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1. Welcome

Dear ESNCard holders & Dear ESNFriends,

ESN is bubbling of news: soon all the sections will have a powerful tool to handle their activities; the website will be refreshed and you will have the possibility to get more in touch with everybody working in the international level, because we are about to launch the international Satellite: supernova :)

You are not able to see all this yet...but be prepared!

Many of our sponsors are still with us to help us being successful international students: check out the new offers of SkyEurope Airlines.

Finally, we're inviting anyone to check the Van trip at europocket.tv

Enjoy reading the newsletter. The Board of ESN International wishes you a nice continuation of your studies and a successful career.

Yours,
Giorgio, Matthias, Andim, Kamila and Francesca.

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2. ESNLive: What's up?

Pallomeri

The expression PALLOMERI shall represent on the one hand the fun and activity in ESN and on the other hand it is what you make out of it: it can be the PALLOMERI feeling you have when you are organising parties, it can be the list of the new PALLOMERI friends you have from all over Europe. It represents the passion we put in things - and therefore PALLOMERI is something we as - ESNMembers - have incommon!

learn more on http://www.esn.org/esn_international/pallomeri.php

A magazine is an useful tool to show the world who we are

Do you remember the ESN Magazine? It's back to life!

And until the end of June you will be able to set your opinion about its name on http://www.esn.org/ESN_magazine_poll
Don't esitate, go now!

3. Topic of the month: Join the Erasmus Celebrations

You wonder where the Erasmus Van is? You want to know about upcoming Erasmus Days? You like to read experiences of former Erasmus students?

All you need to do is to browse to www.20erasmus.eu
. There you receive all information about the 20 Anniversary of the Erasmus Programme which ESN organises. Then, get involved. Students who have not been on exchange yet are eager to learn from your experience. Write about your foreign studies. Certainly, you have a lot to tell. Remember the great time you had during your exchange and bring it to paper. Share your photos or movies of your wonderful moments abroad with others. By uploading your story on www.20erasmus.eu/experiences/
add you not only spread the Erasmus spirit to the readers, you also can win prizes. So, let the Van journey continue and share your experience..

4. Our partners introduce:

SkyEurope

Summer sale in SkyEurope Airlines

20.000 flights for . 39 incl. taxes!*

Booking period: Friday 15 June 6.00 pm CET - Sunday 17 June midnight, Tuesday 19 June 6.00 pm CET - Sunday 24 June midnight. Travel period: whole summer, until 27 October 2007.
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5. Get Involved: The celebration goes on

despite some problems

The ERASMUS Programme turns 20 this year. ESN has been celebrating not on one, not on two, not even on three days but the festivities go on the whole year.

Not only good news today. The great project of having an ESN Train touring through five European countries has been cancelled. Things looked good in the beginning. There were enthusiastic people, all carriages could be found, slots of the tracks were reserved, the program was supported by the host cities and even a train driver could be found.

But then, unfortunately, there were too few applications for the train. Hence having a train used to only one-quarter would not only economically make little sense. Therefore, the OC decided to stop the train before it could leave its first station. But the idea remains in the head of many people. So, watch out at railway crossings, an ESN train may pass by. Don't forget to join it then.

But the OC decided not to get upset, and to begin right now to organize a bigger event next summer

So, if anybody will ask, the answer is "don't worry: there is going to be a huge party next year!"

6. What's going on in Europe besides ESN?

European Youth Forum took part in the 3rd European Youth Week, which was organised throughout Europe from 3-10 June 2007. The centralised event (3-6 June) took place in Brussels and it had the aim to promote the Youth in Action Programme and European Youth Policies, as well as to contribute to the structured dialogue between the European Commission and young people.

In the opening plenary session European Youth Forum presented its recommendations to the European Union, among which are some very interesting for ESN, like the demand for recognition of non-formal education and the active role of youth NGOs in youth policy making. Not being a member of the European Youth Forum at the time of organising the event, ESN was invited by the European Commission as a guest to participate in the opening and closing plenary sessions and at the celebrations of the event, where it was represented by its president Giorgio Marinoni.

"The impression I got was overall positive, because the Commission gave a positive signal of willingness to include civil society in the political debate and listen to the voice of European Youth, represented by the European Youth Forum and all youth organisations. I think that ESN, as a wide European student NGO and a candidate member to the EYF, should participate with an active role in this debate for topics that concern student mobility", says Giorgio.

The final conclusions of the event were forwarded to the Commission and the Council of Youth Ministers, and are expected to be taken into account in their policy formulation.