Now that the new Comité Directeur has officially started its term, it is again time to take a closer look at our new board members. Once you do that, you will notice something very outstanding amongst the different AEGEEans, namely the hair of our President, Paul Smits. The AEGEEan started an investigation and found out different things you can do… Read more →
For most young people, internships are the first step towards the labour market during or right after their degree. It is counted to be around four and a half million interns in the EU per year, from which -and this is the most striking part- 59% are unpaid, 40% have no contract (meaning, short social protection and no clarity of… Read more →
Recently, on the 27th of June 2014 the Republic of Albania saw its status elevated from ‘potential candidate’ to ‘candidate country’ to join the European Union. The question whether this is something positive or negative, good or bad remains a much heated and lengthy debate between those who trust in or those who are sceptic of the European Union. However,… Read more →
On the 1st of July 2014 a new Trio came on stage for the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, starting with Italy (till the 31st of December) and will continue with Latvia and Luxembourg. While the Presidency itself carries on the tasks of preparing, coordinating and chairing the work of the Council, while also acting as honest… Read more →
“How on Earth can you travel so much!?”. I am pretty sure that many of you have heard these words already. We are AEGEEans, we are tireless travellers and adventurers – yet at the same time we are young and (most of us) students that many times cannot afford the typical travel expenditures. When was the last time you travelled… Read more →
They were labelled as two of the favourites of the tournament and they have made their road to the final. Argentina and Germany will face each other tonight at 21 (CET) to earn their glory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Purely based on statistics, no European team has ever won the Cup when the Championship was held… Read more →
Do you remember the recent European Parliament (EP) elections, where other citizens of the European Union and, hopefully, also you, voted for your chosen future Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)? While preparing the latest Key To Europe issue, the annual publication of AEGEE-Europe, we had a chance to ask some questions to those former and current AEGEE members who… Read more →
I have frequently been asked why I find volunteering so important and why I´ve made it such a huge part of my life. Most people expect me to give them a short answer, something along the lines of “I do it because it makes me feel good”. Certainly, none of them expect me to look at them with bright eyes… Read more →
A lot of students dream about spending one or two semester abroad in a foreign country. And why not? The experience is amazing; you get to meet all these new amazing people from different countries with various backgrounds. You get to go to parties and stay out as late as you want. You can go on trips, see a country… Read more →
The round of 16 of the 20th World Championship in Brazil is about to start, but the tournament so far reserved more than one surprise. Who could have expected that Costa Rica or Algeria would be among the best 16 teams in the world? From the 28th of June until the 1st of July the World Cup will see sixteen… Read more →
