Eurodesk News February/March 2009
9-13 February 2009: 3rd European Union Sustainable Energy Week
Under the umbrella of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign, the EUSEW is Europe’s leading event on energy issues. The 3rd edition of EUSEW will take place in Brussels and in other cities across Europe.
This year’s events cover a range of issues, including: energy efficient housing and lighting, renewable energy solutions (e.g. biomass, solar, wave and wind energy), reductions of greenhouse emissions, and sustainable energy for transport.
Find out more: http://www.eusew.eu
10 February 2009: Safer Internet Day
The Safer Internet Day 2009 will take place in Luxembourg, and will be attended by Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media. It will focus on social networking, a phenomenon which has been quickly and widely adopted by young people in recent years.
On 10 February, the main social networking sites active in Europe will sign an agreement in which industry will commit itself to maximise the benefits of the internet while managing the potential risks to children and young people. On this day, the Commission will launch a Europe-wide communication campaign and unveil a video clip on cyber-bullying, one of the most frequent problems young people encounter on the internet.
European election 2009: it’s your choice!
This is a new "elections" part of the European parliament site. It has all the information you need to find out about the election in your country and across the EU.
You can find out about your MEPs and their work, take part in online debates and use the multimedia functions. The site also contains a section called "why vote?" which looks at some reasons to get involved in this election.
EU Debate 2009: a website dedicated to the European elections
This is the new website launched by cafebabel.com, covering the European Parliamentary elections.
On the basis of the existing community tools, this website will host and foster a truly transnational debate, offering a unique conversation platform and providing a high quality source of comment and analysis.
Europe through the eyes of youth
Official website of the campaign “Evropa mladýma ocima”, which supports the Czech presidency in the Council of the European Union in the youth field. From here it is possible to find information on the campaign and on events which will take place within it.
Furthermore there are polls focusing not only on the opinions on the Czech presidency but as well on the EU in general and on other information useful for young people.
http://evropamladymaocima.cz/youth-field
Looking for grants: Together, 50 years of rights and opportunities
Guide to international initiatives in the fields of education, culture, training, work and active citizenship, published by Bancadatigiovani (Youth database), a project run by the Youth association Informagiovani in Palermo and the social co-operative Argonauti.
http://www.together50years.eu
“Enlarge your vision” - The 2009 European Young Journalist Award is on!
The Commission's Directorate-General for Enlargement, in cooperation with the European Youth Press association and Café Babel, launched the 2009 European Young Journalist Award, a pan-European competition for young journalists.
The competition is open from the 1st of February until the 31st of May 2009. The topic of all applications for both categories must refer to the EU enlargement and/or the future vision of Europe.
Participants must be between 17 and 35 years old and they must come from an EU Member State, a candidate or a potential candidate country (Western Balkans and Turkey).
The 35 national winners of the 2009 European Young Journalist Award will be invited at the end of August/beginning of September 2009 to a cultural and historical trip to Berlin and will meet EU representatives, politicians, ambassadors and professional journalists.
For information on how to enter the competition, please visit:
http://www.eujournalist-award.eu
16–18 March 2009: Seminar on “New ways of youth participation –based on Information and Communication Technologies” European Youth Centre, Strasbourg (France)
The seminar aims to bring policy makers, youth researchers, youth organisations and young people together, to explore different ways of participation based on Information and Communication Technologies (“e-participation”) and to develop strategies on how they can be implemented in youth work practice, youth educational programmes, youth research and policy.
The course is open to active members of youth organisations, as well as young people not being part of youth organisations, youth researchers and policy makers, practising participation based on the use of Information and Communication Technologies. Participants should be between 18 and 30 years old.
Application deadline 13th February 2009
16th-20th of March 2009: Seminar on Youth Influence at Local Level, Jönköping (Sweden)
The aim of the seminar is to map the existing methods of youth participation at local/municipal level and to visualize a future scenario and priorities in the field of youth policy in Europe.
The seminar is open to project managers, trainers, young people, youth leaders, youth policy makers and youth workers from all Youth in Action programme countries.
Application deadline 15th February 2009
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