PulseZ Youth Festival – win a trip to Brussels!

Young people across Europe are invited to take part in the PulseZ Youth Festival, a dynamic opportunity to have their voices heard, contribute to digital democracy, and join a thriving community of content creators and aspiring media professionals. Submissions are now open—do not miss your chance!

3 min

The stories we carry: how Hassan Blasim rewrites identity beyond nationalism

What if home isn't a place, but the people we carry in our hearts? In an era of hardening borders and nationalist rhetoric, Iraqi writer Hassan Blasim’s stories reveal identity as neither fixed nor singular - but as a living negotiation between trauma and survival.

10 min

Overtourism as a phenomenon or what it means to live in a glass case

As mass tourism reshapes the Mediterranean, locals push back against rising rents, erasure of community, and cities turned into theme parks. This piece explores overtourism’s impact and calls for a new balance between visiting and belonging.

12 min

Past the Digital Veil: Rediscovering the Power of Culture

What do European citizens think about culture? What is its role, its importance today? These questions are answered by the Special Eurobarometer 562 survey.

3 min