CVA associate Inês Domingues Alves took part in the "Jacques Delors Agora" event, co-organised by three partners committed to promoting citizenship and European values: the Académie Notre Europe (Paris), the Scuola di Politiche (Rome) and the Academia Europea Leadership (Barcelona).

The event, which took place from 1 to 4 July in Lisbon, brought together 130 young people selected from all over Europe to discuss with European decision-makers and experts the main challenges facing the EU and the priorities for the next five years. Speakers included Carlos Moedas (Mayor of Lisbon), Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the European Commission), Elisa Ferreira (European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms), Pascal Lamy (Vice-President of the Paris Peace Forum), Maja Markovčić Kostelac (Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency), Enrico Letta (President of the Jacques Delors Institute), Federica Mogherini (Former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) and Didier Reynders (European Commissioner for Justice).

Among the topics covered at the event, the enlargement of the Union, the climate and digital transition, the elections to the European Parliament and the European defence strategy were the most prominent.

See the event programme here.