🇧🇬🇪🇺 ᴢᴅʀᴀᴠᴇʏ / ᴅᴏʙъʀ ᴅᴇɴ ꜱᴏꜰɪᴀ! — ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ On 14 March 2026, a young group of people in Sofia brought their concerns, hopes and perspectives as young Bulgarians into the room, sharing how they experience democracy today and what kind of future they would like to build!

🇸🇰🇪🇺 ᴀʜᴏᴊ ʙʀᴀᴛɪꜱʟᴀᴠᴀ! — ᴛʜᴇ ᴀꜱꜱᴇᴍʙʟʏ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱʟᴏᴠᴀᴋɪᴀ! On 14 March 2026, young people in Bratislava came together as part of the #NationalWorkshops, bringing their concerns, hopes and perspectives as young Slovaks into the workshop!

Ahoj Prague! 🇨🇿 The #YouthDecide2040 journey continued in Prague, where participants explored democratic futures through dialogue and our creative foresight workshop. Thanks to everyone!

🇪🇸🇪🇺 ʙᴀʀᴄᴇʟᴏɴᴀ ᴋɪᴄᴋꜱ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴛʜᴇ #ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟᴡᴏʀᴋꜱʜᴏᴘꜱ! The workshops was facilitated by the WeDo team at their office in Barcelona on March 7 and 8. They were joined by 30 young participants from across Spain and its islands, who came together over two days!

#Research 💡 📚 The YouthDecide 2040#Researchproject is a journey towards the future of democracy. To make its knowledge accessible, all of its research outputs and insights are now available on the Zenodo community. 🌐 Dive in ⬇️

🔔 Are you 18+ and living in an EU or candidate country? We believe your voice matters! Apply for our #OpenCall to participate in our National Workshops across 19 countries and co-create the future of European democracy! 👉 Click here to apply: youthdecide2040.eu/national-wor...

🚨 Why youth when democracy is under pressure? In this new video, Michael J. Bernstein project coordinator of YouthDecide 2040 and scientist at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology reflects on why youth participation matters... especially now! 🎬 Watch the full interview here: shorturl.at/oNgZl

🎓 Our Zenodo community is now live! A growing open space where you can explore the project’s research outputs and insights through the #deliverables! Visit it here: shorturl.at/A2ThX

Have been excited to work with colleagues @eui-eu.bsky.social school of transnational governance to compile these initial seeds of democratic innovation and the talents of WeDo (Barcelona) who created the beautiful card deck. These are a key part of our new co-creation workflow launching soon!

🌱 Let’s talk about the #Seeds of democracy! 1️⃣ Problem-based ad hoc Citizens’ Assembly... It may sound complex, but it’s quite simple! A temporary group of everyday people, randomly selected, who meet to learn, deliberate and propose solutions to a specific challenge. 🧵👇

🌍 Today is the #InternationalDayofDemocracy: a moment to celebrate, reflect, and keep pushing democratic innovation! We mark this day by closing an important moment: the refinement of our #RegionalWorkshops: shaping a methodology that makes youth voices central in imagining the #FutureOfDemocracy

🇫🇷 Un workshop vibrant à Paris pour imaginer la démocratie de 2040! Young participants from across Northern Europe joined the #RegionalWorkshop, bringing ideas & energy that make the YouthDecide 2040 journey grow bigger every step. 💥 Merci beaucoup, équipe!

🌱 Big democratic impact grows from small seeds! The #DemocraticInnovations or seeds help you in the process of imagining a better 2040! In #YouthDecide2040 workshops, these #Seeds inspire new ways to strengthen democracy locally & beyond! 🌐 👉 Explore them here: shorturl.at/5l1Si

What’s your first memory of democracy❓ At #YouthDecide2040 we start our workshops with this simple but powerful question. Memories of family, elections or even silence become seeds for rethinking what democracy means today and what it could mean tomorrow... 🌱 🧵⤵️ 1/3

👩‍🎨 The Journey to 2040 makes the invisible visible: not just outcomes, but the process of creating, testing & living YouthDecide 2040! 👉🎨 Today we share a glimpse of this story: small artistic expressions! Next #RegionalWorkshops stops: Paris 🇫🇷 (6–7 Sept) Oslo 🇳🇴 (11–12 Sept).

