Europe is us!

Why democracy as it is? We talk to Mira Kokko, a Students Union Board member at Tampere University in Finland. Is the voice of youth heard in the current democratic system? How do politics engage with young people in Finland? 
Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our podcast on international youth, with the first part of the season focusing on young people and politics, in the run-up to the European elections. 
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Why are far-right parties popular with young people? We talk to Martin Bogomilov Penov, Bulgaria's young European ambassador and a student at Manchester University: How is the far right developing in Bulgaria? Also in this episode: Cosmin Țugui, a student at the Faculty of Law at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iasi, Romania, and Laurin John, co-host of the German edition of the Europe is us podcast.
Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our podcast on international youth, with the first part of the season focusing on young people and politics, in the run-up to the European elections. 
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In this episode, we spoke to Eliška Volencová, a journalist from the Czech Republic, about the place of women in her country. 
You will also hear from Petra Meier, a political scientist at the University of Antwerp, and Leonor Caldeira, a campaigner and lawyer in Portugal.
Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our podcast on European youth, with the first part of the season focusing on young people and politics, in the run-up to the European elections. 
This podcast is brought to you by Euranet Plus. Host: Dino Subašić. Photo: Dino Subašić: European Union.
 

In this episode, we talked to Nomi Hrast, a Slovenian activist. What is activism in her opinion? Does it really have to happen in a radical form only? What are the topics Nomi cares about enough to devote her energy for? Listen to this episode of our podcast to find out more.
In this episode, you can also hear from Hanah Lahe, youngest Member of the Parliament in Estonia.
Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our podcast on European youth, with the first part of the season focusing on young people and politics, in the run-up to the European elections. 
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Is youth making enough big of an effort to be informed about politics? Who does she believe has to inform youth about politics? we talked to Sofia, a student from Slovakia, to find out more.
In this episode, we also hear from other young Europeans: Emilis Mikulskis, Vice-President of the Lithuanian Students Union, and Iliyan Havladjiev from Bulgaria. What are their sources of information? Is youth more interested into politics when wars occur?
Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our podcast on European youth, with the first part of the season focusing on young people and politics, in the run-up to the European elections. 
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Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our international youth podcast. Our new season is all about young people and politics in the run-up to the European elections. What do they want from the EU? And from the European elections?
In our first episode, we spoke to Mara Theresa Grimminger, president of the Young European Federalists in Belgium, who identifies herself as a European.
And there's more from other European GenZers: Lara Heising from Germany, Anej Irgolič from Slovenia and Andrei Stupu from Romania. Will they vote and why or why not? Listen to this episode to find out.
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Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our international podcast focusing on youth. In the 42nd episode, Reading, we talked to Dino Pešut, Croatian playwright, writer, and poet. Is social media affecting our reading habits? Who are his readers and what do they choose to read? Listen to the podcast to find out more about his novel Daddy Issues as well.
In this episode, you can also hear from two Belgian teenagers, Arthur and Edgar, who reflect on how and when they read, and Emil Radev, Bulgarian Member of the European Parliament, who became Ambassador of Libraries in the EP in 2014.
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Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our international podcast focusing on youth. In the 41st episode, Privacy, we talked to Triine Kose, Student of Information, Society and Social Wellbeing at Tartu University in Estonia. What is she cautious about regarding her personal data on her social media accounts? If the product is free, are we the product? Listen to the podcast to find out more.
In this episode, you can also hear Marko Puschner, independent professional associate at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, who is also Content Coordinator at Safe.si – Slovenian Internet Safe Use Awareness Point. You can take a listen at his comment on privacy protection culture in Slovenia.
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Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our international podcast focusing on youth. In the 40th episode, Lost in Transition, we talked to Valentina Ciobanu, Public Policy Vice President at CT Romania, a Romanian NGO representing Romanian youth on the national and international level. Who are people neither in education, employment, or training, and what are the factors behind their situation? Listen to the podcast to find out more.
In this episode, you can also hear Miguel Fontes, Portuguese Secretary of State for Labor, describing how hard it is to define NEETs. Our colleagues at RTBF, the Belgian public broadcaster, talked to Matteo, a young NEET, who describes his situation of knocking on doors, which are not accessible to everyone, as he puts it. Brought to you by Euranet Plus. Host: Dino Subašić. Photo: carballo on Shutterstock.

Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our international podcast focusing on youth. In the 39th episode, Money, we talked to Pietro Valetto, an Economics Author at Will Media in Milan, an Associate at the Economic Society for Bocconi Students, and Co-founder of EU&U, a platform that aims at promoting active citizenship through the creation and diffusion of a feeling of European identity and solidarity. Listen to the episode, if you want to hear his tips and tricks on saving money. In this episode, you can also listen to opinions of students from Belgium and Bulgaria, who share their concerns regarding the lagging of the schooling system when it comes to communicating financial literacy, and the extent of influence on a young person of the financial situation at home. Brought to you by Euranet Plus. Host: Dino Subašić. Photo: fizkes on Shutterstock.