We are happy to share the new Key to Europe 2023! You can access the online edition of the yearbook here. The Key to Europe is AEGEE’s most prominent annual publication. It sums up the previous year in various articles reflecting on the organisation’s activities and gives a glimpse of AEGEE’s future during the upcoming year.
AEGEE-Europe is deeply concerned about the recent reports at the European borders. On June 14, 2023, a fishing boat that departed Libya and was carrying hundreds of migrants sank near the coast of Greece. This tragedy, which resulted in the death of almost everyone on board, happened in a context where both FRONTEX, the EU’s border control agency, and the Greek authorities made no rescue attempts (International Rescue Committee, 2023). More recently, another tragedy occured on August 3, and to this date, only 4 survivors were rescued by a merchant vessel near Lampedusa, while 41 people are still missing (United [...]
The European Youth Event (EYE) is an initiative organised by the European Parliament, typically held every two years in Strasbourg, France. It serves as a unique platform for young people from all over Europe to come together, exchange ideas, and engage in discussions on various political, social, and cultural topics. The event aims to empower and inspire young Europeans to actively participate in shaping the future of the European Union. During the European Youth Event, participants have the opportunity to attend workshops, panel discussions, and interactive activities, allowing them to express their views on important issues, connect with fellow young [...]
The Bridges of Dialogue Focus Area aims for young people to act as ambassadors for peaceful and constructive dialogue to contribute to preventing and resolving societal conflicts. […]
The Digital Culture Focus Area aims for young people to be able to contribute to a digital society which allows for responsible and open discourse. […]
The Focus Area of Eco-Responsible Society aims for young people to contribute to a society that respects planetary boundaries. […]
Approximately 15% of the world’s population experience a form of disability (World Bank, 2023) and are most likely to face discrimination and socioeconomic exclusion than people without disabilities. Poverty, restrictive access to adequate health services, education or employment represent just some of the challenges that people with disabilities experience anywhere in the world. Among the barriers that facilitate this climate of exclusion are inaccessible physical environments, existing policies and legal framework, social barriers related to employment, education and personal safety, communication barriers which affect reading, writing, hearing, speaking and understanding, stereotypes, stigma, prejudice and discrimination towards people with disabilities; We, [...]
On June 6th at 02:50, the Russian military destroyed the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast of Ukraine. The intentional explosion caused the structure to fail and release the water in the reservoir that was stored up to a record high of 18 m, which resulted in a catastrophic flood, releasing 18 trillion litres of water. This is a humanitarian and ecological catastrophe. Thousands of people had to be evacuated from the area already. The evacuations have been impeded by continued shelling by the Russian army. The Ukrainian authorities estimate that approximately 40.000 people are [...]
CESCY (Circular Economy- Sustainable Competences for Youth) is one of the current Erasmus+ funded projects of AEGEE. It is coordinated by Lowmerism OÜ in cooperation with Common Gold, Zink Asturias, Mentes Emprendedoras and Associazione Redu Rete Educare Ai Diritti Humani. With this project we aim to bring together different stakeholders with a specific knowledge set, who all contribute to the overall aim of the project: to create the competence framework for youth work on circular economy and sustainability. The framework would include an overview of which knowledge, skills and attitudes young people (and beyond) would need to ensure sustainable practices [...]
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