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Youth Reaction to COVID-19 Auksė Lithuania In my as a young person„s opinion, at first teenagers were feeling locked down at home and lonely. They didn„t look at Covid-19 as such a big problem, but now we got used to it and know all of the dangers of the pandemic. We found new activities and hobbies to keep us active, got used to online schools. Sadly, we miss our friends, but we know that we need to stay at home, and we have never thought about that earlier.Sometimes young people do not react seriously to the situation, but Covid-19 is a great example that in difficult times, young people can be understanding. Distance learning is a challenge for everyone, but it‟s a great time to take a break from your daily routine and understand exactly what you want. The most important thing now is to believe and feel great respect for physicians.At first I was obviously happy because the schools shut down. I didn‟t really care to think about the virus or what can happen. When I finally watched the news and talked to my family members about it, I got very anxious and stressed. Now after more than one month in quarantine, I got used to being at home. Online classes were difficult at first, but now it‟s pretty easy for me. I don‟t follow the news anymore because they just stress me out.Youth reaction to the pandemic Covid – 19 is different. Many people still think that it‟s a joke, but more and more people are starting to take it seriously. We need to start doing something about these global challenges. How does the Covid Pandemic Affect Democracy in Europe? Stanisław-Poland Since the dawn of civilization pandemics swept in and out to bring havoc and instability. They have influenced culture and even creation of many nations. But how is the Covid pandemic going to affect our lives and our future.One of the biggest things to show up in many discussions is e-voting (especially in Poland), mostly because the virus has frozen many elections and even government bodies which rely on social interaction. There’s even a big chance of completely electronic bureaucracy which would not only eliminate stagnation in the government but even make it more efficient for its citizens.Another possible change would be an economical one. To be exact, because of the pandemic we could see an increase in automatization of many industrial branches, such a change could dramatically tighten the choice of professions available to us.Finally, because of the pandemic, there is a big possibility of economic crisis similar or even worse to the great depression. Such a crisis could affect the stability of many democracies and fragment the EU even more. Because of the animosity and the low opinion of many politicians combined with an economic crisis, there is a possibility of the comeback of the political climates seen in democracy in the 20s and 30s.In the end , we are going to see what the future brings us and support each other in a possible future crisis which, of course, hopefully can be avoided or at least better dealt with than the one in theXXth century which caused suffering all across Europe.