During the Spring Agora Rhein-Neckar, it was confimed that the next EBM will be organized by AEGEE-Lublin. Lublin is a Polish city situated in the south -east of the country , it’s one of the major cultural centres of Poland and this is shown by the fact that the city is a candidate for becoming European Capital of Culture in… Read more →
Comité Directeur
CD Telegram March 2013
Even though the spring was swept away by the rigorous winter throughout Europe, the Comité Directeur (CD) spirit has not disappeared and the two statutory events, the tight deadlines, the many AEGEEans we met in these four weeks resulted in an unforgettable and crazy month! Despite the fact that the CD members spent many days together abroad, we still had the… Read more →
Team Comes First – Meltem Darakcı for NetCom
One of the most active bodies of AEGEE-Europe will welcome new members to their team and again NetCom has motivated and talented people as candidates. We have talked to one of the NetCom candidates, Meltem from AEGEE-İstanbul, about her motivation to become a Netcommie, her plans, goals and much more… Can you tell us how your life is going like… Read more →
Time for a new challenge – Dávid Székely for the Comité Directeur
A time for challenges for him, and a time of change for AEGEE. Dávid Székely, secretary of AEGEE-Budapest, has decided to take the step and go for the position of a member of the Comité Directeur in the upcoming Spring Agora Rhein-Neckar. Dávid is 24 years old with a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering. He has been Subcommie and member… Read more →
Re-introducing the Word ‘Forum’ – Ivan Bielik on AEGEEDebate
We all know that AEGEE stands for – and is also known as – the European Students’ Forum. However, some AEGEE members have the feeling that our association lacks the true meaning of its last word sometimes. A forum means a “place outdoors”, a meeting or assembly for the open discussion of subjects of public interest. So, where was the… Read more →
Why does Hungary matter? Reaction to the Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary
Why does Hungary matter? This question was asked recently by the US Helsinki Commission, and also exactly a year ago by the Nobel prize laureate Paul Krugman. Why does Hungary, this small, landlocked country with around 10 million inhabitants in Central Eastern Europe, matter to the US or to any other EU country? However, the recent events, namely the latest,… Read more →
CD Telegram February 2013
In February, despite the cold weather, the Comité Directeur was full of energy and passion. We felt some relief since the biggest and hardest part of the moving has ended during the first weekend, but there was still a lot of work on the house to do to make it feel like our new home. During this short month, we… Read more →
Rising Nordic star – Patricia Anthony for NetCom
For the first glance and encounter, Patricia Anthony (AEGEE-København) might seem a quiet Northern European, but those who have got to know her better – or even exchanged e-mails with her – know how passionate she is about the things she believes in. Our interview is also a proof to this, as Patricia could continue answering the questions for hours… Read more →
EBM Valletta 2013: Celebrating Europe
Only a few days after coming back from the EBM, I already look back at the intense months of preparation before the event. Since December 2012, CD members Miguel Gallardo and Lucille Rieux, together with Sandra Oborska and me Lucia Sobekova -the content team managers-, have been working hard to develop the concept of the EBM Valletta 2013. Indeed, EBM… Read more →
A Worldtour by Bike
Can you imagine doing a world tour by bike? Perhaps you use your bike to go to your classes, or to the supermarket. Or maybe you made a cycling tour for a few days in your own country. The bicycle is an ecofriendly, cheap, fast (especially in big cities) and healthy way of transportation. But doing a world tour by… Read more →