The Summer University of the working year 2017/18 was held from July 25th to July 29th in Genova, Italy under the theme: “Europe. Land of creativity, innovation and unity”, which attracted more than 100 participants from across the world. EDS was friendly welcomed in Genova, Italy by its member organisation StudiCentro. During the event young people from all over the Europe and guests from Latin America had the opportunity to meet and to speak with…

For the third consecutive year, EDS, together with the Hanns Seidel foundation and Croatian Academic Union (HAZ) organized the Centre Right Academy in Zagreb. It has become a beloved tradition and this year was not going to be any different. The main goal of the CRA is always to have a more interactive academy, where we focus more on workshops and teaching, rather than specific policy creation, which we develop during the Council Meetings. We…

Caja Política: The young voice in the EU and Latin America. Seeking opportunities.

Following our successful Winter University in February, we held our fourth Council Meeting of the current working year in Latvia in cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation for the Baltic States and Nordic countries. Due to its geopolitical relevance and expertise in strategic communication, we chose the city of Riga to discuss the theme of political communication in a changing media environment and how to engage young people with modern communication strategies. During the four-day…

The historical and dynamic city of Kraków, Poland, hosted this year’s Winter University together with the help from Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Foundation. During the Winter University, Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Commissioner for EU Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs, addressed the delegates at the Wieliczka salt mines. Commissioner said during her speech “different governments and Member States will have different views, but the situation in Poland is not normal. This is not a country I was dreaming about for many years.”…

EDS Winter University 2018 was held in Krakow, Poland, from 21 to 25 February 2018 under the theme of “Europe and Young leaders of local communities”.

For the second Council Meeting of the working year 2017/18, EDS was warmly welcomed by YFU VMRO DPMNE in Skopje. The event took place from 14 December to 17 December. The event was held under the theme “Young Leaders Academy – The role of dialogue in building stronger societies”. During the event, the young people from all over Europe had the opportunity to meet and to speak with highly valuable speakers about the prospects of EU…

On Thursday 7th December, Secretary General Tomasz Kaniecki took part in the symposium of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Foundation for a Civic Hungary – Youth and Europe which was held in Budapest. Tomasz spoke on the situation in the Western Balkans, which is connected with the upcoming EDS council meeting in Skopje. He stressed on the need to continue the reforms for a good neighbourly relation and inclusive regional cooperation initiatives. Tomasz expressed EDS full commitment…

2017 marked 40th anniversary of the European Union of Christian Democratic Workers (EUCDW).

EDS Baltic Trip took place from 8th to 12th of November and followed the route from Warsaw, Vilnius, Riga to Tallinn. Our study visit aimed to get an insight of this key and strategic region for the European security as well as to enhance cooperation with the Youth from Baltic states and students’ communities. Within four days, we hold more than 12 meetings with NGOs, students, political leaders, and representatives of local and national institutions….