CESI Youth

18/09/2026

🏠 A secure and affordable home is essential for young people to build their future.

The new 🇪🇺 EU Affordable Housing Act is a welcome step towards a stronger European response to the housing crisis.

CESI Youth welcomes key measures aimed at:
🏘️ increasing social and affordable housing
💶 mobilising more investment
🏗️ creating and renovating homes
🔑 making better use of vacant housing
🌍 tackling short-term rentals and touristification

But important gaps remain.

Young people need stronger protection as tenants, including against unfair rent increases and evictions. Renovations should not mean higher costs being passed on to renters. And truly affordable housing must go hand in hand with decent wages, secure jobs and strong public services.

We also need greater ambition to tackle homelessness and housing exclusion through the Housing First principle.

Because housing is more than a market issue.
It is a social right.

Young people deserve access to a secure, affordable and quality home and the chance to build their lives and their future. 🏡

🔗 Read the full CESI Youth position on cesi.org

12/08/2026

Different contexts. Common aspirations.
On International Youth Day, we celebrate the energy, creativity and determination of young people everywhere.
Although we may live in different realities, we share the same hopes: dignity, opportunity, quality education, decent work, fair pay, affordable housing, mental well-being and a meaningful voice in the decisions that shape our future.
Young people are not only the future. We are essential partners in building a fairer, more inclusive and resilient Europe today.
Every young person deserves the opportunity to live independently, build a stable future and participate fully in economic, social and democratic life.
Happy International Youth Day! 🇪🇺

01/07/2026

🌍🇪🇺 CESI Youth at the Brussels Civic Incubator Lab

On 24 June, CESI Youth took part in the Brussels Civic Incubator Lab, an inspiring event focused on one of the key challenges for Europe’s future: competitiveness.

Our Youth Representative Antonello Pietrangeli joined the discussion alongside experts including Laszlo Andor and Fabian Zuleeg, engaging directly with young participants in a dynamic speed-dating dialogue format.

Throughout the event, young people shared their concerns and ideas on five crucial areas for Europe’s competitiveness: Defence, Tech, Biotech, Trade and Sustainability.

For CESI Youth, it was a valuable opportunity to bring the voice of young Europeans into the debate and contribute to shaping policy solutions for a stronger, more resilient and competitive Europe.

A big thank you to Stand Up for Europe , and all partners involved in the CERV-funded COMPASS project A Seat At The Table, JEF Brussels for creating this space for dialogue and youth participation.

💬 The future of Europe’s competitiveness must include young people at the table.

25/06/2026

🚀 Today marks the start of CESI Summer Days 2026!

Today in Brussels, CESI Summer Days 2026 kicks off under the theme "From the Pillar to a Quality Jobs Act."

The event will bring together policymakers, trade union representatives, social partners and experts to discuss one of the EU's most important upcoming social policy initiatives: the Quality Jobs Act.

The programme features high-level speakers from the European Parliament, the European Commission, the EESC, EU-OSHA and the European trade union movement.

✨ Members of the CESI Youth Board will also be attending, highlighting the commitment of young trade unionists to shaping the future of work, social rights and youth participation across Europe.

We wish all participants a successful and inspiring CESI Summer Days!

Join policymakers, public authorities representatives, social partners and the scientific community to discuss the upcoming Quality Jobs Act

25/06/2026

17/06/2026

Join policymakers, public authorities representatives, social partners and the scientific community to discuss the upcoming Quality Jobs Act

11/06/2026

🧠🇪🇺 CESI@noon focused on one of the most pressing challenges facing today’s workplaces: psychosocial risks at work.

Held in the framework of European Mental Health Week 2026, the debate brought together policymakers, experts and workers’ representatives to discuss how the European Union can better protect workers’ mental health and promote healthier working environments.

The discussion featured contributions from Estelle Ceulemans, Member of the European Parliament, Maggie Langins from WHO Europe, Hans Dubois from Eurofound, representatives of the European Youth Forum, and CESI Youth representatives Antonello Pietrangeli and Ester Amores Lizcano.

For CESI Youth, mental health at work is a key component of quality employment. As stress, burnout and workplace harassment continue to affect workers across Europe, stronger prevention measures, effective social dialogue and ambitious European action are needed to ensure safer and healthier workplaces for all.

CESI Youth is proud to have contributed to this important discussion and will continue advocating for a Europe where workers’ wellbeing and mental health are recognised as fundamental workplace rights.

11/06/2026

🇪🇺🤝 CESI Youth at ANPE’s X National Trade Union Congress

CESI Youth took part in ANPE’s X National Trade Union Congress, held in Madrid on 22-23 May, an important gathering for the Spanish teachers’ union and for the public education sector.

At the heart of the Congress was the confirmation of Francisco Venzalá González, re-elected as National President of for a second four-year mandate. His re-election ensures continuity in ANPE’s work to defend the teaching profession, strengthen public education and improve working conditions for school staff.

The Congress also provided an opportunity to reinforce the European dimension of trade union cooperation. Alongside CESI - Independent Trade Unions Secretary General Klaus Heeger, representatives of several CESI member organisations were present, including CSIF, ANP, SATSE, ANIEF and Valorian.

Isabel Garcia, Vice-President of CESI Youth and representative of ANPE, did the honours on behalf of the host organisation. Among the participants was also Alessandro Albergoni, member of the CESI Youth Board, further underlining CESI Youth’s commitment to fostering dialogue among European trade union organisations.

For CESI Youth, participating in the Congress represents another step towards building a stronger, more inclusive European trade union network, with young representatives playing an active role in shaping its future.