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Press release

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Title: EMU project can only succeed with an objective and open campaign towards European citizens!

Sub:

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199801?OpenDocument

Issue: 199801

Released: 03.03.98

Responsible: Bart Neerscholten

Language: English

EMU project can only succeed with an objective and open campaign

towards European citizens!

Brussels, 3rd of March 1998

The young generation has spoken; according to their opinion, the EMU

runs the risk of failure if in the end the EMU and the Single

currency, the Euro, will not be accepted by the European citizens.

Student organisation AEGEE, with the support of the European

Commission, gave young persons the possibility to express their

thoughts, hopes and fears on this vital issue for Europe in an essay

contest. Monday the 2nd of March a qualified panel, among others

Graham Watson (MEP), Gnther Pauls (EC), Franck Biancheri

(Prometheus) and Jacky Davis (European Voice), selected the five best

essays.

The first price, 1000 ECU, is won by Justus Schoenlau, who took the

reader 50 years ahead and looked back. Its personal approach, the

originality and its 'catching' style of writing led to this decision

within the evaluation panel.

Gianluca Rezzano, second best, argues: "misinformed European citizens

are taking the risk of jumping into empty space by walking blindly

towards the Euro. In fact, instead of preparing a series of

information campaigns presenting the population with all the

advantages and, most importantly, all of the risks involved, all they

do is swamp the Union with brochures whose intellectual level is an

insult to whomever reads them".

Josep A. Xurigue, another winner, says: "The architects of the

process must make an effort in vanishing the doubts which could erode

the credibility and the complicity of the citizens in the Euro".

Around 41% of the essays were written as 'pro-EMU' and 34% were

'pro-EMU with a critical note'. The topics mostly discussed were: the

relation between the EMU and the future of the EU (49%), and the EMU

and its cultural, economical and social implications (all around

33%). The panel members were positively surprised by the average

quality of the essays and the awareness among young persons.

"But still, further and better information is needed. No technical

information, but more ideological reasons. EMU is seen as a catalyst,

but we don't know of what", panel member Franck Biancheri said,

President of Promotheus-Europe and founder of AEGEE.

If you would like to receive any further information on the essay

competition and its results, please don't hesitate to contact us.

See also: http://www.aegee.org/euro

[responsible: Bart Neerscholten, in co-operation with AEGEE-Europe]

Press release

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Title: AEGEE Summer Universities 1998 - Let's Europe Together!

Sub:

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199802?OpenDocument

Issue: 199802

Released: 10.03.98

Responsible: Dan Luca

Language: English

Ref.: AEGEE 2/98

Brussels, March 10, 1998

Let's Europe Together

AEGEE Summer Universities 1998

With more that 2 200 places at disposal, AEGEE organises this year

again its Summer University Project. AEGEE locals in more that 102

places in all Europe, from Las Palmas to St. Petersburg, will organise

fortnight courses for the fixed amount of 100 ECU.

Languages (English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Catalan, Galician,

Spanish, Greek) but also Culture Art and History, Ecomanagement, Gastronomy,

Music, Sport and Computers constitutes the topics of these courses. This once

again reflects AEGEE's traditional formula to acquaint Europeans to Europe.

To achieve a perfect European integration, AEGEE developed the

concept of Summer Universities, as a chief tool to attain this

difficult but fascinating target. A Summer University consists of an

event organised by AEGEE Antenna, lasting at least two weeks. Placing

students coming from all over Europe, encouraging the sharing of

different cultural patrimonies and, in particular, the development of

linguistic capabilities are the characteristic of every SU. This is

different concept from other summer stays: AEGEE's SU are organised by

students for students.

NOTE:

A list of the courses and the Summer Universities Booklet, with

the description of all the courses is at disposal at the AEGEE-Europe

office. Please contact us for more information.

responsible: Dan Luca

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Title: EU should abolish visas for Eastern European and Turkish students

Sub: Visas are a great obstacle to all-European student mobility

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199803?OpenDocument

Issue: 199803

Released: 16.03.98

Responsible: Markus Sch”nherr

Language: English

Ref.: AEGEE 3/98

Brussels, March 15, 1998

Visas are a great obstacle to all-European student mobility

EU should abolish visas for Eastern European and Turkish students

In the light of Enlargement of the European Union to Central Europe,

AEGEE demands that the visa requirements for the European Union be

lifted for students from Eastern European countries (like Romania and

the Ukraine) and Turkey. Says Dan Luca, Vice President of AEGEE-Europe

from Cluj-Napoca in Romania: "For Eastern European and Turkish

students, obtaining visas poses one of the greatest obstacles to

student mobility. They have to undergo a huge bureaucracy (and

corruption) to visit a conference or study for some time in the EU."

22% of the members of AEGEE are from Eastern Europe or Turkey and thus

need a visa to enter the European Union. This means that they have to

apply for visas to 61% of all AEGEE activities. AEGEE members have

researched the visa problems intensively for over two years now. Says

Markus Schonherr, Visa Responsible of AEGEE-Europe's Comite Directeur:

"The visa requirements affect those students in Europe, whose mobility

opportunities are anyway limited financially. We think that the

European Union countries try to sneak out of their responsibility to

tie the students in Eastern Europe and Turkey closer to the rest of

Europe. The EU seems to do everything to build up another Iron

Curtain, just a little further east this time."

With the European Union urging all the candidate countries for EU

membership in Central Europe to apply stricter border controls, this

might mean that Eastern European students will in the future need

visas even for countries to which they still can travel rather freely

(Poland just recently introduced a visa regime for neighbouring

Belorussians). Consequently, the situation threatens to become even

worse for them than it is already now.

responsible: Markus Sch”nherr & Dan Luca

Note: The AEGEE VisaBooklet, a Visa Report Romania and other materials

can be obtained from AEGEE-Europe's headoffice.

Press release

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Title: Maastricht accueillera l'Agora d'avril de l'association AEGEE

Sub: 1000 d l gu s venant de tout le r seau pr sents lors de l'Assembl e G n rale de Printemps

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199804?OpenDocument

Issue: 199804

Released: 23.03.98

Responsible: Marina Aubert

Language: French

R f.: AEGEE 4/98

Bruxelles, le 22 March 1998

Maastricht accueillera l'Agora d'avril de l'association AEGEE

1000 d l gu s venant de tout le r seau pr sents lors de l'Assembl e G n rale de Printemps

Qui seront les membres du prochain Comit Directeur europ en? Qui

sera le futur Pr sident des tudiants europ ens? Ce sont … ces

questions que vont r pondre les 1 000 d l gu s rassembl s lors de

l'Assembl e G n rale (Agora) qui aura lieu du 16 au 19 avril 1998 …

Maastricht (Hollande). Mais peu importe ceux qui seront lus ; nous,

tudiants, sommes ensemble pour vaincre barriŠres culturelles et

barriŠres financiŠres. Nous poursuivrons nos activit s dans nos 4

principaux champs d'action que sont : l'Education Europ enne,

l'Agrandissement de l'Union Europ enne, la Citoyennet Europ enne et

la Globalisation.

