🇧🇪 Youth Policy Dialogue in Brussels 🏠 Housing & Energy Poverty — Dialogue with EU Commissioner Dan Jørgensen 🇧🇪
Have you been affected by housing insecurity, unaffordable rent, or energy poverty? This is your chance to bring that experience directly into EU policy. Generation Climate Europe and the European Commission's Directorate General of Energy are inviting young people to a full-day youth policy session and roundtable dialogue with Commissioner Dan Jørgensen — the EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing — at the Berlaymont building in Brussels on 27 March 2026. The day includes a preparation workshop, a working session with the Commission's Housing Task Force, and a direct policy dialogue with the Commissioner to shape the European Affordable Housing Strategy. Travel support of €170 is available for participants under 35 travelling from outside Brussels. Deadline: 17 March 2026 at 23:59 CET. Do not book travel before receiving confirmation.
🏛️ Did You Know? The Berlaymont building in Brussels — where this event takes place — is the iconic star-shaped headquarters of the European Commission, one of the most recognisable symbols of EU institutional power. Getting accreditation to enter it for a direct policy dialogue with a Commissioner is a genuinely rare opportunity for young people outside formal EU structures.
What Will You Do?
🏠Share your personal experience with housing insecurity and energy poverty as a young person in Europe — your voice becomes part of the official policy input
📋Develop concrete youth policy inputs for the European Affordable Housing Strategy in a structured preparation workshop before the main sessions
🤝Exchange directly with the European Commission's Housing Task Force in a dedicated working session focused on youth perspectives on housing and energy
🎤Join a roundtable dialogue with Commissioner Dan Jørgensen — the EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing — to shape EU-level recommendations on housing and energy policy
Programme at a Glance
09:30 – 10:00 🚪 Registration & Arrival
Welcome and accreditation at the European Commission's Directorate General of Energy premises.
10:00 – 10:30 🗣️ Opening Remarks
Introduction by Generation Climate Europe and opening of the day's proceedings.
10:30 – 12:30 🛠️ Youth Preparation Workshop
Structured workshop to prepare youth policy inputs and develop recommendations for the afternoon sessions with Commission representatives.
12:30 – 14:00 🍽️ Lunch
Networking lunch for participants.
14:00 – 15:30 🏛️ Working Session with the Commission Housing Task Force
Direct exchange between youth participants and the European Commission's dedicated Housing Task Force — presenting youth perspectives and policy inputs developed in the morning workshop.
15:30 – 16:00 🎤 Policy Dialogue with Commissioner Dan Jørgensen
Roundtable dialogue with the EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing — the culmination of the day, where youth recommendations are presented and discussed at the highest EU level.
💡 Did You Know? Housing affordability has become one of the top concerns for young Europeans — across the EU, young people aged 18–34 are significantly more likely to live in overcrowded housing or spend over 40% of their income on rent compared to older age groups. The European Affordable Housing Plan, which this dialogue directly feeds into, is the EU's first dedicated policy response to this crisis.
Travel Support & Practical Information
💶Participants under 35 travelling from outside Brussels are eligible for up to €170 in financial travel support — indicate this need in the application form
📍The event takes place at the European Commission's Directorate General of Energy — Berlaymont building, Brussels. Exact address and accreditation details will be shared with confirmed participants only
⚠️Do NOT book travel before receiving your confirmation of participation — confirmations will be sent by 18 March 2026
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