Europe is us!

What was the Europe of yesterday, what is the Europe of today, and what will the Europe of tomorrow be like? We talked to three different generations from several EU member states in our final Europe Is Us episode. Listen to our international podcast focusing on youth. Host: Dino Subašić. Photo: D Busquets on Shutterstock.

How is youth handling the marketing bombing? Do we know how to fight disinformation in the marketing field? How does European youth consume, what convinces them to buy or not to buy? Host: Dino Subašić. Photo: Yuri A_ on Shutterstock.  

Why are abortion rights important? Who is fighting for them and who is opposing them? What is the My Voice My Choice initiative? Listen to our international podcast on youth. Host: Dino Subašić. Photo: Larisa Rudenko on Shutterstock.

What is Generation Z eating and how healthy is their diet? How does social media influence their food choices and what is it like inside the modelling industry? Listen to our international podcast on youth. Host: Dino Subašić. Photo: Alessandro Biascioli on Shutterstock.

Is today's youth finding spirituality in religion or elsewhere? How is social media affecting the field? Are family values still of great influence? What does religion bring to everyday life of a young person? Listen to our international podcast on youth. Host: Dino Subašić. Photo: Zigres on Shutterstock.

Should internships be paid? Who should be offering them? What does German youth expect from them? Is it easy to find them? Host: Dino Subašić. Photo: Arthur Bargan on Shutterstock.

Does schooling today provide the right skills and knowledge for the EU economy of tomorrow? Is homework necessary? How is the schooling system in Slovenia developing? Should media literacy be taught at schools, and by who? Host: Dino Subašić. Photo: Ground Picture on Shutterstock.

Is Gen Z as passionate about volunteering as previous generations? What are the benefits of volunteering? How constraining is the question of time and money? In what do rural and urban areas in the Netherlands differ when it comes to volunteering? Host: Dino Subašić. Photo: Wavebreakmedia on Shutterstock.

Is Generation Z ready to bring children into this world? We talked to Mathilde Contensou, a student from France making her first steps into politics. Is financial crisis the main reason for doubt of having a family? How divided is French youth? Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our podcast on international youth, with the first part of the season focusing on young people and politics. Brough...

Who are Europe's first-time voters and why did they vote? We talked to Simon Trussevich, President of the Intergenerational Coalition of Slovenia. How did his generation prepare to vote for the first time? Which political priorities attract him? Why more EU and not less? Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our podcast on international youth, with the first part of the season focusing on young...

How are political parties trying to reach youth through political messages and what works? We talked to Chiara Merlin, a Junior Researcher at Italian think tank Mondo Internazionale, and a United Nations volunteer. What kind of messages reach Chiara? Is her algorithm leading her to one side only or is it wider? How old do you really have to be to participate in Italian politics? Europe is us! But...

Is climate crisis moving down the priority lane of polirt? We talk to Cass Hebron, a climate activist from Belgium and editor of The Green Fix, a climate newsletter. How has war in Ukraine affected the presence of climate topics in politics? How to communicate climate and why do we need to focus on it Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our podcast on international youth, with the first part o...

How is the EU reaching its youth? We talk to Mia Bradić, a climate activist and feminist from Croatia. Is the EU working in the direction of acknowledging her values? What was life in Croatia, the last country to enter the EU, like before and after joining the EU on the 1st of July 2013? Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our podcast on international youth, with the first part of the season f...

Why democracy as it is? We talk to Mira Kokko, a Students Union Board member at Tampere University in Finland. Is the voice of youth heard in the current democratic system? How do politics engage with young people in Finland?  Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our podcast on international youth, with the first part of the season focusing on young people and politics, in the run-up to the Eur...

Why are far-right parties popular with young people? We talk to Martin Bogomilov Penov, Bulgaria's young European ambassador and a student at Manchester University: How is the far right developing in Bulgaria? Also in this episode: Cosmin Țugui, a student at the Faculty of Law at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iasi, Romania, and Laurin John, co-host of the German edition of the Europe is us pod...

In this episode, we spoke to Eliška Volencová, a journalist from the Czech Republic, about the place of women in her country.  You will also hear from Petra Meier, a political scientist at the University of Antwerp, and Leonor Caldeira, a campaigner and lawyer in Portugal. Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our podcast on European youth, with the first part of the season focusing on young peo...

In this episode, we talked to Nomi Hrast, a Slovenian activist. What is activism in her opinion? Does it really have to happen in a radical form only? What are the topics Nomi cares about enough to devote her energy for? Listen to this episode of our podcast to find out more. In this episode, you can also hear from Hanah Lahe, youngest Member of the Parliament in Estonia. Europe is us! But who are...

Is youth making enough big of an effort to be informed about politics? Who does she believe has to inform youth about politics? we talked to Sofia, a student from Slovakia, to find out more. In this episode, we also hear from other young Europeans: Emilis Mikulskis, Vice-President of the Lithuanian Students Union, and Iliyan Havladjiev from Bulgaria. What are their sources of information? Is youth...

Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our international youth podcast. Our new season is all about young people and politics in the run-up to the European elections. What do they want from the EU? And from the European elections? In our first episode, we spoke to Mara Theresa Grimminger, president of the Young European Federalists in Belgium, who identifies herself as a European. And there's mor...

Europe is us! But who are we? Listen to our international podcast focusing on youth. In the 42nd episode, Reading, we talked to Dino Pešut, Croatian playwright, writer, and poet. Is social media affecting our reading habits? Who are his readers and what do they choose to read? Listen to the podcast to find out more about his novel Daddy Issues as well. In this episode, you can also hear from two B...

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 th...

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? Lis...

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 s...

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...

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 s...