Les 9 tudiants de 8 nationalit s diff rentes (fran‡aise, allemande,

portugaise, grecque, turque, roumaine, hongroise, ukrainienne), qui

ont t lus lors de la derniŠre Assembl e G n rale biannuelle sont

all s vivre … Bruxelles pendant 6 mois afin de diriger le r seau

europ en d'AEGEE, pr sent dans 258 centres universitaires dans 42

pays.

"C'est en travaillant ensemble que nous pourrons comprendre les

autres peuples. Nous sommes tous d'accord sur ce que nous devons

accomplir, nous avons juste une fa‡on diff rente d'y arriver. Le

secret est de trouver un chemin entre Nord et Sud, Est et Ouest"

d clare l'Allemand, Markus Schonherr.

Marina Aubert, originaire de Toulouse (France) considŠre que "vivre

et travailler avec 8 nationalit s diff rentes (4appartenant … l'Union

Europ enne, et 4 hors Union), c'est apprendre chaque jour un peu plus

sur la chute du communisme en Europe Centrale et Orientale; c'est

comprendre les relations entre Grecs et Turcs; c'est voir qu'une

culture europ enne existe vraiment sur ce vieux continent, mme en

ayant eu des exp riences totalement diff rentes des retomb es de la

guerre. Une histoire plus ou moins commune et des valeurs d cid ment

diff rentes, ce sont en fait ces difficult s de communication et de

malentendus que nous devons surmonter chaque jour pour atteindre

notre but qu'est l'Int gration Europ enne."

"Pour moi, en tant que roumain, avoir t lu au Comit Directeur

d'AEGEE-Europe est un grand honneur, d'autant plus en ayant t nomm

Vice-Pr sident ; je suis convaincu que nous, tudiants, sommes

semblables, mme si nous ne sommes pas encore tous citoyens de

l'Union Europ enne" d clare Dan Luca, Vice-Pr sident d'AEGEE-Europe,

originaire de Cluj-Napoca (Roumanie).

Responsable: Marina Aubert et Dan Luca

Press release

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Title: AGORA in Maastricht elected new board

Sub:

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199805?OpenDocument

Issue: 199805

Released: 21.04.98

Responsible: Dan Luca

Language: English

Ref: AEGEE 5/98

During the last General Assembly of AEGEE held in Maastricht, 1140

participants from 42 countries shared their views on Europe

The new European Board is composed of eight nationalities.

For Immediate Release

Brussels, April 21, 1998

"Students' Mobility is the key of an effective building of Europe"

says H lŠne Berard, the new President of AEGEE-Europe.

The biannual General Assembly of the student organisation AEGEE was

held from April 16th till the 19th in Maastricht. 1140 delegates who

were present in representation of 258 cities from all over Europe,

have decided to be more actively involved in European students

mobility.

On Sunday afternoon came the results of the elections, always the

most waited part of the Agora. The results are a new Comit Directeur

(European board) composed of nine people of eight different

nationalities: H lŠne BERARD President (French, coming from AEGEE-Aix

en Provence); Stefan SEIDEL Treasurer (German, coming from

AEGEE-Augsburg); Stevan VUKOVIC, Secretary General (Yugoslavian,

coming from AEGEE-Beograd); Dan LUCA, Member (Romanian, coming from

AEGEE-Cluj Napoca); Carmen HILARIO, Member (Portuguese, coming from

AEGEE-Coimbra); Marina AUBERT, Member (French, coming from

AEGEE-Toulouse); Orsolya PETER Member (Hungarian, coming from

AEGEE-Veszpr m); Oleh KYRIYENKO, Member (Ukrainian, coming from

AEGEE-L'viv) and Egemen Metin TURAN, Member (Turkish, coming from

AEGEE-Ankara).

Among the strongest points the new European Board committed itself to

achieve, we can emphasis those addressed to strengthen the topics of

European education, Enlargement of the European Union, development of

the European Citizenship concept and Globalisation.

Responsible: Dan Luca and Quim Soucheiron

Press release

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Title: Students opinion on the Single Currency

Sub: First association to complete a European-wide information campaign on the EMU

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199806?OpenDocument

Issue: 199806

Released: 23.04.98

Responsible: Bart Neerscholten

Language: English

Ref: AEGEE 6/98

Students opinion on the Single Currency

The Pan-European students association, AEGEE, has been the first

association to complete a European-wide information campaign on the

EMU for students in Europe

Brussels, 23 April 1998

"The Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and even the European Union in

general runs the risk of failure if in the end the EMU and the Euro

will not be accepted and fostered among its citizens, especially

among young people. The Euro should and could be the first real

concrete symbol for European citizens since the creation of the

European Union. Currently, the golden opportunity to bring the EU

closer to its citizens might not be used appropriately as people are

not informed enough. Our essay competition and the questionnaire

showed this clearly. National governments do not provide sufficient,

correct and complete information on the EMU", says Bart Neerscholten,

Project Manager of "Europe and Euro".

The "Europe and Euro" Project was an information campaign on the EMU

and the Euro for young people in Europe. It aimed at creating

awareness among young people by providing objective information and

interactive discussions. The project consisted of an essay

competition, 19 conferences in 11 countries with over 2,000

participants and a questionnaire. All results are collected in a

results brochure. A copy of this results brochure can be obtained

from AEGEE-Europe.

During the private reception on the results of the project, hold on

the 23rd of April 1998, Mrs. Randzio-Plath, President of the

Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament,

underlined that young people should become a specific target group

concerning the EMU preparations. Currently this is not the case,

though young Europeans, educated today, are going to be the

decision-makers of tomorrow. Moreover, the Euro will become their

future currency and they will have to live longest with the Euro.

AEGEE concludes from the project and suggests:

ú To support and integrate, even further than nowadays, young people

in organising local and international events dealing with the Euro;

ú To train students in higher and secondary education to act as

multipliers in our society;

ú To spread complete and more ideological information through the

various media for the youth, such as the Internet, music television

and specific youth magazines.

Responsible: Bart Neerscholten

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Title: POLITIQUE DES VISAS: DES ETUDIANTS POUR LA LIBERTE DE MOUVEMENT

Sub: 17 centres universitaires roumains sur la voie de l'isolement

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199807?OpenDocument

Issue: 199807

Released: 29.04.98

Responsible: Marina Aubert

Language: French

Ref: 7/98

Bruxelles, le 28 avril 1998

POLITIQUE DES VISAS: DES ETUDIANTS POUR LA LIBERTE DE MOUVEMENT

17 centres universitaires roumains sur la voie de l'isolement

C'est avec surprise et inqui tude que l'AEGEE (Association des Etats

G n raux des Etudiants de l'Europe) a r cemment pris de connaissance

de la derniŠre d claration de M. Karl Schl”gel, ministre autrichien

des affaires int rieures, qui a demand que la Hongrie et la

R publique TchŠque introduisent des visas d'entr e pour les Roumains

voulant voyager dans leurs pays. Cette mesure serait en totale

contradiction avec le d sir d'int gration europ enne qui se manifeste

aujourd'hui dans tous les Etats du continent; elle serait aussi en

contradiction avec les d cisions adopt es par le Conseil de l'Europe …

Strasbourg les 12 et 13 d cembre 1997, concernant le lancement d'un

processus global d'int gration des 10 Etats d'Europe Centrale et

Orientale candidats pour entrer dans l'UE ; l'un d'eux tant la

Roumanie.

