In the aftermath of the conviction of three members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, the topic of freedom of expression is definitely back on the European agenda. All around the world protests have been held in order to condemn what was viewed as a violation of the fundamental right to freedom of speech. “The Pussy Riot case was… Read more →
I am not a writer and I am certainly not a political analyst. I am just a concerned civil activist interested in the field of the intercultural dialogue, conflict resolution and breaking stereotypes. For the last five years, I have had the opportunity to work with hundreds of people from different nations, religions, languages, thoughts and beliefs, but with one… Read more →
On 11 August 2011, the European Commission proposed 2013 as the “European Year of Citizens” to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the European Union Citizenship under the Maastricht Treaty in 1993. European civil society organizations and networks, members of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Liaison Group have created a civil society Alliance aiming to advocate… Read more →
Dr. Makowiecki, the self-proclaimed doctor of human and ladybug sexual behaviour and doctor honoris causa of alcohol and drug counseling (MLCD, Miami) signed an exclusive contract with The AEGEEan Magazine and will offer his extensive knowledge and experience to help our readers with their existential problems and questions. This is your unique opportunity to ask what you always wanted to know,… Read more →
It is no secret that AEGEE is a very good place where to meet not only your future best friends, colleagues and simply great people, but even your future spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend. There are loads of stories about happy marriages between AEGEE members from the same and even different countries. But how does it work to have long-distance relationships… Read more →
Esperanto has been around for a while now and almost everyone who is in any way connected with learning languages (including a large part of AEGEE) has at least heard of it. However, if you haven’t, don’t feel down and just keep reading. As our world is becoming more and more global with every day, English is taking over. It… Read more →
Some ideas come suddenly, like a bolt out of the blue, others are like raindrops, one by one creating a hurricane. For me, the situation was the second: first I read a blog post, then I saw a video, then I heard experiences from people… and finally I decided that this year I wanted to reach my Summer University by… Read more →
A small and beautiful town called Ogre is located almost in the middle of Latvia. Ogre? Yes, you understood correctly. But nothing to worry – there are no monsters or cannibals in the town as you could misunderstand by the name. On the contrary, it is a very peaceful town. The only thing that could give a cause to think… Read more →
One should never underestimate the impact of intercultural dialogue in the life as soon as one is in contact with people from foreign countries. Even travelling abroad irregularly reveals some cultural differences. In AEGEE (and other international organisations) we are going further. I have been AEGEE member for six years and I have learnt something new every year. In fact,… Read more →
During the last days of June 2012, the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference was organised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the participation of all the United Nations member states. The main frameworks of the conference named as Rio+20 since it was organised twenty years after the Earth Summit of the United Nations again in Rio, where green economy in… Read more →
