The EU should create a music and cultural festival with the main theme of inclusivity and a scene for migrant and minorities of any kind to create a scene for the ones that didn’t have the scene and also to cherish the cultural heritage of the Europe and the democracy and and to sustain music industry 

We need journalists committed to critical thinking and information, but it is difficult in a world threatened by fake news and artificial intelligence. My proposal is that the EU should be involved in this issue, demanding clear legislation and norms to limit and identify the use of AI in media outlets.

To understand, embrace and promote cultural diversity in Europe. It would have many benefits in finding out about other cultures through music, art, food, hobbies. 

In Greece and possibly other EU member states, students graduating from art schools (drama, music and schools) are currently not being granted high school diplomas, and their education is not recgonised as higher education This is wrong and should be changed. This can later lead to reductions in earnings under the pretext that it is "not legally skilled work". Shouldn't art schools be recognized for their contribution to the country's cultural education and treated similarly in all EU states?

An AI model what is able to converse in all EU languages could foster understanding and enable communication across borders.

Clickbait, misleading headlines and fake news are the undesirable products of today's social media and the instantaneous access to information thanks to the internet. The media's incentives to do journalism are in disarray, and the media's code of conduct has been broken – all caused by the necessity for the media to collect ad revenues with clicks in misleading headlines to viralize content using raged content and the decrease in fact checking and collection of sources due to the pressures to give 'the scoop'. To avoid this, we need a mechanism that enables media outlets to be sued on the basis of malpractice in their report of information specific articles or broadcasts. This should be done is accordance with a flexible but clear set of journalist rules. The flagged news media outlet should be judged by a specific media jury with enough time to assess the content, the use of the language, the sources and its impact in society. After its assessment, it can put a reputational toll on the news outlet for a certain period of time and of a certain value. This toll will modify the average reputational score of the outlet for the period established by the jury. The average reputational score of the news outlets needs to be visible on their web pages and in every news they produce as well as could serve as a parameter in social media algorithm to curtail the spreading of untrustworthy networks in social media. This way media companies will have an incentive to protect their reputational scores practicing good journalism and it will give the public more control and time to assess the fake news putting a public trust price on behaviors that mislead and misinform the public in a more transparent and accountable way.

The European Union should implement a program of grants and other forms of support for universities and other research organizations operating in member states that focus on the development of artificial intelligence for sustainable development and global prosperity.

Today, public social media discourse takes place predominantly on platforms under the control of private profit-oriented corporations such as the Facebook parent company Meta, Twitter or ByteDance. When public institutions communicate through these channels, they bring these non-democratic actors to the brights of digital communication. At the same time, it forces citizens to consume advertising in order to obtain public information. Thirdly, it makes European communication channels dependent on US and Chinese companies. Public bodies should therefore help create sustainable European communication channels by using open protocols (Matrix, Activiy Pub) and their own digital infrastructure (in the sense of the Fediverse).

Whenever someone enters a news site, there should be a warning to be careful what you believe when reading on the website. This should apply to all news sites that do not explicitly state all their sources of information. If a news site does not provide all of their sources, it will automatically be considered as "not reliable".  That way, the news sites will have the incitement to share all of their sources of information, thus combatting disinformation.

Freedom of speech is very important, but the news sites, pages, conglomerates (with more than thousands and millions of followers) have to be more responsible to follow the rules and not spread misinformation.

The EU should work for a common framework for the recognition and actual promotion of digital rights as human rights; this should include equal Internet access in all European regions and for all European citizens in order to close the digital divide.

One of the major dangers of spreading fake news is that they manipulate public opinion and lead to a distortion of reality. Social media hashtags or tags, for example, based on unreliable or false information often mislead people, since they affect their way of thinking. Fake news and tags have excessively been used as a tool in political conflicts, among others in the occupation of territories. More specifically, the hashtag #CrimeaIsRussia, which has been used as a tool of Russia's disinformation campaign, can be seen as a means of hybrid warfare. The problem is that if the above tag remains online for many years, the next generations that will click on it may form a false sense of reality about the political situation in the Crimean region.

