Dealbreaker: How EU Asylum Policy is Changing
The European Union’s new Asylum Pact is designed to make it easier for member states to shift the responsibility for asylum seekers elsewhere. But these externalisation processes raise important questions that continue to go unanswered.
Decolonising Language: How Words Shape Power, Identity, and Freedom
Language is never neutral. Everyday terms like “Middle East,” “Third World,” and “ethnic” still echo colonial perspectives that place Europe at the centre and cast other cultures as the “other.” Decolonising language means recognising these hidden power structures and rethinking the words that shape how we see the world.
The EU Migration & Asylum Pact 2026
The EU Migration and Asylum Pact, taking effect on 12 June 2026, seeks to standardize asylum rules across Europe through unified procedures, shared responsibility, and minimum living standards. As someone who fled Syria in 2013, I know the impact that safety and opportunity can have, access to education and programmes like the JA Company Programme allowed me to grow in ways that would have been impossible without protection.
The Power of Camp Friendships: Why Connections Formed in Nature Last a Lifetime
There’s a reason people talk about “camp friends” with a special kind of nostalgia. Camp friendships are different — deeper, faster, more authentic. Something about living together in nature, without phones or distractions, creates a unique type of bond that young people rarely experience in everyday life.
Super Bowl – Just a show or road to peace?
The Super Bowl has become an eventful night not only for the American sports-loving community but for people all around the globe. While it is meant to be an exciting...
Debate Kit – Identity and Gender
A person's gender identity is the one they feel and claim. It is exclusively a matter of self-determination; that is, it is the one the person believes and says they have. Gender identity is a psychological given; therefore, it depends neither on behavior, nor appearance, nor body, nor tastes, nor sexual orientation. How does one determine their gender identity?
Debate Kit – Immigration in Europe
Migration is a major concern today and occupies a prominent place in political discourse, as evidenced by the migration crises triggered by the wars in Ukraine and Palestine. However, this is not a new phenomenon in Europe; quite the contrary.
Debate Kit – Actions and Climate Change
The European Youth Parliament – France is a citizenship education association run by and for young people. These fact sheets can be used as a basis for facilitating a debate or awareness-raising activity for any type of audience. Discover today the Debate Kit on the theme of climate change!
- Celebrating diversity
- Connecting the dots
- Cultural heritage
- Current affairs
- Diversity and inclusion
- General
- Technology
- Youth
Debate Kit – Media and Democracy
The media are, by definition, mediators, intermediaries that allow information to circulate to the public. Their role is essential; they guarantee access for the entire population to information, current events, and social phenomena.
