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VOX POP erasmus : Vox-pop: Three Catalan journalists analyse EU as it turns 63

Vox-pop: Three Catalan journalists analyse EU as it turns 63

Despite the efforts of institutions from all over Spain, only a few Spaniards know when and why Europe Day is celebrated. According to the last eurobarometer polls in autumn 2012, 51% of the Spanish people don’t know anything about the rights that they have as Europeans, says Marta Roqueta

by Marta Roqueta Fernàndez @ // 07/05/13

erasmus, university, schengen, politics, immigration, 9 de mayo, youth

OPINION erasmus : '9 May is my ex-girlfriend's birthday' - it's also Europe Day

'9 May is my ex-girlfriend's birthday' - it's also Europe Day

9 May 2013 will be a great day in Germany. People will go out on the street and celebrate together all the fathers of their nation, as it is ascension day and therefore the traditional Father’s Day. But will they think about Robert Schuman, the architect of the European Union, too?

by Stefanie Brüning @ // 06/05/13

erasmus, unemployment, eurovision, politics, schuman declaration, 9 de mayo, international trade

erasmus : Italy, Spain and Portugal's youth increasingly apply for EU traineeships

Italy, Spain and Portugal's youth increasingly apply for EU traineeships

Twice a year, the European commission offers recent graduates the opportunity to carry out a five-month internship (generously paid at 1, 000 euros per month) within its departments. Although the number of available posts for each recruitment drive has remained stable for several years (around 1, 300), the number of (southern) applicants has been consistently increasing

by Morgane Dussud @ // 02/04/13

erasmus, italy, employment, economical crisis, european union, society, labour market

ANALYSIS erasmus : Italian students abroad fight for right to vote in February elections

Italian students abroad fight for right to vote in February elections

With elections due for 24-25 February, over 400, 000 Italian students abroad, some on the erasmus student exchange programme, will not be allowed to vote

by Gabry_Pic @ // 04/02/13

erasmus, politics, europe, elections, society, vote, students

Happy 25th birthday to Erasmus!

Happy 25th birthday to Erasmus!

Dear pan-European student exchange programme. Father Christmas came early. He left you a sack of 6 million euros at the bottom of the stairs. He thanks you very much for it; he has spent cold winters with warm Spanish, Portuguese, Irish and Greek friends in Finland. He has enjoyed the traditional Polish pancakes whilst studying in Wroclaw, dipping his toes into the sea off the coast of southern Italy whilst visiting friends, and stalking Loch Ness with his Scottish Erasmus girlfriend. Of course the European Union is his backer. The institutions have recognised that a quarter of a century of a remarkable programme has gone by and changed lives, opened spirits and spread languages. Some Scrooges hit out at this gift; if Erasmus was over as it was rumoured to be so in October, would the future generations really miss it, personally and professionally speaking? (Image: (cc) mikel_ee/ Flickr)

INTERVIEW erasmus : Ecce Homo painter kickstarts 2012 apocalypse

Ecce Homo painter kickstarts 2012 apocalypse

The long-hidden secret of the world's most invisble fresco, the EU Fresco, was the key to the existence of the European Union when it was painted in 1951. But Europe's most famous octogenerian painter did it again, causing the end of the world - starting with the EU - by painting over the fresco in December*

by Nabeelah Shabbir @ // 17/12/12

erasmus, nature, religion, masculinity, piigs, society, serbia

Strasbourg pilgrimage: Erasmus, Germans, Muslims and Roma

Strasbourg pilgrimage: Erasmus, Germans, Muslims and Roma

The European community needs new challenges. It’s the perfect opportunity for a pan-European team of journalists to write from Strasbourg. The city is commonly evoked to illustrate the warring relationship between France and Germany - but just look at its good products, such as the two-decade old unique television station Arte. Strasbourg is also the headquarters for the immovable European parliament, but everything circling it is in perpetual movement. New Roma camps mix in with a general mood of recognition for old and new religions, whilst the expat-erasmus scene of foreigners who define this city explain why it is their home away from home. Strasbourg’s frontiers definitely stretch beyond the political to the social and cultural. Special edition for ‘MultiKulti’ aka ‘multiculturalism on the ground’ via Polish, Italian, British and German eyes (Image: (cc) alex dram/ Flickr)

ANALYSIS erasmus : Pan-Slavism, Slovio and Polish the 'status symbol'

Pan-Slavism, Slovio and Polish the 'status symbol'

The Slavic languages all have their roots in Proto-Slavic. Since the twelfth century, however, they have drifted apart. One of them reached its zenith in the seventeenth century: Polish

by dennis maschmann // 16/11/11

erasmus, belarus, tower of babel, lithuania, alcohol, languages, esperanto

OPINION erasmus : How an Italian boy became a ‘happiness coach’

How an Italian boy became a ‘happiness coach’

Born in the land of ‘la dolce vita’, Bergamo-born Frank Ra, 32, travelled Europe before publishing a book on happiness. He offers his thoughts on spiritual scepticism, being a former erasmus student or ex-pat and how ‘no place is perfect unless we accept it with all its features’

by amare.ca @ // 20/10/11

erasmus, italy, depression, psychology, malta, health, estonia

OPINION erasmus : When I was at the EU in the seventies...

When I was at the EU in the seventies...

