My route to the CYPA was a little different from most, both practically and ideologically. Firstly, coming from the UK meant a marathon journey, hopping from Newcastle to Amsterdam, onwards to Beijing and then finally to the destination, and as…
Continue reading How the Determination of Asian Liberals Inspired Me
I recently attended the Youth Political Academy in Hong Kong organised by the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) during which Mr Sin Chung-Kai, former vice-chairperson of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong, shared his thoughts on the Umbrella…
Global and Vocal – this is how it all started, more than one year ago, when I decided to run for the bureau of the International Federation of Liberal Youth. Since my first IFLRY event in 2010, I had never…
Siehe unten für die deutsche Version des Artikels/ See below for the German version of the article. Doing my thing and showing respect – to me these are the most important reasons for my attitude. Whether I’m diving amongst the breakwaters, flying…
Cyprus has been home to many different civilizations, ruled by many kingdoms and colonized by several countries. The last country to colonize all of Cyprus was the United Kingdom. In 1960 the country of Cyprus declared its independence and, though…
Continue reading The Long Journey Towards the Reunification of Cyprus
This week, the executive committee of the African Liberal Youth (ALY) met for the first time ever, in Nairobi, Kenya. The committee, which was elected earlier this year, will define and start the important work of providing a voice for…
With the upcoming referendum on the introduction of a presidential system, tensions are running high in Turkey – as they have been for the past three and a half years. In order to explain the current situation, it is necessary…
Great Britain is about to leave the European Union. Donald Trump has been elected as President of the United States. Populist parties are on the rise all over Europe. A series of events seem to shaken the global order in…
Continue reading JuLis International Camp, 3 to 5 March 2017
“I’m 50 years old and I have never thought of joining any political party, or being a politician – not in communist time, not in modern Bulgaria. But now I feel I have to go into politics, for us, for…
Libel’s team is growing; we now have a new editor to work alongside editor in chief Krijn van Eeden. Zlata is a member of the IFLRY member organisation Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine, where she is a member of the…
