In Your Articles, members of the Generation Europe online community are invited to send in their own written articles, expressing their understanding and their views on topics ranging from human rights to unemployment, from local issues to global issues, from racism to gender inequality.
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Below you will find contributions from GE members on a variety of topics. The opinions expressed in the articles below are not necessarily those of Generation Europe, but provide interesting material for discussion in the forums and illustrate the pre-occupations of youth in Europe.
| Winning the Vote in the Digital Era |
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Liana Ionita, GE national ambassador for Romania, speaks about the International Political Marketing and Communication Conference she attended on 30 September in Bucharest.
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The 14th Sarajevo Film Festival |
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Tatjana Slijepcevic, GE national ambassador for Bosnia, discusses the 14th edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival that took place from the 15th to the 23rd of August.
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| "Tax evasion is theft of public goods" |
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John Christensen, Director of the Tax Justice Network International talks about corruption, the parallel world of illicit financial transactions and North-South inequalities.
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| “To BE or not to BE” - Belgium’s Last Chapter |
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An critical article taking a hard look at the current political crisis in Belgium. By Arnaud Houdmont.
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| EU Priorities for 2008 with spotlight on Poland's agenda and potentials |
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By Zofia Cierzniak, one of our Polish Community members.
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| Flexicurity for more & better jobs; A Powerful Truth & Sarkozy's MU |
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Arnaud Houdmont considers the pros and cons of Flexicurity, contemplates "The End of Poverty" and takes a look at the proposed Mediterranean Union.
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| European Culture: What is this? The European in the youth experience |
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Christoforos Pavlakis, GE National Ambassador for Greece, looks at the way European culture faces globalisation.
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| Introduction of a Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities |
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Roman Tskhovrebadze looks at minority rights when and where "majority rules"...
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| Education in Europe - quo vadis? |
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Danut asks whether there is more to education than formal learning.
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| Remarks on Turkey's EU Accession |
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Coskun, from Turkey, explains why he thinks Turkey should join the EU.
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| Who are tomorrow's knowledge workers? |
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Chingiz Maatkerimov from Kyrgystan questions who will lead tomorrow's workplace.
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| 11 golden rules for effective communication |
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Hendrik offers Commissioner Wallstrom suggestions on how to better communicate.
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| What is Civil Society? |
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From Hegel to Habermas, Kanykey Jailobaeva explores the definition of civil society.
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| Is a US-style labour system better for Europe? |
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Kanykey Jailobaeva debates whether a US-style labour system would be more appropriate for the EU.
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| Is globalisation good for us? |
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Henry examines the globalisation phenomenon and questions its impact on society
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| Explaining the Chinese Phenomenon |
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Chingiz Maatkerimov from Kyrgyzstan exams the emerging predominance of Asia's newest tiger.
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| Are there any limits to EU enlargement? |
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James explores the question of the limits of EU enlargement.
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| Celtic Tiger, Prosperity for all? |
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Stephen Spillane questions who are the real winners behind Ireland's economic growth.
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| Region forming, resource hunting and rebellion in Nigeria |
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Nigeria was invented by colonial powers who merged tribes and traditions despite their ethnic and regional contrasts. Can this system that Nigeria inherited account for its current woes?
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| Challenges to Stereotypes, Sterility and Shame in Africa |
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Henry Ekwuruke explains the prejudice inflicted on Africa's childless couples
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| Fight against Africa’s Sexual Revolution! |
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Henry argues for a reversal of Africa's sexual revolution
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| Studying in Baden-Württemberg: Degrees for the future! |
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Selen makes her case for studying abroad!
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| Capital punishment is an affront to civilized society |
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Tonia Antona argues that capital punishment causes more harm to society than it resolves.
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| Challenges to Growing Up in Africa |
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Henry Ekwuruke: Challenges are perpetual especially in the life of young Africans.
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| Commitment is the cornerstone to success |
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Henry Ekwuruke: What does it take to be successful?
