In a world defined by social, economic and political challenges, migration, freedom of movement and essential human rights have a central role. When discussing the positive attributes of migration, migrants are considered in terms of their ability to boost an economy or the remittances which can be said to contribute to national development. However, more…
Tag: Social Issues
Social inclusion of migrants
For a long time, the policy papers of FYEG looked at migration only up until the reception of a residence permit. The migration campaign “Destination Europe” in 2003 didn’t discuss what came after that. It wasn’t the purpose of the campaign. In order to tackle this gap, a study session was initiated and carried out…
FYEG Campaign against Xenophobia
Xenophobia is not a very fashionable word. Xenophobia is ugly and bad and mean and nobody wants to be called a xenophobe. But when was the last time you hanged on to your bag tighter when passing by a group of Roma on the street? When was the last time you feared expressing a friend…
Young European Greens look forward to a “hot spring” for precarity
The Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG) is happy to see the youth of France stopping the unacceptable law, CPE, that would greatly reduce the job security of not only people under 26, but of the whole of French society. FYEG congratulates the protesters, secondary school and university students, inner city and suburban youth, workers…
Maybe you already heard of the FYEG suitcase?
This suitcase belongs to our FYEG migration campaign ‘Destination Europe. Tear down the walls in your head.’ With this campaign, we want to make people aware of the problems migrants and refugees are faced with when they try to enter the fortress Europe. We protest against the fact that the conditions of refugees in the…
Study shows most government buildings inaccessible to disabled
More than half of public buildings are inaccessible to people suffering from physical disabilities, with 50 per cent of buildings failing to provide parking places for the disabled. The same percentage does not provide access for the physically impaired and buildings with access are inadequately fitted to allow full mobility. Meanwhile 30 per cent of…
trafficking women… today’s growing business
Trading is pretty normal in our world. From the cauliflower to the computer – trading is important for us. But there are also other ways of trading than those which provide the daily food: the trafficking of people. This occupation is not new at all – but through the increasing global dimensions, trafficking human beings…
refugee children…lost childhood
The just ended 20th century occasionally has been called the “Century of the Child”. The progress in medical, social, educational and cultural issues, promotes the awareness and consideration towards children.Nevertheless looking at that issue globally children and their views are a neglected topic. Still today children are tended to be seen as dependents without any…
Study Session on Migration Budapest
Migration is always on the agenda of FYEG’s daily life and that’s why we met in Budapest to talk about refugees and labour migration and – very importantly to build new networks From 1st to 7th of December 2003 the Study Session on Migration in Europe took place in the Hungarian Youth Centre of the…