Are you going to visit this amazing city and you don’t know where to start from? Well, keep reading for some help. Turin is the fourth Italian largest city after Rome, Milan and Naples. It’s a multicultural city as well as a very important university city. You can admire the beautiful buildings, most of which were built by the Italian… Read more →
Beyond AEGEE
Bread! Education! Freedom!
Bread, education, freedom: the three basic human rights according to students who started a rebellion on November 17th, 1973 in Athens against the dictator, and finally managed to initiate something that would bring dictatorship in my country to an end. But how different is our government today, especially on the subject of education? My country has been severely damaged by… Read more →
Guide to a successful YiA application
Youth in Action is one the most important programmes which supports a variety of AEGEE activities and helps us make Europe better. Let’s look at how to increase our chances to get a project funded? Before sending an application to any grant programme it is important to know what the project is about and what kind of activities can… Read more →
“Feliz Navidad”, the Spanish version of Christmas time
Street lighting, carols, lottery, decorated trees, nativity figures and marzipan are some of the things that welcome the arrival of Christmas time to Spain, a country with a deep Christian tradition. Although it is changing, most of the Spaniards take theses holidays to sit with their family and loved ones around a table. Some others, like those captivated by the… Read more →
Go back to where you came from!
In 2003, the EU launched a new “Asylum Seekers & Refugees” Policy: Dublin II Agreement. It stated that the first member state where the asylum application was lodged will be responsible for examining it (1). However, it means that you made your way to Germany, Belgium or other country in the EU where you can apply for asylum.You will always… Read more →
European youth spreads global needs
A few days ago the ICPD Global Youth Forum took place in Bali, Indonesia, where 1000 young activists from all over the world gathered to propose concrete recommendations to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon related to youth needs worldwide. Luis Alvarado Martinez, President of AEGEE-Europe, participated on behalf of AEGEE-Europe, and he answered a few questions to tell us what happened… Read more →
AEGEE and the European Youth Forum: Interview with Mirosław Krzanik
Mirosław Krzanik, former Audit Commissioner, former member of Comité Directeur and former Liaison Officer toward the European Youth Forum, has been elected as board member of the European Youth Forum by its General Assembly in Maribor in December 2012, representing AEGEE in the European Board. The European Youth Forum (YFJ, from Youth Forum Jeunesse) is the biggest representative youth platform in… Read more →
What Does the Future Hold for the EU Education and Youth Programmes?
Watch this video interview with Doris Pack, Member of the European Parliamant and Chair of the EU Committee on Culture and Education, made by Luis Alvarado Martínez, Kathrin Renner and Lucille Rieux from the Comité Directeur about the future of the Euroepan Union (EU) education and youth programmes. Read more →
Polly Higgins on Ecocide at Agora Budapest
Interview with international environmental lawyer Polly Higgins Workshops at statutory events are all about innovative methods, topics, and techniques. Once in a while, their content is so politically and socially innovative, that they give participants a peek into the future. What will the world look like in 2020? How will our actions today have influenced society, business, and the environment?… Read more →
The European Parliament says “YES” to Youth!
“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 →