L'introduction de tels visas nuirait r ellement … la volont de

mobilit des citoyens et s'impose tel un acte de discrimination qui

pourrait affecter gravement la possibilit qu'ont les tudiants

europ ens d'entrer en contact direct les uns avec les autres. Cette

d claration est totalement injustifi e et vient en contradiction avec

toutes les d clarations des leaders politiques europ ens.

L'AEGEE s'est implant e en Roumanie dŠs 1990 et y possŠde aujourd'hui

un r seau de 17 filiales, lui-mme faisant parti du grand r seau

AEGEE.

L'Association des Etats G n raux des Etudiants de l'Europe (AEGEE) est

une association la que, sans lien avec aucun parti politique, sans

aucun but lucratif et financiŠrement ind pendante. Elle a t fond e …

Paris en 1985 o— elle a notamment jou un r“le pr pond rant dans le

lancement du programme Erasmus grce une intervention auprŠs du

Pr sident fran‡ais de l' poque, Fran‡ois MITTERRAND en mars 1987.

Aujourd'hui, elle rassemble 20 000 membres dans 258 antennes,

r parties sur tout le continent europ en, dans 42 pays. Elle ne

considŠre pas le niveau national, mais est organis e au niveau local

et au niveau europ en. Ce grand r seau est principalement coordonn

par son Comit Directeur europ en. Celui-ci est actuellement compos

d'une quipe de 9 personnes pr sid e par la Fran‡aise H lŠne B rard,

o— l'on peut y retrouver 8 nationalit s diff rentes.

Responsable : Marina Aubert et Dan Luca

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Title: European Students get prepared towards the XXIst century

Sub: AEGEE and the Congress of Europe

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199808?OpenDocument

Issue: 199808

Released: 05.05.98

Responsible: Dan Luca

Language: English

Ref: AEGEE 8/98

AEGEE and the Congress of Europe

European Students get prepared towards the XXIst century

Brussels, May 5, 1998

This Congress of Europe is a symbol for the European students who are

also AEGEE members. Through preparing Europe of the XXIst century, the

students of today will be the ones benefiting from what will be built

during this week-end.

During this European event which will take place from the 8th until

the 10th of May 1998 in The Hague, AEGEE is going to be present with

130 delegates, selected among its 20.000 members coming from 42

countries. H lŠne BERARD, President of AEGEE-Europe, has been

officially invited to be a panelist in the workshop called

"Multicultural dimension", while David STULIK, Former Vice-President

of AEGEE-Europe, and elected in 1997 "Young European of the Year" by

"The European", will speak during a scheduled intervention in the

Workshop dealing with Citizenship. "This proves the seriousness of

this student movement who wish to build the Europe of the XXIst

century", declared Dan Luca, actual Vice-President of AEGEE-Europe.

Co-operation between the European Movement and AEGEE is also going on

as we are organising together the One European Night, a party which

will be broadcast through satellite in the majority of Universities on

the 9th of May. "The AEGEE experience already exists for 13 years as

AEGEE was founded in Paris in 1985, and it allows us to organise

conferences, seminars, infodays, European concerts and European

cinemas, in our whole network, all dedicated to the Day of Europe "

declared Silvia Kiraly - Project Manager "Day of Europe".

Together for one day, no matter if we are hundreds or thousands

kilometres away. Our common ideal is a Europe for all.

Responsible: Dan Luca and Marina Aubert

Press release

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Title: AEGEE et "R inventer l'Europe"

Sub: Les tudiants europ ens pr parent 2020

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199809?OpenDocument

Issue: 199809

Released: 24.05.98

Responsible: Dan Luca

Language: English, French

Ref: AEGEE 9/98

AEGEE et "R inventer l'Europe"

Les tudiants europ ens pr parent 2020

Bruxelles, 24 Mai 1998

L'ann e 2020 est un nouveau repŠre pour nous, les tudiants europ ens, membres de l'Association des Etats G n raux des Etudiants de l'Europe (AEGEE). Ce sera le moment pour nous, les tudiants d'aujourd'hui, de prendre les d cisions importantes influen‡ant la vie de nos cong nŠres. Le "Projet Europe 2020" est une initiative n cessaire dans une Europe o— les r els problŠmes des citoyens sont souvent oubli s. L'id e de PROMETHEUS-Europe d'organiser la conf rence "R inventer l'Europe", les 29 et 30 mai 1998 … AthŠnes, est l'occasion id ale de discuter directement de d mocratie europ enne, de s curit interne, de compatibilit conomique ainsi que d'exp rience europ enne.

L'AEGEE sera pr sente dans la capitale grecque avec une d l gation conduite par St lios Mystakidis, et form e de membres de l'AEGEE s lectionn s parmi les 20 000 membres des 42 pays dans lequels elle est pr sente.

"Nous sommes conscients que les jeunes doivent s'impliquer activement dans l'actuelle construction europ enne. Nous ne pouvons pas rester indiff rents aux d cisions prises … l'heure actuelle, parce que, dans 10-20 ans, il sera trop tard pour corriger les erreurs. C'est maintenant qu'il faut voir o— nous devons aider et concentrer tous nos efforts afin de cr er durablement. L'exp rience des 13 ans de l'AEGEE permet de les aborder globalement, et dans tous les domaines. L'Europe de demain est une priorit pour nous" d clare Dan Luca, vice-pr sident d'AEGEE-Europe.

"L'AEGEE, telle un laboratoire de la construction europ enne, amŠnera les r sultats de ses r flexions et de ses exp riences lors de cette rencontre. C'est un des exemples de nos efforts de tous les jours, pour la construction d'une Europe unie dans tous les domaines. Et c'est dans cette optique que nous voulons impliquer les jeunes europ ens" ajoute Marina Aubert, Directrice des Ressources Humaines.

Responsable: Dan Luca et Marina Aubert

AEGEE and "Reinventing Europe"

European Students Prepare Year 2020

Brussels, May 30, 1998

The year 2020 is a new reference mark for us, European students who are members of the Association des Etats G n raux des Etudiants de l'Europe (AEGEE). It will be time for us, Students of today, to take important decisions that will influence everybody's life. "Project Europe 2020" is a necessary initiative in a Europe where real citizens' problems are often forgotten. PROMETHEUS-Europe's idea to organise the "Reinventing Europe" conference, on May 29th and 30th 1998 in Athina, is the ideal occasion to directly discuss upon European democracy, internal security, economical compatibility and European experience.

AEGEE will be present in the Greek capital with a delegation led by par St lios Mystakidis, and constituted of selected AEGEE members among its 20 000 members coming from the 42 countries where AEGEE is implemented.

