgarian capital is the representative of Sofia in the Committee of the Regions, Tsvetelina Simeonova-Zarkin.

Sevdalina Voynova from ASR was among the speakers at the event, together with the Chairman of the Committee Heike Raab, the Deputy Mayor for Finance of Sofia Municipality Georgi Klisurski, the Member of Parliament Nikolay Denkov, the Member of the European Parliament Hristo Petrov, young entrepreneurs, representatives of civil society organizations. Sevdalina took part in the panel on fostering youth innovation and entrepreneurship through specially designed support systems – from programming and vocational training academies to mentoring programs and incubators.

 

    

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