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United Against Rape and Violation of Human Rights in Turkey

November 21, 2016

European civil society calls for action from the Council of Europe to closely monitor the developments of the state of democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Turkey.   The bill explained below, proposed by the ruling party in Turkey (AKP), has been one in the line of many recent developments that give… » read more

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Bridging Europe, Opinion / Position

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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

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“If we don’t cry out, who will?”

June 4, 2014

Commeorating 25 years of the Tianammen Square massacre As a European students’ organisation, we do not often look beyond Europe in these days while so many conflicts are happening in our continent. But today we do. We want to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the crackdown of one of the biggest students’ protests in history,… » read more

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Comité Directeur, News, Opinion / Position

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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

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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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AEGEE-Europe condemns the new Ukrainian freedom-limiting legislation

January 17, 2014

The members of AEGEE-Europe / European Students’ Forum are deeply concerned with the recent adoption by the Ukrainian Parliament (Verhovna Rada) of a new draft law that would severe multiple basic freedoms in the country. The law was approved on January 16th during a very irregular Parliamentary session, and is now waiting to be signed… » read more

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Bridging Europe, Opinion / Position, Policy Officers

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Croatian referendum to introduce discrimination in their constitution

December 1, 2013

Croatia, the newest member of the EU, is today having a referendum that aims to modify their constitution for the first time in 22 years. The change in constitution is to include a sentence that specifies that marriage is an institution between a man and a woman. and it is a clear attack to the… » read more

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#FreeTheArctic30

October 6, 2013

Company wrecks climate. Climate melts ice. Company prepares to drill even more oil. NGO protests drills. Coast guard attacks NGO’s boat. Crew are called pirates. Pirates are locked up. The end. Or is it? Today, October 5, in 160+ cities around the world citizens stood together with the Arctic 30, their families, friends, and colleagues.… » read more

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Policy Officers, Sustainability

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Let’s give peace an opportunity

September 21, 2013

Have you heard of World Peace Day? Today we celebrate the annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence. 21 September become the official International Day of Peace in 2001, before it was changing dates. But the United Nations count for this day with an incredible ally, the Peace One Day organization which works to make… » read more

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Comité Directeur, Opinion / Position

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Key to Europe

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?

Find out more: www.aegee.org


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