Youth, Education & Mobility

A youth project with impact, but not just on the participants

Juuso Järviniemi writes about the Future Europe Future You conference that took place in London on 19 June.

Thursday 21 June 2018

Deliberative democracy: Remedy to Europe’s crises?

How to tackle the crisis of citizens’ trust in “Western” democracy? How to give a fresh boost to European democracy (assuming it truly exists)? Several innovative ideas are trying to find answers. Deliberative democracy is among them. From 31 May to 3 June, the German-French Young Leaders event (...)

Saturday 9 June 2018

Europe and the sea, a relationship to rethink

“Europe is the cities”, one often hears from those describing our ‘continent’. One could just as well say that “Europe is the sea”, such is the extent to which the open water has shaped our cultures. Given this, should we analyse our relationship to the sea from a geopolitical perspective? From 31 (...)

Friday 8 June 2018

The European Parliament seen through my EYEs

Maria Mantzakidi recounts the European Youth Event, seen through her eyes.

Wednesday 6 June 2018

Young Europeans ready to take next step at EYE

On the second and concluding day of the European Youth Event, the collection of attendees’ ideas for a better Europe intensified. With the “last-chance” European elections looming, the perpetual task of ‘engaging young people’ in EU politics was discussed with a certain sense of urgency. Whether or (...)

Sunday 3 June 2018

7 reasons why the European Youth Event is what Europe needs

Juuso Järviniemi discusses the ways in which EYE makes Europe a better place.

Thursday 31 May 2018

Cascais, European Youth Capital 2018

In November 2015, Cascais, a little coastal town in Portugal, renowned for its beaches and the famous Santini Ice cream, was elected European Youth Capital 2018. But who has already heard of Cascais and of the concept of European Youth Capital? This article tells you everything! Cascais, its (...)

Friday 25 May 2018

What does it mean to study abroad?

Being a member of the European Union implies accepting economic and politic agreements. It implies to developing a common identity with our neighbours. It implies fighting euroscepticism, which is spreading Europe. Moreover, being a member of European Union offers an opportunity for students (...)

Wednesday 25 April 2018

Developing European Citizenship

Imagine how citizenship engagement and participation would look like in the ideal European governmental structure. Citizens would equally engage in political debate, make their voice heard and shape the agenda of their political representatives. Of course, everyone would have at least a basic (...)

Friday 20 April 2018

Youth, Politics and Communication: A short how-to

Article originally published in the Bulletin Participating in democratic societies has always been important for young people: naturally, they have different policy priorities than other age groups; their engagement also promises a sustainable future for democracy. With an aging society in (...)

Wednesday 10 January 2018

During Erasmus Days, let’s celebrate the “concrete Europe” !

Europe has celebrated the first “Erasmus Days” on 13th and 14th of October 2017. The 575 events in France and in ten other European countries are opportunities to discover the Erasmus programme, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and which has been the Union’s greatest achievement (...)

Wednesday 25 October 2017

The EU, and not the states, should be the one to educate us

Radu Dumitrescu writes that education is a key attribute of statehood, and that a United States of Europe cannot be achieved without a European education system.

Tuesday 24 October 2017
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