The “Local of the Month” for June is finally here! Even during a month in which many locals are immersed in exams mayhem and preparations for SUs, there are still great achievements taking place, like the event that AEGEE-Brussels/Bruxelles organized in the European Parliament: “A co-management structure for young people”. That is why they are selected as Local of the… Read more →
Tag Archive for European Parliament
New Edition of the Sakharov Prize Coming Up
Established 25 years ago and awarded each year by the European Parliament, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has finally announced the list of nominees for this year. The seven finalists were announced on September 16th in Brussels, including Malala Yousafzai and Edward Snowden. Named after Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, the prize was set up in 1988 aiming to honour individuals… Read more →
Hanging out with MEP Doris Pack
Three weeks ago, AEGEE was invited to a pilot experience coming from the European Parliament. For the first time, a Member of the European Parliament would establish a dialogue with some stakeholders in the youth field through HangOut, a recently launched platform that allows up to 10 people to interact in a videoconference which can be also recorded and streamed… Read more →
What if youth could participate directly in EU decisions?
This was the question that we wanted to debate at the conference held by AEGEE on June 5th and 6th in the European Parliament, where different Belgian and European NGOs had the opportunity to discuss the possibilities for Co-Management in the European institutions, together with representatives from the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of Europe and its Advisory Council on Youth,… 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 →