The European Youth Media Days take up current European topics in the field of foreign and security, social and demographic, economical, environmental, youth and educational policies. While there are many challenges that the European Union is facing today, transversal policies and coherent strategies are missing. In the very centre of European politics, participants have the possibility to critically debate these issues.

The European Youth Media Days 2011 want to dare discuss and develop approaches to issues of reporting on human rights and the sensitivity of reporting on international conflicts. The EYMD organisers believe youth media reporting about European politics can influence the perspectives of young people in a different way than classical media.