Own apartment or parental home? The reality of young people’s housing in Europe
Housing affordability is becoming one of the biggest challenges for young people around the world. However, in some countries it is more difficult than in others. Unaffordable housing and rental prices are increasing the age of independence. What options do young people have if they want to leave their parents?
Bulgarian Youth: The Struggle Against Indifference
BG4PAL is a movement of young Bulgarian activists challenging the national mindset often summarized as: "If it doesn't affect me, it doesn't exist." Operating in a society where human rights are often threatened, these young people demonstrate that civic engagement and solidarity are stronger than apathy.
Outside the norm: Diana Reis on changing what disability means in Europe
Diana Reis grew up in a small village in Portugal where she hardly ever saw anyone like herself. Now, she’s the force behind Fora dos Padrões on social media, speaking up for nearly 107 million people, or 1 in 4 adults, with some form of disability in the EU (Eurostat, 2024).
A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of loneliness
No longer a private feeling but a public condition, it seeps into politics, reshaping trust and belonging.If democracy once thrived on community, today it must learn again how to make people meet, not just connect.
The Menstrual Cycle in Girls with Special Needs in North Macedonia: Who Cares for Them?
Being a person with special needs in North Macedonia is a daily challenge. The healthcare system, infrastructure, and social mentality often fail to provide the necessary support for these individuals, leaving them and their families to face a harsh reality.
How to Create a Welcoming and Safe Space for Trans People
Creating an inclusive environment for trans people isn’t just about policies—it’s about everyday actions that make a real difference. From using the right pronouns to adopting gender-inclusive language and providing safe spaces, small changes can have a big impact. In this guide, we’ll explore practical steps, including the “carriera alias” system used in Italy, to help workplaces and communities become more welcoming for everyone.
Fighting Fake news: lessons from the Nazi propaganda machine
In the battle against fake news, history offers a chilling example. Under Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime, mass communication was weaponized to spread misinformation, control public opinion, and suppress dissent.
De-labeling the “Gen Z” protests
The label ‘Gen Z protests’ may be an attractive brand, but it reduces diverse, politically charged mobilizations into a pseudo-demographic narrative. By framing youth uprisings as generational outbursts, media and elites depoliticize them, sidelining the structural inequalities and institutional failures that actually fuel the anger.
The social elevator is stuck
Europe’s social elevator has stalled. The continent that once promised equal opportunity now recycles privilege, locking new generations on the same floors where their parents stood. What was once mobility has become inheritance—an inequality passed down like family silver.
