CALL FOR ARTICLES : THE ROAD TOWARDS THE COP IN PARIS Hello young enthusiastic people, On the road towards the upcoming COP21 in Paris we invite you all to send in articles regarding the topic. What are your local perspectives or initiatives, what is your member organization doing, what are your personal insights,…
Category: Editorials
EDITORIAL – The Situation in Budapest
The Ecosprinter Editorial Board is taking part in the Congress of Young Europeans in Budapest, Hungary. Just a few blocks from our venue sits Budapest’s Keleti station, which has become a slum-like refugee camp. Two days ago, after tensions between asylum seekers and Hungarian police over the closure of the railway station, it was once…
Living in a state of war
We hear updates about the war in Eastern Ukraine every day. There are so many, that it is easy to become immune to another dramatic news that reach us. ‘Us’ living far away from the conflict zone. Do we ever wonder how is it like to live in a country which is under attack or…
Reaching out (to) Europe
During the CDNEE (Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe) seminar in Tbilisi, Georgia, which took place from 27th-30th of November 2014, many young people had a chance to say what Europe meant for them. Unlike in many such discussions, Europe was far more than just European Union. Photo: Aleksandra Kołeczek Most of the…
The Ecosprinter Welcomes You!
The Ecosprinter is an independent, online platform to create debate about European issues. While much of what we express is inline with some of the ideas of our Green partners, we welcome insights from across the spectrum and we hope you will join in on the conversation, no matter what your beliefs are!
Editorial
Dear all, Saint Valentine’s is here, love is all aroud, the sky is blue and the birds singing ! Well… not exactly. While abortion rights are being re-discussed in Western Europe, LGBTQ+ activists and gay people are being prosecuted far more in the East. Israeli army still raids in the West Bank, threatening and killing…
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE GREEN TO YOU
The New Year is here and we would like to take a thought about the green family, the green ideas, the green policy and economy, the green life. What does it mean to be Green? All over the world, there are many young and adult people inclined to green ideology. The word Green has been…
Merry X-mas!
The Editorial Board- Lívia, Marie, Saurav- would like to wish you peaceful X-mas period and enthusiastic jump into the New Year. And how to spend this magic time? Enjoy our articles, there will be as well nice collection of contributions regarding the International Migrants Day held on 18th December and collected by migration working group….
Editorial : Oh dear Climate negotiations…!
Dear Friends, Another year has brought another awaited climate negotiations. The United Nations Climate Change Conference has begun today, on 11th November, in Warsaw, Poland. The climax of the conference will be, as usual, presented by Conference of the Parties COP19 during its last days. We will follow this fortnight fight of diverse interests and…
Editorial , by Krassina Demireva, FYEG Co-Spokeperson
Youth Engagement in politics – overcoming the current crisis and working on a better future Nowadays we are experiencing the consequences of a social, economic, democratic and ecological crisis. Our nature is depleted and polluted, as a result of one unsustainable way of living, unsustainable energy consumption and production patterns. People suffer from austerity measures…