(IT) "La Svizzera si fonda su una pluralità di culture, lingue, generazioni e mentalità fra loro diverse.

La capacità di ascoltare e trovare soluzioni condivise è alla base del nostro sistema politico fondato sulla concordanza e definisce anche il nostro impegno all’estero.

Iniziative come l’EYP permettono a questo spirito di continuare a vivere e a crescere.

Vi ringrazio per il vostro impegno e vi auguro un’arricchente esperienza di condivisione nella Svizzera italiana!"

(EN) "Switzerland is founded on a plurality of cultures, languages, generations and mentalities.

The ability to listen and find shared solutions is the basis of our concordance-based political system and also defines our engagement abroad.

Initiatives like the EYP allow this spirit to live on and grow.

I thank you for your commitment and wish you an enriching experience of sharing in Italian-speaking Switzerland!"

"In a federal state, political participation lives mainly through the commitment of thousands of people in every corner of the country who are engaged in running local entities and institutional bodies of various kinds. This strengthens responsibility, freedom and concern for the common good. The exchange between young generations creates added value, innovation and a drive for participation. A push for a living democracy!"

“By participating in political life and engaging in social activities, you shape your future. Your voices matter and your involvement ensures inclusive governance at all levels – university, cantonal, federal and international. Together, you can create positive change and at the same time develop valuable skills for your professional and personal life. Stay informed from several sources and form your own opinion, use your right to vote, commit to a cause, and make a difference.” 

"Telling democracy to the vast majority of us, Swiss - or Italians, or Germans, or…- , especially if millennials, is like telling us the air we breathe. We breathed it for our whole life, since we've been born, thus it sounds like a given, eternal. But, hey, it isn’t! All around the world populists and demagogues, among others, display us the vulnerabilities of our democratic systems. So this is something we should very much take care of, just like you will do these days. It’s important for you, it’s crucial for us today as it is for the quality and openness of our living together in the years to come."

(IT) "Sono convinta che alla Svizzera e al Ticino serva, oggi più che mai, anche la voce dei giovani. Solo insieme a loro potremo trovare le soluzioni migliori per costruire la società del futuro, che apparterrà proprio a loro. Essere attivi in politica significa esprimere il nostro senso di responsabilità. Il dovere che ognuna e ognuno di noi ha è di spendersi personalmente per le battaglie in cui crede. La Svizzera ha bisogno che i giovani si mettano a disposizione, in politica ma soprattutto nel volontariato. Il sistema di milizia del nostro Paese offre a ogni individuo l’opportunità di fare qualcosa di buono per il prossimo, e quindi per se stesso."

(EN) "I am convinced that Switzerland and Ticino need, more than ever, the voice of young people as well. Only together with them will we be able to find the best solutions to build the society of the future, which will belong to them. Being active in politics means expressing our sense of responsibility. The duty each and every one of us has is to personally spend ourselves in the battles we believe in. Switzerland and Ticino need young people to make themselves available, in politics but especially in volunteer work. Our country's militia system offers every individual the opportunity to do something good for his fellow human beings, and thus for himself."