As a next step, the EU must work on limiting fake and misleading social media tags and hashtags. It is necessary for Europe to find the appropriate tools in this direction in order to protect its values, the rule of law, and human rights. 

 

We should provide free Interrail passes to every young European upon turning 18. This would give them the possibility to experience Europe and European travel, themselves. It would extend the opportunity to disadvantaged young people who cannot afford to travel abroad.

Content monitoring on social media has become an important element in guaranteeing citizens' safety online. During the COVID-19 pandemic, content monitoring technologies have been used to automatically identify posts discussing the virus or vaccines, encouraging readers to visit an official source to find out more about the topic.

Building on this experience, technology that automatically identifies the subjects of social media posts could be used to identify hate speech directed towards minorities.

More support should be provided for Europeans to learn a new language.

The Online Linguistic Support (OLS) programme is currently only available for Erasmus+ participants. It should be made available to all EU students so that anyone who desires to learn a new language and does not have the necessary means to pay, can do so flexibly.

Language education should start as early as possible - in day care centres and nursery schools. This should not only apply to the English language, but also to a strategic third language that could create future economic opportunities.

More effort should be put into integrating migrant children in society. Migrant children now have to learn a new language while simultaneously following the regular syllabus. This is ineffective.

Intensive language courses should be introduced so that migrant children learn the language of their new home before they start following regular school syllabuses.

With the United Kingdom out of the EU, it is time to propose a new common language – perhaps French, German or Italian. This language should form the basis for all economic and social activity in the EU and be taught across all member states.

Esperanto should also be considered to become the language of Europe. It's easy to learn and its rational design makes it easy for a learner to become conversational within just a few months. It is also a neutral language that doesn't belong to any country or people. This will make language more accessible to more people.

According to the Grin Report, it is estimated that EUR 25 billion per year is lost in the EU because tourists prefer to travel to English-speaking countries like the United Kingdom and the United States.

 

Critical thinking should be taught since first grade. This, in addition to news literacy skills, would help our union progress, and limit the illiberal and unscientific biases, such as anti-vax, conspiracy theories, and the sort.

• Liberal Arts, theatre productions, music programs, immersive art productions, Model UN projects and such in middle and high school classrooms will help propel our citizens to a much more inclusive and progressive generation.
• We could start with more training for national institutions, and continue with EU-level programs and competitions, including Eurovision-style broadcasts for Model UN - or “Model-EU”

Instead of focusing on the human impact on climate change, we should promote the idea of human flourishing: This means to use the energy sources that are most beneficial to us in each moment and stop blaming people for the destruction of our planet. Human impact on the environment should not be seen as either moral or immoral, because it is after all inevitable. We should take care of the planet while also taking into consideration our own happiness and prosperity.

There is a need for pan-European initiatives that brings European people together in spirit and friendship. For example, each student could be assigned a Virtual European Friend (VEF) from another EU country with whom they can communicate virtually.

Citizens will only agree with strict policies if they understand why they are necessary. That is why the EU needs to fund more climate journalism projects: the more impactful the communication, the more educated the population will be. This will translate into more public pressure towards companies, as they will be held accountable for their environmental effect.

In order to spread the EU experience and best practices in the sphere of education, culture, youth and sports, it would be relevant to establish EU youth hubs in Eastern Partnership countries. It would be beneficial for the youth of these countries to have places where they can meet the EU representatives, learn about best practices in the education, culture and sports and to implement initiatives under the auspices of such a platform.

Since beginning of the pandemic, everyone was waiting for invention of a vaccine, because it is meant to be the only way of returning to the normal, pre-Covid life. We now have several types of vaccines, but there are people who oppose the vaccination.

In Georgia, anti-vaxxer movement is quite strong. In many cases the cause of this is lack of knowledge. Many people think that vaccine is dangerous. Local authorities should organise events, online meetings, and advertise to raise awareness about the COVID-19 vaccination and its benefits.

European citizens should have a better understanding of how the EU works and what the benefits of being an EU citizen are. 

