Read our statement in response to the news that 'Reform UK has announced it would abolish the right of migrants to qualify for permanent settlement in the UK after five years, if the party wins the next election.' #Migrants #MigrantsRights #ReformUK

When the UK left the EU, we lost valuable opportunities for youth. YEM are campaigning to ensure we restore the opportunities we once had. We are launching our open call for artists to submit their vision for a united future for European youth. More info & apply: 1.yem.org.uk/art-open-cal...

Fantastic stall today at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, promoting our Erasmus petition and the Face the Music campaign! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 Big thank you to Ollie and Elizabeth for running the stall!

We're sending out our new leaflets to 12 universities across the UK this autumn, where we are promoting our movement & campaign to students through fresher's fairs events. Find out more info about our campaign for youth opportunities & how to join us as a member: 1.yem.org.uk/open-doors-o...

We're delighted to announce our 'Open Doors, Open Futures' campaign to ensure successful delivery of a meaningful Youth Experience Scheme and the UK rejoining ERASMUS+ as a full member. Find out how you can support our #OpenDoorsOpenFutures campaign on our website: 1.yem.org.uk/open-doors-o...

Our Head of Diversity, Motaz Amer, doing a brilliant job representing YEM UK at our first fresher's fair of the season! We are reaching students across the UK this Autumn, to promote our campaign & membership offer! Find out more & how you can support us here: 1.yem.org.uk/join-us/

Some very exciting news for British youth being reported in the i-news paper! 'A cap allowing 50,000 EU citizens a year to come to the UK on a proposed new under-30s visa could be accepted by Brussels as part of deal to achieve a softer Brexit' inews.co.uk/news/politic...

This is huge. 'the UK government... is exploring options to rejoin the Erasmus+ student mobility scheme before the end of the current European Union programme, which runs until the beginning of 2028.' www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto... #YouthMobility #RejoinERASMUS

Starmer’s EU negotiator gives stronger backing to youth mobility scheme. Nick Thomas-Symonds indicates closer ties with Europe in future and promises to agree agriculture deal www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a... This looks very positive. @yem1.bsky.social @europeanmovement.co.uk

European Parliament Ambassador Schools programme raises hope in Manchester northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/bre... "For me, the EU is fundamentally a peace project designed to facilitate common approaches to better living together between neighbours." @europeanmovement.co.uk @yem1.bsky.social

We were heartened to hear UK Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds endorse a Youth Mobility Scheme with the EU - YEM are currently campaigning for these important opportunities for professional & personal development to be restored to British Youth! www.ft.com/content/a98d... #YouthMobility #YouthEmpowerment

Join us & @walesforeurope.bsky.social in Cardiff on 30th Sept 5-7pm in the Glamorgan Building. Our Head of Campaigns, Haydn Osborne-Brookes and our Youth Engagement Officer, @madeleinakayart.com will be speaking on ERASMUS - Restoring Youth Mobility. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/erasmus-re...

Encore! Why classical music matters westenglandbylines.co.uk/society/cult... Great article, Athalie. Cutting arts funding sucks. Artists, particularly young artists, should also have better opportunity to engage with EU countries. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @europeanmovement.co.uk

Edited video of my performance at the European Parliament #EYE2025 in the "Hate Dress" for @yem1.bsky.social : youtu.be/98nT61UKLqY

We want to wish a Happy International Youth Day to our members and all young Europeans! You can discover the opportunities which the European Parliament offer to youth here: youth.europarl.europa.eu/en/home #Youth #YouthDay #InternationalYouthDay #InternationalYouthDy2025 #YouthEmpowerment

[email protected] are organising a coach for the National Rejoin March in London on Saturday 18th October, with heavily discounted tickets available for under-25’s. More information on pick-up locations and tickets are available on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wales-for-...

We're delighted by the recent decision to lower the voting age to 16! We've previously campaigned on this move to broaden participatory democracy and give more British youth a say in their future, so we asked our 16-year-old Head of Campaigns to give us his take on this landmark development!

This is a huge win for youth voices! The voting age is officially being lowered to 16 which is a huge step forward for both youth participation and democratic representation. The future is ours to shape! #Votesat16

Rebuilding bridges: EU-UK relations take a step forward at EYE2025 in Strasbourg yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/... Well done, @yem1.bsky.social @europeanmovement.co.uk

I was delighted to deliver a workshop with @yem1.bsky.social at #EUCitizensGathering. We came up with recommendations to lobby your MP to support a #YouthMobility scheme & rejoin #ERASMUS+and were joined by Afzal Khan MP! Write to your MP here: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-y...

Young European Movement were delighted to deliver a workshop on lobbying your MP to support a #YouthMobility scheme and rejoining #ERASMUS+ at the #EUcitizensgathering where we were joined by Afzal Kahn MP. Write to your MP using our campaign tool: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-y...

