Mediation Commission (MedCom) is one of the youngest bodies in AEGEE. Even though it had its predecessor – Members Commission (MemCom) – its work is still an enigma for many of the AEGEE members. But for few brave AEGEEans it is not only more than clear but also a nice interesting challenge. This year they are just with three people… Read more →
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Honest disagreement is a sign of progress
“Honest disagreement is a sign of progress” – that’s what Ghandi said. Among all the interesting workshops that will be held at the Zaragora, we focus on “The art of constructive disagreement , that will be held by Ivan Bielik (AEGEE-Brno) on behalf of the International Politics Working Group (IPWG), whom we interviewed for you. The AEGEEan: The expression “constructive disagreement” may… Read more →
International Politics or Culture: Different manners to taste the European feeling of AEGEE
These days, all the Working Groups of AEGEE are in the middle of elections for new boards. The Sports Working Group (SWG) reflected on their year as the board of the SWG, and in this interview the Culture Working Group (CWG) and International Politics Working Group (IPWG) also look back at their time as board members since Agora Budapest. During… Read more →
Local of the Month: AEGEE-Ioannina
Dear Network, the Local of this Month is located in the sunny Greece, the one and only AEGEE-Ioannina. The AEGEEan has interviewed Dionisis Tzavaras, the President, to see what is up with this young local. So, AEGEE-Ioannina is the new Local of the Month. Congrats! Were you expecting that? How do you feel? Hello, lovely AEGEEan! Thank you very much… Read more →
Jamón its Zaragoza
“I Love Jamón” is the slogan of the famous t-shirt from AEGEE-Zaragoza. However, it is not the only food that the people from Aragón love. Chema Rueda, Main organizer of the Agora Zaragoza, spoke with The AEGEEan about the food of Zaragoza and the food for ZarAGORA. What is special about the food in Zaragoza? In Zaragoza, we have a… Read more →
Chema Rueda, on the challenge of ZarAgora
In a few months members of AEGEE will gather in Spain. More specifically this autumn the Agora will be organised in Zaragoza and even though it is summer time then there is no doubt that AEGEE-Zaragoza is planning an event that 800 people will enjoy! This is an interview with the main organiser Chem Rueda on the challenges of organising… Read more →
Member of the month: Paul Smits. “Grasp every opportunity”
Board member on the local level, vice-chairperson of AGORAe and EBM, subcommie in the Netcom team, representative of the Dutch locals towards the Dutch Youth Council, always energetic, optimistic and ready to have fun. This is our new member of the month – Paul Smits from AEGEE-Enschede. Let’s see what he had to say to the AEGEEan: The AEGEEan: Tell… Read more →
General Assembly of Les Anciens with the focus of connecting different generations of AEGEE
Recently the President of AEGEE-Europe, Luis Alvarado Martinez, traveled to Malta to take part in the General Assembly (GA) of Les Anciens (LA). This interview with Luis gives you an insight to what Les Anciens is, what their General Assembly was about and how they work together with the Comité Directeur (CD). The AEGEEan: You travel all the time,… Read more →
Member of the Month of April – Alice Bednářová
“She has been responsible for the successful revival of the Cultural European Night at the EBM”. Who is this mysterious person, you might be wondering? It is Alice Bednarova from AEGEE-London. The European Night during Autumn Agora Budapest raised many questions and gave way to many discussions. The Culture Working Group (CWG) has decided to take things under control starting… Read more →
AEGEE-Patra bringing Agora home to its roots
It came as a little surprise to many that next Spring Agora organiser will be AEGEE-Patra. Representatives from the antenna already told The AEGEEan about their plans, when they were elected as Local of the Month and in Mannheim it was announced that they will indeed be the hosts next year. The AEGEEan took the opportunity to interview the main organiser: Costas… Read more →