People from across the EU - especially in the suburbs - should be brought up as Europeans. While it is wonderful to belong to a certain culture, identity or nationality, we must also remember what brings us together. 

Lessons on democracy and European values should be imparted on Europeans from a young age, and people should be reminded of their right and duty to vote. For example, pupils and students should be taught about the rule of law, one of the key pillars in our democracy. It is also necessary to apply different types and formats of education according to the age group.

Pupils should also be taught about European history and the various cultures of the EU, particularly the cultures of those who are geographically further from them. This will make the EU stronger and more self-reliant, and ensure students are more aware of the importance of the EU in their own lives and the opportunities it offers them. 

Furthermore, trips should be organized for young people to visit EU institutions such as the European Parliament, so that they can get a first-hand insight into how the EU works. This has the added benefit of bringing young people together. We should also inform people about the benefits of the EU to counter manipulation by other powers.

Euroscepticism often arises from a lack of knowledge about the EU. To explain the EU to citizens, we should have a playful and colourful mascot who will communicate the EU in an interesting way. For example, the EU could consider reviving Captain Euro.

Children face many dangers online, including online abuse and leakage of sensitive data such as sexually explicit images. To protect children, the age of users creating profiles on social media platforms should be verified through a government-issued ID document.

The European Parliament provides the democratic base of the European Union and is therefore an important institution. Nonetheless, it should be reformed in order to reach its full potential.

Ways to do so could include:

• The parliament should offer Member States the opportunity to make use of single-member constituencies for national minorities, without permitting a (de facto) first-past-the-post system in cases of very small constituencies.
• It should have the right of initiative to propose new legislation. Suggestions should be able to be proposed by either a political group, a committee or a group of MEPs representing at least 5% of Parliament.
• It should continue having standing and temporary committees with a focus on specific political areas. The composition of the committees should continue to reflect the political composition in the Parliament.
• It should transition into a single seat parliament in Brussels to save on administrative costs.
• It should work to promote gender equality, e.g. by establishing a parental leave substitution system in the European Parliament, available for any of the parents.

A significant number of scientific and social research studies stress the importance of sex education at secondary school level. Young teenagers are in need of practical and factual information.

In some communities, issues linked to sexuality are taboo and people don't discuss them in homes, schools and centres. Now, as a result, teenagers are in danger of sexually transmitted infections, mental illness, and chronic health problems as well as of LGBTQ discrimination and school bullying.

One of the challenges here is a lack of teachers who possess the necessary knowledge and training to distribute appropriate and correct information about sex and reproductive health. Additional barriers include opposition from cultural and religious leaders, as well as the absence of sex and reproductive health education generally, both at a local and EU level.

Let's unify and provide teachers with the right information, backed by scientists and health specialists, as a starting point.

The pandemic has exposed a lack of opportunities for students to connect with one another. An online networking platform should be created through which students can interact with their counterparts in other EU countries. They could share their culture, language, traditions, learn from each other, find new friends, and have fun.

Europe has a rich history in arts and culture. There are many talented European artists that do not get the exposure they deserve because of the dominance of American culture and the lack of promotion of European culture.

We should thus set up an agency dedicated to the arts in the EU. This agency could help with the development, support and promotion of ideas related to the arts - such as film/music/graphic and/or other art festivals in Europe. It could support Netflix-like European streaming platforms that focus mostly on European films and culture, or even create a pan-European entertainment industry similar to Hollywood.

The EU needs to invest in the film industry, as it employs not only actors and directors, but also graphic designers, sound editors, CGI operators and many more who are educated in creative fields.

Other ideas could also be to

• provide subsidies to film producers,
• market the movies and distribute them throughout the EU and
• set up an EU film organisation with award shows for European non-anglophone movies.

Culture and creative industries (CCIs), including all their sub-sectors and representatives, should be better supported by local governments. All relevant stakeholders in each city should collaboratively design a 'CCI Action Plan and Development Strategy' involving periodical cultural mapping exercises to identify local resources to support the industry. This needs to be done with the engagement, support and coordination of the relevant European, national and local Institutions.