Youth, Education & Mobility

My Interrail Experience with #DiscoverEU

This summer, I was fortunate enough to be one of 1,500 eighteen-year-old Europeans who won an Interrail pass in the #DiscoverEU competition, organised by the European Commission. Here is the story of my experience, my wonderful discoveries and my difficulties behind this impressive publicity (...)

Tuesday 6 November 2018

“There Are No Belgians Here” – A Brussels Story

If you’re studying political science, European or international affairs, communication or even European law, and you’re not too keen on becoming a politician yourself, chances are you have considered a career in Brussels – the “European bubble.” Being no exception, I too was fascinated by the (...)

Wednesday 24 October 2018

Once Erasmus, always Erasmus?

The second edition of #Erasmusdays is taking place this weekend! The two-day event celebrates mobility in Europe and the Erasmus+ programme whose budget for 2014 - 2020 is 14.7 billion euros.

Saturday 13 October 2018

Let’s take Europe as our horizon: for a European civic service

We, a group of young professionals, represent a citizens’ movement advocating for the implementation of a Europe-wide civic service for all young people. At a time when the European project is being called into question by political extremists, and with the European Parliament elections of May 2019 fast approaching, we are convinced that our fellow Europeans are in need of concrete initiatives like this to spark their interest in building a common future.

Thursday 11 October 2018

MEU Lisbon brings Europeans together inside the Portuguese Parliament

Last week was marked by BETA Portugal’s Model European Union session in Lisbon. More than 100 young people from over 40 countries attended to simulate the European Parliament and Council. It is one thing to read about how exactly laws and amendments get passed in the EU, but it’s quite another (...)

Wednesday 19 September 2018

#SOTEU2018 – A live experience

Most likely, for the majority of European citizens, the idea of listening to the State of European Union speech in the same room where it’s given, is not exactly the most exciting. Yet, for us, those who feed on European politics on a daily basis, it’s a dream come true. Imagine the reaction a (...)

Tuesday 18 September 2018

“Shaping the new generation of Active Kids”

Physical activity at an early age contributes to a lifetime of healthy lifestyles and behaviors. Reducing the risk of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes or hypertension, together with improved sleep, healthy weight and improved concentration and academic performance, are only some of the (...)

Friday 14 September 2018

Radu Dumitrescu wins EU in My Region blog contest

Radu Dumitrescu, one of The New Federalist’s Editors-in-Chief, has won the EU in My Region blog contest organised by the European Commission. Of more than 100 entries submitted to the contest, his text about European Youth Weeks 2018 was selected as the winner. The text, originally published on (...)

Wednesday 12 September 2018

A new Model United Nations in France

Generally speaking, a Model United Nations (MUN) is an international gathering aiming at simulating the diplomatic and political processes of the United Nations. For 2 to 5 days, attendees get into the role of international delegates, advocating for the country they have to represent for the (...)

Tuesday 4 September 2018

European Youth Weeks – The best 14 days of summer

Flight 306 from Frankfurt to Bucharest. The tiny plane operated by the national airline of Romania was passing through the airspace of several countries on its way back home. In seat 9D, however, memories were gushing through me. Foreign – but familiar – names, jokes, nicknames, pictures of (...)

Saturday 11 August 2018

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
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