Overview A Decade of the Congress of Young Europeans The Congress of Young Europeans has grown into one of the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s most dynamic initiatives for youth participation and cross-border dialogue in Europe. Its history reflects not only the evolving challenges facing the continent, but also the commitment of young people to address them through critical debate, collaboration, and action. While the themes vary each year, the congress always revolves around a shared goal: advancing a more just, democratic, and ecological Europe with the active participation of its youth. Framing Fear, Unmaking Rights: Albania and the Global Machinery of Anti-Gender Ideology Article Using Albania as a case study, this article examines the emergence of a domestic anti-gender discourse, its connections to global networks, and the disparities between formal legal protections and lived realities. It also highlights the growing resistance, both local and international, fighting to hold the line against democratic backsliding. Ultimately, the article invites policymakers, activists, and legal professionals to reevaluate what is at stake. The fight against anti-gender ideology is not only about specific rights or communities; it is about the democratic commitment to human dignity, autonomy, and equality. Can we afford to treat this as a fringe concern when the consequences are anything but? By Dea Nini Rama 4.0: Pro Europe - Pro Democracy? Analysis Hope is growing scarce in Albania. Emigration continues relentlessly. But the wish for their country to finally arrive in Europe was something the Albanian people were not willing to give up in the parliamentary elections on May 11. By Dr. Mehmet Gökhan Tuncer A summit in Albania, a silence on the Western Balkans Commentary As Europe seeks to redefine itself, it was Ukraine that dominated international discussions at the European Political Community (EPC) Summit—despite the fact that, for the first time, the event was hosted in Albania, a Western Balkan country. Very little was said about the region itself, and even that only on the media sidelines. By Alba Cela Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram Machtmissbrauch – Das offene Geheimnis im Tennis | Sport | NDR Doku - NDR Doku Watch on YouTube This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy. Unpacked! Plastic, Waste & Me Read more
A Decade of the Congress of Young Europeans The Congress of Young Europeans has grown into one of the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s most dynamic initiatives for youth participation and cross-border dialogue in Europe. Its history reflects not only the evolving challenges facing the continent, but also the commitment of young people to address them through critical debate, collaboration, and action. While the themes vary each year, the congress always revolves around a shared goal: advancing a more just, democratic, and ecological Europe with the active participation of its youth.
Framing Fear, Unmaking Rights: Albania and the Global Machinery of Anti-Gender Ideology Article Using Albania as a case study, this article examines the emergence of a domestic anti-gender discourse, its connections to global networks, and the disparities between formal legal protections and lived realities. It also highlights the growing resistance, both local and international, fighting to hold the line against democratic backsliding. Ultimately, the article invites policymakers, activists, and legal professionals to reevaluate what is at stake. The fight against anti-gender ideology is not only about specific rights or communities; it is about the democratic commitment to human dignity, autonomy, and equality. Can we afford to treat this as a fringe concern when the consequences are anything but? By Dea Nini
Rama 4.0: Pro Europe - Pro Democracy? Analysis Hope is growing scarce in Albania. Emigration continues relentlessly. But the wish for their country to finally arrive in Europe was something the Albanian people were not willing to give up in the parliamentary elections on May 11. By Dr. Mehmet Gökhan Tuncer
A summit in Albania, a silence on the Western Balkans Commentary As Europe seeks to redefine itself, it was Ukraine that dominated international discussions at the European Political Community (EPC) Summit—despite the fact that, for the first time, the event was hosted in Albania, a Western Balkan country. Very little was said about the region itself, and even that only on the media sidelines. By Alba Cela
