Central and eastern Europe

AEGEE celebrates its 25th Anniversary

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 a true European nation.

Embracing the integration of Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the European Students’ Forum, as it is also called, initiated European-wide initiatives such as the Erasmus Student Exchanges and played a strategic role in the recognition of non-formal education.

25 years on, the AEGEE is now well established and already focused on its new project “Beyond Europe – Perspectives for Tomorrow’s World”, where young European will focus on the research and understanding of European influence on world affairs.

Cafebabel Brussels wishes a Happy Birthday to AEGEE!

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Friday, April 16 2010 By zoedeyork - Galaxy Europe

The “Poles position”? Early warning of a tough battle

Brussels

by - Federico Poggi

Yesterday Le Monde published an interview with Mr. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Polish prime minister, in which he announced once again his preparation for a tough European Council on the future shape of EU institutions. Mr. Kaczynski said that Poland was ready to accept a compromise on the Council majority voting system but that it was not ready to accept the system drawn in the Constitutional treaty rejected last year by French and Dutch voters and already ratified by 18 member states. This option is supported particularly by the German Presidency and by the newly elected French President, Mr. Sarkozy.