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European Parliament election is quickly approaching. On May 22nd till 25th, 2014 European citizens will cast their vote to decide about their representation in the European Parliament. Direct election into the European Parliament was firstly launched in 1979 and since then every European citizen have a right to vote in these elections.

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In February 2014, European Boards Meeting took place in Lublin related to the topic of nationalism. This upcoming debate could be considered as a follow-up of the event since it is dealing with the pressing issue of relevance of nationalism in current world. We are all aware of interdependence of today’s economic relations, but that does not automatically mean we are so interdependent in other areas of our society (political, societal, environmental or cultural level). At this point, there is a room for a debate about the purpose of nation-states we live in. So, can they bring benefits to the people or they bring more harm than good? To tackle this question I am glad to welcome two speakers from the ranks of AEGEE – Mariia and Armin.

Is national identity relevant for the country? How does immigration influence it? What are the benefits of letting migrants in? And is the protection of national identity sufficient reason for regulating migration inside the country?

Is free education a right or an option? Does it help students or not? Should governments invest the big amount of public money into university system or there are better alternatives?

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Nowadays we are witnessing on-going debate about surveillance practice of the United States launched by Edward Snowden. This issue becomes significant in the process of negotiating EU-USA free trade agreement as well. Surely, most of the citizens are not satisfied with the idea being spied over their personal matters (internet communication or phone calls). But the problem is much deeper as it might be obvious from first glance. Therefore, we invited two speakers whose aim was to argue rationally about the surveillance techniques in general.

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In principio erat verbum et verbum erat apud Deum et verbum erat Deus. (In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.)

It is well know that philosophy is science of questions. All the time man is asking, but instead of finding answers man is just opening new questions, over and over again.

Dear AEGEE-People,

Europe is facing complex and difficult problems. The euro crisis has unvealed that the European Union is suffering from severe democratic and institutional deficits that endangers the whole European project. Furthermore the prism scandal has shown that Europe needs strong institutions in order to defend or common values in the global arena.

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To enlarge or to not enlarge? To become member or not to become member? Or maybe it is better if we ask – To enlarge now or not to enlarge now?-

On our way to find answers on questions easier let first observe through short lines history of European Union.

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It is well known that EU is passing through rough crisis. From all sides you can see red lights, and hear alarms. What can be done?! Austerity is being used, but it can be find as controversial measure if it is observed from different angles, ex. government and populists, or if we try to define austerity, there can be used a wide array of choice, like:

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