Category: EYCE News
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European Christian and Muslim Youth show a good example of interreligious dialogue and dialogue with secularism
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From 4th December to 11th December 2011 thirty five young people from Europe and beyond, Christians and Muslims, from different traditions and national backgrounds gathered in the European Youth Centre Budapest, Hungary, for an Interreligious Study Session “Secularism and Religions: Working Together for a Common Europe” which was organised by the Ecumenical Youth Council in…
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EYCE calls for support of the MOs in lobbying for an independent Youth in Action Programme
On the 23rd of November 2011 the European Commission presented its Communication “Erasmus for all: the EU Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport” that details its vision for the EU budget in the field of youth and education, which is foreseen to be a substitute for several programmes, including Youth in Action. Many of…
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Leaf through the Leaf!
In the framework of the Campaign to Promote Ecological Justice EYCE has just released the first issue of the Leaf magazine. In the magazine you will find articles about the campaign itself and interesting projects implemented on local level, about international climate negotiations and sustainable development, about theological perspectives of ecological justice and taking action…
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EYCE starts a new working cycle after the 38th General Meeting
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“My strongest impression from the General Meeting was to see the commitment and enthusiasm of the Member Organisations to the work of EYCE“, said newly elected Chairperson of EYCE Catharina Covolo. The 38th General Meeting of the Ecumenical Youth Council in Europe took place from 17th – 23rd of October 2011 in Höchst (Odenwald), Germany,…
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Young people gather to promote volunteering!
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in EYCE NewsFrom the 7th to the 10th of September, hundreds of young people from all over the world gathered in Brussels, Belgium, for the second Youth Convention on Volunteering, which included a stakeholder conference on volunteering and a big festival in- and outside the European Parliament. EYCE took part both in the conference and the following…
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Why are ecological issues a matter of justice? Photo exhibition
Dear Friends of EYCE, Dear young photographers, Sunny greetings from Brussels! We hope this finds you enjoying the summer! From 7th – 11th September 2011 EYCE will take part in the Second Youth Convention on Volunteering. Among other activities of EYCE thematically linked to the Campaign to Promote Ecological Justice, a photograph exhibition and an…