"We are conscious that youth has to get actively involved in the running European building. We cannot keep indifferent to nowadays taken decisions, because, in 10-20 years, it will be too late to correct mistakes. We have to help right now, and to canalise our efforts in order to durably build. The 13-years-old AEGEE experience permits to globally approach them, in all fields. Europe of tomorrow is a priority for us" declare Dan Luca, vice-president of AEGEE-Europe.

"AEGEE, such as a laboratory for European construction, will bring results of its brainstorms and experiences to this meeting. It is one of the examples of our daily efforts, for building a united Europe in all fields. And we want to involve young Europeans that way" adds Marina Aubert, Human Resources Director.

Responsible: Dan Luca and Marina Aubert

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Title: AEGEE 'Vers l'Universit Europ enne'

Sub: AEGEE soutient l'appel des 4 Ministres aux autres pays de l'Union

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199810?OpenDocument

Issue: 199810

Released: 27.05.98

Responsible: Dan Luca

Language: French

Ref: AEGEE 10/98

AEGEE "Vers l'Universit Europ enne"

AEGEE soutient l'appel des 4 Ministres aux autres pays de l'Union

Bruxelles, 27 Mai 1998

AEGEE salue l'initiative prise par les quatres Ministres de l'Education fran‡ais, anglais, allemand et italien qui se sont rencontr s lors du Colloque international qui s'est tenu … Paris les 24 et 25 Mai derniers afin de c l brer les 800 ans de la Sorbonne.

"Enfin, aprŠs plus de 10 ans d'existence du programme SOCRATES, les gouvernements de 4 des plus grands pays europ ens se d clarent ouvertement en faveur de la mobilit europ enne. C' tait une grande joie de voir que les conclusions qu'AEGEE avait tir es de son projet "SOCRATES Action Day", organis en novembre dernier, ont t prises en compte. Cette d claration commune va tout … fait dans le sens de nos espoirs et de nos revendications" d clare H lŠne Berard, pr sidente d'AEGEE Europe, qui rentre juste de Paris o— elle tait une des rares repr sentante du monde tudiant.

En effet, la mobilit physique, non seulement des tudiants mais aussi des professeurs avait t identifi e comme un point crucial de la cr ation d'une citoyennet europ enne.

De mme, la reconnaissance des acquis qui a t encourag e au cours des discussions qui se sont tenues dans les amphith atres de la Sorbonne est un point important. Cela est vrai non seulement pour la p r nit de l'apprentissage tout au long de la vie mais aussi dans le but d'obtenir une meilleure ad quation entre les besoins des entreprises et les savoirs (savoir, savoir faire, savoir tre) acquis par les tudiants … la sortie de l'universit .

Cependant, s'il est une ombre … ce tableau, c'est bien le fait que jamais, durant ce congrŠs, il n'a t fait mention de l'importance de la reconnaissance des acquis li s … des exp riences associatives. La participation des jeunes dans la soci t civile en serait trŠs favoris e, tant en terme de qualit que de capacit de travail et d'action. En effet, tre membre d'AEGEE, au sein d'une quipe multiculturelle, est un environnement parfait pour d velopper ses capacit s de communications, de travail en groupe et d'adaptabilit .

Responsible : Dan Luca

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Title: Students aren't clients

Sub: They are partners for the development of Higher Education on the 21st Century

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199811?OpenDocument

Issue: 199811

Released: 04.06.98

Responsible: Carmen Hilario

Language: English

Ref: AEGEE 11/98

Brussels, June 4, 1998

Students aren't clients

They are partners for the development of Higher Education on the 21st Century

Students aren't clients, they have to be considered legitimate partners

of the development of Higher Education for the 21st Century. This is the

main idea AEGEE proposed with the support of other Student organisations

present at the 6th UNESCO NGO consultation on Higher Education, which

took place in Paris between the 28th and the 29th of May.

AEGEE clearly supports the idea that "Higher Education cannot be based

on loans for students "as Mr. Federico Mayor, General Secretary of

UNESCO, stated on the opening of this meeting.

Carmen Hil_rio, vice-president of AEGEE-Europe stated that "If the

Universities of the 21st century want to give birth to a new generation

of self-employed entrepreneurs and job creators, they have to develop a

policy of harmonisation with the world of work, helped by the

Governments. The access to Higher Education Institutions has to be

equally accessible to ALL and we mustn't forget that the mission of

Higher Education Institutions is to educate and not just to train."

Alexandra Siniscalco, AEGEE's liaison officer for UNESCO, mentioned that

"AEGEE as an European Students association thinks that equity of access

can only be achieved if we are able to develop structures that enable us

to give both financial and social support to the world student

community."

In October, in Paris, during a panel concentrated on the students vision

and that will gather the whole academic world, the UNESCO World

Declaration on Higher Education for the 21st century, will be presented.

Responsible: Carmen Hilario and Dan Luca

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Title: Regions, Nations, Europe - Perspectives for the Balkans

Sub: AEGEE and Yugoslavia

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199812?OpenDocument

Issue: 199812

Released: 21.06.98

Responsible: Dan Luca

Language: English

Ref: AEGEE 12/98

AEGEE and Yugoslavia

Regions, Nations, Europe - Perspectives for the Balkans

Brussels, June 21, 1998

"How do young people, especially students, see their current and future

situation, especially regarding the relations with Europe, social

development within their country, their regular daily life and the

relations with the other new states in the former Yugoslavia?" - was the

main question of the "Case study Trip to Former Yugoslavia", conducted

by Association des Etats G n raux des Etudiants de l'Europe (AEGEE). The

result book, that came out of print, offers very valuable data for

clarifying the background of the last year's students' protest in FRY

and other student initiatives in the region.

However, that result book is only one of the outcomes of that Case Study

Trip. Within the period of time of one and a half year three AEGEE

locals were officially founded in FRY, gathering hundreds of young

people on the projects devoted to democratisation of the region,

improvement of the media situation and of the educational systems, and

investigation of the position of national minorities.

Commenting on the last conference organised by an AEGEE local in that

region, held under the title "National Minorities in Vojvodina", Dan

Luca, vice-president of AEGEE Europe, declares that: "The rights of the

minorities should be recognised and respected in every state, but in the

frame of the sovereignty and independent status recognised by UN."

AEGEE events to come in the following period in FRY are a two-week

Summer University in Belgrade, under the title: "Regions, Nations,

Europe - Perspectives for the Balkans" (in July), and one of the two

main AEGEE statutory meetings - Presidents' Meeting in Novi Sad (next

April).

Responsible: Dan Luca

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Title: Visa policy: Students for Freedom of Movement

Sub: Cooperation between Ukrainian and Polish students endangered

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199813?OpenDocument

Issue: 199813

Released: 28.06.98

Responsible: Oleh Kyrienko, Markus Sch”nherr

Language: English, German

Ref: AEGEE 13/98

Visa policy: Students for Freedom of Movement

Cooperation between Ukrainian and Polish students endangered

Brussels, June 29, 1998

It was with great concern that the decision of Polish government to

introduce visas for Ukrainian citizens was met in AEGEE (Association des

Etats G n raux des Etudiants de l'Europe) on the 24th June 1998. This

decision has been taken by government of Poland even though earlier this

year Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek said that Poland wants to

preserve the visa-free travel for Ukrainians and would ask the European

Commission to accept this in order "to help Poland and Ukraine for both

political and economic reasons."

