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Dear AEGEEans! Here is the bi-weekly newsletter of AEGEE-Europe, full of news, opportunities and AEGEE Spirit!

Dear AEGEEans, it's a pleasure to introduce you to AEGEE Discounts: the platform for discounts for AEGEEans.

You forgot the link of the FlixBus discounts? Can't remember where to get the 5€ codes of N26 or can't find the way to support AEGEE-Europe through EDUopinions? Shipping something but don't know the code for Eurosender? Just go to aegee.org/discounts and enjoy all the discounts for AEGEEans. It will keep updating with every new partnership that benefits AEGEEans

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OPEN CALLS

Open call for the first SMASH training in Tbilisi
Do you want to learn what is sexual harassment, how to prevent, detect and react to it? Do you want to implement everything learned in your local?

WHAT: SMASH training
WHEN: 9-14 April
WHERE: Tbilisi, Georgia
HOW MUCH: Fully funded, up to 150 euro* travelling expenses
HOW here
DEADLINE: 17th February, 23:59 CET

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate and contact us at [log in to unmask].

Do you need more information?
Check here.

European Civics Academy in Budapest and Paris
Join our free-access The Good Lobby Workshop on lobbying and advocacy! With this workshop, The Good Lobby provides participants with an insight into the skill-set relied upon by experienced professionals in communicating and engaging with corporations, governments and public Institutions at local, national and EU level.
20 Feb., Paris
26 Feb., Budapest

Apply for the Youth Summit: Young Europe is Voting

From the 6.5.-12.5.19 the Youth Summit is happening at the Youth Island in front of Copenhagen. 200 young people between 18-25 gather to discuss about Youth under pressure, Culture & Identity, Climate, Refugees & Migration and EU in the World.
The first part of the week will be spent at folk high schools with intensive workshops on one of the themes. On the weekend, everyone will gather and share the outcomes. Apply here until the 15.02.!!!

Training for Facilitators in High Schools
Would you like to bring a bit of AEGEE spirit to your local high school, but you do not know how? Apply for our Training for Facilitators and improve your training skills and learn more about civic education and functioning of the EU! When? 6-10 March Where? Brussels.
Appy by 15.02.2019 23:59 CET by filling this form.
More info on the Members Portal and in this event.

AEGEE NEWS

GREAT NEWS!
YEAH! is actually happening!
But, wait... what is YEAH! exactly?

YEAH! is the brand new festival organized by AEGEE / European Students' Forum, AEGEE-Torino, Togather and the municipality of Torino.

It aims at attracting youngsters towards the volunteering world and, more generally, to involve them in the sphere of active citizenship, by granting visibility to big and small organizations active in the city. A festival for young activists, by young activists, in which they are the ones who ask questions and put on the table the topics they consider the most relevant for the development of our society.

Social media is already out, so give a like in our Facebook page and follow all the news and updates about the festival!

Also, you can follow it on Instagram @yeahub and be updated on everything!

Youth Development Action Month - Competition!

February is Youth Development Action Month:D
You can join via our Facebook event and you can organise an activity in your own local! Check our booklet for materials and inspiration.

Did you already know that the local that will try the most to develop itself/its members and send it to us via [log in to unmask] (preferably including a short description and pictures), will receive a special gift during Agora Bucharest, so let nothing hold you back ;-)

Be active and take part in the Europe on track action week

#WHAT Be active Action Week Challenge
#WHEN 18.02.2018 –24.03.2018
#WHO You!
We invite you take part in the 7 daily challenges of the Europe on Track Action Week in order to learn how critical thinking and small individual actions can have a big impact on society.

Each night we will post the challenge for the next day and all you have to do is to challenge yourself.

Share your experiences in our Facebook event or Instagram using the hashtags #EuropeOnTrack and #whichtrack.
Complete all the challenges and the 3 best entries will win a pair of the Europe on Track socks!

For the complete description of the daily tasks visit the Facebook event page!

Voting should be easy - with our app it is!
Do you know how you can vote for the European Parliament elections? Our app will let you find out - with just 2 simple questions.

Because voting should be easy.

Download it for iOS and Android and tell your friends!

SDGs AEGEE Challenge: Good Health and Well-Being Month
The SDG #3 Good Health and Well-Being aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. In February we will focus on that! Join the Civic Education Working Group's SDGs AEGEE Challenge 2019 and get civic and sustainable this year! Check the booklet here. #GetCivic #GetSustainable

POLICY SPOTLIGHT

Equal Rights news

Provisional agreement on work-life balance in EU: the European Council and Parliament have agreed on some major points in order to promote equality between women and men in the EU. Read more here.
Revelations of extensive abuse of nuns in the catholic church: Pope Francis finally acknowledges the gruesome atrocities being conducted by priests and bishops. Nuns stated to have been victims of rape, in many cases ending with abortion. Read more here.

PARTNERSHIPS

We would like to introduce you to the newest partner of AEGEE-Europe: Booking.com!

We've partnered up with 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 and sign up with your @aegee.org email. Don’t have one? Follow the instructions under "Booking.com" in www.aegee.org/discounts to get an @aegee.org email address!

Catchbox — The World’s First Throwable Microphone provided AEGEE-Europe with 4 catchboxes! AEGEE-Europe already successfully tested them out in European Planning Meeting in Yerevan and Smart Cities Conference in Thessaloniki. 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 with at least 1 month in advance!

We've partnered up with N26 because it can be highly beneficial for many AEGEEans.

In 2018 we are having EPM in Yerevan, and Agorae in Krakow and Istanbul, and most people will need to exchange money. Well, with N26, you don't have any fees for paying in a different currency, and it's exchanged at the best rate, you don't have any fees for signing up or for transferring money. Basically the bank with #nobullshit

We are launching together a special limited promotion for AEGEEan. If you make your new bank account, you will get 5€ for FREE!

What to do:
1.- Download the app from this link
2.- During the setup of the account, introduce the 5€ code that you get from: www.aegee.org/N26
3.- Once you set up your account, send at least 0,01€ to it, and you will automatically get the 5€!

The number of codes for this limited promotion is 200, so hurry up! Every AEGEEan can get only 1, and it's valid only for NEW accounts.

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