Dear Madam, Sir, Please find below the AEGEE-Europe statement concerning the Copenhagen Summit. Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. Yours sincerely Meg Chudzik AEGEE-Europe Vice-President / Public Relations ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** AEGEE-Europe statement - Copenhagen Summit AEGEE-Europe, the European Students' Forum welcomes the historical outcomes of the Copenhagen Summit and sees its relevance for voicing the visions and ideas of young people. AEGEE hopes that the further Enlargement of the European Union to the Central and Eastern Europe will increase the chances of young people for greater mobility and that students' involvement into the EU decision-making processes will be strengthened. No national level within AEGEE-Europe structures shows explicitly that cross border cooperation among European countries is not only possible, but also highly profitable and fruitful. The Association with the Network represented in 43 countries managed to overcome the existing barriers and we are happy to notice that politicians see the need of making this big step forward. We see the Enlargement as a great step towards increasing student and youth mobility, as well as their participation. The accession of the 10 countries will enable more students to study and work abroad, both from Western and Eastern Europe. In the structures of the European Students Forum Turkey has been an equal participant since 1995. We consider Turkey a part of Europe and we hope that in 2004 the EU will open negotiations with this country.. We also hope that the issue of Cyprus willl be resolved in close future and the whole island will be accepted into the EU. For more information please contact: Ms. Malgorzata Chudzik, AEGEE-Europe Vice-President /Public Relations at [log in to unmask] or call +32-2- 245.23.00 Information about AEGEE-Europe: http://www.aegee.org AEGEE is a student organisation promoting the idea of a unified Europe. It's main field of action cover peace and stability, higher education, active citizenship and cultural exchange. AEGEE is a non-governmental, politically independent and non-profit organisation open to students of all faculties. AEGEE was founded in 1985 in Paris as the "Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l'Europe", but has moved its headquarters to Brussels in 1992. Today, AEGEE has about 17,000 members in 261 cities and 43 countries in Europe. AEGEE is supported by EurActiv.com, the European information portal. ============================================== This is the AEGEE Monthly Review mailing list. Archives and subscription options are available via http://lists.aegee.org/monthlyreview-l.html If you want to unsubscribe from the list use this link: http://lists.aegee.org/monthlyreview-l/unsubscribe.php?email=&WHOM; or http://lists.aegee.org/monthlyreview-l.html