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Competition Winners
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The 2025 Essay Topic is:
“How should the European Union strengthen its security and defence in a changing global landscape, and what role should young people play in shaping Europe’s future resilience?“
The Big Winner is…
Samantha Jane Curmi
Age: 22, Nationality: Maltese, Location: Malta
The Runner–ups:
Ana Sofia Ferreira
Age: 19, Nationality: Portuguese, Location: Portugal
Camilla Franchi
Age: 22, Nationality: Italian, Location: Italy
Dragoș-Alexandru Ioniță
Age: 20, Nationality: Romanian, Location: Romania
Gabriel Stitz
Age: 23, Nationality: Austrian, Location: Austria
Gergana Kutelova
Age: 23, Nationality: Bulgarian, Location: France
Giorgio Circo
Age: 26, Nationality: Italian, Location: Italy
Maria João Machado Soares
Age: 20, Nationality: Portuguese, Location: Portugal
Maria Nunes
Age: 22, Nationality: Portuguese, Location: Portugal
Rosie Tregenz
Age: 22, Nationality: Spanish, Location: Spain
Prizes:
The winner of the Essay competition will receive a 5-month paid traineeship (September 2025 – February 2026) with our Group, the EPP, in Brussels.
The top 10 participants will receive an invitation for the next EPP Group Youth Week in Brussels
Get Super Inspired for next year!
Take a look at the work of our winners of the Robert Schuman essay competitions 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Good luck!
2021 Essays
2022 Essays
2023 Essays
2024 Essays
Would YOURS join these ranks? Come back next year!
