Dear Network, 

December is already here and we are not far from the change of the calendar year. Our Network is busy with organising, attending and planning events, which is only a good thing. We have compiled in the newsletter all the latest developments in AEGEE and beyond. Enjoy reading!

Your Comité Directeur 2014-2015

With our utmost pleasure we would like to congratulate AEGEE-Europe's Vice President & External Relations Director Aleksandra Kluczka for being elected in the board of the European Movement International in their General Assembly that took place from 28th to 30th November in Rome! 

We wish Aleksandra all the best, knowing she will give a great contribution to the work of the platform as well as to the youth rights in Europe. Good luck, Aleksandra!

From 20 till 22 November, the General Assembly of the European Youth Forum (YFJ) took place in the European Youth Capital of 2015, Cluj-Napoca. AEGEE was represented by President Paul Smits and Liaison Officer Marko Grdosic. The discussions were very fruitful as we managed to give visa issues, formal and non-formal education, Structured Dialogue on Youth and Erasmus+ funding a higher priority in the work plan of YFJ for 2015 and 2016.

European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Tibor Navracsics, addressed the General Assembly of the YFJ and said that young people will be at centre of future policy making.

Moreover, former President of AEGEE-Europe Luis Alvarado Martinez was elected as Vice-President of YFJ. We wish Luis all the best, knowing he will give a great contribution to the work of the platform as has done for AEGEE.

Last week Public Relations European School took place in Poznan, Poland. It was a week full of challenges, learning, new friendships, discussions and new ideas. Throughout the week participants worked on different AEGEE projects to improve and develop the PR side of them. Read, like and check out the pictures here.

From 28th - 30th November AEGEE was part of the YOU Dortmund, Germany's biggest Youth Fair. Several AEGEE locals were cooperating to promote AEGEE's network, projects and initiatives towards interested visitors and acquiring new cooperations with Youth NGOs.
Read more here.

On the weekend of the 30th of November Election Observation Project deployed 22 young observers to the parliamentary elections in Moldova. In pairs of two the observers visited around 50 polling stations,  that were spread out across different neighborhoods of Chisinau.
Read the whole press release here.

Events Quality Assurance Committee has created a calendar with all the European events of AEGEE.

You can find there all the upcoming events like NWMs, RTCs, NYEs and details. Just click on the event you are interested in and find out more information. Check it out here!

Outstanding antennae organising outstanding events – just a couple of weeks ago, AEGEE-Yerevan organised the Armenia Model European Union (AMEU) for the fourth year in a row! The AEGEEan interviewed Armenak Minasyants, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AEGEE-Yerevan and one of the people behind the AMEU’s success. Read the whole article here.

The stories that you are going to hear about this TSU are going to be legendary, because those stories are French and Italian legends created by all of the participants and organizers. This TSU included not only discovering Italian and French culture, but also friendship and unforgettable memories within 17 different nations. A legend was made by the antennas of Lyon and Genova in two weeks. Lyon, Annecy, Genova and Cinque Terre… those places are going to be remembered fondly by each one of us. Read the whole story here.

Couple of months ago, the Macedonian government tried to implement external testing for students, without taking their opinion in to consideration. Which is why, on the 15th of November, more than 3000 students and non-students concerned for the way decisions are made in Macedonia, marched peacefully on the Streets of Skopje. 
Read more about it here.

From 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign is a time to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls around the world.
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women raises awareness of this matter and mobilises everyone to take part in the project "Orange YOUR neighbourhood". Follow this campaign on Facebook.