PhotographThe Last Witness: The Hands of Memory
My final product for Memory of Totalitarianism: a visual work connecting three generations and asking how lived memory survives after the final witnesses are gone.
Credit: Francesco Castiglione
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PhotographShoes on the Danube Bank
A moment from Memory of Totalitarianism in Budapest, where historical sites and memorials became starting points for reflection on remembrance, responsibility, and democracy.
Credit: Francesco Castiglione
PhotographEU Youth Stakeholders Group meeting
Members of the EU Youth Stakeholders Group gathered for the second meeting in June 2026 with Commissioner Glenn Micallef.
PhotographTaking part in the Stakeholders Group meeting
Participating in the second meeting in June 2026 as a representative of One Hour for Europe.
PhotographJoining the 2026 Innovators Community Lab
The opening event brought together the 29 selected ICLabbers and introduced a year of multidisciplinary work on innovation, entrepreneurial ideas, and practical business skills.
PhotographErasmus+ Visibility Meeting
A working meeting on visibility, accessible funding, and the future of Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps youth mobility.
PhotographAI4Gov-X Consortium Meeting in Madrid
During the AI4Gov-X consortium meeting at IE Tower, hosted by IE Business School in Madrid.
PhotographFlowrest
An Erasmus+ Youth Exchange near Elbląg connecting nature, wellbeing, creativity, and intercultural learning.
PhotographCulture Act in Estonia
An Erasmus+ training course using improvisation to support intercultural learning in international voluntary service.
PhotographFirst EU Youth Stakeholders Group meeting
Francesco participating in Brussels as a representative of One Hour for Europe; the official first meeting took place on 27–28 March 2025.
PhotographSpeaking at the first EU Youth Stakeholders Group meeting
Representing One Hour for Europe at the first meeting of the European Commission's EU Youth Stakeholders Group.
PhotographCross Media Europe at the European Parliament
The Cross Media Europe study visit connected European institutions with media literacy and democratic participation.
PhotographThe Forlì flag at the European Parliament
The youth-made One Tour for Europe flag was exhibited in the European Parliament's flags hall in Strasbourg in 2025. Artist: Rachel Rouzaud.
Credit: Rachel Rouzaud
PhotographInside the Council of Europe
A visit focused on human rights, democratic safeguards, digital press freedom, and the work of the Council of Europe.
PhotographCross Media Europe in Strasbourg
The Cross Media Europe group during a study visit connecting media literacy, democratic participation, and European institutions.
PhotographPresenting during Mediathon
Presenting One Hour for Europe's work during a training course on communication, visibility, and dissemination for international projects.
PhotographOne Tour for Europe in Catania
A public-art intervention from the Catania stage of One Tour for Europe, part of a youth-led campaign encouraging participation in the 2024 European Parliament elections.
PhotographStorytelling — Discovering the Inner Superhero
A view of Trento during an Erasmus+ exchange of storytelling practices for identity, self-confidence, and youth empowerment.
PhotographOne Tour for Europe in Forlì
Presenting the participatory flag created during the Forlì stage of One Tour for Europe. Artist: Rachel Rouzaud.
Credit: Rachel Rouzaud
PhotographOne Tour for Europe: the Forlì flag
A customised European flag created by young people during the Forlì stage of One Tour for Europe. Artist: Rachel Rouzaud.
Credit: Rachel Rouzaud
PhotographYes, and..!
Cover artwork for the Yes, and..! Erasmus+ Training Course.
PhotographBehind EUniversity Genoa
Part of the organising team during EUniversity Genoa at the University of Genoa.
PhotographEUniversity Genoa
Participants and organisers at the University of Genoa after a day focused on skills, citizenship, and participation.
PhotographChallenge Accepted in Lage Vuursche
Participants gathered during an Erasmus+ training course focused on creative problem-solving, collaboration, and group leadership.
PhotographChallenge Accepted in Bustarviejo
The first in-person phase of Challenge Accepted, an Erasmus+ programme developing creative problem-solving for international voluntary service.
PhotographClosing the European Year of Youth
The ambassador network with Minister Andrea Abodi at the closing event in Rome, reflecting on the work of 2022 and carrying its momentum into the European Year of Skills.
PhotographSharing European opportunities in Åmål
Supporting public communication about European opportunities during the Seeds of Solidarity volunteering placement with Europe Direct Fyrbodal.
PhotographMemory landscapes in Croatia
A memorial landscape visited during Venues of Victims / Venues of Perpetrators, a summer school examining historical memory and education.
PhotographErasmus for Young Entrepreneurs webinar
A Eurodesk information session on eligibility, matching, financial support, and the exchange process for new and host entrepreneurs.
PhotographEuropean Commission Open Doors Day
At the European institutions' Open Doors programme, where I joined the interview corner and a Youth Talks session as a European Year of Youth Ambassador.
PhotographGreening the Present, Saving the Future
An Erasmus+ training course in Filaga connecting environmental responsibility with group management, leadership, and intercultural learning.
PhotographInside the European Parliament
During the May 2022 institutional visit to Brussels as a European Year of Youth Ambassador.
PhotographThe Future is Europe
A mural encountered during the European Year of Youth visit to Brussels—a public expression of the same question at the centre of the programme: how young people will shape Europe's future.
PhotographMeeting Memories in Ljubljana
Participants in Meeting Memories, an international seminar connecting Holocaust education, memory work, and contemporary human rights.
PhotographAt the European Year of Youth launch with Mariya Gabriel
A moment from the Italian launch of the European Year of Youth with European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, when the national ambassador network was presented in Rome.
PhotographLaunching the European Year of Youth in Italy
The audience at the official Italian launch, where institutions and young people opened a year focused on participation, inclusion, mobility, and Europe's green and digital future.
PhotographTrue Love — Real Utopia in Weimar
The international group at the end of a youth exchange exploring relationships, politics, and social change.
PhotographThe Power of Storytelling in Roosta
The participant group outdoors during the Erasmus+ youth-worker training course in Estonia.
PhotographIVS4Life cross-cultural facilitation
Participants in the in-person IVS4Life course on facilitation, communication, storytelling, and Forum Theatre.
PhotographOne Hour for Europe at EYE2021
With a One Hour for Europe delegation at the European Parliament in Strasbourg during the European Youth Event 2021.
PhotographInside the European Parliament in Strasbourg
A photograph from the European Parliament connected to my Model European Union Strasbourg experience.
PhotographCulture Act
A light-painting image created during the Erasmus+ training course in Bennekom, the Netherlands.
PhotographNordic Greens in Inari
The international volunteer group during an outdoor activity in Finnish Lapland.
PhotographZagreb during Changing the World from My Neighbourhood
St Mark's Church in Zagreb during my European Solidarity Corps volunteering experience with Syncro.
PhotographIVS4Life online training
The participant group from the online course preparing future leaders of international voluntary-service activities.
PhotographEuroweek International Study Program
The Euroweek Foundation identity associated with my work as an International Youth Leader and Senior Online Facilitator.
PhotographYouth and Rural Development in Konya
Speaking during an Erasmus+ learning activity focused on youth participation and rural development.
PhotographA view across Budapest
A view towards the Hungarian Parliament connected to my first international voluntary camp in Hungary.
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