What’s the Jacques Delors Agora?
The Jacques Delors Agora is a four-day event co-organised by three partners engaged in the promotion of European citizenship and values: The Académie Notre Europe (Paris), The Scuola di Politiche (Rome) and The Academia Europea Leadership (Barcelona).
It will bring together around 130 young minds from all over Europe to discuss with European decision-makers and experts about the main challenges facing the EU and the priorities for the upcoming five years. The Agora will empower young Europeans through debates and workshops and will take place in Lisbon from July 1st to 4th 2024.
Discover the programme below.
Who are the Jacques Delors Agora participants ?
For the Agora, applications were open between March and April of 2024, and we invited anyone aged between 18 and 35 who was willing to contribute to the discussions on the future of Europe.
It is an event for all citizens, regardless of their backgrounds, giving a unique forum for young people to gather, exchange ideas and determine Europe’s Future. As the event is conducted entirely in English, a B2 level (CEFR) in English was asked to ensure a smooth running of the event. The geographical diversity of the participants was one of the selection criteria, to ensure that as many nationalities as possible are represented.
In the end, 130 profiles from all over the world were selected. We’re proud to have 32 nationalities represented, and to uphold gender equality with 49% female participants, 50% male and 1% non-binary. The youth cohort we’ve selected is anything but homogenous : we have students, government staff, workers and unemployed people. Some have studied European politics, others have not. The Agora aims to be a place for diverse and enriched debates.
Where does the Agora take place?
The Agora will take place in different unique places in Lisbon!
- The first day will take place at the Portuguese Parliament
- The second day will take place at the Capitolio
- The third day will take place at European Maritime Safety Agency
- The fourth day will take place at the Gulbenkian Foundation, with a closing ceremony at the National Palace of Belém
Who will be the speakers?
This first edition of the Jacques Delors Agora will welcome several decision makers, including members of the European Commission, representatives of the European Parliament and representatives of National Governments and International Organisations. Here is a gallery of the confirmed speakers.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
President of the Portuguese Republic
António Vitorino
Former Director-General of the International Organization for Migration
Maroš Šefčovič
Executive Vice-President of the European Commission
Maja Markovčić Kostelac
Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency
Sylvie Matelly
Director of the Jacques Delors Institute
Inês Domingos
Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs
Costanza Hermanin
Research fellow at the European University Institute
Isabell Hoffmann
Senior Expert on European Integration
at Bertelsmann Stiftung
José Pedro Aguiar-Branco
President of the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic
António M. Feijó
President of the Board of Trustees of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Enrico Letta
President of the Jacques Delors Institute
Author : Much more than a market report
Christine Verger
Vice-president of the Jacques Delors Institute
Nicole Gnesotto
Vice-president of the Jacques Delors Institute
Sofia Moreira de Sousa
Head of European Commission Representation to Portugal
Pierpaolo Settembri
Head of Unit at the European Commission (Mobility and Transport)
Daniela Schmidt
Project Manager at
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Elisa Ferreira
European Commissioner for cohesion and reforms
António Costa
Former Prime Minister of Portugal
Arancha González
Former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, EU and Cooperation
Geneviève Pons
Director of Europe Jacques Delors
Colin Scicluna
Head of Cabinet, Vice-president for democracy & demography at the European Commission
Teresa Ribera
Spanish Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge
Paulo Rangel
Portuguese Minister of State and of Foreign Affairs
Federica Mogherini
Former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Pascal Lamy
Coordinator of the Jacques Delors institutes network (Paris, Brussel, Berlin)
Carlos Moedas
Mayor of Lisbon
Laurence Boone
Former French Secretary of State for European Affairs
Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul
Deputy Head of Unit, Citizens’ Dialogues Unit, European Commission
Lukáš Macek
Head of the Centre Grande Europe
Anna Lührmann
German Minister of State for Europe
Who are the partners of the event ?
This event is organised under the high patronage of His Excellency the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
The Jacques Delors Agora is organised in partnership with :
- The Assembly of the Portuguese Republic
- The Representation of the European Commission in Portugal
- The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
- The Lisbon City Council
- The European Maritime Safety Agency
- The Bertelsmann Stiftung
- The Jacques Delors European Information Center
- The Directorate-General for Economic Activities (DGAE)
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