For the second time, we will be staging EYFON | VIG YouthDays, with this year’s event taking place in a digital format. Together with our partner, Wiener Städtische Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein, the children of employees who are currently employed by one of the insurance companies of VIG or by VIG Holding will have the chance, to share their ideas and thoughts about “My future perspective with Corona” in various zoom-meetings. A jury will choose the three best entries who will win a tablet or smartphone.

Closing date for entries: 31 August 2021

Infos and terms of participation

In times of crisis, Europe is best experienced through dialogue.

EYFON is actively continuing its program for young Europeans – now increasingly digital due to current events. The “eEuropaWoche” from May 4th to 9th is a bundle of digital and participatory offers, activities and workshops of Styrian institutions to learn more about Europe. On Europe Day on May 9th, new paths will be explored and the crisis will be used as an opportunity to develop new ideas for a united Europe based on solidarity.

EYFON is designing its own format with interviews and trailers: “EYFON for Austria!” It will be officially presented as part of the eEuropawoche. This new format is the reaction of the EYFON team under President Christoph Leitl to the imposed travel restrictions that still are in force. In order to continuously strengthen awareness around Europe, especially among young people in joint seminars, the Europaburg Castle Forchtenstein in Neumarkt will be open to young Austrians starting again July 2020.

European participation will be guaranteed on a digital level – through live connections to Brussels, video chats and conferences with European experts, media representatives and young people.

“Dealing with the coronavirus requires a new innovative spirit – from all companies and also from organizations such as EYFON. Hence we are showing a Styrian-European way out of the crisis”, says managing director Christian Buchmann.

More information will follow in the next newsletters.

Registration and further information about the eEuropawoche under:

http://www.europatag.steiermark.at

The EYFON Newsletter Vol. 1 is ready and will be sent to the participants of our previous events, as well as partners, supporters and sponsors. Every two to three months, the EYFON team will provide information about current developments as well as our upcoming events and projects and also provide space for guest contributions, surveys and reports on European issues. The first issue of our newsletter is dedicated to the future of Europe and we ask all EYFONISTAS to take part in our survey “4 questions about Europe”.

The current situation also has an impact on EYFON and the events that were planned for this season. Only the coming days and weeks will show how drastically the necessary measures taken by the federal government and parliament will influence our event year. News and actual information about our events will be published on the EYFON homepage as soon as possible and the EYFON team can still be reached by phone and email.

Mit 9. März 2018 hat die Stiftung EYFON – “European Youth FOrum Neumarkt” das Europahaus in Neumarkt, die Burg Forchtenstein, übernommen, um einerseits den Bestand der Liegenschaft für die Zukunft zu sichern und andererseits mit dem Betreiberverein EYFON besonders für junge Menschen in Europa ein Begegnungsforum zu sein.

Am Donnerstag, 3. Mai 2018 ab 16 Uhr möchten wir unsere Ideen und Vorstellungen für die Zukunft des Hauses und unser Programm für die nächsten Monate allen Interessierten, Förderern und Sponsoren aber besonders auch den Neumarktern vorstellen.