“YES Europe” will be the brand new programme as approved on Tuesday, the 27th of November 2012 by the Culture and Education Committee (CULT) of the European Parliament. The new programme proposal, presented by the Chair Ms Doris Pack (already patron of the Higher Education Days project), has been approved with a great majority and will be presented to the plenary for… Read more →
After the historical result of the vote during the last General Assembly of the United Nations held on the 28th November 2012, a possible new chapter opened in the history of the Middle East. With an overwhelming majority, the United Nations welcomed the Palestinian Authority as “Non-member observer State”, upgrading it from the previous status of “entity”, and in this way implicitly recognising Palestine… Read more →
During the last General Assembly held in Maribor, Slovenia, the European Youth Forum (YFJ) elected the new board to lead the platform for the upcoming two years. In the new team there is also Miroslaw Krzanik, experienced member of AEGEE and former member of the Comité Directeur! Together with the best congratulations for the great success, the AEGEEan interviewed Miroslaw… Read more →
If it is October, then it is Autumn Agora and neverending work for the Agora. We had our first time to present the projects and ideas all together to the Network personally, therefore we spent the weeks before this enormous event with feverish preparation. This was not only challenging in professional terms, but also a great possibility to strengthen our… Read more →
In the recent days shocking news about the continuous attack on the Gaza strip from Israel woke up again the public opinion regarding the ever-lasting conflict between Israel and Palestine in the Middle East. A long story of hate and violence out of our door is continuing: whether right or wrong, the political game behind the crimes committed in Gaza is… Read more →
Since the discussion about whether or not the internet is a human right is ongoing in AEGEE, I’d like to share with you my latest eastern observations on this issue. I’ve recently read a letter published by Emin Milli, an Azerbaijani blogger and youth activist, in The Independent (source: article). I expect that most of us imagine his statement should… Read more →
On the 31st of October 2012, people from all over Europe assembled in Budapest to attend the Autumn Agora 2012. Of course the Eastern Partnership Project (EaP) was also present there! With a total of six people, we represented our team and increased the visibility of EaP among AEGEE members. Highlights were the AEGEE fair where we held a special… Read more →
On the 28th October 2012 the Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine took place. As AEGEE-Europe has the rights to send observers for the Election Observation Mission (EOM) in the middle of October there was an open call for EOM participants. A member of AEGEE Salerno, Luisa Marino was the only representative of our beloved association and took this honorary role. So now we are happy to… Read more →
AEGEE still growing strong in the East The AEGEE network is still developing and changing dramatically. In the past five years, the number of antennae, contact antennae and contacts rose by 63 percent: from 160 to 261 by the end of 1999. “I am impressed by this growth,” says Michal Pesta, responsible for the network in the Comité Directeur. Currently,… Read more →
