European Parliament Elections
From the 6th to the 9th of June 2024, EU citizens vote for the European elections, electing the 720 members of the European Parliament for the next five years.
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Our work on the European Elections
Get informed about the EU elections
We compiled a list of resources so young people can find out how to vote, who you can vote for, and more information about the EU elections.
About Gen C
Empowering Youth Voters on Climate is a project by Generation Climate Europe (GCE) to inform and empower first-time voters and all young people for the European elections, supported with funding from the European Parliament.
Advocacy for the European Elections
Generation Climate Europe advocates for a planet-friendly, youth inclusive and future-proof Europe and has created a Coalition Manifesto for the EU elections, which it has presented to different political parties and candidates.
Resources on the EU elections
We have gathered a number of websites, toolkits and other resources to get informed and find information about the European elections. Take a look!
How to Vote
European Parliament
Find out how you can vote in your country.
Voting Toolbox
Co-operation Youth Vote
Find basic information about the EU elections for first-time voters and a number of activities for youth workers and educators to empower young people to participate in the elections.
Vote from Abroad Tool
ESN
Your guide to vote for the EU elections while you are abroad per country.
Catholic Toolkit for Young Europeans
COMECE
This toolkit explains the context of the EU elections and why it is important for young Catholics to take part in political life.
Together.eu
European Parliament
Join the Community to discover events about the elections, download posters and other content about the EU elections in all EU languages and more.
European Parliament Scoreboard
CAN Europe
Find out how the European and national political parties voted on climate and environmental issues in the European Parliament in the last five years.
Palumba
Palumba EU
This app makes you swipe left or right to statements about political issues, to find you matching party for the European elections.
Watch our videos on how to get informed
Tackling the climate crisis must be a top priority for the next EU Parliament. Use the European Parliament Scoreboard to see which parties have actually backed climate action in their votes over the past five years.
Living abroad and unsure how to vote in the EU elections? The Erasmus Student Network has put together a vote-from-abroad toolkit to walk you through everything you need to know, step by step.
Not sure how to vote in your specific country? Check out our Instagram post for a clear, country-by-country guide covering pretty much everything you need — in under a minute.
Social media
Stay up-to-date and get informed on the EU elections by following these social media accounts.
Gen C
Get informed about the EU elections and the link between climate, environment and the elections
Y-Vote
Stay up-to-date about the EU elections and local actions for the elections
GEN C: Empowering Youth Voices for Climate
Gen C is a project for the European elections by Generation Climate Europe, supported by the European Parliament. Through our social media campaign and our empowerment programme we engage first-time voters and young people to get informed and take action for the EU elections.
Empowerment programme ‘From Action to Elections: Sparking Youth Mobilisation in Europe’
This online empowerment programme provides the selected participants with knowledge of the EU and the European Parliament elections, in particular regarding climate and environmental issues, and equips them with skills to organise their own community engagement activities at the national and/or local scale. These activities are organised in person or online, for example in their universities, schools, sport clubs or grassroots organisations. The activities focus on three target countries: Belgium, Poland and France.
- Session 1: Welcome to the programme and introduction to the EU
- Session 2: Predictions for European Parliament elections 2024, the role of MEPs and party manifestos
- Session 3: Youth participation and local civic engagement: tools and methods to engage youth in EU elections
- Session 4 : Social media and campaigning: mobilising youth online
- Session 5: Reflection on the outcomes of the European Parliament elections and the way ahead
In this webinar we share tips and tricks on how you can organise something for the EU elections, from talking to your friends, to a social media campaign, to an election party.
Advocacy for the EU elections
Generation Climate Europe advocates for a planet-friendly, youth-inclusive and future-proof Europe and has created a Coalition Manifesto for the EU elections, initiated an Open Letter for Future Generations and analysed the Manifestos of the European political parties.
Our Coalition Manifesto for the EU elections
This Manifesto is a joint effort of GCE and its Member Organisations. It formulates five overarching priorities and contains 24 concrete proposals to make Europe more planet-friendly, youth-inclusive and future-proof.
The five priorities are:
Youth engagement in the EU decision-making process
Climate and Citizenship Education
Social Justice in the green transition
Rethinking our Economic System
Intergenerational Justice
We call on the European political parties and candidates to consider the demands and concerns of young people in their positions on political issues for the upcoming elections. This includes incorporating youth perspectives in the negotiations for the next European Commission and ensuring young people’s voices are heard in the decision-making processes of the next term of the European Parliament and European Commission.
Our Manifesto is a common, transformative vision that is backed by youth organisations representing the voices of over 20 million young Europeans: we deserve to be heard!
More Manifestos by youth organisations
Europe Needs Us
A School Student Manifesto towards the upcoming European Parliament Elections (OBESSU)
EUrHope
Agenda of Hope (JEF Europe)
Student Manifesto
24 proposals for the 2024 European Elections (ESU)
Open Letter for Future Generations
Who is going to be impacted the most by today’s choices? Future generations are not just inevitably excluded from shaping the decisions taken today, but their rights are constantly threatened by short-term oriented and unsustainable policies.
For this reason, we have teamed up with different Civil Society Organizations to form the Future Generation Coalition and guarantee the next generations a healthy environment. Together, we delivered an open letter calling MEPs to undersign it and contribute to:
- Nominate a Future Generations Commissioner with a broad, horizontal portfolio and acting as first vice-president.
- Develop an interinstitutional declaration on the rights of Future Generations.
- Set up a Future Generations’ Impact Assessment within the Better Regulation Guidelines.
As we are currently facing several challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution crisis, we believe that the needs and rights of future generations must be properly accounted for when shaping today’s decisions.
Manifesto Analysis: What do Europarties say about young people and the future?
As the European elections of 2024 approach, it is crucial to analyse the manifestos of the key political parties for understanding their priorities and proposed policies. These manifestos outline each party’s vision for the future of Europe and are instrumental in shaping the legislative agenda for the coming years.
Our Manifesto Analysis examines the manifestos of five major parties with whom GCE has interacted with, namely:
- The European Green Party (EGP)
- The Party of European Socialists (PES)
- The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)
- The European People’s Party (EPP)
- The Party of the European Left (PEL)
The Manifesto Analysis has been carried out using GCE’s Coalition Manifesto as a reference. Each party manifesto has been evaluated under five dimensions: Youth engagement, Climate Education, Social Justice, New Economy, and Future Generations.
Events and activities
Beyond the Ballot: Unpacking the EU elections for Climate and Intergenerational Justice
