The European Commission has recently redone the European Youth Portal, offering European and national information and opportunities for young people living, learning and working in Europe. From voluntary activities to social inclusion or education, it covers 33 countries in 27 languages.
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Added value Europe – Added value peace
International project 2013 – 2015 with Bosnia & Herzegovina as example for the role of the European Union as a model for peace.
On November 1st 2013 the EUNET-project “Mehrwert Europa – Mehrwert Frieden” has started.
Initiated during our General Assembly 2012 in Vukovar, six members of EUNET and two partner organisation from outside our network applied successfully for funding through the Europe for Citizens programme for this 15-months project.
The partners meet from November 4th to 6th 2013 at the EUNET office for the kick-off meeting to put the project ideas into reality.
Read the project description (so far in German language only) for more details.
Charlemagne Youth Prize 2014 opens for applications
Are you 16-30 years old and do you run a project with a European dimension? Or do you know anybody that does? From 25 October projects promoting Europe among young people can start competing for the seventh Charlemagne Youth Prize.
Winning projects will not only benefit from recognition and media coverage, but also from prize money to further develop the initiative.
Ladies and gentlemen, the registration for the 2014 edition is open!
European Youth Event 2014 – Young Europeans for a better Europe
What can Europe offer young people? On 9-11 May the Parliament will bring together thousands of young people for the European Youth Event 2014 (EYE), which has as is motto “Ideas for a better Europe”. The young participants will engage with organisations and institutions that relate to their needs and interests
The event will include a large variety of discussions and activities, inside and outside the EP. Participants will be invited to engage in workshops debates and other activities linked to the motto of “Ideas for a better Europe”, while cultural and sports activities will also be held outside the Parliament building.
Registration is now open!
Call for a treaty change to allow Parliament to decide where it sits
The European Parliament should have the right to decide where and when it meets, said the Constitutional Affairs Committee. MEPs undertake to initiate an EU treaty revision procedure to propose the changes needed to allow Parliament to decide on the location of its seat and its internal organisation.
“In times of crisis, it is not credible for the EU to expect only citizens to accept changes and budget cuts. The ‘travelling circus’ arrangements forced upon the European Parliament by EU member states cost huge amounts of money, damage the environment and are disliked by a large majority of EU citizens. Our report shows how Parliament – the only directly elected body representing over 500 million EU citizens – can break free from being taken hostage by the member states and demand the right to decide itself when and where it meets”, added co-rapporteur Gerald Häfner (Greens/EFA, DE)
The report says that additional annual costs resulting from Parliament’s geographic dispersion have been estimated at between €156 million and €204 million, equivalent to approximately 10% of Parliament’s annual budget. The CO2 emissions associated with moving among the three working locations have been estimated at between 11,000 and 19,000 tonnes.
The report is to be put to a vote by Parliament as a whole at the November plenary session.