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Radio MOF (North Macedonia): Skopje needs a functional railway network

Bojan Lazarevski, a Young Voices Europe fellow based in North Macedonia, wrote this article for Radio MOF on transport infrastructure in his country.

Euronews: The EU's Digital Markets Act is a double-edged sword

Radio MOF (North Macedonia): Skopje needs a functional railway network

Irakli Machaidze, a Young Voices Europe fellow based in Austria, wrote this article for Euronews on the EU's technology regulation.

L'Opinione (Italy): Matteo Salvini's conscription policy is socialist

Gaetano Masciullo, a Young Voices Europe fellow based in Italy, wrote this article for the L'Opinione della Libertá newspaper.

New Eastern Europe: A UN resolution on genocide reaffirms truth – and angers the Serbian government

Arta Haxhixhemajli, a Young Voices Europe fellow based in Kosovo, wrote this article for the New Eastern Europe magazine about the Srebrenica resolution.

Observador (Portugal): António Costa's appointment showscases a lack of transparency in Brussels

New Eastern Europe: A UN resolution on genocide reaffirms truth – and angers the Serbian government

Cláudia Nunes, a Young Voices Europe fellow based in Portugal, wrote this article for the Observador newspaper about former prime minister António Costa becoming president of the European Council.

Social Europe: Revenge porn is rife in the Western Balkans. Abuse laws need radical reform

Tea Kljajić, a Young Voices Europe fellow based in Bosnia & Herzegovina, wrote this article for the Social Europe magazine about pornography and patriarchy in the Balkans.

Tabula (Georgia): 'Foreign agents law' goes against the will of the people

Irakli Machaidze, a Young Voices Europe fellow originally from Georgia, wrote this article for the Tabula magazine about civil liberties in his country.

Holland Times: A quarter of companies want to leave the Netherlands

Jason Reed, Young Voices' global projects manager, wrote this article for the Holland Times about the effects of high taxes and regulatory uncertainty on the Ducth economy.

Index (Hungary): Polls are important, but they are not the be-all-and-end-all

Zsolt Nagy, a Young Voices Europe fellows based in Hungary, wrote this article for Hungary's most-visited news website on election polling.

Young Voices Europe stands for a freer and more flourishing future by platforming young people’s voices on important policy issues.

Young Voices Europe aims to lift up the voices of young people across the continent who believe in liberty.

The post-Brexit era is taking shape and the European Union continues to grow its own regulatory powers. National governments across Europe are inflating their power through large tax burdens and nanny statism. Meanwhile, threats from China and Russia loom large and ordinary people are struggling with inflation and the cost of living.

We want to stoke debate and encourage fresh, innovative thinking around key policy issues including free trade, the cost of living, consumer freedom, and the environment.

Key Issues

Free Trade

In the aftermath of the pandemic, states are lurching toward trade nationalism. From harsh tariffs to regulatory trade barriers, governments are erecting all kinds of obstacles to free trade, which comes at the expense of consumers, who find themselves with restricted access to the market.

Cost of Living

As inflation takes hold and the cost of household bills skyrockets, families across Europe are worried about paying their bills. Increased state intervention and higher rates of taxation are only making the problem worse.

Consumer Freedom

On lifestyle issues like food, alcohol and smoking, the nanny state in Europe is booming. Politicians are taking more and more control of people’s lives and damaging public health outcomes through policies like sugar taxes and anti-vaping restrictions.

Energy & Environment

As energy bills shoot up across Europe, we are at a crossroads in our environmental policy. We must decide how to move on from fossil fuels, whether to invest in renewables, the best route to diversifying our energy sources, and what role nuclear power plays in our national energy portfolio.