World Mental Health Day 2018
October 10, 2018
By: Desireé van Langen Today, on the 10th of October, it is mental health day. This years topic is “Young people and mental health in a changing world”. Around 20% of young people experience mental health issues. Therefore Mental Health is part of the Youth Goals (goal 5) and the EU Youth Strategy which aims… » read more
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19th University on Youth and Development (UYD)
September 21, 2018
By María Ballesteros Melero “Peace requires everyone to be in the circle, each one to contribute to its wholeness, inclusion.” ~ I. Allende Today is the International #PeaceDay, and this year we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The role of youth in promoting peace is essential nowadays and… » read more
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International Youth Day 2018 – Let’s create safe spaces
August 12, 2018
#YouthDay #SafeSpaces4Youth International Youth Day 2018: Let’s create safe spaces By Desireé van Langen Today, on the 12th of August 2018, we celebrate International Youth Day. This year’s edition focuses on the importance of safe spaces. A safe space means an environment in which young people can be themselves. This includes for example feeling welcome… » read more
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AEGEE-Europe stands up for the freedom of education
August 11, 2018
By Viola Bianchetti. AEGEE-Europe regrets to witness the possible shut down of gender studies programs in Hungary, an attack to the right to free education and even to the freedom of expression. AEGEE-Europe stands for the liberty of each individual to pursue their education following their interests and passion, and to develop their personality at… » read more
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by Juliette Beaulaton Today, the Irish people go to the polls to vote for a referendum on repealing the Eighth Amendment of the Irish Constitution. The eighth amendment was voted into the Irish constitution in 1983. It equated the life of the “unborn” with that of the mother, stating that “the state acknowledges the right… » read more
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Alliances for Solidarity – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT).
May 17, 2018
By Juliette Beaulaton Today, we celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). This day was created to shed light on the persistent widespread cases of discrimination against the LGBTI+ community, but also to celebrate sexual and gender diversity across the world. On 17 May, we also commemorate the World Health Organisation’s… » read more
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In solidarity with polish women
March 23, 2018
AEGEE-Europe is deeply concerned by the attempt to further restrict the grounds for legal abortion in Poland. The Polish Parliament is debating a draft bill that would limit the already restricted grounds on which women can access a legal abortion by banning abortion in situations where there is a severe foetal anomaly. Because of the… » read more
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#PressForProgress, Let’s raise our voices together to make International Women’s Day Inclusive & Intersectional !
March 8, 2018
By Juliette Beaulaton & Cristina Cumbreño On this year’s International Women’s Day, we celebrate women* who, through their actions, challenged the status quo, contributed to the fight for women’s rights and towards equality and empowered women around them. It is a time to reflect upon the intense year that was 2017 for women’s rights… » read more
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Zero Discrimination Day
March 1, 2018
by Juliette Beaulaton Four years have passed since the first official celebration of the Zero Discrimination Day. Created in 2013 by UNAIDS, the UN program on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), this day celebrates the right of everyone to be free from discrimination. Because of social… » read more
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The importance of celebrating Human Rights
February 15, 2018
By Noemi Lowy On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Human Rights Day, AEGEE-Europe celebrated this recurrence by proposing a series of activities reminding the importance of those under different perspectives and subtopics. Every year the Council of Europe celebrates Human Rights Day by promoting the No Hate Speech Movement, a campaign… » read more
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This blog features reactions on current happenings in Europe, shares visions of Europe, AEGEE's achievements & the opinions of its members.
AEGEE (Association des États Généraux des Étudiants de l’Europe) is one of Europe’s biggest interdisciplinary student organisations. As a non-governmental, politically independent, and non-profit organisation AEGEE is open to students and young people from all faculties and disciplines. Founded in 1985 in Paris, today AEGEE has grown to a Network of 13000 friends, present in 200 cities in 40 countries all over Europe.
AEGEE puts the idea of a unified Europe into practice. Operating without a national level, AEGEE brings 13000 students from 40 different countries directly in touch with each other.
What AEGEE does?
