Following Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s State of the European Union speech on 12 September 2018, the European Youth Forum comments that while the speech was wide-ranging and covered many topics, it regrets that the concrete long-term element was missing, resulting in a speech that was ultimately quite vague. The article continues, pointing out that young people in Europe demand and need long-term policy-making so that they can plan for their future.

Read their full reaction to some of the issues addressed by President Juncker here.