As a series of crises have paralysed the continent, the confidence in the European Union is dwindling. Many EU citizens believe that the image of the EU, its institutions and the Europe has been damaged in this ongoing crisis. The growing Eurosceptic mood of the people and the withdrawal aspirations of the United Kingdom motivated EDS, as the voice of students, to take action against this worrisome tendency. In keeping with the motto “iMEurope”, EDS…

EDS has supported Jean-Claude Juncker since the very beginning when we provided our backing to his candidacy for the Presidency of the European Commission at the EPP congress in Dublin, Ireland. With the announcement of his selection as the European People’s Party candidate, the next day found us working on his campaign. We paid particular emphasis to social media and we made sure to constantly post items about his candidacy in order to reach the…

WHAT’S ECONOMY WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE? In 2010, European Democrat Students adopted a Resolution on Budget Cuts for Higher Education in Times of Crisis. We were the pioneers in opposing the governments that reduced higher education budgets. Not only has awareness been promoted since then, but concrete measures were suggested to the European Commission, European governments and stakeholders. In 2012 we launched a European campaign called ‘Knowledge is Power’ in order to underline the key role of…