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Football for Friendship draws teams for 2021 eWorld Championship

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The teams have been drawn for this year’s edition of the Football for Friendship eWorld Championship (eF4F). The virtual event is part of Gazprom International’s social programme, Football for Friendship, which brings together children from across the globe, united by the beautiful game.

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Euroviews. Child-led court case will scrutinise Europe's climate response | View

Four children and two young adults from Portugal have brought a case against dozens of European governments over their climate crisis responses.

Cinema

Youngsters to vote for best film at European Film Academy awards

The academy is inviting 12 to 16-year-olds to join its international jury, watch three nominated films, and cast their votes in the Young Audience Award.

Europe News

Italian youngsters target government in bid to boost youth investment

A campaign started by young people in Italy aims to get the government to raise spending on youth policies from the EU's pandemic recovery fund to 10 per cent, down from 1 per cent.

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Lockdown generation: Europe's students in despair as pandemic lingers

Euronews looks at the toll the coronavirus pandemic has taken on Europe's students and how governments across the bloc have responded to support their youth.

Real Economy

The race to stop Europe’s young and jobless from becoming a ‘lost generation’

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The pandemic has caused unemployment to rise throughout Europe. The under 29's have been particularly affected and are now having to compete with the newly unemployed with more experience. We take a look at what the EU is doing to improve employment for young people.

Travel News

Here's how the pandemic has impacted young aviation professionals

COVID-19 has devastated many industries which rely on travel and tourism to survive - none more so than aviation. Here, meet the young professionals still hoping for a future in the industry.

France

As the COVID-19 crisis drags on, hard-hit French youth struggle

Nearly a quarter of French young people can’t find work — two-and-a-half times the national unemployment rate and one of the highest in the European Union's 27 nations.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Borrell and von der Leyen face their critics

They came out to defend themselves amid criticism over a diplomatic visit to Russia and the EU's vaccine rollout strategy.

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Football for Friendship keeps the ball running online

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Educating young generations goes beyond the classroom.

Focus

Football for Friendship scheme attracts more than a million youngsters

In partnership with Gazprom

Supported by famous athletes, representatives of football academies and journalists, young participants held over 50 events this season and acquired an impressive Guinness World Records title for the largest online football lesson.

Focus

Football for Friendship goes digital

In partnership with Gazprom

Football for Friendship is an International Children’s Social Programme which unites kids worldwide. Its aim is for kids to share their experiences, meet new friends and learn from one another whilst promoting a health and human values.

World News

Millennials particularly disillusioned about democracy, report finds

55% of millennials say they are dissatisfied with democracy, while less than half of Generation X and baby boomers felt the same way at that age.

Earth News

The UN’s 21-year-old climate advisor: Who is Nathan Méténier?

"We are being listened to but not heard."

Netherlands

Dutch students fight to keep COVID-19 out of shared houses

Dutch students have had to find ways to keep COVID-19 from spreading in their shared houses.

Europe News

Spain sees EU's highest youth unemployment rate as pandemic hits hard

The country was already experiencing worrying levels of unemployed young people but the pandemic has only served to exacerbate these figures.

Earth News

7 young eco-activists we should be talking about

These inspiring environmental campaigners remind us we can make change at any age.

World News

COVID-19 having 'disproportionate' impact on young workers, warns ILO

More than one in six young people have been forced to stop working since the pandemic began, the UN's International Labour Organisation has highlighted, warning it "make it much more difficult to rebuild a better, post-COVID economy".

Earth News

Is The Sims eco edition ‘profiting off the global climate crisis’?

The jury's out on whether games like Animal Crossing and The Sims help or hinder environmental activism.

Europe News

Graduates struggling for job leads amid lockdown uncertainty

Now is a tough time for everyone, especially job-hunting graduates. Recruitment specialists say young people should use the time to improve their skills.