After candidating for Spring Agora Enschede and spending these past months working for the Mediation Commission, Daniël Amesz from AEGEE-Leiden is ready to committ for a full term. We reached out to him to discover more about his experience and plans. The AEGEEan: In Enschede you promised you would reapply for the MedCom and here you are. Did the… Read more →
Federica Soro
Agora Mentorship Project: Back Again to Save Newbies’ Lives!
Do you remember the very first time you went to an Agora, and how overwhelmed you probably felt at all the new experiences, new people and new knowledge? Or are you going to your first Agora and curious to find out what will happen? The Agora Mentorship project is here to help you out! Have you ever wondered why… Read more →
What and How We Vote at Agora Catania
During Agora, there can be many scary words going around if you are there for the first time – especially if you are a delegate. Don’t worry, the Chair Team is here for the rescue! In this article, all types of voting will be explained alongside what we will specifically vote on at Agora Catania, so you can come a… Read more →
From Writing Emails to Meeting Officials: the Life of a Liaison Officer
YFJ, UNDP or BEST: you have heard of these organisations but don’t really know what they stand for or you wonder what they have in common? They all cooperate closely with AEGEE and are only a few of AEGEE´s external partners. AEGEE has many European Bodies and among them is the Liaison Office. At the moment there are 13 Liaison Officers… Read more →
Q&A about AEGEE’s European Citizens Initiative “More than Education”
On the 15th of June, the ECI Task Force had an open Skype meeting, where all interested AEGEE members could ask their questions about this initiative to the members working on it. To recap: the ECI was launched on the 6th of October 2016 to call upon the European Commission to support EU member states in their responsibility to provide… Read more →
Testing German Railways: Domen’s Interrail Experience
During EPM Zagreb, the Civic Education Working Group organised a debate competition, which prize was an Interrail Pass. Domen Brus from AEGEE-Osnabrück was the winner, and he wrote this report of his interesting journey for The AEGEEan. I started my journey in Ljubljana where I boarded the train headed for Frankfurt, final destination of the day being Konstanz. On the… Read more →
Is the Rule of Law in Europe at Stake? A Report from Brussels
“Freedom is such a high value that you only feel it, once you don’t have it…” Does the state determine my freedom? How are people in Europe affected by state limitation? Isn’t freedom self-evident in a (European) democracy? Can Europeans take freedom for granted? Can a state deny me my fundamental rights? What happens when laws do exist on paper,… Read more →
ACTive Local of the Month of April AEGEE-Barcelona “The Action Agenda and the Strategic Plan are the Reasons Why AEGEE Exist. We are Involved in This Organisation for Building a Better Europe, and We Already Have Those Guidelines to Do It”
Last April, AEGEE-Barcelona organised the Youth Employment Conference. The event was directly connected with the Action Agenda (Youth Employment Focus Area). For this reason, they were chosen as the ACTive Local of the Month. We spoke to Néstor Saura Torres, president of antenna, to find out more! Which emotions did you have when you knew that AEGEE-Barcelona was chosen as… Read more →
ACTive Local of the Month of March AEGEE-Torino: “We Have the Chance to Make a Real and Measurable Impact on Society and It Shouldn’t be Wasted”
Last March, AEGEE-Torino organised Europe Café about Populism. For this reason, they has been chosen as the ACTive Local of the Month. We spoke to Roberto, Gulia and Luca to find out more! ACT: Which emotions did you have when you know that AEGEE-Torino has been chosen as ACTive local of March? Roberto: We were very excited and… Read more →
The New Working Groups Are Ready to Kick-off Their Term
Their term starts today. A team of motivated people will officially begin their work on the 1st of August, and there are big expectations about them! It could be the new Comité Directeur (CD) 55 that we are talking about, indeed, but in this case we are referring to the brand new Working Groups, led by the newly elected Working… Read more →