5 EU topics

I’ve spent the whole last week thinking about EU topics that are particularly interesting for me. Here is what I came up with:

 

1.       The EU and its Founding Fathers

Whenever I hear the word founding fathers, I have to think of the US. However, I didn’t know that Europe had its founding fathers too. I decided that I would like to know more about the men, who were responsible for the creation of the European Union in which we live today.

 

2.       What the EU does in order to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

The environmental and economic impacts of illegal fishing are disastrous. I think it’s horrible that local fishermen, especially in developing countries, are suffering and that marine habitats are destroyed, because of illegal fishing. That’s why I decided to write about the EU rules to combat illegal fishing.

 

3.       European Years

Each year the EU chooses a specific topic and then, discusses and dialogues about it within and between European countries. I think the idea of raising awareness of certain topics is great. It is important that people concentrate their attention on topics as language, creativity and innovation or racism and xenophobia.

 

4.       Lampedusa Tragedy and how Europe reacts

I think that refugee policy is a very important, difficult and topical issue in the EU. For me as a European citizen it is unbelievable, how many people risk their lives in order to escape to another country. The Lampedusa tragedy again shows us how dangerous it can be to flee a country.

 

5.       Erasmus

Erasmus is a program that offers the opportunity for students to study abroad. I think if you really want to spend a semester or even a year in another country, a program like Erasmus is extremely helpful. I want to find out more about Erasmus, as I’d love to spend a semester abroad.