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Roberta Metsola elected European Parliament president

Luciano Larivera SJ — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:07:14 +0000

On January 18th, Roberta Metsola was elected European Parliament President, with 458 votes out of the 705 MEPs in Parliament. As First Vice-President she had also the responsibility for implementing Article 17 dialogue. The Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC) has had several opportunities to work with her in the Dialogue with Churches, religious associations or communities, philosophical and […]

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European Year of Youth 2022

Luciano Larivera SJ — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:16:34 +0000

The European Parliament and the Council decided to declare 2022 the European Year of Youth (22 December 2021). This proposal was announced by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in her 2021 State of the Union address, when she considered that the pandemic has deprived young people of many opportunities: Covid has […]

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A valuable learning experience

Botond Feledy — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:30:30 +0000

An editorial to the June edition of Leadership Post The Graduation Ceremony will wait for you online as well as offline. For those being in Brussels, please join us in person on 2nd July at 6PM and register here. Those being abroad can follow the formal part of the Ceremony online on the social […]

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The charming business of diplomacy

Eleonora Masoni — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:48:28 +0000

On May 12, the ELP fellows had the opportunity to meet Baron Franciskus Frans van Daele, one of Belgium’s finest and most qualified diplomats. He shared anecdotes and insights about his experience in the diplomatic service and offered the fellows his unique perspective on the current challenges faced at the European and Global levels. […]

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The ELP as a gateway to the job market

Botond Feledy — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:59:59 +0000

An editorial to the January edition of Leadership Post Those who are in their 20s, after their graduation but before catching an employment contract, well, they are at one of the most vulnerable transition periods in their youth life. Usually traineeships fill this gap. Perhaps more – and some of them might not be reimbursed. […]

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10th European Public Communication Conference – EuroPCom 2019

JESC — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:42:55 +0000

The EuroPCom 2019 took place on the 7th and 8th of November at the European Union institutions quartier, more precisely at the Committee of the Regions-building. The purpose of the 10th edition of this two-day conference was to provide spaces for interaction between different social groups and stakeholders, ranging from regional governments to EU functionaries, […]

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Meet Mohammad AlSaleh – Digital Marketing and IT Assistant

JESC — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 16:57:34 +0000

Who are you and what have you done in the past? Thank you for the chance to introduce myself. My name is Mohammad AlSaleh and I have a Bachelor’s Degree in information and technology, 5 years, equivalent to a masters here. I already did two exchanges in Europe, in France and Brussels. I also did […]

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ELP Meets Commissioner Violeta Bulc

JESC — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 11:33:00 +0000

On October 17, the European Leadership Programme Fellows met with Violeta Bulc, the Transport Commissioner of the Juncker Commission. The one and one-half hour long discussion gave us plenty of food for thought about the virtues of the current EU political structure and the techniques of successful leadership. EU institutional structure: A unique and exemplary […]

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Stratagem Simulation Game – When Union is Strength

JESC — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 11:08:46 +0000

On Sunday 13 October, the ELP fellows, together with other participants, attended a seminar titled “Call to Public Life”. We had the opportunity to get involved in the “government” of an overpopulated, but resourceful country, through a role-play called Stratagem, where different teams, representing the executive branch of a fictional country, had to find the […]

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A Space for Dialogue enabled some Magic to Happen

JESC — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:19:53 +0000

The Weekend Seminar Call to Public Life was held from the 11th to the 13th of October in Brussels, hosted majorly by the facilities of the new Jesuit Collège Matteo Ricci. The intention of this three-day Seminar was to Call people to engage actively in their Community and Public Life. A set of questions were […]

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