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In 2009, MIJARC Europe is supported by:

the operative grant of the "Youth in action Programme"

and the administrative grant of the European Youth Foundation

...on the Webpages of MIJARC Europe

On this website you can find more about MIJARC Europe, news, adresses, publications and the latest information about the next activities.

05/12/09

NEW Issue of Info-Europe: What the young people of the rural world think of EU policies

The KLJB will tell us what it thinks of EU environmental and energy policies
Gaetan Vallee, from the team of MIJARC Europe, will conduct his own "health check " of the CAP
Stanislaw Longawa, founder membr of EIR Poland, will give his opinion on youth participation in politics by sharing his experience of standing for elections to the European parliament

But also, some news about MIJARC's activities: working groups meeting in Picardie, Green week in Berlin....

Enjoy the reading!

Info_Europe_issue_1_2009_english.pdf	1.7 M
Info_Europe_numero_1_2009_espanol.pdf	1.7 M
Info_Europe_numero_1_2009_francais.pdf	1.5 M

04/10/09

NEW: INFO Letter "YOU(th) can make the Europe of tomorrow!

To inform you about our campaign on the European elections!

It is now time for local groups to implement actions around this campaign!

By sending postcards, by spreading information about the elections to other youngsters, by organizing meetings with candidates in the elections, etc

Enjoy the reading!

INFO_YOU_th__can_make_the_Europe_of_tomorrow_1_2009.pdf

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02/16/09

Launching of our campaign "YOU(th) can make the EUROPE of tomorrow!"

On the 16th of February 2009, 20 young representatives of MIJARC Europe officially launched their campaign on the European Parliament elections.

They organized a press conference to present their flyer of campaign translated in 8 languages and disseminated to 150.000 rural youngsters in Europe.

For this occasion, MIJARC Europe invited a French MEP, Mrs. Brigitte Fouré to present to her our "5 proposals for Europe" and have a discussion with her about the EU policies in the fields of youth and rural development.

Press_release_French_version.pdf

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02/14/09

14-16 February 2009 in Picardie (France): Working groups meeting "From best practices to common strategy: cooperation for a sustainable rural development"

The working groups meeting organised by MIJARC Europe gathered 20 young people from Bulgaria, Poland, Portugal, Germany, France and Belgium.

During 3 days, they have had the opportunity to exchanges their realities and best practices in the 3 following fields :

1. Agrciculture and Food Sovereignty

2. "Glocal" development

3. Youth participation in rural development

Field visits were organized in Picardie to discover other best pratices: "the House of the solidarity economy" in Lachapelle aux pots, the associative café "L'ecume du Jour" in Beauvais, one AMAP from Oise.....

This working groups meeting was supported by the "Youth in Action" program.

11/30/08

"Agriculture" study trip to France and Spain

Mid- September 2008, twelve young adults from KLJB Germany went to visit agricultural destinations in France and Spain as the Extremadura in Spain and the Expo in Zaragoza. They look back at an unforgettable tour with numerous impulses and shared experiences.

In Extremadura, they met the members of the national board of MRJC Spain, who accompanied them throughout their stops and organized a lot locally. They exchanged together about the realities of rural youth and about agriculture in their countries.

10/25/08

Vth Assembly of La Via Campesina - Youth Assembly - MIJARC Europe was there!

16-17/10/2008 - in Maputo, Mozambique -

Emilie Durochat and Marian Duvert were the two representatives of MIJARC Europe at the 2nd edition of the Youth Assembly of Via Campesina.

MIJARC Summer camp 2008

The Summer camp organised by MIJARC EUROPE in Middelkerke (Belgium) in July was a success!!

30 youngsters between 16 and 25 years old

from 6 European countries : Bulgaria, Poland, Germany, Portugal, Belgium and France

came to Middelkerke (Belgium) for a week of European exchanges.

To see more pictures, the blog for the camp: mijarccamp.blogspot.com

Some pictures are available here

08/26/08

European Workshop about "Lifelong learning" organised by MRJC France

In 2000, in Lisbon, the European Commission formalized the notion of Lifelong Learning.

But what are the actual LLL practices in Europe?

How the present mechanisms are being implemented?

What are the links between these practices and the different European educational systems?

From the 21st to the 24th of August 2008, a European workshop organised by MRJC France took place in Angers to give answers to all of these questions!

Members of MIJARC Europe were active contributors to this workshop!

13 members of MIJARC Europe attended the workshop as contributors or as participants.

During the workshop, the European partners were invited to make a presentation about:

- the national education system in their country

- a project or experience they are implementing in their country to promote lifelong learning

More details about their contributions are available here.

3-4 May 2008 - General Assembly of MIJARC Europe in Ossendrecht (Netherlands)

In the days from the 1st to the 4th of May 2008 the General Assembly of MIJARC Europe took place in Ossendrecht (Netherlands). The Delegates have prepared their participation to the MIJARC World 's General Assembly and have established a work plan for the next year. They also elected a new team: Welcome to Jürgen from KLJB and Gergana from NALFAPB!

The report of the GA and some pictures are available here

Youth in La Via Campesina

In November several rural and agriculture youth organizations from all over Europe met together with La Via Campesina Europe. Together they discussed about a possible collaboration and the necessity to build up a rural youth network. Find more information in the following report:

	Meeting_youth_1611_Final_EN.pdf	39 K
	Reunion_Jovenes_1611_ES.pdf	34 K
	Reunion_jeunes_16nov_FR.pdf	41 K