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@EP_President Inspirational. Amazing. Life-changing.

This is how some of the young people described the experience.

Couldn't be with us? Check out the photos on Flickr to see what participants, activists and decision-makers were up to at the #EYE2023 youth event → http://eptwitter.eu/qCCR

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1667568844401983488

RT @Europarl_EYE: #EYE2023 STARTS TODAY 🎉
✨ 10,000 participants in Strasbourg
✨ 400 speakers, moderators, and facilitators
✨ 300+ activities, both inside the European Parliament and in the EYE Village
✨ 25 captivating artistic performances
✨ 8 hybrid activities
We are ready… Are you? https://t.co/VcQKcSz9wr

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1667090885287223296

🔴 LIVE: watch the opening of the 2023 edition of the European Youth Event in Strasbourg: http://eptwitter.eu/qCBJ

EYE2023

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1667090496383258626

Today is World Oceans Day. 🌊

The big blue is a powerful weapon against climate change, producing 50% of the oxygen we breathe and absorbing around 25% of the CO2 we produce.

Learn more about #EUBeachCleanups → http://eptwitter.eu/qCAB

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1666704330504691712

On the tenth anniversary of the tragic Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh which killed 1,134 garment workers, Parliament passed a resolution asking for new minimum standards to make the textile sector sustainable.

MEPs discussed the industry and fast fashion ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1666492968268857344

RT @europarlAV: European Parliament Spring 2023 Eurobarometer

One year before the European Elections 🇪🇺

Download the📽️statement by @EP_President, Roberta Metsola: https://eptwitter.eu/qC9d https://t.co/h5fw8m4kGz

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1666025113374928898

RT @europarlAV: European Parliament Spring 2023 Eurobarometer

One year before the European Elections 🇪🇺

📊Download the graphics and figures: https://eptwitter.eu/qC9e https://t.co/162clPvXV8

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1666025060052729859

On World Environment Day, learn more about the European Green Deal. 🌎

It's a roadmap to transform the EU into a resource-efficient economy.

This will deliver cleaner energy, smarter transport, new jobs and a better quality of life while reducing our impact on the world.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1665727001553158145

Check out what Parliament will be working on the coming week: http://eptwitter.eu/qC6U

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1665387942796296194

The European Parliament has opened the road for greener cars and vans. 🚗

What are the changes? How will they contribute to EU climate ambitions?↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1665114132658671616

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions is key to tackling the climate crisis.

That's why the new rules make polluters pay.

More on the EU's Emissions Trading System and who the new rules will apply to ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1665112874409230336

Today is World Bicycle Day. 🚲

The European Parliament has called for the roll-out of an EU cycling strategy to encourage more people to use this healthy and carbon-neutral mode of transport.

MEPs want to promote cycling as it helps reduce congestion and pollution. More ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1664884620209315842

Some 10,000 young people from the EU and beyond will meet in Strasbourg on 9-10 June to discuss Europe’s future, against the backdrop of the war against Ukraine and the upcoming European elections.

Press release: http://eptwitter.eu/qC3j

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1663787393789603842

A Europe without animal testing? Parliament held a meeting to discuss proposals to curtain animal testing in the EU.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1663598647735619584

One EU symbol has become a rallying point in the EU and beyond. 🇪🇺

The European flag symbolises solidarity, harmony and unity. 

It's a reminder of what brings people together and inspires across borders.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1663125529539780608

On 29 May 1986, the European flag was first raised outside the Berlaymont building, seat of the European Commission. 🇪🇺

The European flag with its 12 gold stars on a blue background symbolises both the EU and, more broadly, the identity and unity of Europe.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1663065131209854976

The EU's Emissions Trading System makes industries pay for their emissions and also boosts green technologies.

Find out how it works ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1662771697768865793

The EU wants to make sure that zero-emission cars and vans are the norm by 2050.

The European Parliament has taken action, pushing to phase out fossil-fuelled vehicles and replace them with greener models.

More on the changes 🚗 ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1662498145165791232

New rules will make cheap carbon-intensive imports less attractive than clean products made in the EU.

How will it work?

Find out more ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1662356713259892736

In order to tackle the throw-away culture, Parliament wants:

🚫 A ban on introducing design features that limit product lifespan

📱 Products to function well with parts from different manufacturers

🛈 Consumers to be informed of any repair restrictions before making a purchase

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1662172248218779648