This story was translated from Spanish (original text below). ‘This interview won’t be of use for you. It is not about work. They say, when you find a job you like, it stops being work and that is how it turned out for me. Until twenty years ago I worked in IT, but I left…
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Emma, English Teacher in Spain
Teaching English as a foreign language is an attractive prospect for many young English native speakers. It can be a rewarding career, or fulfilling gap year. However, the work circumstances are often far from ideal. We spoke to Emma, an English teacher from the U.S. and two of her former colleagues, to find out more…
The First and Last Level of Political Resistance: an Europe of municipalities or municipalities of Europe?
There seems not to be many promising scenarios on the near future for progressive policies. From Spain to Hungary, the right, in all its forms, has the power of member states. In such a situation, where transnational financial elites are re-founding neoliberalism using new faces such Macron or old ideologies such Le Pen’s, how can…
The story of Emilio: how volunteering changed his life from passion into action
When we face the toughest challenges of the society, it may seem that our small actions can hardly have great impact. However, this is not the case of Emilio Beladiez, a Spanish – young – vegan – social entrepreneur that will inspire our curious minds. It could not be otherwise, I met him at…
Some keys to understand what is happening in Spain from a Green perspective
For the first time in history, the Spanish political parties have not reached an agreement to create a government after the State level elections. After several months of political uncertainty and two failed attempts to invest Pedro Sánchez, the candidate of the so-called “Social Democrats”, Spanish citizens are facing a new political campaign. Why have…
Europe’s anti-austerity, democratic struggle enters next phase
Last night, it became clear for everyone that another Southern European country has abandoned an old political system and entered a new era. Spain and Greece are societies where the crisis has been exceptionally brutal. Where young people have to a large extent lost their future perspectives. Where voters have lost faith in the capacity…
Catalan Young Greens on Marijuana Legalization
As Young Greens, we often get the reputation of being a bunch of teenagers who like get high and talk politics. Despite that this is largely an incorrect stereotype for many Young Greens across the world, it does speak true about one point. It has long been Green parties and their youth counterparts that have…
A Democratic, Green Hope for Catalans
Diversity. That is what the Green movement is about. For this reason, all the members of our political family are different from each other. However, we all stand up for a common array of issues, no matter where we come from. Joves d’Esquerra Verda (Catalan Left Young Greens) is not different: we defend Europe against…
Green Check-in: Spain
From Serbia to Norway, the Ecosprinter has done a quick check in with some of our Greens and Young Green friends around Europe to see what they are doing and what we should look out for! So in France they want to know what we think, but not in Spain. What problem does the media…
European Elections in Spain and Catalonia
In Spain, the biggest political parties of the country, the Social-democrats (PSOE) and the right-wing Partido Popular (PP), considered those elections as a second round of the Spanish elections of the 14th of March. That day, the PP lost the elections and their man Rajoy was kicked out and Zapatero, a Social-democrat, became president. The…