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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 to ship something but don't know the discount code for Eurosender? Just go to MyAEGEE and enjoy all the discounts that are for AEGEEans!

OPEN CALLS

Call for hosting local - Under Pressure Training for Trainers!

AEGEE-Europe is currently looking for a local to organise the Under Pressure Training for Trainers Event! Under Pressure is a methodology developed to help young people navigate the media landscape and counter disinformation. This event will be fully funded by the Erasmus+ grant for the organisers and participants, which gives the hosting local many opportunities to organise a spectacular event!

As hosting local, you will be responsible for the logistics of the event, such as the accommodation, venue, food and social programme. The content of the training will be provided by external trainers in cooperation with AEGEE-Europe.

The Under Pressure Training for Trainers Event is aimed to take place between the 21/05/2020 and 24/05/2020, but the dates are negotiable. The hosting local will be working closely with AEGEE-Europe and two other project partners for the organisation of the event.

Click here to find the application form!

Do not forget to apply until 13/03/2020!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Daniël Amesz, President of AEGEE-Europe ([log in to unmask]) and Marie-Céline Falisse, Project Officer at AEGEE-Europe ([log in to unmask]).

We are looking forward to your applications!

RTC Krakow - Open Call!

We are happy to invite you to the Regional Training Course in Kraków. During this event, you will have the opportunity to learn more about how to build and coordinate strong teams

Do you ever wonder...

  • How do I get people to join my antenna?
  • How to encourage someone to keep going?
  • How to cooperate with other people?

Don’t leave it over and come to the heart of southern Poland in April to strengthen your team spirit!

We’re waiting for your applications on MyAEGEE till the 4th of March 2020 at 23:59 CET.

You can find more information here!

AEGEE NEWS

GENDERS E-Learning Platform

Would you like to make your activities and structures more gender-friendly, but you are not sure how? Through the GENDERS e-learning platform, you can evaluate the level of gender-friendliness of your local through a self-assessment tool and follow a free online course on gender mainstreaming. This platform was developed by AEGEE-Europe together with Futuro Digitale, UNSA Spain and E-Romnja.

Click here to find the platform!

Survey on Mental Health in AEGEE

Policy Officer on Youth Development is planning to write a policy paper on Mental Health in volunteering and your input is highly needed. For this reason, please fill out the survey on the current state of the Mental Health and Wellbeing of AEGEE members. The survey is anonymous and all the information shared will be treated confidentially.

You can find the survey here!

If you have any questions on the policy paper or on the survey, feel free to contact [log in to unmask]!

Action Agenda Input

EPM Barcelona is over and at StC we all putting your work together!

If you want to give input for the new Action Agenda, between the 14th and the 22nd of March a series of opportunities to provide it will be available through AEGEEans and the various communication channels.

Stay tuned and keep shaping our Action Agenda 2020-2021!

If you already have input to give feel free to write an email at [log in to unmask]!

POLICY SPOTLIGHT

Civic Education News 

  • Finland was recently rated as Europe's most resistant nation to fake news due to their extensive media literacy, which is even taught in primary school. Read more here about Finland's best practice to tackle disinformation and fake news.

  • Recently, the European Commission released a new report about the progress made in developing and implementing policies fostering learning mobility. The majority of European Education systems are rated positively in regards to foreign language preparation and the recognition of learning outcomes through ECTS. However, many countries still need to improve their education system in regards to supporting the disadvantaged learners. France, Belgium and Finland scored particularly well while Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia have a significant need for further policy development. Read the complete Mobility Scoreboard Report here.

  • In a public hearing held by the European Economic and Social Committee, its members urged the EU "to adopt a much bolder stance on what it takes to make EU democracy resilient", following the increasing exposure of Europeans to fake news, poor quality journalism and social media content filtered to suit various commercial or political interests. They especially demanded to regulate social media, to develop media literacy and to support independent quality journalism. Read more here about the demands of the EESC.

Equal Rights News 

  • On the 14th of February, the 2020 edition of One Billion Rising took place. One Billion Rising is the biggest mass action to end violence against women (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid identities that are subject to gender-based violence) in human history. The campaign, which launched on Valentine’s Day 2012, began as a call to action based on the staggering statistic that 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. With the world population at 7 billion, this adds up to more than ONE BILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS. Check out here to see what happened this year!
     
  • In a report published on the 19th of February, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, calls on the Turkish authorities to restore judicial independence and stop the practice of targeting human rights defenders, lawyers and journalists and silencing them by using administrative and judicial actions. The report is based on the Commissioner’s visit to Turkey carried out in July 2019. Read more here.
     
  • On the 9th of February, voters in Switzerland gave a clear message to their government and Europe that they will not tolerate hate by voting to extend the current anti-racism legislation to cover protection based on sexual orientation. This will hopefully pave the way for marriage equality and gender recognition based on self-determination in the country. Read more here.
     
  • On January 22 High court judge and human rights advocate Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected Greece's first female president by parliament. Read more here.

Environmental Sustainability News 

  • The European Central Bank (ECB) was urged by the European Parliament to make climate change the center of attention for its review of the monetary policy strategy. Even though the resolution is not binding, it sets a landmark of what the ECB should take into account. Read more here.
     
  • The EU heads of states and governments are currently trying to reach an agreement on the next seven-year EU budget. As the European Green Deal’s idea is to allocate more budget to the topic of carbon neutrality, European lawmakers now have to decide how much money should be dedicated to it. The initial 20% of climate funding could go up to 27-30%. Read more here.
     
  • According to FIFA, the next World Championship should be carbon-neutral. Given the fact that the next World Cup takes place in Qatar where at least eight stadiums are built from scratch, it seems like an almost unmanageable task. Taking these adverse circumstances into account, FIFA published 22 sustainability-related objectives. One aspect is going to be the construction of the stadiums according to the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) which is a performance-based green building certification system. Read more here.
PARTNERSHIPS
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Check their website here and book accommodation with them through that link to get a special discount!  

AEGEE / European Students' Forum has signed another partnership! This time with A&O HOTELS and HOSTELS! a&o is the largest hostel chain in Europe. A new take on the famed accommodation has created a perfect environment for both short and long-term relocations for students and young professionals.  Stay with like-minded people as part of AEGEE’s membership, with a 10% discount on all our locations, including Europe’s top cities Amsterdam, Berlin & Venice. Contact us to get your discount code at  [log in to unmask] 

Are you a group bigger than 9 persons from AEGEE? Tell them that you are part of our organization and you will get great discounts! 

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.eu email!
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! 
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