A YOUNG FAIR TRADE ADVOCATE KEEPING TRACK OF YOUTH INVOLVEMENT AT AU-EU SUMMIT

The Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) met on 17–18 February 2022 to develop a renewed Partnership for solidarity, security, peace and sustainable and sustained economic development. For a more inclusive and representative Partnership, AU and EU institutions need to meaningfully include young people. The Young Fair Trade Advocate, Eva Jonskin, made this point very clear during her participation in the Youth Track Task Force invited at the European Parliament. She took part to different workshops and sessions, and the outcome documents were distributed to the Heads of States at the EU-AU Summit itself. The contributions of the Youth were indeed specifically mention under point 8 of the final declaration of the 6th European Union – African Union Summit.