Poznan, Poland – Easter is a big thing in the predominantly catholic Poland. Families reunite, from all over Europe, to break bread together. Students and workers abroad return to their parents and spouses. “You won’t find a single Polish person in the UK, the Netherlands or Germany right now.” Kasper Goethals
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Going green in Berlin: A spree on the Spree
Berlin, Germany – This Easter weekend in Berlin, the growing vegan community assembles at The Green Market Berlin’s “Spring Edition 2015”, where young attendees can continue to celebrate the city’s first vegan lifestyle market of the season. Brady Link
Read MoreExploring Serbia’s history through art
Serbia as the prey of three different ideologies can be seen as the main message in the latest work of Belgrade artist Aleksandar Todorovic, who expresses through his incredibly detailed paintings the pessimistic scenarios for Serbian youngsters. Coen van de Ven
Read MoreIch bin ein Berliner!
Well not quite yet… Myself and fellow Euroviews reporter Mercedes Robles are dining late night Berlin style, our route to our hostel has been severely deterred thanks to our decision to fly late night… Berlin style, but none the less we made it to the Holy Grail that is our home for the next week, all be it at four in the morning. Transport misdemeanours After a night of floating around on the nocturnal buses,…
Read MoreGrandparents: Islands of rest in a young Polish life
Poznan, Poland – Ania (17) is growing up in a country that is changing fast. Poland is an express train, steaming away from the grey stereotypical Eastern-European image, shaking off the remnants of the iron curtain at high speeds. When Ania was seven years old, Poland joined the EU. Highways and city development programs changed her world. Olivia Kortas
Read MoreSpace on tour: Europe’s travelling expo
Having already made its way through most major European cities, the European Space Expo has finally arrived in Athens and is prepared to inform young visitors of the importance of Europe’s space industry in the region. Brady Link
Read More43 hours in a Serbian airport
Euroviews reporter Jiri Haanen was denied access to Serbia by the authorities and spends his time awaiting deportation. Get a personal insight into his adventures in the twilight zone of Nikola Tesla airport. On the evening of March 25, team member Tomas van der Heijden and I flew from the Swedish city Mälmo to the Serbian capital Belgrade. In my pocket I felt my wallet pressing against my thigh, bearing that one important document I…
Read MoreAthens’ 15,000 Euro Idea
Athens, Greece – A young Greek businessman is just five seconds away from finishing presenting his startup idea and potentially winning €15,000. But one of the judges in the panel has a quick, final question to ask him before they consider giving him a prize. Evan Przesiecki
Read MoreOutside EU walls
An incomplete Team Serbia made it to Belgrade on the 25th of March, and slowly, but steadily started their work in the former Yugoslav Country. The team’s trip to Serbia, the only non-EU country on the Euroviews website, was hard on two of the three Dutch speaking members. While Coen Van De Ven spent two hours in Frankfurt Airport getting to his passport (trapped in his suitcase in the hold of an Airbus A320), Jiri…
Read MoreTeam Greece have arrived in Athens
After a long night sleeping at the airport a tired but happy group of five arrived in Athens. After being welcomed with a shot of the Greek spirit ‘Raki’, the group was shown around the neighbourhood by their host for the trip, Pantelis, who himself is also a journalist. He told them about his struggles working as a journalist after the crisis, while advising tme on where to go to meet local young people who will be interesting…
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