General Assembly 2025, Board and other news
This year Warsaw hosted more than just the Debate Exchange 2025 with workshops and deep dives, but two more important meetings. The General Assembly and the Board Meeting, where all the important inner organisations decisions are made, and where are checked by authorised people. These meetings are vital for ensuring transparency, offering all our member organisations taking part in the decision making process and setting the direction for the future.
General Assembly 2025
The IDEA General Assembly was held on the final afternoon of the Debate Exchange 2025. It gathered member representatives to reflect on the past year, review reports, and make decisions for the association’s future.
GA main points:
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Approval of last year’s minutes and annual reports
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Presentation of IDEA’s activities in 2024 and the first half of 2025
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Erasmus+ accreditation extended until 2027, providing financial stability for Youth Forum and Debate Exchange events up to 2026
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Election of six Board members (out of seven candidates). The current composition of the board is available on the IDEA's web page
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Future plans, especially cooperation with universities and academic research on debate within Horizon Europe projects
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Launch of new volunteer opportunities supported by increased EU support
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Updates on EuroSDC, with its 3rd edition taking place in 2026 in North Macedonia
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Global IDEA outreach
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Presentation of the Green Box project
Board Meeting in Warsaw
The Board Meeting was held the day after the Debate Exchange. It provided an opportunity to discuss mainly operational matters and updates from inside of IDEA. Furthermore we set up the date for this year's next meeting with the newly elected members.
Board meeting main points:
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Proposals to improve the election and recruitment process for Board members to ensure continuity and smoother member transitions, beside with discussion of new Board members onboarding
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Clarification of internal information flow and cost tracking.
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Agreement to hold Board meetings every two months online, plus two in-person meetings each year
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Membership news and updates
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Project planning for new event formats and changes in current events
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Discussion of global strategy, focusing on new partnerships, ways of approaching them and prioritising the regions
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Focusing on data protection linked to the Green Box and finding European alternatives to non european providers
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