Nicoletta Merlo

Grazie alla @CislNazionale e a @grazianigio per aver creduto in me. Un grande traguardo per la nostra Confederazione e per l’Italia che torna a ricoprire un ruolo di primo piano all’interno del @ETUC_Youth. E ora..al lavoro, tutti insieme! cisl.it/notizie/comuni…

The #EESCplenary has adopted the @EESC_SOC opinion “Enhancing quality in employment and working conditions, including through AI” led by rapporteur @NMerlo87 Read more: link.europa.eu/TXWpTd

To mark International Women’s Day 2026, the #EESC hosted a panel discussion during Civil Society Week, on the essential but undervalued "invisible work" carried out largely by #women across Europe. Read more👇 link.europa.eu/PtbR99 #CivSocWeek #IWD2026

What does resilience really mean, & how can the EU ensure that it becomes a collective democratic commitment? Let's explore this in our last #CivSocWeek workshop with: 💬 @kar_michaela, Generation Climate Europe; 💬 @NMerlo87, our member; 💬 N. Levrat, @UN SR on Minority Issues.

👏 @NMerlo87 An honour to serve as Advisor to the Rapporteur and co-Rapporteur on this important Opinion for the future of #Erasmus 💙 #ForYouthRights #MoreErasmusMoreEurope @Youth_Forum

The EESC calls for a stronger EU Social Fund for a more #SocialEurope An opinion adopted at the last #EESCPlenary calls for: ✅A stronger voice for social partners ✅Investing in skills & #LifelongLearning ✅Reducing red tape Read more 👇 link.europa.eu/CKRYbD

The EESC has adopted an opinion during the #EESCplenary on @EUErasmusPlus for the 2028-2034 period. 🎯The aim: better deliver for #Youth, #skills & #inclusion. 📽️Watch rapporteur Nicoletta Merlo @NMerlo87 explain what the @EU_EESC is calling for 👇 #ReportingFromPlenary

The #EESCplenary has adopted the @EESC_SOC opinion “Establishing the European Social Fund as part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan” by @NMerlo87 Follow the plenary session: europa.eu/!qQ64Yc Learn more: link.europa.eu/TYHyXr

#Erasmus+ must deliver for #Youth, skills & inclusion. We call for: 📣 fair budget allocations and separate policy support; 📣 wider youth participation; 📣stronger skills via mobility  & education-labour market links. Opinion: link.europa.eu/j4dRHg

The #EESCplenary has adopted the @EESC_SOC opinion on Erasmus+ (2028–2034) by @NMerlo87 and Katrīna Leitāne. Follow the plenary session: europa.eu/!qQ64Yc Learn more: link.europa.eu/j4dRHg

The UK is rejoining #ErasmusPlus & we helped make it happen. 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 Through dialogue, advocacy & strong #EUCivilSociety action, we have long championed EU-UK #Youth engagement. This milestone re-opens pathways for learning & connections across generations. @EUErasmusPlus

Together with @rccint, we support #youth driving EU accession & defending #democracy. "Our Youth Group will keep working with youth organisations from candidate countries throughout this mandate & include them in our youth participation initiatives." – 🗣️@NMerlo87

#EESCPartnership EESC Youth Group🤝PulseZ Today’s workshops aimed at inspiring young Europeans to engage with media and civic life through: 📰Building practical skills 💬Creating impactful content 🙌Connecting participants to future opportunities 👉 link.europa.eu/wVFvPr

👋@BENALISamira1 joined the Youth Policy Dialogue with Commissioner @WBHoekstra calling for more ambitious #NDC, stronger #ClimateAdaptation & adequate #ClimateFinance 💪Youth participation is key for #ClimateJustice and @EU_EESC stands ready to amplify #YoungVoices!

It’s time to apply for #YEYS2026! Join us in Brussels on 19-20 March 2026 to: 🔷connect with participants from 37 countries; 🔷exchange ideas; 🔷ignite change. Teachers have their own fun programme too. Apply by 30 November 2025 👉 link.europa.eu/8JjK4B

A new chapter begins! 🇪🇺 With 329 members appointed for the next five years, we embark on a renewed journey to represent #EUCivilSociety's voice. Today’s #EESCPlenary marks the: 🇪🇺 start of the new mandate; 🇪🇺 first steps of 119 newly appointed members; #EESCRenewal

👋At the @World_FoodForum our members shared ideas and practices on #YouthEngagement and sustainable #FoodSystems with @FAO Office of Youth and Women (OYW) and @FAOBrussels liaison office! #WFF2025 #Youth4Food

🌍🍽️On #WorldFoodDay, the @EU_EESC delegation joins @FAO to champion sustainable, fair & inclusive #FoodSystems We need to ensure the #RightToFood for all today & for future generations💚 Read our #Regenerativeagriculture report👉link.europa.eu/MNkYBK #FAO80 #BetterTogether

🎤 Live from Rome our member @NMerlo87 is moderating an intergenerational roundtable during the Opening Ceremony of the #WFF Global Youth Forum. 🇪🇺 As part of the @EU_EESC delegation, she’s bringing #YouthVoices to the heart of #GlobalFood & Climate policy! 🌍 #Youth4Food

Thank you, @EESC member @NMerlo87, designated President of the Future Permanent Group on Youth Involvement, for moderating the 1st #WFF2025 Global Youth Forum Intergenerational Roundtable. A great start to this year’s youth dialogue on the importance of youth in agrifood policy!

🌍🧑‍⚕️🌱 One Health 🟰One Future @EU_EESC calls for an EU #OneHealth strategy linking food, environment & health 👉 Healthy planet 🟰 healthy people Prevention, protection & resilience must go hand in hand Find out more ➡️link.europa.eu/nhcyptnp