Tag: youth
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Commissioner Oettinger’s insight on the EU long-term budget after 2020: Swift and comprehensive agreement essential
In the run-up of the upcoming proposal for the future Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) beyond 2020, Commissioner Oettinger in charge of the Budget and Human Resources shared with us his insight on the matter: “In less than two months (2 May) we will propose the long-term EU Budget financial perspectives beyond2020, post Brexit. What seems to be…
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The value of free trade
The contemporary political debate has cast on the stage of EU politics what might look as an unlikely protagonist: free trade, with its limits and benefits. The negotiations surrounding the Transatlantic Trade and investment Partnership, best known as TTIP, have generated some controversy among the public in all EU Member States: on the one side…
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‘Mustang’ a story about inspiring to Freedom
In a Turkish coastal village the young Lale and her older sisters Nur, Ece, Selma and Sonay celebrate the end of the school year. The sisters go to the beach with a group of male students and play there, fully clothed, into the water fighting astride on the shoulders of males. The news of the ‘scandal’…
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International Festival of Language and Culture: music, peace and youth
The 13th edition of the International Festival of Language and Culture passed by Brussels for the first time.
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“SMEs’ capacity to innovate and adapt is key to meet the market needs” – Interview with MEP Romana Tomc
Interview with MEP Romana Tomc on tackling youth unemployment, developing SMEs and diversity in the European single market.
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“Young people can do something. Their voices are to be heard” – Interview with YEL’s Tillmann Heidelk
Interview with Tillmann Heidelk, co-Founder of YEL regarding YEC 2014, youth leadership and the gap between EU institutions and young citizens.
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Meet the European Leaders of tomorrow – Young European Council 2014 Report
We often say that young people do not care about politics, economics or even European affairs. The Young European Council proves us wrong.
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Erasmus Generation: a New Europe taking shape
The future might look gloomy for Europe’s youth. But this mobile, multilingual and culturally aware generation is also the best suited to realise the European dream.
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Why did Europe become so mobile?
European youth mobility is not only a result of the financial crisis, but do people who experience living abroad wait for the moment to go back home to find shelter? Many do not.
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“The European project is not only about banks and bailouts” Interview with MEP Olle Ludvigsson
Olle Ludvigsson is a Swedish MEP member of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in Europe. As member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, he speaks to SWETURK, member association of UNITEE, about youth unemployment and his views on the EU Elections in May 2014. Why did you become…