Focus

Focus: education supporting peace in Tunisia

Focus looks at how education can support peace in Tunisia and help with one of the country’s big concerns: youth unemployment?

31 May 2016

Culture news

Ganja: inspiring Europe's young people to reach their full potential

The Azerbaijani city of Ganja used to be the country’s ancient capital. It was founded over 2,500 years ago. Record numbers of young people live in

10 May 2016

Focus

The UN's Alliance of Civilisations calls for hate speech crackdown

Two thousand five hundred heads of state and government officials, religious leaders and civil society representatives from 120 countries have

27 April 2016

Cinema

'Being 17' an accurate portrayal of adolescent attraction

Damien and Tom are two 17-year-old students they are complete opposites. One is the son of a helicopter pilot, the other a farmer. They live in a

15 April 2016

World News

Stability is more important than democracy: Arab youth survey

13 April 2016

Sport

Football for Friendship ready for fourth edition

The fourth edition of the Football for Friendship will take place in May it was confirmed this week. Kids from around the club will gather in Milan

25 March 2016

Cinema

'Keeper' dramatic teenage pregnancy film

“From a theme often revisited in filmmaking Guillaume Senez has composed an extraordinarily emotive and well observed work. The Franco-Belgium film

18 March 2016

World

Fighting radicalisation: EU debates how to stem militant recruitment

An increasing number of young people from different backgrounds, Muslim and non-Muslim, wealthy and poor, are deciding to leave their native Europe

19 October 2015

Real Economy

Jobs and skills: making the match

Europe’s population is ageing and fewer young people means a shrinking workforce in the future to support it. People will have to work longer, hard

13 October 2015

Culture news

Arabic parody of 'Uptown Funk' goes viral

A Jordanian comedy group’s parody of the hit song ‘Uptown Funk’ has gone viral on Youtube.

8 October 2015

World

Portugal's silent revolt and desertion of the young

The reputation of the Portuguese people as calm, or even submissive, in relation to the past few years of austerity has rarely wavered. Their anger

2 October 2015

Norway

Norway's Young Labour return to Utoya island

For the first time in four years the Norwegian Labour party’s youth wing is gathering for summer camp on Utoya island. In 2011 it was the scene of a

7 August 2015

Sport

European Youth Olympic Festival – looking back

After six days of intense competition, the 13th edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival has drawn to a close in Tbilisi. 50 countries took

2 August 2015

Sport

European Youth Olympic Festival – final day

Local favourite Onise Saneblidze produced a stunning performance to beat Russia’s Aliumer Tumaev in the under 90 kilo final in Tbilisi as the

1 August 2015

Sport

European Youth Olympic Festival - day four round-up

Letizia Paternoster from Italy won gold in the girls road race at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Tbilisi, Georgia. Denmark’s Emma Cecilie

30 July 2015

Sport

European Youth Olympic Festival - day three

Georgia’s Robinzon Beglarishvili thrilled the partizan crowd on Wednesday when he won the – 60kg judo title at the European Youth Olympic Festival in

29 July 2015

Sport

Day two round up from European Youth Olympic Festival

Ciara Neville from Ireland won the girls blue riband 100 metres event on day two of the European Youth Olympic Festival in Tbilisi, Georgia. Poland’s

28 July 2015

Focus

Europe's young Olympic hopefuls compete in Tbilisi

The Olympic flame in the centre of the Georgian capital Tbilisi welcomes young athletes from all over Europe to compete in the European Youth Olympic

25 July 2015

Cinema

'Microbe and Gasoline', optimism and poetry by Michel Gondry

‘Microbe and Gasoline’ is a typical Michel Gondry movie: optimistic and poetic. Microbe and Gasoline are two teenage boys. Their nicknames bear

24 July 2015

Tunisia

What is driving the surge in terrorism in Tunisia?

The recent increase in terrorism in Tunisia has been attributed to a number of factors. Among those are: a widening rift between Sunni and Shia

30 June 2015