Silk Road Unlimited

By Lilia, BG People in China and Europe have a long history of interaction and the part of it that I find most exciting is the ancient Silk Road that had connected Asia with the European continent through a network of trade and cultural transmission routes. While the main idea of the Road had been the […]

Spirit unlimited

By Sylwia, PO  Jian Feng was carrying heavy red bricks and his hands were becoming weaker and sweatier. That was the sign that he should have now the long-awaited break and eat some noodles. The sun was already very high on the horizon and he regretted that he had not brought along his old straw hat…If […]

Any doubt?

By Antonio, ES  ANY DOUBT? (“mei wenti?”) The exposition finished, in that little class of attentive children.  – Thank you for your attention. It was my pleasure. Dear students, do you have any doubt?   Seems they were a bit shy… – Professor [Lao Shi], What´s your favourite color? – I have several: Red, Green, Orange… what´s […]

Me and China

By Gyorgy, HU  In December 1990 I had the privilege to visit Far East spending a few days in China. I cannot express how impressed I was while having the chance walking on the Big Wall stopping at the Ming Tombs on the way or to see the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. The 5000 […]

Let’s Learn

By Stijn, BE  I invite you to take a walk with me through a Chinese park which we shall name ‘The blessed gate to eternal prosperity’. The first thing we see after we cross the entrance is a group of people dancing, beautifully dressed in old Chinese clothing. In the plaza to the west we […]

We’ll succeed together

By Mitko , BG  In nowadays is very important every countries all over the world to be unified. They must implement common policies purposeful to improve, save and sustain the world peace. Recently the world is facing many problems – geopolitical, economic, environmental, military and so on. The people should change their way of thinking. All […]

CHINA UNLIMITED. PEOPLE UNLIMITED. RESTRICTIONS LIMITED

By Emiliyan , BG  China is on the planet Earth. If you watch the map – in right of Russia, there are many fabrics there and they produce everything – this is the most common view of the People’s Republic of China by Europeans and Bulgarians. Unfortunately. What do the Chinese think about Bulgaria? – Probably […]

China in my eyes

By Dimitar , BG  “Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.”————– Confucius What amazes me in the history and culture of China is how Europe announces it the third civilizational center of humanity after the Egyptian and Greco Roman civilizations. It impresses me very much the unity of Chinese religion, science, economy and openness […]

Love Affair with Some(one)/(thing)

By Solveiga , LT  As I landed in Shanghai Pudong Airport for the first time, even after midnight, the heat and humidity astounded me and a sense of defeat immediately struck me. The friction of people’s bodies was astounding and violating, their breaths were exhausted and so were the exhaust pipes of swarms of identical […]

One Day in Beijing

By Kasia , PO  She was walking with such a fierce confidence that I decided to speed up and ask her. The aerobridge was never-ending and I was already terribly late. “Hey, sorry for bothering but do you know by any chance where the transfer desks are? I have to catch another plane very soon, […]

China Unlimited – The chinese tourism in Lisbon

By Ricardo , PT Hovering over time: the chinese tourism in Lisbon (in portuguese, the original language, Pairando sobre o tempo: o turismo chinês em Lisboa) is like a discovery work. I call it discovery because tourism originating in China is still very recent in Portugal (Putaoya) and in Lisbon (Lisiben) as well. And, as it […]

Do you dare to go to China?

By Katarzyna , PO Looking way back, when I was a child my father gave me a book about countries in the whole world. That was my first time when I saw Chinese people and first time when I fell in love with the Middle Kingdom. Although, I was just a small girl, on that day […]

Impressions of China

By Claudia , PT I was young and China was old. I was in my twenties and China was four thousand and five hundred years old. I measured one meter and sixty-five. China measured around three thousand kilometres from north to south and more than four thousand kilometres from east to west. I was one and […]

A new global financial crisis develops fast; who denies it?

During the last two weeks the world’s largest stock markets had a wild time not seen since Lehman Brothers went bust on 15 September 2008. The New York stock exchange in Wall Street lost more than 8% of its capitalization in a few days and then recovered some of the losses to close last Friday […]

Migration crisis will keep deteriorating as common EU political will is simply not there

The migration crisis in the European Union was the main issue of the Western Balkans Summit yesterday in Vienna, but was largely overshadowed by the deaths of at least 20 refugees who were found dead in a truck in Austria. This tragic event shocked everyone in the Summit who expressed the need for immediate actions by […]

The European Sting Cookie Policy

What are cookies? Cookies are small pieces of data, stored in text files, that are stored on your computer or other device when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to ‘remember’ you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a ’session cookie’) or for multiple repeat visits (using a […]

The new general election will secure Greece’s position in Eurozone; at least for some time

The very next day that the Greek government signed a three year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a new stability support program of €86 billion with the European Commission, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras triggered an early legislative election. To do this he had to resign and according to the constitution, the President of the Republic […]

