PulseZ podcast: Erasmus+ 2026 – new opportunities for skills, mobility, and the future of young people
The European Commission announces over €5 billion for Erasmus+ in 2026 — a year dedicated to digital skills, inclusion, and the kind of mobility that transforms the lives of young people and adults across Europe.
Managing personal finances is important, but how to do it right? Interview with finfluencer Fero Michalovich
Investing is supposed to be boring! That's what Fero Michalovich, aka furtnieco_speniazmi on Instagram, thinks. In the latest episode of the PulseZ podcast, we talked about investments - when, how, through whom and why to invest.
Does China see Germany as a gateway to Europe? Easing the rare earth metals dispute
The warming of trade relations between Germany and China could reshuffle the balance of power in Europe. Beijing is increasingly focusing on Berlin, hoping to influence the policies of the entire EU through its largest economy.
Europe’s green impulse: how the EU drives global climate investment
The EU is taking the lead in the global fight against the climate crisis, investing billions of euros both in developing countries and in its own transformation. How is the European Union mobilizing private capital and international financial mechanisms to tackle the most urgent challenge of our time?
Marina, Former ERASMUS Fellow: An Advocate for European Democracy
Marina is an advocate for European democracy, a changemaker within the GEYC organization, and a disability rights activist.
Chinese pressure on a British university? Police investigate interference in academic freedom
British counterterrorism police are investigating a case that may reveal previously unknown details about Chinese influence on European universities. At stake are academic freedom, human rights, and the fate of the persecuted Muslim minority in China.
What it takes to dance with the past?
A youth council’s plan for a DJ party beneath the historic Gorgopotamos bridge has sparked heated debate in Greece. Critics denounce it as a desecration of a site tied to wartime executions and resistance, while organizers defend it as a way to showcase and promote the monument.
What kind of democracy is there without streets?
Streets are the lungs of democracy-in Italy, a recent law turn peaceful blockades into crimes, while protests grow louder against the Gaza genocide. Governments invoke “urgency” to silence dissent instead of listening to it. Yet people keep stepping outside.
