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International day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls: Time to break the circle of violence.

November 25, 2017

By Juliette Beaulaton and Cristina Cumbreño Feminicide, domestic violence, sexual and economic exploitation, assault, harassment, rape, mutilation, forced marriage… The reality of violence against women and girls is multiform and occurs continuously and systematically in our society. It remains one of the most serious and widespread form of human rights violations. Gender inequality and discrimination… » read more

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Opinion / Position, Reaction

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AEGEE-Europe condemns plans to erect a border-fence between Hungary and Serbia

June 26, 2015

AEGEE-Europe strongly opposes the plans of the Hungarian government about the erection of the 176 kms long fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border. The fence itself is not only a too drastic and impractical measure, but it also carries an unwanted symbolism which is against the fundamental ideals of solidarity, human rights, openness and integration, which… » read more

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Bridging Europe, Comité Directeur, Reaction

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AEGEE / European Students’ Forum expresses solidarity with Armenian young people defending their fundamental rights

June 25, 2015

From June 19 AEGEE has attentively followed the recent stand-off and major public discontent over the increase of the electricity price in Armenia. AEGEE strongly condemns excessive use of force by the Police aimed at dispersing the crowd on the morning of June 23, resulting in arrest of more than 250 civic activists. We are,… » read more

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Comité Directeur, Eastern Partnership, Reaction

, Baghramyan, ElectricYerevan, Human Rights, reaction

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AEGEE-Europe’s Reaction to the Council Proposal for the Revision of the Visa Directive

February 4, 2015

AEGEE-Europe has always been advocating for the right of free movement in Europe. With a strong belief in a unified, diverse and borderless Europe, AEGEE has been among the first Pan-European associations promoting Youth Mobility as the core action to empower students and young people in Europe to take an active role in society. Thus,… » read more

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Bridging Europe, mobility, Opinion / Position, Reaction

, alfredo sellitti, visa directive

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Threat to free movement: security and Schengen restrictions in Bulgaria and Romania

January 27, 2015

The recent terrorist attacks on the cartoonists of Charlie Hebdo and the hostage taking in the Jewish supermarket just outside of Paris have caused a major disturbance in European Union’s security policies. AEGEE-Europe acknowledges the grave and deep impact of these events, but would like to express its concern with recent developments around the heightened… » read more

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Bridging Europe, Opinion / Position, Reaction

, free movement, matthijs overhaal, paul smits, schengen

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Education and Youth are not a ‘small thing’

September 10, 2014

Today the European Commission’s president-elect Jean-Claude Juncker announced his “winning team”, a commission in which portfolios are given “to people, not to countries”. AEGEE / European Students’ Forum sees some good developments in the attention given to Citizenship, Mobility and Employment, but has concerns about Education being overshadowed,the total absence of mentioning Non-Formal Education for… » read more

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Comité Directeur, European Commission, Opinion / Position, Reaction

, education, European Commission, Gender Equality, non-formal education, TeamJunckerEU, Youth Unemployment

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Tense situation in Ukraine the days before their most important elections.

May 22, 2014

Even though most western media have shifted attention from Ukraine, AEGEE-Europe / European Students’ Forum is still concerned about the situation in the country. We pay close attention to the Eastern regions, where several independence referendums were conducted some days ago. Regarding the absence of the international observers, and the lack of a legal framework… » read more

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Bridging Europe, News, Opinion / Position, Reaction

, Eastern Partnership, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Miguel Gallardo, Policy Officers, Russia, Ukraine

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How AEGEE is helping at the Turkey mining tragedy and the Balkan floods.

May 20, 2014

In the past days, two different tragedies have shaken our continent with too little impact on the news in many of the EU countries, which are focused into their national problems, the European Parliament elections, and in some superficial events such as the end of the football championships. In Turkey, 300 people died trapped in… » read more

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News, Reaction

, AEGEE, Balkan, Catastrophe, Comité Directeur, Human Rights, Turkey

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Welcome to the new EU-EaP priorities expressed by the European Parliament

April 8, 2014

On Wednesday 12 March 2014, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on assessing and setting priorities for EU relations with the Eastern Partnership countries (2013/2149(INI)). The Eastern Partnership Project of AEGEE-Europe warmly welcomes and supports this resolution. Regarding points 5, 13, 15, 43 on the role of youth, education and civil society exchanges, the Eastern… » read more

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European Parliament, Reaction

, AEGEE, Eastern Partnership, European Parliament

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