☀️ Even on holiday, #DemocracyMatters! Tune into the #CommunicatingDemocracy podcast 🎧 Evi Kiorri talks with Anna Przybylska about trust & digital participation. Perfect for a beach walk or train ride. 🎧 Listen → shorturl.at/Ng3sg

🔥 A record-breaking summer. Climate disasters are rising, and so is authoritarianism... Can democracy survive the #ClimateCrisis? Or could it emerge stronger? We bet on #youth and democratic renewal! 🔗 Read the full post at #YouthDecide2040's LinkedIn:→ www.linkedin.com/posts/youthd...

The #YouthDecide2040 consortium met in Florence for our first GA! ✨ Lessons learned from the Creative Retreat, mapping the next steps, shaping stakeholder engagement strategies, and documenting the life of the project as it unfolds! Next stop? #RegionalWorkshops across #Europe❗❗

🔍 The YouthDecide 2040 journey begins now! We’re planting the first seeds of what’s next: ✨ Reflections on the futures we want 🤝 Designing tools for Europe’s democratic futures 🌍 #RegionalWorkshops coming soon! Ready to join the #journey? #YouthDecide2040 #DemocracyFutures #CreativeRetreat

🇪🇺 75 years after the #SchumanDeclaration, we’re still shaping the future of democracy — and this time, young people are at the heart of it. Now more than ever: #HappyEuropeDay! 👉 Regional workshops now open – join the #OpenCall: 🔗 app.smartsheet.eu/b/form/f5469dc13f3b49d5adf831b1f23cc115

🗣️What if the future of democracy had your voice baked into it? Are you a European resident over 18? This call is for you! hashtag #YouthDecide2040 is your chance to co-create a vision of European democracy that feels like yours. ✈️ Travel & accommodation covered! Apply now! lnkd.in/eN2bjHQ2

#Programmes 🧩 💭 What democracy do we want for 2040? The answer to this question cannot but include #youth! 📢 @youthdecide2040.bsky.social is looking for participants for regional workshops to think and co-design the future of European #democracy. Have a look below! ⬇️

💬 YouthDecide 2040 consortium comprises 11 partners with research expertise in areas of democracy research, foresight, participatory deliberation, co-creation, and strategy development. 📌 Today we showcase our partner the @youthforum.bsky.social ⤵️

📣 Youth Decide 2040 is looking for participants to join our regional workshops and co-create the future of European democracy! Be part of an immersive workshop where diverse voices come together to imagine and shape resilient, thriving European democracies. Who can apply? ⤵️

💬 YouthDecide 2040 consortium comprises 11 partners with research expertise in areas of democracy research, foresight, participatory deliberation, co-creation, and strategy development. 📌 Today we showcase our partner the European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social

💬 YouthDecide 2040 consortium comprises 11 partners with research expertise in democracy research, foresight, participatory deliberation, co-creation, and strategy development. 📌 Today we showcase our partner the European Partnership for Democracy @epd.eu

💬 YouthDecide 2040 consortium comprises 11 partners with research expertise in democracy research, foresight, participatory deliberation, co-creation, and strategy development. 📌 Today we showcase our partner the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

💬 YouthDecide 2040 consortium comprises 11 partners with research expertise in areas of democracy research, foresight, participatory deliberation, co-creation, strategy development. 📌 Today we showcase our partner Missions Publiques

💬 YouthDecide 2040 consortium comprises 11 partners with research expertise in democracy research, foresight, participatory deliberation, co-creation, and strategy development. ⤵️📌 Today we showcase our partner Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

💬 YouthDecide 2040 consortium comprises 11 partners with research expertise in democracy research, foresight, participatory deliberation, co-creation, and strategy development. ⤵️📌 Today we showcase our partner WeDo Project intelligence Made Easy

💬 YouthDecide 2040 consortium comprises 11 partners with research expertise in democracy research, foresight, participatory deliberation, co-creation, and strategy development. ⤵️📌 Today we showcase our partner European Democracy Youth Network.

📌 Today, we spotlight our partner, STRATEGIC DESIGN SCENARIOS Founded in 2003, this design lab based in Brussels, Belgium focuses on public and social innovation through design, working with all levels of governance, including cities, regions, ministries, and the European Commission.

💬 The @youthdecide2040.bsky.social consortium comprises 11 stellar partners with research expertise in areas of democracy research, foresight, participatory deliberation, co-creation, and strategy development. 📌 Today we introduce you to our partner AIT Austrian Institute of Technology

While we cannot predict what democracy in Europe will look like in 2040, we can imagine it. 👋 We are @youthdecide2040.bsky.social, a European research project funded by #HorizonEU which brings together diverse voices to co-create visions and strategies for strengthening democratic governance.