Our Eye on the EU 2026 | Call for participants
- Do you scroll through the news and wonder what’s true and what’s not?
- Do EU decisions affect your life, but feel distant, confusing or out of reach?
- Have you noticed misinformation, stereotypes or biased narratives shaping how people talk about Europe?
Do you have opinions, questions, stories, but rarely the space or tools to share them?
Politics isn’t just for politicians. It’s about everyday life, and the stories that shape it. It’s about education, climate, migration, rights, social justice.
Inter Alia’s Our Eye on the EU (EEU) invites young people to critically explore EU politics, media narratives and disinformation, and to actively shape the conversation. Through a youth-led digital newsroom and multimedia platform, participants will learn how to analyse EU policies, fact-check media content, spot bias and misinformation, and produce their own independent, fact-based stories about Europe.
Who is this open call for?
- young people (18-30 years old)
- interested in EU affairs, politics, media, advocacy, social issues,
- care about issues like climate justice, education, migration, human rights, gender equality or social rights,
- want to better understand how EU decisions affect everyday life
- enjoy questioning information, spotting misinformation or telling stories that challenge dominant narratives.
- passionate about investigative journalism
We encourage applications from young people who:
- experience fewer opportunities or barriers to participation,
- identify as women or gender-diverse,
- feel excluded from decision-making, media or public debate
Why consider joining?
Participants will strengthen their capacity to monitor EU policies, counter misinformation and connect their work to European advocacy spaces, while gaining practical skills in media literacy, policy analysis and collaborative content production within a transnational, youth-led network.
You will gain:
- Access to a European network of experts working on EU policy monitoring, advocacy and media analysis.
- Two international capacity-building trainings (in Sofia and Greece) with travel and accommodation fully covered.
- Hands-on experience in journalism and media production, including newsletters, podcasts, videos and investigative stories.
- Mentorship from journalists, researchers and media professionals, who will support you in developing your work.
- The opportunity to publish your articles in a major Greek media outlet, Efimerida ton Syntakton (EfSyn), gaining real publication experience and visibility.
- Collaboration with young people and civil society organisations from 7 European countries.
- Practical skills in media literacy, fact-checking, policy analysis and digital storytelling.
- Opportunities to contribute to advocacy efforts and public debate on EU policies that shape everyday life.
Which will be your role?
- take part in media literacy and fact-checking trainings,
- learn how to critically analyse EU policies and media narratives,
- collaborate in local working groups and transnational teams across 7 EU countries,
- co-create newsletters, policy papers, podcasts, videos and social media content for a European audience,
- contribute to advocacy efforts that amplify underrepresented voices,
- exchange experiences with peers and civil society actors from across Europe
*All activities are designed as safe, inclusive and collaborative spaces, grounded in feminist and intersectional values
For full details and the application form, click here: https://interaliaproject.com/participation/27058/
Κατηγορία: Ανακοινώσεις