Jan Getek, 15, from Poland, and Anastasia Liopetriti, 21, from Cyprus, are the winners of the writing competition entitled “What does an enlarged EU mean to you?”, organised by the European Commission.
A press release of the Commission said the contest marked the 10th anniversary of the 2004 round of EU enlargement, with the accession of ten countries to the EU.
The press release said young people aged 15–25 from across Europe were asked to submit an article or blog on what today’s European Union of 28 Member States can learn from its past to help improve its future, as well as to reflect on what an enlarged EU means to them.
It added that over 450 entries were sent from the 28 EU Member States and from 7 candidates and potential candidates in Southeast Europe.
The participants were judged, inter alia, on the clarity of their argumentation, the quality of their writing and on the originality of their ideas.
Winner for the 15-18 age category was Jan Getek from Poland and winner for the 19-25 age category was Anastasia Liopetriti from Cyprus.