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| Privitisation in Nigeria |
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Henry Ekwuruke: Is privatisation the key to economic success in Nigeria?
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| Its time to reclaim African identity! |
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Henry Ekwuruke: Africa needs to reclaim its proud history, tradition and identity.
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| Who determines lady luck? |
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Henry Ekwuruke. I used to think of opportunities as something outside one’s control. A lucky break is a special chance, something that comes knocking on one’s door, a destined opportunity that no-one else can covet and so on. I waited for it to come knocking on my door or collide with me whenever time and space permitted, but it never did and if there was a knock, it was some something that brought me nothing and took me no-where.
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| International vs Constitutional Treaty? |
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Dimitrios Salampasis: The purpose of this paper is to explore and present the most vital differences between an international and a constitutional treaty. However it is wise from my point of view to depict first some useful terms as it is not possible to talk about something without knowing what it is.
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| In Defence of a European Foreign Policy |
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Hajar Barbach: The European Union’s international role holds a central part in current discussions on the European Constitution terms, agreed upon on 19 June. The benefits of the EU asserting itself more effectively on the global stage are increasingly clear, EU policy having become global in scope and destination; the EU indeed has the potential to be a major force in shaping world events, the total EU funding for external relations (RELEX) accounting for 55% of all international aid development assistance and some 66% of all grant aid.
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| Subservience in the last compartment |
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Zane: Instead of having the EU enlargement as a solemn 'return' of the Eastern European countries in Europe, the process has turned into a cold-blooded mutual battle for the most profitable deal and self-seeking.
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| On the way to nowhere... |
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Zane: Year 1991 marked a historical moment – the emergence of Eastern Europe. At least in geographical terms. Morally and politically these states have for a long time, and for some even today, been post-communist states. That is to say – different from other European states in terms of economy, politics, life and mentality. On the other hand, in Eastern Europe politicians talk of the reintegration in Europe, the return to Europe, meaning that we have always been a part of it, sharing the cultural heritage, having Europeans on our land...
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| Centralism in Europe |
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JCastro: What is wrong with central power rule? How can it be substituted by democracy?
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| It is Our Future |
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Selen Inal: With no doubt, technologies of the future will make our life easier, but there are some serious questions that we need to answer to protect the human being itself against the abuse risk of future's technology and to guarantee the social rights of people. The questions are that if people will be able to control the big power of technology or not, what will happen if a big technological gap occurs between the developed and the under developed countries, what will be the future of the environment and if people will be able to keep peace or not.
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| What is Globalisation? |
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Deliana explains what globalisation means to her.
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| CSR and the free agent model |
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Ardo: When talking about CSR and trying to see how the social responsibility can be increased, one should also look at the current trends in labour markets in order to understand potential future players.
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| Defining sustainability |
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Euro: Defining sustainability within the context of development demands that one defines both sustainability and development. Development can be defined as a positive process of change evaluated by a set of chosen indicators.
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| Corporate Social Responsibility and Government |
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Xenophontos: CSR: Government Policies in Europe
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| Does the second Irish Referendum really matter? |
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Biancheri and Kirk: The Nice Treaty - a dead treaty?
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| Thoughts about working possibilities |
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To-Dai: "We are looking for a good-looking, independent lady under 30 years old, in the position of executive assistant." Such advertisments are not rare in the newspapers...
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| Young Europeans Challenge Today’s Leaders |
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Eimear Farrell: Young people and the role of business in society
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| Shaping the future European Youth Summit |
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Julian Azzopardi: In his opening presentation, Ken Mifsud Bonnici, one of Malta's two representatives at the European Youth Summit, stated 'a wise man is someone who has something to say, a fool is someone who has to say something'. On this pretext students and youth aged 19-25 from the thirteen candidate countries1 for EU membership and fifteen member states, gathered in the European Parliament (EP), in Brussels, to speak their minds on the future of Europe's labour market.
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