On Europe’s borders, human rights violations are happening on a daily basis. People are beaten, jailed, tortured and killed for mostly political reasons. But what do Western media share about it? … exactly. So if you want any information, you have to look for it yourself. Here’s a short report from two AEGEE members who went to see it with… Read more →
From Rome to Kuala Lumpur, from Cleveland to even Moscow, Ukrainians and representatives of different countries (some from Europe, some from Russia, Georgia and even Belarus) gathered in the main squares of Kiev to show that, regardless of where they live in the world, they support the EuroMaidan protests. The protests have been going on for more than two weeks… Read more →
Pripyat, province of Naples. This, the one of a ghost town, seems to be the message you are supposed to get from the hype going on in Italy lately. As usual, in Italy it’s always hard to distinguish between reality and conspiracy theories. This article has no arrogance of being able to solve the eternal dilemma, but it’s just the… Read more →
Right before Autumn Agora Zaragoza, Armenak Minasyants (AEGEE-Yerevan) and Adrian Browarczyk (Eastern Partnership project) took part in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) Youth Forum in Kaunas. The AEGEEan interviewed them about the experience. What made you interested in taking part in the EaP Youth Forum? Armenak: Well, I was mostly interested to get to the EaP Youth Forum in Kaunas due to… Read more →
Internships are becoming increasingly important. A difficult economical environment means students face unprecedented challenges as they look to start their career. An internship helps a student get their foot in the door and provides employers with fresh meat. It seems that everyone is happy. However, the terrible accident that happened in City (London) to young intern Moritz Erhardt, 21, who… Read more →
What’s going on in Europe? Maybe you have heard that in Russia, “homosexual propaganda” is now legally prohibited and many people defending the rights of the LGBT community are facing repression. Or maybe you heard that in Central European countries, Roma people have been killed without serious police investigation. Or you could have heard that American and Western… Read more →
On the 25th of August there was a large classical concert called ‘the Constellation of Russia’ conducted in Amsterdam. The concert was meant to show the beauty and diversity of Russia’s culture. However, there was at the same time a large gathering of protesters, rallying against the current developments in Russia on the matter of LGBT rights. This is a… Read more →
A few months ago a new AEGEE United Nations Liaison Team was elected and The AEGEEan interviewed half of the team in order to introduce Alvaro Espinosa, Andrew Bartolo and Alin Florin to the Network and their positions in this new team. First of all, Alvaro Espinosa (AEGEE-Santander) and Alin Florin have been doing many things in AEGEE while Andrew… Read more →
While hundreds of people were gathered in Istanbul’s Gezi Park – Taksim’s last remaining public park, fighting for their present day, in a neighboring district 40 young activists from diverse countries were taking part in a much less dangerous but still very important meeting aimed at building a more decent life for youth in the future. While… Read more →
Entrepreneur [ˌɒntɹəpɹəˈnɜː] n., a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. Such says the Oxford Dictionary, but what exactly are these people? And are they only in it for the money? More in general, an entrepreneur is somebody who takes advantage of a gap in the market. These gaps occur… Read more →
