In our next edition of the Ecosprinter Photobooth during the FYEG Spring Camp in Ustek, Czech Republic, the Ecosprinter asked participants- What stereotype do you want to smash?
Tag: Czech Republic
Why Can’t We Keep It Clean, Czech Republic?
By Morgan Henley, Member of the Executive Committee of the Czech Young Greens Imagine you live in Horní Jiřetín, a town of around 2500 people in northern Czech Republic that is set to be destroyed if the Czech government decides to remove its current limits on coal mining. The town sits upon reserves of lignite…
Porajmos, an excluded part of the Holocaust: A Czech hindsight 70 years later
By Josef Šmída, Member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of Young European Greens One of the biggest horrors in human history ever is the Holocaust. A genocide of human diversity widely known as a genocide of Jews in the name of Nazi ideology before and during the WWII. A nightmare which afterwards gave…
Czech Young Greens on NATO
As young greens, we share many common beliefs and values. Yet as individuality and independence are some of our most cherished values, we also have some different positions on some issues. In order to explore these differences and understand where other young greens are coming from around Europe, we have asked different FYEG member organizations…
The Anti Coal Human Chain
How do you get 7000 people to unite against two of the biggest countries in Europe? Try to build coal mines on their homes. I recently joined nearly 7000 others from across Europe to make a ‘human chain’ between the two villages of Kerkwitz, Germany and Grabice, Poland. This Human Chain was assembled to protest…
The Ecosprinter European Tour – Next Stop : Czech Republic !
From the 22 to the 25th of May, 27 countries and over 500 million inhabitants will be given the choice to elect their 751 representatives at the European Parliament. But ow is it happening all over Europe ? Are campaigning, political issues, and Euroscepticism the same in Spain and Belgium, Lithuania and Great Britain ?…
A Gender Perspective on the Roma Issue
On the 8th of April we celebrated an International Roma Day. Every year it is a great occasion to learn more about the Roma community by attending a concert or a conference. It is a one small step towards Roma inclusion, a step in the right direction, but certainly not enough. Roma communities live in…
Czech Republic – A Political Medley
The first ever elections to the European Parliament held in the Czech Republic finished surprising. Over 8 million Czech citizens had the right to choose from 31 political parties or alliances. But not many of them (us) used the possibility to influence the European politics. The election turnout reached only 28%. The voters are at…
Coleoptera: Scolytidae, several species
Over 600 beetles in the family Scolytidae are commonly referred to as bark beetles. Species identification is difficult because nearly all bark beetles are black or brown, cylindrical, hard- shelled, and between 1/8 and 1/3 inch long. Luckily, similarities in their life cycles and in the injury they cause usually make species determination unnecessary for…
Bark Beetles
Different people from different countries like Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Malta, Germany, Sweden, Ireland,… came together in the International Summer Camp in Sumava of the Czech Republic. There were experts that did there seminaries about forests problems, solutions, history,… this was very educative I learned at least a lot from this. The participating countries had a…