The Future of Europe Six weeks before the European elections in 2024, we gave young people from Estonia and Germany the opportunity to prepare intensively for their first election. We used this time, when the EU is in the public spotlight, to show how young European citizens can actively engage in political discussions. We highlighted the issues that are particularly important to young people in the European elections. The current crises have made numerous social conflict lines more visible: freedom versus security, cooperation versus national solo efforts, democratic participation versus authoritarian rule, to name a few. Many young people are unsettled by these challenges and the new uncertainties, causing them to question their previous value compass. Xenophobia, Euroscepticism, and nationalism are on the rise almost everywhere in the EU. Our societies need to learn from the crisis and readjust. European achievements, from which young people especially benefit, must not be lost. This is best achieved by embodying and practicing these values. To navigate Europe, young people need the opportunity to shape their environment. This is what we aim to enable and support in this project. European Citizenship for Sustainability In recent years, young people have drawn attention to themselves across Europe through various actions. Demonstrations against what they see as insufficient climate policies have shown that they want to get involved to shape their living environment and future. This momentum was inevitably frozen during the Corona crisis. Now it was important for us to tackle the pressing problems again with youthful enthusiasm and to develop Europe in a contemporary way. The young people understand that they must help shape politics as responsible citizens. Europe's democracy has weaknesses, as the Corona crisis has shown. However, these deficits can be remedied through civic engagement, by citizens seeing themselves as Europeans and acting as Europeans. Scenario Method A very practical tool for young people to rethink decisions in terms of their future viability is the scenario method. The future does not just happen – it is shaped by people, their expectations, desires, and decisions. This is where the scenario method comes into play: it serves to prepare decisions, orient oneself regarding future developments, develop strategies, and recognize opportunities for change early on. We were not concerned with designing utopias, but with plausible descriptions of a future situation. Based on this, we discussed in our workshops how the EU can develop towards sustainability. This was done by projecting today's trends over a manageable time horizon. They recognized that today's actions have consequences for the future. This motivated them to shape their own future. The method enables holistic learning and addresses the fundamental human need to engage with the future. Those who master this method of prospective analysis can better identify the leeway in current politics and recognize their own ability to shape. Creativity The creative tools of theater, film, dance, and comics were used by the young people to present the content developed through the scenario method. They became tools for empowerment and the exploration of new and expanded courses of action. The methods allowed participants to playfully engage with possible realities of a sustainable EU. The space developed in the game served as a bridge to impart the skills to young people to also gain the necessary freedoms for active social participation in everyday life and to use these responsibly and in mutual cooperation. We provided various formats for the young people to bring in and develop their own strengths and preferences. Involvement of Youth Services We involved the Kreis Kinder- und Jugendring Märkisch Oderland and the youth services of the Estonian partner in various phases of the project. This allowed us to initiate a mutual European learning process in the sense of youth and social work oriented towards the interests of young people. We also enabled the transfer of results beyond the circle of participating institutions and a feedback effect on local youth work.