Europe is us!

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.

Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our international podcast focusing on youth. In the 38th episode, Lowering The Voting Age, we talked to Karim Ziady, a councillor of the city of Paris. His work involves communicating with youth on a daily basis. Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? Are they too influenced by opinions of their parents? Listen to the podcast to find out more.
In this episode, you can also hear Rouven Piesch, Speaker of the Europe Direct Center in Gütersloh, Germany, which reflects on the German government's decision to lower the voting age, and Francisco Camacho, president of Portuguese Juventude Popular, which is against voting from the age of 16.
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Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our international podcast focusing on youth. In the 37th episode, The War Goes On, we talked to Yaryina Vyshenska, who migrated from Ukraine to Germany after the Russian invasion. She founded Sylni, an organization assisting the victims of sexual abuse during the war in Ukraine. How is the situation back at home still affecting her everyday life? Is the EU supporting Ukraine enough in her opinion? Listen to the podcast to find out more.
In this episode, you can also hear Théo Marchal, a student from Brussels, Belgium, who says we might forget about Ukraine due to other disputes around the world. Volodymyr Semerii, who moved from Ukraine to Estonia, also discusses the amount of EU's support for Ukraine. Brought to you by Euranet Plus. Host: Dino Subašić. Photo: Halfpoint on Shutterstock.

Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our international podcast focusing on youth. In the 36th episode, Erasmus+, we talked to Anne Damiani from France, who says that the exchange program changed her life significantly. Do Erasmus+ friendships last? How did Anne's Erasmus+ experience make her move abroad years after her exchange in Germany? Listen to the podcast to find out more.
In this episode, you can also hear from Pedro Dimas, a 22-year-old who faced bureaucratic challenges during his exchange in Italy. He adds, that student grants are not high enough. 
We also talked to Eugen Tomac, a Romanian Member of the European Parliament, who shared what impresses him the most about the 35-year-old program.
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Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our international podcast focusing on youth. In the 35th episode, The Impact of Digital Transformation on Young Musicians, we talked to Sonja Agata Bišćan, a Croatian performer and Master's degree holder in Musicology. How important is appearance in music? Do you have to be funny nowadays to reach a wider audience? Listen to the podcast to find out more.
In this episode, you can also hear from Matteo, a DJ from Brussels, who says all young artists face the same obstacles, and also from Roberto Caetano, lead singer, and guitarist at the music band "First Breath After Coma". 
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Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our international podcast focusing on youth. In the 34th episode, Young Europeans and Drugs, we talked to Marko Verdenik, who is working at DrogArt, a Slovenian social enterprise focused on limiting the use of drugs. How do they connect with youth through music festivals? Is the use of drugs spreading out from urban communities to Slovenian villages? How to help an overdosed person? Listen to the podcast to find out more.
In this episode, you can also hear from Diana, a 17-year-old from Bulgaria, who shares why Bulgarian youth seek drugs. She adds that depression and sadness are a part of a trend in her social circle nowadays. 
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Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our international podcast focusing on youth. In the 33rd episode, Love and Relationships, we talked to Sacha Loison, a student from France. What is he looking for in a relationship? Is he thinking about marriage and children in his student days?
In this episode, you can also hear from Eric Hegmann, a podcaster, couples therapist, and author from Germany, who says that two-thirds of young Germans actually want marriage and that a good third finds marriage totally outdated. Aljoša, an almost 19 years old Slovenian student, shares why honesty in relationships is important to him.
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Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our international podcast focusing on youth. In the 32nd episode, Vocational Skills, we talked to Dimitris Athanasiadis, a Greek student looking for opportunities around Europe. How important were trainings for his field of studies? What's the educational system in Greece like, why do many young people from Greece have to seek job positions elsewhere?
In this episode, you can also hear from Nuno Crato, former Portuguese minister for Education and Science, who presented the number of professional courses students in Portugal, and Daniel David, professor of clinical psychology and psychotherapy at the University of Cluj-Napoca, who explained the importance of not ignoring declarative knowledge.
 
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