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Do you want to pay less for: culture, transport, travel, shops and services? Then get yourself a European Youth Card EURO<26 with up to 100.000 discounts in 38 countries! This card is a key for young Europeans up to the age of 26 (or 30) to information, mobility, culture and participation. Through a range of services, discounts and advantages, the EURO<26 card encourages young people to make informed life choices, explore their world, and play a full part as citizens of Europe in today’s society. Find out more or buy Euro<26 online.

Eurodesk is an information service, which provides European information for young people and offers professional support to the youth field in 29 countries in Europe. Youth programmes and other European opportunities offer young people a whole range of different activities in other countries of Europe or beyond. For example volunteering, exchanges, citizenship actions, information projects, internships, studying abroad. Check your European opportunities online at the Eurodesk web site or contact your local Eurodesk.

Getting your foot in the door is even harder with the economic and financial crisis. A lot of young people have turned to unpaid internships to flesh out their CVs. But these don’t always lead to employment, and Member of the European Parliament Emilie Turunen wants to guarantee jobs for the young.

Orangelog.eu aims to provide an interactive, multimedia platform for youth event coverage (such as meetings, conventions, workshops, competitions) for an European audience. Orangelog.eu focuses on the cultural part of each event and report about the differences and the commonalities of the participating countries. The information about the events includes videos, pod casts, pictures and different kinds of texts. On the blog there are also printed Orangelog editions available in pdf. Young journalist from European countries report for readers all over Europe. Orangelog.eu will soon be reporting from the 4^th meeting of the AER Youth Regional Network in Croatia.

Eve is an innovative, promotional tool available for project beneficiaries of the “Lifelong learning”, “Culture”, “Youth in Action” and “Citizenship” programmes, to have visibility on the European Union website. It showcases plenty of useful information about thousand of projects and their results supported by programmes managed by the European Commission in the fields of Education, Training, Culture, Youth and Citizenship. Eve is a rich source of information. You can access a wide range of learning materials, handbooks, websites, policy papers, photos, personal testimonials from project participants and much more.

A member of our YouthNetworks network, Manuel Montero (Youth Information Center in Ribadavia, Spain), has warned us for someone who is abusing his email account. This ’spammer’ uses Manuel’s name and an email address almost similar to his and asks for money. So everybody look out for a spammer who’s active within the field of the Youth in Action network. Don’t buy for it! The right email address of Manuel is: omix_ribadavia@yahoo.com and the spammer uses: omix_ribadavia2@yahoo.com. So never reply to that last one. If you have similar experience or if you have doubts about an email you received, please contact us for advice. We are on top of it. Thank you for your attention.

Below you can read an example of the email message the spammer wrote: Read the rest of this entry »

European Youth Information and Councelling Agency (ERYICA) recently produced in cooperation with the Council of Europe an Youth Information Starter Kit. This kit provide information for those interested in opening a Youth Information centre and seeking for professional guidance in pursuing this goal. The Starter Kit gives an initial insight into what youth information is, the underlying working principles and functions, how to start developing youth information services and some practical information about what the various European bodies have to offer to those who want to start out in the world of youth information. Are you interested in receiving a copy the Starter Kit, please contact the ERYICA office at: cornelia.untersberger@eryica.org

Bloggingportal.eu launched a special blog for My Europe Week. From 3 May until 9 May they ask people from around Europe to post online their thoughts about the future of Europe. What would “Your Europe” look like in twenty, fifty or a hundred years time? The blogs about My Europe Week can be found here.

Stop climate change and make adjustments in your lifestyle so future generations can enjoy clean air, water, safe food plus overall health and well-being. By taking small steps, you can contribute to the global climate change effort – and save money on your energy and heating bills! Learn how easy it is with these 10 simple tips:

1. Turn down the heat, programme your thermostat, replace your old single-glazed windows with double-glazing and don’t let heat escape from your house.
2. Switch off the lights when you don’t need them, let the light shine in, use energy-saving light bulbs and do not leave appliances on standby.
3. Recycle: Bring used glass to the bottle bank and sort paper and cardboard, reduce waste, choose products that come with little packaging and buy refills, reuse your shopping bag and say no to paper towels.
4. Unplug your mobile charger when you’re not using and turn off your computer during your absence from the office.
5. Switch to green electricity.
6. Save water: Use the washing machine or dishwasher only when they are full and take a shower instead of a bath.
7. Print less!
8. Try one of the following ways to get to work: cycling, walking, car-pooling or taking public transport.
9. Play board games by candlelight, ride your bike or take a walk in nature.
10. Learn more or test your knowledge in the European Commission fun quiz!

Always up to date on the latest EU affairs? Try a Commissioner’s blog for a personal, insider’s view on EU affairs. Several EU Commissioners have their own blog. Here you can find a list of EU blogs.

Or visit bloggingportal.eu, a portal for EU political blogs, that bring together the content of (currently 558) blogs related to EU affairs.