Friends of Europe\u2019s debate on \u2018walking the talk on youth engagement\u2019, looked into youth-driven analysis of shared challenges and opportunities faced by young people in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The event was held on the 23 May as a part of the Young Mediterranean Voices & EYL40 Young Leaders event.\n\nSpeakers included Hella Grichi (Young Mediterranean Voices (YMV)); Abdelbasset Ben Hassen (President, Arab Institute for Human Rights); Michael K\xf6hler (Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission); Tarik Yousef (Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development programme at Brookings); and Haia Bako (Young Mediterranean Voices (YMV)). The debate was moderated by Shada Islam, Director of Europe and Geopolitics at Friends of Europe.