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. Migration is one of the most pressing issues of our […]An Easter Special: Social protection of migrants in Europe as seen through the eyes of European youth
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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. Migration is one of the most pressing issues of our […]A European student just sets the question of the day: What kind of education policies are missing in Europe?
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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 present economic crises is challenging education and training systems […]EU Youth Conference in Riga concludes with recommendations for ministers
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Riga, 26 March 2015 – To tackle the low levels of youth political participation, 210 young people and policy-makers from across Europe came together at the EU Youth Conference on “Empowering young people for political participation in democratic life in Europe” in Riga on 23–26 March. Joint recommendations were drawn up as a result of […]Why education and accountability are important for developing countries?
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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. What is good governance? What is good governance and why […]A young European voice on Grexit: too high a bill and too big a deal!
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Written by Camilla Crovella, member of the Eustory Alumni Network and Spotlight Europe The European reality has always been crossed by threats of division and secessionisms due to its cultural and political diversity which constitutes both its weak point but also the basis for building its strength. One of these aspects, which has remained a […]A Sting Exclusive: “Digital and mobile technologies are helping to achieve an economic success in Spain”, the Spanish Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Information Society Víctor Calvo-Sotelo reveals to the Sting at Mobile World Congress 2015
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Exclusively written for the European Sting by Mr Víctor Calvo-Sotelo, Secretary of State for Telecommunication and Society Information in Spain, Spanish Ministry of Industry. The Mobile World Congress constitutes the most important international event on mobile technologies, gathering renowned speakers such as chairs of major telecommunications operators, equipment suppliers and leading software development companies. Today the […]JADE Spring Meeting 2015: a step forward for Youth Entrepreneurship
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Four days full of excitement for entrepreneurship, networking and moments at the intersection of student life and responsibility for the future, this is what briefly describes JADE Spring Meeting 2015: Challenging the Entrepreneurship Status Quo! More than 220 students from 15 different countries and 50 guests from private and public sector (including more than 20 […]Breaking news on European Youth Employment: European Youth Forum Guide tackles poor quality internships!
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Brussels, 13th March 2015 // The European Youth Forum and leading employers last night launched their Employers’ Guide to Quality Internships, a “how-to guide” for employers wishing to establish quality schemes – with the aim to address and increase the quality of internships across Europe. The Employers’ Guide to Quality Internships has been developed with […]EU to Telcos: Stop Mergers and Acquisitions but please help me urgently with 5G development
March 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Last week in the Mobile World Congress 2015 you had the distinct feeling being in an immense supermarket, strolling from isle to isle in order to find the product that you desire. For a deep pocket investor #MWC15 could be an excellent market place where she would be able to put in her “shopping basket” […]On Youth Participation: Are we active citizens?
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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 I wrote this title because what I know from past […]EU seeks foreign support on 5G from Mobile World Congress 2015 as the “digital gold rush” begins
March 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
“The digital economy is simply becoming the economy. And the future network infrastructure, 5G, will become the infrastructure”. These words came from Günther Oettinger, the European Union Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, and they were spelled in Barcelona, during Mobile World Congress, 2015 last week. Those words stood for Mr. Oettinger’s introduction for the […]JADE Spring Meeting 2015- Europe’s Junior Entrepreneurs together for 4 days of networking, workshops and forward thinking
March 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The status quo of entrepreneurship – a new challenge? Not long ago, Europe’s crisis changed the mentalities of many about the traditional economy and industry leaders everywhere turned their heads towards youth, especially the unemployed. Knocking at the door is the fact that innovation only is not going to solve many problems and entrepreneurship has […]Youth Internationalization: part of everyday life in JADE
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Written by Daniela Goldman, Senior Project Manager – Global Public Affaris, JADE When we think about the Junior Enterprise movement, a lot of things just jump into our minds: Entrepreneurship, social impact and mostly, making the difference. The Junior Enterprise Movement is at its peak in 2015, with Canada joining as confederation with the other […]Youth and Participation: are the people rising up in Spain?