"Apparently Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary as first-wave candidates

for joining the European Union are being pushed by the European

Commission to make border-controls more strict" - says John Stienen,

member of AEGEE-Eindhoven. Hans van den Broek, European Commissioner,

said at a press conference in Warsaw in February this year the

tightening of Poland's eastern border is a "difficult measure but we

stand behind the decision of the Polish government."

Introduction of visas will seriously harm activities of AEGEE in both

Ukraine (where there are 11 divisions of association) and Poland (with

13 divisions).

AEGEE is the biggest interdisciplinary student association present in

258 cities in 42 European countries with over 20000 members all over

Europe. AEGEE doesn't have a national level - only European and local.

This big network is coordinated by the Comit Directeur (European

Board), which consists of 9 persons. Today the President of AEGEE is

H lŠne B rard and there are 8 nationalities represented in Comit

Directeur.

Responsibles: Dan Luca and Oleh Kyriyenko

Ref: AEGEE 13/98

Polen in EU - Visa fuer Ukrainer

Visapolitik: Studenten fr Reisefreiheit

Zusammenarbeit zwischen ukrainischen und polnischen Studenten gef„hrdet

Brssel, 29. Juni 1998

Mit grosser Besorgnis wurde die Entscheidung der polnischen

Regierung, Visa fuer ukrainische Staatsbuerger einzufhren, bei AEGEE

(Association des Etats G n raux des Etudiants de l'Europe)

aufgenommen. Diesen Beschluss fasste die Regierung Polens am 24. Juni,

obwohl der polnische Aussenminister Bronislaw Geremek vor wenigen

Monaten betont hatte, Polen wolle den visafreien Reiseverkehr fr

Ukrainer beibehalten, und die Europ„ische Union um eine

Ausnahmegenehmigung diesbezglich bitten, um "sowohl Polen als auch

der Ukraine aus wirtschaftlichen und politischen Gruenden zu helfen".

"Offensichtlich werden Polen, Tschechien und Ungarn als

EU-Beitrittskandidaten der ersten Welle von der EU-Kommission

gedr„ngt, strengere Grenzkontrollen durchzufhren," konstatiert John

Stienen von AEGEE-Eindhoven, "Visaexperte" von AEGEE.

Hans van den Broek, EU-Kommissar, hatte auf einer Pressekonfrenz in

Warschau im Februar gesagt, die Abriegelung der polnischen Ostgrenze

sei "eine schwierige Massnahme, aber wir stehen hinter der

Entscheidung der polnischen Regierung".

Die Einfhrung von Visa wird die Aktivit„ten von AEGEE ernsthaft

beeintr„chtigen, sowohl in der Ukraine (wo es 11 Lokalgruppen von

AEGEE gibt) als auch in Polen (mit 13 Lokalgruppen).

AEGEE ist die gr”sste fachbergreifende Studentenorganisation Europas,

mit Lokalgruppen in 258 St„dten in 42 L„ndern und ber 20.000

Mitgliedern in ganz Europa. AEGEE hat keine nationale

Organisationsebene - nur eine europ„ische und eine lokale. Dieses

grosse Netzwerk wird vom Comit Directeur (Europ„ischer Vorstand)

koordiniert, der aus neun Personen aus derzeit acht Laendern besteht.

Derzeitige Pr„sidentin ist H lŠne Berard aus Aix-en-Provence.

Verantwortlich: Dan Luca und Oleh Kyriyenko (Comit Directeur)

šbersetzung: Markus Sch”nherr (Ost-West Arbeitsgruppe von AEGEE)

Fr Rckfragen:

AEGEE-Europe, Brssel, Telefon +32-2-736-6466, Fax 736-7354

Markus Sch”nherr, Innsbruck, Telefon und Fax: +43-512-584-593

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Title: Delegates of AEGEE meet in Cagliari

Sub: 600 students from 42 countries discuss about their future

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199814?OpenDocument

Issue: 199814

Released: 17.08.98

Responsible: Stefan Seidel

Language: English

Brussels, 17 August 1998

Ref: AEGEE 14/98

Delegates of AEGEE meet in Cagliari

600 students from 42 countries discuss about their future

Representatives from several hundred universities take part at the

statutory meeting of AEGEE, Europe's interdisciplinary students'

organisation. Situated on Sardinia, Italy, from 4th - 6th of September,

they discuss projects and strategies, articulate common positions and

prepare future actions. One of the main topics is the active involvement

in SOCRATES, the education program of the European Commission.

It is the first time for 9 years that one of the annual events of AEGEE is

organised in Italy. Up to 600 board members from Aalborg to Zaragoza are

expected to come to this Presidents' Meeting. _It's a good opportunity to

experience the variety of Europe.", says Dan Luca, Vice-President of AEGEE

Europe. _With the choice of Cagliari to host this event we would like our

members to understand the symbiosis of rich industrial centres and

agricultural regions in Europe."

For three days the participants attend workshops and exchange

international views on different topics. Education and the situation of

students in their own countries are major concerns. Especially the launch

of _SOCRATES II" by the European Commission in 2000, when the support of

students will be redirected, is discussed in Cagliari. _AEGEE takes the

lead to propose the other European students' association to be involved in

the development of SOCRATES", states Orsolya Peter, the Education

Responsible of AEGEE -Europe, after consultations with Mr. D. Lenarduzzi,

Director of SOCRATES at DG XXII, Department of Education and Youth.

Open to countries like Russia, Estonia and Turkey, AEGEE already

combines a group of young people which extends by far the present state of

the political European Union. Once more, this regular assembly collects

the opinion of students of all fields of study from 42 countries

throughout Europe to speak with one voice and to articulate their

interests.

More information are available on request. Please visit our homepage:

http://www.aegee.org

Responsible:Stefan Seidel

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Title: Building a Social Europe: an Issue for European Students

Sub: Conference on "Development and Globalisation of SMEs" in Treviso

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199815?OpenDocument

Issue: 199815

Released: 22.08.98

Responsible: Orsolya Peter

Language: English

Brussels, 22 August 1998

Ref: AEGEE 15/98

Building a Social Europe: an Issue for European Students

Conference on "Development and Globalisation of SMEs" in Treviso

After the successful conferences in Amsterdam "How Safe is Fortress

Europe?" (April 1998), and in Enschede "Quest for Competence towards a

Knowledge Society" (May 1998), the recent conference coming up in AEGEE

within the "Building a Social Europe" (BASE) project is "Development and

Globalisation of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises" in Treviso, Italy

between 30th August and 3rd September 1998.

"The conference will try to focus on all the problems related to the

link between universities and the job market. The participation of the

Minister of Labour of Italy, Mr. Tiziano Treu, is already a proof of the

high quality of the conference" said Matteo Luisi, president of

AEGEE-Treviso.

