What’s changing for migrant centers in Albania after the EU crackdown on repatriations?
Yesterday, the EU Internal Affairs Council approved the crackdown on the repatriation of irregular migrants. The government interpreted the new restrictions on safe countries and return hubs as a green light for the Albanian model, pending the new Migration and Asylum Pact, expected in June. But what will actually change? Will the centers in Albania finally be able to operate?
The Struggle of Students and Teachers in Malta
Imagine a 13-year-old sitting in a crowded exam hall, trembling as the clock ticks. They have been told that their entire future depends on these next two hours. For many students in Malta, education feels like pressure, memorization, and early decisions that can shape their lives.
Concrete Grows Faster Than Trees Sometimes
My head hurts. It’s not a metaphor, not an exaggeration. It is a physical ache born from living in a landscape that feels like it is closing in on me.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Every Human Life is the Universe Itself”
Correspondence from European Parliament: Noa said something that stayed with me: “Every human life is the universe itself.” (International Holocaust Remembrance Day — speech by the singer Noa).
Debate Kit – Voting at 16
French citizens over 18 years of age registered on the electoral rolls vote in all elections. For European and municipal elections, all European citizens over 18 years of age registered on the electoral rolls residing in France can vote. In France, the right to vote at 16 would represent 1.5 million new voters.
DEBATE KIT Who controls what is said on television?
Private media outlets are characterized by having capital held by private groups. However, they can also be partially funded by the state. Media concentration refers to the ownership of a large number of media outlets by a small number of private owners/shareholders.
Participating in a system that doesn’t see me back
I’m 20, and I’ve learned how politics works on paper the institutions, pillars, processes... but none of it feels built for people like me. The language is polished and the promises distant, and then the system seems to appear only when its leaders wants something from us.
How to get to school without losing your whole day?
Speaking from personal experience, Kelly Anne describes her journey to school in Malta. Her day starts early, way earlier than it would need, but the public transport is anyway nowhere in sight.
