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Act local – connect European – think global! There is a lot going on in the network of Generation Europe – The Academy. Here you can find recent updates and reports on activities in our network.

Feel Use Keep Power

21. August 2024

Changing the world with art and creativity: for twelve days, the local group from Krea Youth Club in Bergisch Gladbach (Germany) welcomed young artists from Italy and Greece to a youth encounter. As part of Generation Europe – The Academy, the international group explored how young people can make use of their power in democratic systems. The result of the intensive work is a set of spectacular artistic performances, which was presented to the public at the end of the programme. The title of the project: ‘Feel Use Keep Power’.

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Discussing at eye level, defeating hate speech

2. August 2024

Getting involved locally while networking across Europe is a central goal of Generation Europe – The Academy. 35 young people from Barcelona (Spain), Munich (Germany) and Mragowo (Poland) are currently demonstrating how this is working out: They are gathering for twelve days in the Polish town Mrągowo on the edge of the Masurian Lake District. Now they have met with city mayor Jakub Doraczyński to discuss urgent issues.

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From Pasta to Mämmi: Cultural Connections in Finland

31. July 2024

Kokkola is a town on the west coast of Finland and the capital of the province of Keski-Pohjanmaa. From 20 to 31 July, committed young people from three European countries met here to spend twelve days exchanging ideas, planning and learning from each other. Here you can read their report about this thrilling and intensive youth encounter.

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Nobody is an Island

25. July 2024

What an exciting start to this year’s Generation Europe – The Academy international youth encounters: active young people from Thuringia (Germany), Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain) and Krzyżowa (Poland) met for twelve days in Puerto de la Cruz on the north coast of Tenerife. The international group worked together on concepts of democracy, the problems of mass tourism, climate change and civil courage.

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Ready for the 2024 Youth Encounters

5. June 2024

From Tenerife to Finland, from Portugal to Hungary: the more than 40 youth organisations and local groups in the network of Generation Europe – The Academy are turning the summer of 2024 into a great summer of European cooperation again. From the end of June to the beginning of September, they are organising a total […]

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We Are One: Simulation Games and Parallel Worlds

1. December 2023

One youth encounter, three destinations: As one of the last international meetings of this year, young people from Germany, Italy and Greece recently came together in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. During ten days, they also travelled to Strasbourg, France. It was an exciting journey through “communities, Europe, and everything in between”, as the title of the encounter already stated.

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Do-It-Yourself Radio

23. August 2023

Networking and communication were the main topics of the youth encounter in Nordhausen, Germany. Not only did Thuringian Youth Minister Helmut Holter and MDR television visit the young people from Poland, Spain and Germany. The active participants also became media producers themselves: In cooperation with Radio ENNO, they reported on their experiences for nine days. You can listen to all the reports here.

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Strong voices shape the future

16. August 2023

What an exciting twelve days! Under the title “Raise your Voice!”, active members of the local groups from Unna (Germany) met with their project partners from Italy and Finland. About local projects, dealing with global crises – and the visit of a TV crew.

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Portugal: Tomorrow Starts Today

14. August 2023

This was the motto under which the local groups from Bochum (Germany), Rome (Italy) and Évora (Portugal) met in Portugal for their youth encounter this year as part of Generation Europe – The Academy. Together, the young people want to find ways to tackle the problems in the world and make a difference – at home in their local communities, but also beyond.

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Nordhausen: An Encounter, that Connects

10. August 2023

From 7 to 18 August 2023, active young people from Thuringia, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain) and Krzyżowa (Poland) are meeting in Nordhausen (Germany). Together they are working to bring international youth cooperation to life. Helmut Holter, Thuringia’s Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, visited them and welcomed the young international guests.

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