Dear AEGEEans! Here is the bi-weekly newsletter of AEGEE-Europe, full of
news, opportunities and AEGEE Spirit!
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Dear AEGEEans, it's a pleasure to introduce you to *AEGEE Discounts: the
platform for discounts for AEGEEans!*

Did you forget the link to the FlixBus discounts? You want
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that are for AEGEEans!
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*Organise a Mental Health Summer University!*

Dear locals,

Youth Development Working Group is looking for a local that it’s interested
in organising a Summer University on the topic of Mental Health!

We are looking for Summer Course, Summer Course + or Short Summer Break
with 18 tuition hours. These tuition hours will include various activities
as workshops about mental health deliver with non-formal education
methodologies, yoga, connection with nature and what your logistics can
offer us!

*Are you interested? Fill this form
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until
the 16th of December 23:59 CET! *

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We are waiting for your applications!
*The AEGEEans is looking for new members!*

Have you ever wanted to voice your thoughts and spread some awareness? Do
you enjoy writing or correcting this fascinatingly silly language we call
English? Would you like to work in an international team and have the
chance to interact and coordinate with members and locals from the entire
network? Then we’ve got the perfect place for you! We're looking for
journalists, proofreaders, and IT specialists. Join our team and have the
opportunity to do all of this and some more!

*You can apply here <https://forms.gle/iSPijzt2B4x77adu6> until the 19th of
January, 2020! *

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*European Citizenship Working Group has published a booklet on human
rights! *

The booklet contains the history of human rights, information on the
Council of Europe and EU institutions specializing in human rights as well
as the text of UDHR and activities. Locals that will do these activities,
put the pictures on their FB page with hashtag #ecwgthematicmonth or send
them to ECWG, will be published as European Locals of the Month.

The booklet can be found on the FB page
<https://www.facebook.com/ecwg.aegee/photos/a.908640119286829/1508207412663427/?type=3&theater>
of
ECWG!


*AEGEE Human Rights Days 2019 is back! *

Also this year, 8 European Bodies of AEGEE / European Students' Forum
invite you all to the AEGEE HRD 2019.

Organize workshops, activities, charity actions and much much more
activities and participate to the contest to go win prizes during Spring
Agora Yerevan 2020!

For more info including the booklet of activities, please check the
description of the event here
<https://www.facebook.com/events/1761329334003160>!

*The deadline for activities is the 10th of January 2020! *
POLICY SPOTLIGHT <http:>
*Youth Development News *

   - The next year`s EU budget has been approved. Among investments in
   climate and infrastructure, a huge part is dedicated to helping the young
   by supporting Erasmus+ and the Youth Employment Initiative. More
   information here
   <https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20191121IPR67118/eu-budget-2020-approved-investing-more-in-climate-jobs-and-the-young>
   .

   - Members of the European Parliament condemn the criminalization of sex
   education in Poland, as it puts the safety and well-being of young
   individuals on risk. Read more here
   <https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20191111IPR66217/meps-condemn-criminalisation-of-sex-education-in-poland>
   .

   - Mental Health Europe has released a position urging for a united
   mental health strategy, including how it should look like and how
   comprehensive it should be. The full text can be found here
   <https://www.mhe-sme.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MHE-preliminary-position-on-the-European-Mental-Health-Strategy_final.pdf>
   .

*European Citizenship News *

   - After a fought campaign by both parties that back remaining in the EU
   and leaving the EU, Boris Johnson has managed to secure a mandate for his
   hard Brexit plan which will involve the deal negotiated between the EU and
   Theresa May.

   A transition period is expected until the end of the year, after which
   we will see if a trade deal is able to have been reached. Situation in
   Northern Ireland and Scotland will be monitored.

PARTNERSHIPS <http:>
Have you already heard about POLITICO’s EU Studies and Career Fair? Take
your future to the next level and refine your academic profile with
orientation seminars, CV-checks and much more at the 21st edition of the
fair in February in Brussels! Find more information on our website and
register here <https://diievents.dii.eu/eu-studies/registration/>!
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Check their website here
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and
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AEGEE / European Students' Forum
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has
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Are you a group bigger than 9 persons from AEGEE? Tell them that you are
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We would like to introduce you to the newest partner of AEGEE-Europe:
Booking.com <http://booking.com/>!

We've partnered up with Booking.com <http://booking.com/> to offer AEGEEans
an automatic Genius update when booking short-term accommodation (hotel,
hostels and private housing as well)! The Genius status grants you 10%
discount in all the "Genius" marked locations in Booking.com, and also some
other perks ranging from a free snack or cocktail on arrival, to free
shuttles to the airport.

Simply go to the link
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and
sign up with your @aegee.eu email!
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Catchbox — The World’s First Throwable Microphone provided AEGEE-Europe
with 4 catchboxes!

AEGEE-Europe already successfully tested them out in 7 different
conferences/big events. Catchbox is great to efficiently interact with your
audience, by throwing the microphones. If you would like to lend one for
your conference/big event, contact [log in to unmask] asking at least 1
month in advance!
We wish all of you a happy holiday and a wonderful new year in advance!
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