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Cllr Jackie Healy Rae at the European Parliament.
KERRY County Councillor Jackie Healy Rae has been selected amongst 150 candidates from across the European Union to participate in the Young Elected Politician Programme (YEP)
The programme which is overseen by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has also for the first time opened the doors for young local and regional representatives from EU candidate countries.
“I’m delighted to get selected for this programme as it gives me as a young politician a chance to participate with young, elected representatives from across Europe to engage with the Union’s diverse views from European regions and cities in key events,” said Cllr Healy Rae.
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“Youth participation is an integral part of the DNA of politics, and I feel strongly that the views of Ireland need to be expressed to others especially into the future especially with the fast pace of changes that will affect the everyday living of people,” Cllr Jackie Healy Rae stated.
The Young Elected Politicians programme (YEPs) is a network of representatives who are no older than 40 and hold a mandate at regional or local level in the EU.
To date, more than 500 young politicians have joined it since its creation in 2019. For the first time since its creation, the YEP programme will also be open to EU candidate countries, allowing young elected politicians from Ukraine, Moldova, Albania, the Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Türkiye to engage in the Union’s functioning.
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