For Europeans to find courage, we first have to be scared. So far it’s taken three big shocks to shake Europe into life: war in the 40s, an economic crisis in the 70s and the fall of the Berlin wall at the end of the 90s. The financial crash retakes the baton in the noughties. Time for the ‘euro-generation’ to take things into hand

by Beppe_Severgnini_Italians @ // 30/09/11

erasmus, jacques delors, politics, josé manuel barroso, europe, eurogeneration

TESTIMONY erasmus : German tourists in Scotland: Scotch malt at airport and haggis for breakfast

German tourists in Scotland: Scotch malt at airport and haggis for breakfast

German holiday-makers come to Scotland for a variety of reasons: for a sip (or several) of the water of life, to trace the steps of history in crumbling, misty castles – or simply because the flights to Iceland were too expensive. Whatever their reasons, a German's visit to Caledonia is often shaped by a few key food and drink experiences. Musings of a Scottish tour guide

by Annie Rutherford @ // 26/08/11

erasmus, scotland, germany, food, gastronomy, haggis, lifestyle

OPINION erasmus : Self-identification, multiculturalism and erasmus in the EU

Self-identification, multiculturalism and erasmus in the EU

In a world where the physical borders are a blur, no wonder the mental ones are blurring as well. With nationalists turning to the 'protection of Europe' rather than the 'protection of the homeland', it is fair to say that the erasmus generation is the face of future Europe. United within itself, far past the division to Germans, French, Poles, or Italians, it's an identity in its own right - even for me

by Alexandra Belopolsky @ // 05/04/11

erasmus, identity, angela merkel, politics, thilo sarrazin, youth, society

erasmus : German erasmus student on life in Istanbul

German erasmus student on life in Istanbul

Who speaks English? Why don't men look me in the eye? Why do people still wear headscarves? A score of questions hit the European newcomer studying in the Turkish city

by Katja Heise @ // 18/10/10

erasmus, university, party, mustafa kemal atatürk, turkey, religion and democracy, society

ANALYSIS erasmus : Study philosophy in Europe: France’s discern is UK’s ticket to top

Study philosophy in Europe: France’s discern is UK’s ticket to top

In the collective (French) conscience, it’s a lunar individual who studies philosophy, disconnected from the modern world and who brushes aside finance and marketing books. In reality their anxiety for the future remains a young one, choked by the crisis and demanding whether Socrates or Aristotle can really still mean something

by Emmanuel Haddad @ , Matthieu Amaré @ // 01/10/10

erasmus, university, school, europe, society, students, philosophy

INTERVIEW erasmus : Arno Jullien: 'erasmus should be obligatory to compare simple things in life'

Arno Jullien: 'erasmus should be obligatory to compare simple things in life'

He collaborated with Yann-Arthus Bertrand on '6 Billion Others', and he's back with Europalive. The 52-minute film from his travels in 24 EU countries over two months gives 'Europe a human face'. With no financial support, the 32-year-old from Cannes filmed the homeless to company execs to immerse himself in their perceptions, loves and hates

by Matthieu Amaré @ // 15/07/10

erasmus, documentary, cinema, europe, european media, european union, society

INVESTIGATION erasmus : University-educated flee and woo Lithuania: emigration and erasmus

University-educated flee and woo Lithuania: emigration and erasmus

An increasing number of students are asking professor Žilvinas Martinaitis at the University of Vilnius to let them take their exams at the end of May. This would allow them to go abroad - most popularly, to the UK, Ireland or Scandinavia - to work, and return with some extra money in October, a month after the official term start. Lithuanian and eramus students, professors and politicians explain the phenomenon

by Krisztian Gal @ // 19/05/10

erasmus, eucrisis on the ground, money, university, labour, education system, cities

OPINION erasmus : Meet the Erasmus elite: bright stars in a global recession?

Meet the Erasmus elite: bright stars in a global recession?

What do a loud-mouthed English ladette, a svelte Ukrainian vamp, a dashing Polish casanova and a bagpipe-playing Frenchman all have in common? Bar-stool jokes aside, they're all members of YRN - the association of European regions' youth network. About 150 people meet annually to discuss how to use Europe to hoist them out of the economic doldrums. cafebabel.com caught up with them in Paris this December

by Tim Mac an Airchinnigh @ // 29/01/10

erasmus, paris, youth, society, eurogeneration, economic crisis, regions

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The United States of Europe debate

Erasmus exchanges are fun, we all know that much. They’re also pretty much as diverse as the range of participants. For example, take someone who does a bit of SWOT analysis before departure, tries to take full advantage of all of the opportunities at hand and is willing to ...

by natalija. on ljubljana

"Erasmus for Journalists" feasibility report presented by EC

The European Commission has presented a report on a proposed mobility scheme for journalists provisionally entitled "Erasmus for Journalists". The initiative, originally proposed by members of the European Parliament, was discussed by an assembly of media workers who were invited to share their opinions of the report in a workshop ...

by rosie rose on bruxelles

AEGEE celebrates its 25th Anniversary

AEGEE (Association des États Généraux des Étudiants de l’Europe) one of the largest and most famous youth association in Europe is celebrating today its 25th Anniversary! It was founded on 16 April 1985 in Paris by young Europeans striving for the development of European integration and the creation of ...

by zoedeyork on bruxelles

Being an Erasmus student in Bulgaria: a Café Babel Sofia survey

150 foreign students come to spend a semester in Sofia. Why have they chosen the Bulgarian capital, how do they like the country, what do they like and dislike here? Café Babel Sofia offers you a panorama of this question.

by Babel Sofia on sofia

Three tips to move out and see Europe

The European Union is trying to do everything to motivate the youngsters with mellow personality to move them out from their usual environment and to get the to know with new cultures. Our parents are green with envy, because nowadays there are a lot of possibilities for us to gain ...

by Yropean on budapest