What is the President’s Youth Advisory Board expected to deliver?
The President’s Youth Advisory Board introduces a new channel for structured dialogue between young Europeans and the Commission. Its impact will depend on how effectively youth perspectives are integrated into policy design. The coming years will show whether the mechanism becomes a consistent tool for participation.
What is it like to work at a unique club for young people in Spiš?
In the small town of Spišská Belá in eastern Slovakia, a unique club has been operating for 15 years, where mainly young people spend their free time. Its coordinator - 21-year-old Jakub Varga - told us what working in this club is like.
The Hidden Algorithm Problem: How AI Is Quietly Changing Democracy for Gen Z
Most Gen Z citizens don’t get their political information from TV debates or newspapers. We get it from feeds, timelines, and recommendations. And increasingly, those are shaped by algorithms we didn’t choose - and rarely notice.
Empty Seats: A New Battleground for European Cinema
The bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery’s back catalogue between two streaming giants, Paramount and Netflix, raised antitrust alarm bells in the US and Europe. This merger also been criticised for the threat it poses to the traditional way of viewing movies - cinemas themselves. In a world where convenience rules all, can cinema as an experience survive?
Are we overprotecting the authentic human experience today?
Preparedness doesn’t come from comfort.
Debate Kit – Airplane transportation
The advent of the airplane completely changed our perception of the world: it is now possible to travel everywhere, even to the other side of the world. Must we do without airplanes to travel?
How permanent is Permafrost—and what its thaw means for the world
Permafrost was once the planet’s deep freezer; it is now a slow-burning fuse. As it thaws, ancient carbon escapes, landscapes collapse, and northern communities pay the price. The science is clear, but politics lags behind physics, turning a planetary warning into a moral choice.
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?