AER together with Brussels Capital Region organised the European final of the competition Do you speak European? that took place 3rd December in Brussels. At the same day of the competition, Brussels Capital Region organised the European event “What can Europe do for you(th)?”, an information day about: jobs, education, culture, travels and languages. There were almost 600 young persons coming from different European regions and countries and from Brussels: students, young jobseekers, and active young people. The event aimed also to draw the attention of other regional offices based in Brussels.

11 winners of the national level competitions from across Europe arrived to Brussels to compete at European level. The rules of the European final were similar to the rules of the regional and national competition. That means:

• Teams of young people compete against each other to present their views of Europe in an original and informative way.

• All participants must be between the ages of 14 and 18 and they should be a maximum of 5 young people per team.

• Each team prepares a 5-7 minute presentation, which addresses the question: “What does Europe mean to you?” The presentations can be made in any format.

• At the end the jury decides on a winning team.

The winning team benefited from exposure in the European media and will be presented with a prize from the AER and Brussels Capital Region.