>Debate by Margot Wallstrom about Irish ‘ No ‘

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Today i have attended the debate leaded by Margot Wallstrom, the

vice-president of the European Commission, under the topic of ” EU

Communication After the Irish “No”. Mrs. Wallström generally talked

about the effect of Irish ‘ No ‘ in to other European Union countries,

the elections in United States and the power of Internet for the PR of

future elections, as well as the influence of young people and their

awareness in such topics.

I asked her the question to what extent she personally is aware of

the initiatives from youth associations and how much she supports

them, and mentioned about our Y VOTE 2009 project, since it was the

most coherent project for the days topic. She replied that she would

love to support such great initiatives and promised to be a part of

our project.

The meeting was held in the Representation of the European Commission

in Belgium, about 30 participants including ex-commissioners,

parliementers and journalists.