It was a delight to attend the #EUcitizensgathering in Manchester today where we @yem1.bsky.social delivered a workshop on #YouthMobility 💚🇪🇺🇬🇧

A huge congratulations to our project officer, Caoimhe Clements for her article on the European Youth Event, published in Yorkshire Bylines 👏 You can read her full article here: yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/... #EYE2025 #YouthMobility #Youth #YouthEmpowerment

Our Head of Campaigns @haydnosbornebrookes spoke on the panel 'Roundtable: What problems have been resolved and what potential can connections with other disciplines bring?' at the ConnectsUK conference in York on Friday 4th July Photos Shirin Bagherpour 📸 #Climate #ClimateJustice #ClimateChange

Want to join a network of youth organisations across the EU & UK established by the British Council? 🤔 Register your interest here! (Individuals and organisations are eligible to apply): docs.google.com/forms/d/17dc...

Read our Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Motaz Amer's blog on his trip to #Strasbourg for the Council of Europe’s seminar “Supporting Young Refugees: The Next Chapter”: 1.yem.org.uk/blog-post/su... #Blog #Refugee #Refugees #WorldRefugeeDay

1/ Introducing the YEM National Executive 2025-26! 🎉 First up is our President, Alfred Quantrill. Meet the team: 1.yem.org.uk/meet-the-team/

Join us at the Connexts-UK 5th Open Forum on 4th July in York! Our Head of Campaigns Haydn Osborne Brookes is speaking on the panel 'Roundtable: What problems have been resolved and what potential can connections with other disciplines bring?' More info: connects-uk.org/event/5th-op...

“The priority is to engage the plus element of Erasmus+, not the original university-oriented Erasmus,” says Alfred Quantrill, a first-year philosophy student. YEM's President was featured in this article on the UK-EU #YouthExperience scheme: www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Apply for membership of the EU-UK Stronger Together Network established by the British Council! The purpose of the network is to: 1)To build a sustainable community of EU & UK youth organisations. 2) To enable youth organisations to support & advocate. Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

"Post-Brexit youth visa scheme with EU given green light in major step towards closer ties with the bloc" - our President, Alfred Quantrill was invited to comment on this exciting development in EU-UK relations in the Independent newspaper! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... #YouthMobility

@yem1.bsky.social UK President Alfred Quantrill strongly hopes for a youth mobility agreement, ideally linked to Erasmus Plus, to restore lost opportunities for young Brits. 🇬🇧 🇪🇺

A brilliant day at York #Pride with York 4 Europe & incredible interest in the stall especially young people @yem1.bsky.social - literally still coming up & asking for leaflets as we were packing the stall away! Lots of petitions signed on-the-spot 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 great work team @europeanmovement.co.uk 🙌🏻

6/ with the @yem1.bsky.social board members at JEF Europe’s ‘Don’t Touch My Schengen’ protest outside the European Parliament 🇪🇺🪧

Good news! EU gives green light to post-Brexit youth visas with UK, after member states approved how talks would work Alfred Quantrill, from Young European Movement @yem1.bsky.social "EU deciding to formally start talks on a Youth Experience Scheme is a massive step forward for young people in UK”

During the conference we'll hear from Italian MEP @sandrogozi.bsky.social cbarnard.bsky.social from @cambridgeuni.bsky.social @yem1.bsky.social President @ceciliaeve.bsky.social @snp.org MP @stephengethins.bsky.social @parliament.scot Europe Committee Convener @clareadamsonmsp.bsky.social

Fantastic lineup, and we are delighted to be represented at this! Book your place here: #FestivalofEurope #EuropeDay

The cost of Brexit to UK musicians is staggering. It’s been 4 yrs since the UK govt promised action on this. Find out more and support the campaign; www.europeanmovement.co.uk/brexit_music... #Brexit #cost #art #FaceTheMusic

@yem1.bsky.social campaign points to Brexit as an overlooked factor in rollback of protections for women & girls in UK Leaving EU meant UK lost automatic access to Schengen Info System, Europol, & Eurojust which share real-time data about criminal activities, including sexual violence

Our President @ceciliaeve.bsky.social speaking at the Ukraine solidarity demonstration outside the US Embassy yesterday, and @julie4north.bsky.social at the one in Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺

Great work by @bestforbritain.bsky.social and well said. To genuinely “reset” relations, the @ukgovernment.bsky.social must move forwards on this.

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

Slava Ukraini. #ukraine #Europe

Beyond excited to be launching the YEM Women's Network alongside the @europeanmovement.co.uk EM Women's Network online on Friday 7th March 6-7:45pm GMT, right before #InternationalWomensDay 2025! Register : www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-m... Info: @ceciliaeve.bsky.social #IWD #IWD25 #Europe

BREAKING: eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/... Keir Starmer has finally put a youth mobility scheme on the table! This is incredible news and something we have campaigned on for years.