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Swedish Ambassador to Germany impressed by Young Ideas for Europe and its Action Plan 2009
"I am delighted to see that the topic (of energy and climate change) is being addressed in schools and that young people get involved in it", Swedish Amabassador to Germany Ruth Jacoby said on the occasion of the visit of German Young Ideas for Europe participants at the embassy in Berlin on November 18, 2009. The students from the Rudolf Diesel School in Erfurt, Thuringia, a vocational training school, presented the results of their Young Ideas for Europe project week and the Action Plan 2009 to the Swedish Ambassador as the representative of the Swedish government which currently holds the EU Presidency.
They discussed their ideas with Ambassador Jacoby, who also talked about the role of the EU Presidency and the importance that energy policies and the issue of climate change have for her government. Moreover, she gave her opinion on the ideas presented in the Action Plan.
The Action Plan consists of demands developed in the course of Young Ideas for Europe project weeks Europe-wide and was put together by students from all countries, who participated in the initiative until mid-October 2009. The Action Plan makes e.g. a plea for more education about climate change policies for high school students attending all educational institutions. Especially this demand impressed Ambassador Jacoby, who promised to hand over the Action Plan to her government. She was confident that the Swedish ministers will be as interested in it as she is: "The influence of such a paper may be bigger than generally expected." At the same time she stressed that the young people themselves have a responsibility to become active - as the next generation that has to continue tackling the challenges of energy issues and climate change. This event is one of several in which Young Ideas for Europe and its Action Plan 2009 will be presented to political decision-makers.
"I am delighted to see that the topic (of energy and climate change) is being addressed in schools and that young people get involved in it", Swedish Amabassador to Germany Ruth Jacoby said on the occasion of the visit of German Young Ideas for Europe participants at the embassy in Berlin on November 18, 2009. The students from the Rudolf Diesel School in Erfurt, Thuringia, a vocational training school, presented the results of their Young Ideas for Europe project week and the Action Plan 2009 to the Swedish Ambassador as the representative of the Swedish government which currently holds the EU Presidency.
They discussed their ideas with Ambassador Jacoby, who also talked about the role of the EU Presidency and the importance that energy policies and the issue of climate change have for her government. Moreover, she gave her opinion on the ideas presented in the Action Plan.
The Action Plan consists of demands developed in the course of Young Ideas for Europe project weeks Europe-wide and was put together by students from all countries, who participated in the initiative until mid-October 2009. The Action Plan makes e.g. a plea for more education about climate change policies for high school students attending all educational institutions. Especially this demand impressed Ambassador Jacoby, who promised to hand over the Action Plan to her government. She was confident that the Swedish ministers will be as interested in it as she is: "The influence of such a paper may be bigger than generally expected." At the same time she stressed that the young people themselves have a responsibility to become active - as the next generation that has to continue tackling the challenges of energy issues and climate change. This event is one of several in which Young Ideas for Europe and its Action Plan 2009 will be presented to political decision-makers.
