CL-YE Network of Young Elected Officials at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg From 3rd to 6th June, we welcomed at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg (France) our Network of Young Elected Officials, a key element of our flagship project “Climbing the Ladder: Fostering a Culture of Youth Engagement” (CL-YE). Through this initiative, we aim to connect like-minded policymakers from across Europe and create an informal yet impactful network of elected officials who stand out for their commitment to inclusive governance and youth participation. The in-person seminar brought together 27 participants from Portugal, Italy, France, Estonia, Poland, Greece, Ireland, Romania, Austria, Malta, and the Netherlands, who shared a common goal: to engage young people in policy-making meaningfully. The event offered spaces to exchange experiences and to reflect on different structures of youth participation and their adaptability in different contexts. Participants started the event by exploring the CL-YE project, its background, activities and resources, with a focus on the two main project outcomes: Models and Mechanisms of Youth Engagement Good practices and case studies The program was enriched by study visits to the Palais de l’Europe, headquarters of the Council of Europe, and to the municipality of Strasbourg. Finally, our guest speakers presented the work of the Council of Europe on youth participation through the Council of Europe Youth, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, the European Youth Foundation, and the EU-CoE Youth Partnership. The Network of Elected Officials is coordinated by DYPALL Network and the European Democracy Youth Network (EDYN), a network of over 820 young political and civil society leaders from 23 countries, committed to strengthening democracy across Europe. The “Climbing the Ladder: fostering a culture of Youth Engagement” project is led by DYPALL Network in partnership with Europiamo ETS (Italy), Nordland fylkeskommune (Norway), EDYN (Slovakia), YEPP EUROPE (Germany), Assembly of European Regions – AER, and SQ Learn (Greece), under the Erasmus+ Programme.