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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 Angel Gudiña Canicoba, Responsible of the International Relations Commission of the Spanish Youth Council (Consejo de la Juventud de España). Nearly everyone in […]Youth Forum welcomes European Commission proposal to speed up financing for youth employment
February 4, 2015 by 1 Comment
Brussels, 4th February 2015 // The European Youth Forum welcomes the proposal, announced today, that the European Commission plans to speed up Member States’ access to financing to undertake actions under the Youth Employment Initiative in 2015. Today’s announcement demonstrates that the Youth Guarantee and youth employment is still high on the European agenda. The […]
Camino de Santiago – a global community on our doorstep
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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 Jennifer Orlando, member of the European Youth Forum. January is the Monday of the year and, as our 1/1 hangovers fizz out […]“For my children Italy will be an innovation lab and not a museum”; the Sting reports live from World Economic Forum 2015 in Davos
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The World Economic Forum 2015 just started earlier this morning amidst the ice cold Swiss Alps. After facing the train delays in Klosters Platz and all the increased security control, we were all queuing to sit at the Congress Hall of Davos Congress centre. The first most important session for World Economic Forum 2015 yet to come just finished […]The Future of Balkans: Embracing Education
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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, Executive Director at the Institute for Economic Development Studies. How does a country pave its way towards economic growth […]On European immigration: Europe’s Missing Citizens
January 9, 2015 by 1 Comment
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. Written by Arif Shala, Executive Director at the Institute for Economic Development Studies Migration refers to change of residence, it is a more or less a […]To all far-right partisans who exploit Charlie Hebdo atrocity: a peaceful reply given by a peaceful student
January 9, 2015 by 1 Comment
Written by Arif Shala, Executive Director at the Institute for Economic Development Studies Migration refers to change of residence, it is a more or less a permanent movement across space. People “emigrate” from one country and become “immigrants” in the new place of residence. With migration being a reality rather than a fiction, it is […]Transition between education and employment: how the internship culture is threatening the foundations of our education
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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. Written by Pierre-Julien Bosser-Lamy, Co-founder @ InternsGoPro At the end of our studies, many of us are confronted with difficulties in order to find a job. […]“They are trying to make improvements, but of course they are quite slow for my generation”, Vice President of JADE Victor Soto on another Sting Exclusive
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This revealing exclusive interview with Victor Soto, Vice President of JADE and Director of External Relations, was conducted by Carlo Motta at the European Sting’s pavilion during European Business Summit 2014. In the following interview Carlo Motta will be signalled as C.M and Mr Soto as V.S.. CM: We are pleased to welcome among us Mr Victor Soto, […]European Business Summit 2014: The role of youth entrepreneurship education in EU’s Strategy for Competitiveness
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May 28, 2014 News Room Earlier last month, JADE announced its participation as supporting partner of the 12th edition of the European Business Summit (EBS); where it represented the voice of young entrepreneurial students in front of Europe’s most important Business Leaders, Policy makers and Media. Organised by BUSINESSEUROPE and the Federation of Enterprises in […]
EntEx Organises 5 Summer Schools for Young Entrepreneurs across Europe in June/July 2014
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May 23, 2014 News Room EntEx, the Entrepreneurship Experience Programme, will run five summer schools in June and July 2014 in London, Barcelona, Bucharest, Berlin and Amsterdam, building on an experienced concept already tested in Brussels. Each event will gather 100 participants. EntEx is designed by young people for young people with a strong interest […]YO!FEST ENGAGES 8,000 YOUNG EUROPEANS IN FUTURE OF EU
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Brussels, 12th May 2014 // This weekend (9th-11th May), in Strasbourg, 8,000 young people came together to discuss ideas for a better Europe at the YO!Fest, part of the European Youth Event (EYE 2014). The two and a half-day event, which brought together young people from all over Europe, highlighted key issues that concern young […]
Ministers for Youth miss the opportunity to improve social inclusion of young people
June 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Brussels, 20 May 2014 // Today, the 28 Ministers for Youth met in the Council of the EU and adopted a Resolution that concludes the 18 months of structured dialogue with young people. For the first-time ever, they also adopted a European Union Work Plan for Youth for 2014-2015. However, the European Youth Forum is […]
YOUTH RIGHTS AT RISK FROM RISE OF EXTREME-RIGHT AND POPULISTS IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
June 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Following the European elections, the European Youth Forum condemns the rise of the extreme-right, as well as that of populist and anti-European parties, who oppose our core beliefs including democracy, respect and diversity. Although no new extreme right political group was established today, the new European Parliament composition reflects the rise of the far-right and […]
LEAGUE OF YOUNG VOTERS LAUNCHES TOOL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO COMPARE POLITICAL PARTIES AHEAD OF EU ELECTIONS
June 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
BRUSSELS, 14 May 2014 // The League of Young Voters has today launched an online tool, “who says what”, with which young people can find out what national and European political parties promise in their manifestos on the issues that concern young people. The tool, which covers all the main national and political parties, is […]
The “Colombo Declaration” adopted at the World Conference on Youth 2014
June 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This weekend (Saturday 10th May) delegates from all over the world adopted the “Colombo Declaration on Youth” at the closing of the World Conference on Youth 2014 in Sri Lanka. The declaration calls for an enhanced role for youth in policy formulation, including on development issues. The high-level conference brought together 1,500 participants, including ministers […]
Lack of investment and ambition means Youth Guarantee not reaching potential
June 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Brussels, 8th April 2014 // The European Youth Forum is today launching a new report “Youth organisations and the Youth Guarantee in Europe” at the European Commission’s high-level conference “Youth Guarantee: Making it happen”. The report finds that whilst the youth guarantee provides an unprecedented opportunity to address youth unemployment across Europe in a coordinated […]
