At Autumn Agora Budapest it took very little time until a large part of the participants got dressed in the same blue coloured sweatshirt. The new AEGEE-Europe sweatshirt designed by the Public Relations Committee was being sold like hot bread and this has ensured the Comité Directeur that there is a demand for AEGEE-Europe merchandise. It is therefore not such… Read more →
Patricia Anthony
Events Committee Competition Winner Encourages to Organise as Many Exchanges as Possible
Recently we published the article giving you an insight into the story behind 2nd place winner of the Events Committee’s (EvC) Facebook competition. Now it is time to reveal the winner which includes not only AEGEE-Oviedo but also AEGEE-Yerevan and the Eastern Partnership Project Team. The Peace Building in Europe took place in Gijón last year, and the EvC’s competition… Read more →
Back to School For Spring Agora Rhein-Neckar
Last year, when the Spring Agora Rhein-Neckar was announced, it was also announced that the Agora would take place at a castle. Some might have been under the impression that would be the location for the 500 sleeping bags coming to Mannheim from all over Europe the next week, but this is not the case. It was not planned to… Read more →
NWM in Paris – Back on tracks!
I will talk here about the magical Spring Network Meeting (NWM) Paris: what we did there, what changed and improved from the previous one and what remained as cool as it always was Some things to highlight: the fantastic group spirit of the region, evident increase of participation from French and Portuguese antennae as great news, warm welcome to Contact… Read more →
Kicking Racism Out of Football
In a nice, warm spring day last year, AEGEE members were kicking a football around at the first day of Spring Agora Enschede. This will happen again this year in Spring Agora Rhein-Neckar with some more organisations ensuring to raise awareness about the fight against racism. The Sports Working Group (SWG) keeps working with Policy Officer on Social Inclusion Stephanie Müller… Read more →
Gunnar Erth On The Golden Recipe For Workshops
The topic of participation in workshops at statutory events was raised recently in The AEGEEan, and we continue to focus on this interesting topic. Questions concerning the quality of workshops, the topics and the golden recipe of a workshop will be answered in this interview that The AEGEEan did with Gunnar Erth, who throughout his many years has participated and… Read more →
Yes To Conservatism – No To Populism!
The existence of Eurosceptical opinions and movements in the European continent is not a big surprise for anyone. And even though last year the European Union was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the promotion of peace, reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe, still every day some tough opinions are expressed by different officials and activists regarding the future… Read more →
PRomoting The Best AEGEE Event Picture 2012
Recently, a competition took place on the Events Committee’s Facebook page in order to find the best AEGEE event picture of 2012. One of the people who took part in the competition was Balázs Kovács from AEGEE-Debrecen. His efforts in this competition were rewarded by a second place for the head picture of this article. Therefore, The AEGEEan took the… Read more →
Stretching Your Right Arm is a Violation against Human Rights
A few weeks ago, the football team AEK Athens won against Veria, which made Giorgos Katidis want to celebrate. He did this, using the Nazi salute. Katidis (20) says he had no idea what the gesture stands for. His coach Ewald Lienen states that Katidis is young and does not have any political views, so he absolutely did not mean… Read more →
AEGEE Games Hosts AEGEE-León Celebrating their 10th Anniversary All Through 2013
Recently it was shared with our Network that the host of the AEGEE Olympics is AEGEE-León: a strong and motivated antenna that is already working hard on organising a big event for 200 people in October. The AEGEEan interviewed Daniel Garcia Rodriguez, Local Activities Responsible and Sport Responsible of AEGEE-León, in order to get to know what is going on… Read more →