This year, YO!Fest celebrate its tenth anniversary, including its third in partnership with the European Parliament to organise the 2018 edition of the European Youth Event. This year, for the first time, Volunteers Centre Skopje is an official media partner organisation of YO!Fest.
YO!Fest is a youth festival working in partnership with European institutions to involve young people in civic participation and raise awareness on modern challenges. The events offers the unique opportunity for young people to present their ideas directly to leading decision-makers inside their very institutions. It also offers a networking platform and connecting opportunities between Youth and NGOs.
The festival is offering a wide variety of activities, including debates, idea labs, networking sessions, workshops and many more centered around the themes of the digital revolution, “calling for a fair share, European integration, social inclusiveness and the environment.
The festival will take place on the 1st and 2nd June 2018 in Strasbourg, where more than 8,000 people, aged between 16 and 30, from any EU Member States or extra-EU European country will gather together. They will focus on those issues and work on solutions as influencers that are about to bring lasting change.