Climate change will never be combatted by EU alone while some G20 countries keep procrastinating

The EU Commissioner of Climate Action and Energy stressed out yesterday the sluggishness of the required actions that must be taken in order to combat climate change effects. Miguel Arias Cañete was critical to some G20 countries that have not yet provided their climate contributions and are not helping to create a constructive agreement. The Commission’s official made […]

My ‘’cultural’’ contacts with China

By Greti , BG  Hello, dear friends from Europe and China! I am thirteen years old Bulgarian girl and all I know about China till now, came from my favourite cartoon ‘’Mulan’’ (I watched it hundreds of times), old videos with my father’s favourite actors Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, and ‘’Kung Fu Panda’’.I was […]

My unlimited China

By Tatiana, IT   The curiosity of discovering something you’ve never seen. The fear of it. What you (don’t) expect to see and what you will never see instead. Put yourself to the test. Overcome your limits and fears and broaden your horizon. Taste new food – especially street food – and new flavors coming from different […]

A Young student assesses the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

European Youth Insights is a platform provided by the European Youth Forum and the European Sting, to allow young people to air their views on issues that matter to them. The following entry is written by Arif Shala,  doctoral student at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an assessment […]

A Year in China

By Andrew, GB If you are in your late teens or twenties, and you are studying a degree programme, I personally don’t believe I could ever give you any better advice other than; live in China for at least one year of your life. Here, in the UK, we live in a country saturated with […]

Lost in translation

By Dominique, BE   This could have been the beginning of a novel, or a short story or even a letter, as a bottle in the sea, as a “do not forget, always remember.” An amazing story …. for a second , you realize that everything could change.  Very ironically, you feel as being nobody […]

The Chinese spirit

By Djamila, BE  The Chinese spirit is a dragon. He was born from a civilization of thousands years. He draws his power from his respect for traditions and love for innovation Fearless and conscious of his worth, he flies free over the oceans. He has been ready for a long time to conquer the world, […]

Drowning in the Mediterranean this summer? Many happy returns

This month the European Commission approved 23 multiannual national programs “under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and the Internal Security Fund (ISF). The total funding for the agreed programs is approximately €2.4 billion, for the period 2014-2020… 22 national programs were already approved in March, and an additional 13 programs will be approved […]

The third bailout agreement for Greece is a done deal amid European economies full of problems

After a very long session that lasted nearly 25 hours, the Greek government through 222 MP’s said a clear YES to the terms of the third bailout agreement. This strong positive vote provided to Euclid Tsakalotos, the Greek Finance Minister, the necessary tools to seal the deal with his counterparts, which realized late last night at […]

Dear China

By Cécile, BE  Dear China, How have you been lately? I hope you are doing fine. I am sorry we haven’t been in touch for a while. I do read a lot about you in the papers. I must admit I am pretty proud of you. I am so pleased to hear you finally banned […]

To my Chinese friend

By Oana, RO  Hello, my Chinese friend!I never met you but I hope that we will know each other soon. Untill then please allow me to introduce myself. And because I do not like to speak about me, let’s imagine that we speak about a girl named RO and allow me to write you about […]

The Shifting Rhythms of Harmonious China: Ancient, Modern & Eternal

By Hassan , GB  As virtuous as wealth, power and strength may be, what value do they possess in the absence of harmony? For it is within the immaterial power and presence of harmony that the true spirit of China’s prosperity can be found. Harmony forms the essence of a glorious and timeless civilisation in […]

The Changing Scope of International Economic Relations – Chinese Leadership in the 21st Century

By Svetoslav, BG  The crisis in Ukraine from March 2014 sparked a fire between the West and Russia that will smoulder long after its resolution. The conflict carries the potential for enormous repercussions – social, political, and economic – for both sides. With the outstripping growth of many Asian economies – China, South Korea, Singapore, […]

It is me

By Andrea-Henrietta, RO  I am dancing among my thoughts and imaginations; I am flying up to the highest mountain peak. Here I lay my head down on my fluffy cloud pillow and shroud myself in my blanket of dreams… Slowly, very slowly, I enter the world of fantasy. One drop of my thought rain, a […]

On International Youth Day the European Youth Forum calls for true youth participation

As people around the world celebrate International Youth Day the European Youth Forum highlights examples of real youth participation and calls for leaders and policy makers to truly engage with young people in order to help them shape the future that they want. Today International Youth Day  (a United Nations-designated Day) celebrates “youth civic engagement”. The […]

The Stray

By Elizabeth, BE Am I dead? I feel nothing. I taste nothing. I only see. Oh God, I can’t hear. Why is everything so quiet? The silence dents my brain. It oozes out into the spaceless void that are my immediate surroundings. I feel terrified. Why am I here? If I don’t think, don’t remember, […]

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