The one million Euro citizens – #EYC2013
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#YFJ – Non-Formal Education and Employability: Proof needed again.
During the discussions about the next generation of EU programmes and especially a new independent EU youth programme the question was raised whether non-formal youth education produces a added value for the employability of young people. Just a couple of days ago I wrote already about the European approach to …
Manifesto „We are Europe“ – too narrowly considered
Two famous Europeans, the Green politician Daniel Cohn-Bendit and the Sociologist Ulrich Beck, initiated a new Manifesto „We are Europe“ for the truly establishment of a Europe of Citizens. The initiative is published via the Allianz Kulturstiftung and gathered many prominent First Signatories. The central proposal is to develop current …
UPDATE NOVEMBER: Bye, bye Young Europe – Commission sacks an independent EU youth programme
Post update in italics: As this blog post produces high traffic on my blog (original post still below available) and was read in the last months very often I would like to update the topic. I had the chance to talk to an high profile MEP responsible for education in the …
Civic participation in Europe – the elite misses the forest for the trees, unfortunately!
One of Germany’s seroius newspapers, the FAZ, has once a week the rubric “liberal arts / humane science”. On June 29th the FAZ reported from a panel discussion realised by the “Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence“. The main topic was how civic participation could be realised within the framework of …
Doubtful future for an independent EU youth programme – we need YOUTH IN ACTION
The crucial question to get right to the point is the question whether we will have an independent youth programme in the European Union after 2013. The current programme YOUTH IN ACTION will expire by the end of 2013. From 2014 onwards we’ll have the next generation of European programmes …