November the 15th 2003, will always be remembered as one of FYEG’s finest moments. On that day four young people consecrate their love for each other in Paris at Notre Dame… This is how it could have been but unfortunately there is a twist to it: We asked the four for their reasons to marry:…
Category: Migration
Women and migration
Millions of people (20 Million in 2001) are fleeing every year from their country to another; from a region in the North to a region in the south; from one misery into another one. A particular group among the refugees is the women. In fact, they are quite a big group, since 75-80% of the…
Migration campaign report
Now that the migration campaign has started, it was time for all the prep team members to meet once more. Actions needed to be planned, budgets worked out and deadlines set. Therefore we met from 10 till 12 October in Antwerp, Belgium. Jong Agalev booked one of their luxurious office buildings for us which was…
Destination Europe
People go from continent to continent and from country to country: some for a business trip, others just for a holiday or maybe even for a study session with the Greens. But there are some people who go from one continent to another because they want to have a better life, not only for themselves…
Displaced people… where are we heading?
Seven out of 10 of forcibly displaced people in the world today are hosted by the poorest countries. Only three per cent of refugees manage to seek asylum in the so-called industrialised countries. We could well be excused for coming to the conclusion that the reality is far different. Hearing politicians speak, reading newspapers, and…
Tear down the walls in your head!
As it was mentioned in the last issue of “Ecosprinter“, the Migration Campaign is going to be the main topic in the agenda of FYEG this year. The idea evolved from the summer camp 2002 in Topola, Serbia. Some people continued working on the issue and now we can declare that the Migration Campaign is…
FYEG campaign 2003-2004: migration
Take a look in our political platform by the subject migration. Our first point: “free movement of persons is a human right”. What does this sentence mean for FYEG. What does this mean for refugees in Europe? And what is our opinion about Visa etc.? This year and the next till the European elections (2004),…
Multicultural society – Europe for all!
During the third week of July in Topola, small place in central Serbia (44° 45′ east longitude, 20° 21′ north latitude), many young people from all around Europe were brought together to discuss, learn, exchange ideas and experiences, cooperate, create, improve, search, express one’s opinion, and all above mentioned for the purpose of making better…