5th German Italian Young Leaders Dialogue – Spinelli Forum 2025 – YOA

Deadline: July 25, 2025

Applications are open for the 5th German Italian Young Leaders Dialogue – Spinelli Forum 2025. The German Italian Young Leaders Dialogue – Spinelli Forum is a joint initiative of the German Federal Foreign Office and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in partnership with the Institute for European Politics (IEP) and the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI).

It affords a future technology of Italian and German leaders within the fields of politics, enterprise, academia, civil society, media, and tradition the OPPORTUNITY to debate the challenges confronted by the German-Italian partnership because it shapes the way forward for the European Union (EU).

They are on the lookout for younger Italian and German candidates who wish to take part within the fifth version of this dialogue format, which is able to include a digital kick-off occasion (scheduled for 19 September 2025), two on-line workshops (scheduled within the afternoons of 6 October and 21 October 2025) and a closing in-individual two-day convention which is able to happen in Berlin on 27 and 28 October 2025. Participants could have the distinctive alternative to debate related points regarding the way forward for the EU and relations between the 2 international locations in a stimulating surroundings, in addition to to change into members of an enduring community of German and Italian younger leaders.

Cost

• Travel bills and lodging might be coated by the organisers.

Eligibility

• Open to German and Italian younger leaders and excessive potentials from the fields of politics, enterprise, academia, civil society, the social sector, media, and tradition with a robust curiosity in European cooperation.
• Aged between 25 and 35 years, purposes of robust candidates aged between 25 and 30 years might be given desire.
• First college diploma (BA or MA) or equal vocational qualification.
• Strong curiosity/experience in European cooperation, significantly within the fields of defence and safety coverage, economics, synthetic intelligence or local weather and vitality coverage.
• Excellent command of English.

Note:

• Participation in the entire Spinelli Forum course of (the three preliminary on-line workshops and the in-individual convention in Berlin on 27/28 October 2025) is obligatory. Check your schedule earlier than submitting your application. The organisers will cowl journey bills and lodging.
• Should a participant be unable to attend the convention on the final second for well being or skilled causes, this have to be introduced to the organisers with a written justification (e.g. medical certificates).

Application

Applications will solely be accepted by way of the application platform and will embrace the next data:

• A accomplished application form.
• A CV (max. two pages, together with data on the applicant’s training and related work expertise).
• A brief video (3 minutes max) to introduce the candidate and his/her motivation to take part within the German-Italian Young Leaders Dialogue – Spinelli Forum.
• A brief textual content (max 2.500 characters) outlining what the EU ought to prioritize and the way your nation may contribute to this finish within the subject of your most most popular working group:
  • European Economic Growth and Social Cohesion
  • European Defence and Security Policy
  • European Climate and Energy Policy
  • European Artificial Intelligence Regulation and Governance

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For extra data, go to 5th German Italian Young Leaders Dialogue.