Euregio youth campaign wins Austrian Youth Prize 2024

Euregio youth campaign wins Austrian Youth Prize 2024

In an impressive celebration in Vienna, representatives of the municipal youth work and the district youth ring from the Berchtesgadener Land received the renowned Austrian Youth Prize 2024. The prize was awarded for the cross-border EUREGIO youth campaign for the European elections, which served to sensitize young people in the Salzburg and Bavaria regions 2024. State Secretary Claudia Plakolm presented the award in the "National Youth Work" category and emphasized the importance of such initiatives.

The campaign aimed to clarify fundamental questions that young voters often deal with: "What does my voice bring? Why should I vote?" These questions were answered by a comprehensive program that aimed at information and motivation. Funded by the European Union as part of the Interreg program, the project included exciting social media videos, interesting debates and special training modules for youth workers. In addition, an informative brochure was created that deals with the foundations of the European Union and the upcoming election.

positive response and commitment of the young people

"The award with the Austrian Youth Prize 2024 impressively proves that we can inspire young people for our valuable democracy," said Marlene Svazek, the deputy governor of Salzburg. She emphasized that political education can not only be informative, but also entertaining. The successful campaign was able to strengthen the voices of the young generation and to encourage them to actively participate in the democratic process.

Norbert Meindl, Mayor of Lofer and President of the Euregio, found that the campaign showed the young people that politics can be fun. The connection between the young people from Bavaria and Salzburg was strengthened by two major discussion events in Traunstein and Oberndorf, in which the participants were involved in lively discussions and a European quiz.

An essential part of the campaign was also a specialist day for youth work specialists. There the participants learned how they can inspire young people for Europe and their role in the political process. Top -class experts like Professor Dr. Ursula Münch from the Tutzing Political Academy were available to the specialists as contact persons to intensify dialogue about political education.

Marietta Oberrauch, the managing director of "Akzente Salzburg", proudly commented on the award and the positive feedback on the campaign, which is evident how important it is to contribute to the political education of young people. She emphasized that it is important to motivate this generation to actively participate in the democratic process.

For all interested parties, on the website https://jugend.net/eu-wahl-2024 TIKTOK channel from "Akzente Salzburg" are available. These resources should help to keep the topic of the European elections alive and accessible.

State Secretary Plakolm recognized the actors involved at the award ceremony: "This cross -border cooperation is an excellent example of the active participation of young people in Europe." The award underlines the need for political education to gain young voters for the European elections and to include them in the political processes.

For a deeper insight into the topic and in order to learn all the details of the excellent campaign, the Berchtesgadener Land provide news about the underlying goals and the milestones of the campaign achieved, which obviously found great response from the young people and specialists.