"In Europe today, social issues have been put on the top of nearly each

agenda in the different EU countries. Still the social dimension of our

continent is far from being developed. That is why we decided to engage

the whole network of AEGEE in a big project on social issues. Students

have to speak up and discuss about the future they want" declared

Orsolya Peter, Project Manager of AEGEE-Europe.

For more than one decade AEGEE has been building bridges across Europe.

Beyond we will continue to guarantee a successful development and

improvement of our society. This is our aim. This is what we students of

Europe want. Among the objectives of the Union we now find the

strengthening of the economic and social cohesion and as well that the

Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for

human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.

The project BASE will give young people all over Europe the change to

build some stones in the construction of the European house which should

be based on a social fundament. In a profound discussion AEGEE intends

to compare the different social structures in order to contribute to

their improvement. In the process of further unification it is even more

important to highlight issues in society like unemployment or equal

chances.

More information is available on request. Please visit our homepage:

http://www.aegee.org

Responsible: Orsolya Peter and Dan Luca

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Title: Transylvania: Model of a Multicultural Society

Sub: The Romanian-Hungarian relationship in students' attention

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199816?OpenDocument

Issue: 199816

Released: 26.08.98

Responsible: Dan Luca

Language: English

Ref: AEGEE 16/98

Transylvania: Model of a Multicultural Society

The Romanian-Hungarian relationship in students' attention

For 2 weeks, 16 students from 8 European countries, took part in a Case

Study Trip in Transylvania, a region of Romania, event organised by

AEGEE (European Students' Association). A model of good living between

Romanians, Hungarians, Germans but also other minorities, Transylvania

could be a model in a world full of interethnic conflicts. Our happiness

is obvious when the European students get in contact with this reality,

having meetings with the people from the Romanian institutions, the

leaders of minorities and the representative of the churches in this

region.

"It was a great experience for us and we would like to thank to AEGEE

locals from Cluj-Napoca, Alba-Iulia, Sibiu, Brasov and Baia-Mare for

their co-operation in organising this event. The Romanian students know

how important is to cooperage with the students from other countries for

building together a Europe for all" declared Ralph Boelke, the

Co-ordinator of Case Study Transylvania (CST) project.

But this Case Study is only a part of the project that has as objective

the study of the people relationship in this region. "By organising, in

Cluj-Napoca, the heart of Transylvania, the conference called 'The

Romanian-Hungarian Relationship in 2020' which is the main part of our

project and also having among us the representatives of the Romanian and

Hungarian Presidency, we will emphasise the importance of the event"

concluded Oana Mailatescu, the president of AEGEE-Cluj-Napoca.

"We thought of year 2020, as being a year of reference for us, the

European students, because at that time, the nowadays students will see

the consequences of the decisions that are now being taken by

politicians. We can't ignore what's about with our future and also we

have to take part while contemporary history is written. The High

Patronage of Mr. Hans van den Broek, European Commissioner, encouraged

us, but also made us treating the subject we choose, as serious as

possible", mentioned Dan Luca, the vice-president of AEGEE-Europe.

Orsolya Peter, the European projects responsible of AEGEE-Europe

declared "Choosing "Babes-Bolyai University" from Cluj-Napoca as place

to present the CST final results has a symbolic value and having special

guests from Brussels get us motivated". At this conference, the

representatives of the Romanian and Hungarian Presidency, both the

Romanian and Hungarian ministers of education have already showed their

interest in the event. Also personalities from Brussels as Mr. Erick

Remacle, the Director of the European Institute and Mr. Franck

Biancheri, the founder of AEGEE in 1985, will take part.

More information is available on request. Please visit our homepage:

http://www.aegee.org/

Responsible: Oana Mailatescu and Dan Luca

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Title: The European Students' Association: Involvement in SOCRATES Programme

Sub: AEGEE Press Conference in International Press Club

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199817?OpenDocument

Issue: 199817

Released: 14.09.98

Responsible: Dan Luca

Language: English

Ref: AEGEE 17/98

Brussels, 14 September 1998

The European Students' Association: Involvement in SOCRATES Programme

AEGEE Press Conference in International Press Club

Between the 4th-6th of September 1998 the Statutory Meeting of AEGEE,

Europe's biggest interdisciplinary student organisation took place in

Cagliari, Italy, where more than 100 European University representatives

were debating about the future of the new SOCRATES programme.

Presenting the results of the common opinion of these student

representatives will be the European Press Conference in Brussels, in

the International Press Club (Boulevard Charlemagne 1-B.33, 1041

Brussels), on the 24th of September 1998, at 11am.

"Strong co-operation was also set up with the Ministries of Education in

Europe, who declared their support towards AEGEE when organising the

Socrates Action Day 1998, in order to discuss and promote the new

SOCRATES Programme of the European Commission", stated H lŠne BERARD,

President of AEGEE-Europe.

AEGEE-Europe organised several workshops and involved the participation

of the plenary session of the Presidents' Meeting thus being able to

exchange international views on different topics. Since the new SOCRATES

programme is going to be implemented on year 2000, 1999 is the crucial

information year for advertising and involving more partners of higher

education. "Taking this opportunity AEGEE would like to take a key role

amongst European students in this action", is the opinion of Orsolya

PETER, Education Responsible of AEGEE-Europe.

Responsible: Dan Luca

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Title: The future of the higher education: student's vision

Sub: AEGEE and UNESCO

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199818?OpenDocument

Issue: 199818

Released: 20.09.98

Responsible: Orsolya Peter

Language: English

Brussels, 20 September 1998

Ref: AEGEE 18/98

AEGEE and UNESCO

The future of the higher education: student's vision

On the occasion of the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education due to

take place in Paris from 5 until 9 of October 1998, AEGEE is publishing

its vision of Higher Education.

The official presentation of the book, named "The future of higher

education: a student's vision" will take place in Udine, Italy on

October 3rd. The book will then be taken to Paris where it will be

distributed at the World Conference.

"The interest and the consistent support of Udine's City hall in helping

us to print this book has been highly appreciated" says Alessia

Pastorutti, Italian member of the AEGEE-UNESCO team.

A cultural week will also be organised, between October 1st and 5th to

promote the Cultural patrimony of the region of Udine, particular

attention will be given to preservation of Cultural Heritage.

Working regularly with UNESCO for more than 3 years, AEGEE possess a

consultative status towards this institution and will have a

representative at the Regional panel during the World Conference.

Responsible: Dan Luca and Orsolya Peter

More information is available on request. Please visit our homepage:

http://www.aegee.org/

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Title: AEGEE agrees with the EU's emphasis on Life Long Learning (LLL) but questions efficiency

Sub: Reaction to the European Commission's proposal in the field of education "SOCRATES"

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199819?OpenDocument

Issue: 199819

Released: 24.09.98

Responsible: H lŠne Berard

Language: English

Brussels, 24 September 1998

Ref: AEGEE 19/98

Reaction to the European Commission's proposal in the field of education "SOCRATES"

AEGEE agrees with the EU's emphasis on Life Long Learning (LLL) but questions efficiency

AEGEE consider LLL as the key for education matters in the future. With an

ever changing work environment, it will in fact be necessary for everyone

to rehearse and renew his skills and knowledge in order to be permanently

adapted to the requirements of the job market.

