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.
The Vital Role of Third Places in Society
Cafes, parks, libraries—these “Third Places” are more than hangouts. Outside home and work, they spark conversation, forge friendships, and shape young minds. In a world of screens and social distance, preserving these spaces isn’t optional—it’s essential for connection, growth, and a healthy society.
Euroconsumers Start Talking Webinar — Teens Take On Digital Fairness (My Experience on the Panel)
Teenagers from across Europe came together in a Euroconsumers webinar on digital fairness to discuss the internet we grew up with and the responsibility of navigating it today. As a panelist, I joined the conversation to challenge assumptions, question systems, and bring forward the realities young people actually experience online.
How do young people in Slovakia use social networks?
Social networks are an integral part of young people's lives. According to surveys, they spend 3-5 hours on them daily. The results of the first Slovak survey show which networks teenagers in Slovakia use most often.
Behind the Scenes at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony: A Performer’s Perspective
This article is a first-person account of my experience as a volunteer performer in the Athletes' Parade at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina. It provides an insight into the behind-the-scenes preparations for the Athletes' Parade and how the performance evolved over time.
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.
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?
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?