charge of their lives. Nevertheless, minority youth organisations should not be left to fend for themselves. Institutions and governments need to address the lack of opportunities and space in formal educational systems regarding minority topics, addressing hate speech and responsible behaviour in online and offline spaces, and development of critical thinking skills. Similar to the climate crisis or talks on artificial intelligence, debates on the impact of hate speech are coming several years too late. Nevertheless, we first and foremostly: Call to adopt international definition of hate speech and develop monitoring mechanisms, by involving in the process a wide range of actors on different levels, but especially those that are the most affected by it - minority youth. Stress the importance of awareness raising measures on tackling mis- and disinformation about minorities and dangers posed by hate speech. Acknowledge social media as an important tool of an expression of minority identity and address the absence of opportunities to use the lesser-spoken languages in technological tools. Urge the governments to apply rights-based approach to education and include topics in areas of minority rights and responsible behaviour on social media in school curriculums. Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) / Jugend Europäischer Volksgruppen (JEV) E-Mail: board@yeni.org Homepage: www.yeni.org