Therefore, the education system has to be adapted so that anyone, at any

education level and at any age, can get access and gain new knowledge.

The formal education system will have to be reformed but AEGEE considers

it the main responsibility of each Member State, in co-ordination with

the formal education actors and companies, to work on the content. The

European Commission's main responsibility is to create an efficient and

coherent structure framing these new relations between formal education

systems, companies and itself in order to achieve its 3 development

aims:

1. Knowledge

2. Citizenship

3. Employability

In the frame of these 3 directions, AEGEE would like to make some

comments on the proposal presented by the Commission to the Parliament

and the Council.

Emphasis should be put on the promotion of language and cultural

skills. Indeed, by acquiring foreign languages, each person will have an

easier access to all information displayed through various means

(multimedia and Internet being the most appropriate ones). It is a

crucial step in the direction of the building of a real European

Dimension into the education process as it gives access to a much

broader scale of direct information.

A clear and strong link between education systems and companies must

be forseen. It is crucial that this link should be a priority in the

Commission proposal. In today's context, it would be inappropriate to

present a educational program where these relations are not strongly

encouraged and organized. As one of the main aim of the SOCRATES program

is to develop employability, this link is of crucial importance. As

such, the creation of another information network (EKC) parallel to

those already existing (EIC network) seems to be a mistake as it creates

another barrier between students (or any other person interested in

getting educated) and companies. Unless it clearly brings an absolute

specificity, the EKC network should rather be inserted into the EIC one.

Student representatives must be involved in the decision and

information process. As being the most directly concerned by the quality

and relevance of education, students should be consulted on a permanent

basis.

A coherent administrative process must be prepared. We welcome the

decentralization but we are concerned by its efficiency. We are

concerned by the fact that till now, the National Structures (SOCRATES

National Agencies for example) did not have enough resources to carry on

an efficient work. We would like the Commission to ensure that the

efficiency and quality of the administrative process will be reached

through this decentralization. More details about the concept of the

"integrated Management Structure" are eagerly expected. We also wish

that this greater decentralization will not limit the access to this

program for European association.

AEGEE appreciates the emphasis put by the Commission on the need for a

better information about, and evaluation of, the SOCRATES program.

Nevertheless, we hope that the creation of the Committee (composed of

Member States representatives) will not harm the independence of the

Commission in its decision process.

In the frame of the Grundtvig Action, AEGEE regrets that the target

group is limited only to employees or persons having left the education

system without a sufficient achievement. As a matter of fact, LLL is

aimed at ANY person willing to acquire new knowledge and shouldn't be

reduced. Furthermore, the program should insist on creating tools to

recognize the acquisition of knowledge through experience in NGO

management

Financial Impact. The grant awarded per month to ERASMUS students is

still far insufficient to prevent the creation of an elitist selection

process. As well the general budget awarded to GRUNDTVIG is far too

insufficient in relation with the target group which has to be reached.

Responsible: H lŠne BERARD - President of AEGEE-Europe

More information is available on request. Please visit our homepage:

http://www.aegee.org/

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Title: Building a Social Europe: an Issue for European Students

Sub: Conference on "Surviving the 21st Century - Chances for a Sustainable Society?" in Heildelberg

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199820?OpenDocument

Issue: 199820

Released: 27.09.98

Responsible: Sebastian Klsener

Language: English

Brussels, 27 September 1998

Ref: AEGEE 20/98

Building a Social Europe: an Issue for European Students

Conference on "Surviving the 21st Century - Chances for a Sustainable Society?" in Heildelberg

After the successful AEGEE conferences in Amsterdam, Enschede and

Treviso the recent conference coming up within the "Building a Social

Europe" (BASE) project is in Heidelberg "Surviving the 21st Century -

Chances for a Sustainable Society?" between 29th October and 1st November

1998.

"Interested people will be offered an insight into the diversity of

sustainability and a forum for discussions with other young Europeans,

scientists, politicians and managers. Among others lectures will be held

by Ernst-Ulrich von Weizs„cker, Wuppertal-Institut, Gebhard Kirchg„ssner,

Hochschule St. Gallen and Domenico Siniscalco, Fondazione ENI Enrico

Mattei" said Roland Jesseit, president of AEGEE Heidelberg.

Topics to be covered by lectures include the use of energy, consumer

behavior, mobility and ecological management concepts. Complementary

workshops will critically evaluate our own conduct to achieve a more

sustainable style of living, resulting in a checklist for our every-day

actions and a concept for a sustainable university based on the

Copernicus-Charta.

"In Europe today, social issues have been put on the top of nearly each

agenda in the different EU countries. Still the social dimension of our

continent is far from being developed. That is why we decided to engage

the whole network of AEGEE in a big project on social issues. Students

have to speak up and discuss about the future they want" declared Orsolya

Peter, Project Manager of AEGEE-Europe.

Dan Luca, vice-president of AEGEE-Europe declares that: "For more than one

decade AEGEE has been building bridges across Europe. Beyond we will

continue to guarantee a successful development and improvement of our

society. This is our aim. This is what we students of Europe want. Among

the objectives of the Union we now find the strengthening of the economic

and social cohesion and as well that the Union is founded on the

principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental

freedoms and the rule of law."

The project BASE will give young people all over Europe the chance to

build some stones in the construction of the European house which should

be based on a social fundament. In a profound discussion AEGEE intends to

compare the different social structures in order to contribute to their

improvement. In the process of further unification it is even more

important to highlight issues in society like unemployment or equal

chances.

More information is available on request. Please visit our homepage:

http://www.aegee.org/

The congress pages: http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~dl1/base/

Responsible: Sebastian Klsener and Dan Luca

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Title: Hamburg will host the next General Assembly of AEGEE

Sub: 800 students from 42 different countries will decide about their future

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199821?OpenDocument

Issue: 199821

Released: 01.10.98

Responsible: Dan Luca

Language: English

Brussels, 1 October 1998

Ref: AEGEE 21/98

Hamburg will host the next General Assembly of AEGEE

800 students from 42 different countries will decide about their future

Representatives from several hundred universities will take part at the

general assembly of AEGEE, Europe's interdisciplinary students'

organization. Located in Hamburg, Germany, from 22nd till 25th of

October, they will discuss projects and strategies, articulate common

positions and prepare future actions. One of the main topics is the

active involvement in SOCRATES, the education program of the European

Commission.

During four days the participants will attend workshops and exchange

international views on different topics. Education and the situation of

students in there own countries are major concerns. "AEGEE took the lead

to propose the other European student's association to be involved in

the development of SOCRATES", states H lŠne BERARD, the President of

AEGEE Europe, coming from consultations with Mr. D. Lenarduzzi, Director

of SOCRATES at DG XXII, Department of Education and Youth and Mrs Doris

Pack, Member of European Parliament, Rapporteur on the SOCRATES

Proposal.

