Statements

  Every year, on August 12th, we celebrate International Youth Day to highlight young people’s role in achieving sustainable development, as well as the challenges they face.  This year’s theme, Different Contexts, Common Aspirations, invites us to recognise that while young people’s lives are largely shaped by their local realities, their concerns and wishes for the future are more common than one might think.  Concerns about structural barriers that undermine quality of life, such as job scarcity, precarious internships, housing affordability and policy choices that limit their ability to become active citizens and lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, are on [...]

Statement of AEGEE-Europe concerning the recent elections in Hungary on 12 April 2026 On 12 April 2026, the Hungarian people spoke wishing to bring an end to the heavily eurosceptic period, choosing to move closer to Europe once again. Voter turnout reached record highs (around 80%), with people standing in line for hours to cast their ballots. The change in leadership was followed by widespread celebrations in the capital and across the country. We celebrate the elections! As Ursula von der Leyen stated on Monday, 13 April: “Today, Europe is Hungarian, without any question. The people of Hungary have [...]

AEGEE-Europe in Full Solidarity with Ukraine as Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion Enters Its Fifth Year On 24 February 2022, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As this unprovoked war of aggression against the Ukrainian people turns into its fifth year, we again join the voices demanding peace, justice, territorial integrity, and a European future for Ukraine. On this day, it is also important to remember that this war is a continuation of violence by Russia, which lasted over four years. The illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 already showed that Russia disregards Ukraine's right to self-determination. We stand in [...]

“Intersecting Realities - Youth Redefining Europe: Inclusive Civic Narrative” From 13th to 16th June, a group of about 40 young people from across the continent came together in Brussels for the final conference of Europe on Track 11 [1]. The event marked the final destination of a month-long interrail journey across Europe, during which young ambassadors facilitated workshops and collected insights into lived realities of youth navigating overlapping forms of discrimination. Throughout the conference day, youth activists, AEGEE members, policymakers, civil society representatives, and the EoT11 project team members had the opportunity to share their experiences, exchange ideas, network, [...]

AEGEE-Europe, as a network of young people committed to building a democratic, inclusive, and borderless Europe where all human rights are protected, expresses deep concern regarding the proposed EU Regulation on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA), commonly known as “Chat Control” [1], for which the Council vote will take place on the 14th of October 2025 [2]. We acknowledge the urgent need to combat child sexual abuse online and offline. Protecting children and young people is a shared responsibility of all European societies. We support measures that strengthen law enforcement capacities, ensure swift protection for victims, and provide resources for prevention [...]