Wh-Y Vote? When individuals vote across national borders

Wh-Y Vote? When individuals vote across national borders

We asked our reporters in five countries to talk to young people about the European elections. They know their voice matters. A European ballot box...

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We asked our reporters in five countries to talk to young people about the European elections. The ensuing Wh-Y Vote? series sheds light on how young people across the European Union feel about voting in European elections. What influence do they believe the EU has on their lives? What are the issues driving them to or from polling stations? Why are young people voting or not voting?

Exercise: Students read the article and give feedback on the main issues described in each country. Then, choose to focus on one of the five countries mentioned. Use the links below the article to read the full piece on youth voting in your chosen country. In groups, summarize the main issues that were highlighted and discuss them. Now, together in your country groups, make a campaign poster mobilizing young people to vote in the European elections. Use the articles to help focus the campaign, and visit official EU websites to find more information on why young people should vote.

Inspired by News Decoder, students in Romania start magazine

Inspired by News Decoder, students in Romania start magazine

They’ve worked with News Decoder for a year. Now students at a school in Romania have launched a magazine — a first in their city. The cover...

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Ioan Pristavu and Octavian-Anton Ghisa, students at Transylvania College in Romania, launched a school magazine that offers a platform for fellow students to examine meaty issues ranging from the impact of COVID-19 on stock markets to racism in the UK’s royal family. Their initiative illustrates the impact that News Decoder seeks to have on students at our partner schools, who work with our experienced correspondents on the world’s most pressing issues.

Exercise: Ask your students to list issues they would want to explore in a school magazine and how they would report on them.

Poor nations lag in COVID vaccination, posing global peril

Poor nations lag in COVID vaccination, posing global peril

COVID-19 vaccination programs are moving slowly in poor nations, threatening the world’s health and raising risks for rich countries’...

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As nations struggle with the terrible health and economic consequences of COVID-19, the rush is on to roll out vaccines to as many people as possible. Leaders of developed economies might be excused for protecting their citizens above all — if it didn’t mean leaving out masses of people in the Global South. Jeremy Solomons taps official data and experts to spell out the dangers for both poor and rich nations alike if steps are not taken to ensure vaccines reach the four corners of the world. Ask students how they would ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines — and whether they would be willing to help pay for it.