Two major proposals will be discussed, of which the first one deals with

AEGEE's pledges to the European Commission, the European Council and all

national and regional governments in Europe to improve the freedom of

movement for all Europeans, and the dream of a united Europe may not be

washed away by national egoism. In particular we want to emphasize that

the Central European candidate countries to the European Union shouldn't

be forced by the European Commission to introduce visa requirements for

their Eastern neighbors. The second proposal of AEGEE is to urge the

European Commission and the European Council to take measures that will

improve the quality of the Union Citizenship and transform it from a

secondary to a full fledged one.

Open to countries like Russia, Estonia and Turkey, AEGEE already

combines a group of young people who extends by far the present state of

the political European Union. Once more, this regular assembly collects

the opinion of students of all fields of study from 42 countries

throughout Europe to speak with one voice and to articulate their

interests.

More information are available on request.

Please visit our homepage at http://www.aegee.org/

Responsible: Dan Luca

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Title: View on Europe shared by 800 people from 43 countries

Sub: General Assembly of European Students' Association (AEGEE) held in Hamburg

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199822?OpenDocument

Issue: 199822

Released: 29.10.98

Responsible: Dan Luca

Language: English

Brussels, 29 October 1998

Ref: AEGEE 22/98

View on Europe shared by 800 people from 43 countries, during the last

General Assembly of European Students' Association (AEGEE) held in Hamburg

The new European Board is composed of seven nationalities

"The European students education is the key for an United Europe" says

Stefan Seidel, the new President of AEGEE-Europe.

The biannual General Assembly (Agora) of the European Students'

Association (AEGEE) took place in Hamburg from October 22nd till the 25th

1998. 800 delegates who represented the 278 cities from 43 European

countries, have decided to be more actively involved in European students

mobility.

On Sunday afternoon came the results of the elections, always the most

waited part of the Agora. The results are a new Comit Directeur (European

board) composed of nine people of seven different nationalities: Stefan

SEIDEL, President (German, coming from AEGEE-Augsburg); Goosje MEULEMANS,

Secretary General (Dutch, coming from AEGEE-Amsterdam); Helen KUYPER,

Treasurer (Dutch, coming from AEGEE-Enschede); Dan LUCA, Member (Romanian,

coming from AEGEE-Cluj-Napoca); Refet SABAN, Member (Turkish, coming from

AEGEE-Ankara); Rok MEJAK, Member (Slovenian, coming from AEGEE-Ljubljana);

L szl¢ FLSšS Member (Hungarian, coming from AEGEE-Szeged); Isabella

CASARTELLI, Member (Italian, coming from AEGEE-Genova) and Egemen Metin

TURAN, Member (Turkish, coming from AEGEE-Ankara).

Among the strongest points the new European Board committed itself to

achieve, we can emphasis those addressed to strengthen the topics of

European education, Enlargement of the European Union and development of

the European Citizenship concept.

More information are available on request. Please visit our homepage

http://www.aegee.org/

Responsible: Dan Luca

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Title: 12th of November - Socrates Action Day!

Sub: AEGEE runs an evaluation of the Socrates Program

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199823?OpenDocument

Issue: 199823

Released: 04.11.98

Responsible: Dan Luca

Language: English

Brussels, 4 November 1998

Ref: AEGEE 23/98

12th of November - Socrates Action Day!

AEGEE runs an evaluation of the Socrates Program all Over Europe.

In 100 cities all over Europe in 12th of November, AEGEE, with the

support of the European Commission and of the CRE (Association of

European Universities - Conference des Recteurs Europ ens) organises an

Action Day for the evaluation of the Socrates Program. Panel

discussions, conferences, press-conferences as well as parties will be

organised in all these cities on this occasion, under the slogan

"Fostering Students Mobility for a better Europe".

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"The European students education is the key for an United Europe" says

Stefan Seidel, the president of AEGEE-Europe "that is why AEGEE focuses

again on this issue. We, as students have the responsibility to tell

what we think on a subject that directly involves our future. In 1987 we

managed to convince Mr. Fran‡ois Mitterrand that Erasmus was useful and

that it needed its input so that it could start." AEGEE has a long

history for what concerns the launching and the implementation of the

Erasmus project. Thanks to Mr. Mitterand support, AEGEE at that time

managed to break the front of the "No" of France, Germany and

Great-Britain.

AEGEE is particularly concerned about the question of the enlargement of

Socrates to Eastern Europe and Turkey. It is among our main aims to

foster the enlargement of Socrates to all Europe" - continues Dan Luca,

vice-president of AEGEE-Europe, "but we need the structures and the

financial resources for doing this. That's what we will try to get in

the near future. A serious engagement for the enlargement, together with

a better spending of the money and a decent amount granted to the

education Community programs".

The results of the Socrates Action Day will be collected by the

co-ordination Team, and than spread to the European and national

institutions, universities, companies and AEGEE locals. An official

presentation of the results will be held in Brussels on the 3rd of

December 1998, during a Press Conference.

Report Socrates Action Day '97: (for download) (on-line reading)

Preparational material for SAD '98: (access restricted)

More information are available on request. Please visit our homepage

http://www.aegee.org

Responsible: Dan Luca

Press release

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Title: 14 Years of AEGEE activities

Sub: Celebration in the European Parliament on March 26th 1999

Web link: /aeg-info.NSF/PRelByIssue/r199824?OpenDocument

Issue: 199824

Released: 07.12.98

Responsible: Dan Luca

Language: English

Brussels, 7 December 1998

Ref: AEGEE 24/98

14 Years of AEGEE activities

Celebration in the European Parliament on March 26th 1999

"The year 1998 meant a real ascension for AEGEE on the European level,

having the activity based on the 3 pillars: European Education,

Enlargement of the European Union and development of the European

Citizenship concept" said Dan Luca, Public Relation Director of

AEGEE-Europe.

The European mobility in AEGEE has the support of a flexible structure

that make the direct link between the local and the European level,

without having a national one. The results are amazing confirmed by the

100 European conferences organized in 43 countries included on the AEGEE

network and also the 102 university centers involved in the year project

called "Summer University".

"Socrates Action Day" was the project that gathered 100 university

centers in 31 countries, to express their opinion about the European

Commission projects. "The European students education is the key for an

United Europe" has been the guide followed by the 3 presidents of

AEGEE-Europe during 1998: Sergio Caredda (Italian), H lŠne Berard (French)

and Stefan Seidel (German).

Bringing the European mentality on the local level has been the aim of the

AEGEE statutory assemblies in 1998. These proved that among students,

distance and cultural diversity are not anymore barriers: Aix-en-Provence,

(600 delegates in February), Maastricht (1140 delegates in April),

Cagliari (600 delegates in September) and Hamburg (800 delegates in

October).

Before the New Year 1999 starts, AEGEE would like to wish to all their

partners "A Happy New Year!". In the mean time we have the pleasure to

invite you to celebrate together AEGEE's 14th anniversary on the occasion

of the European conference called "Education for 2020", that will take

place in the European Parliament on the 26th of March.

More information are available on request. Please visit our homepage

http://www.aegee.org/

Responsible: Dan Luca



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