We would like to kindly invite the Kolping Youth members of your country to participate in the annual Membership Meeting of Kolping Youth Europe which is going to take place in Esztergom, Hungary from 16th to 18th September 2022.
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Youth Week 2022: Register now!
After two years of a global pandemic, Kolping Serbia will host the next European Youth Week from 7.-13. August 2022. The event will take place in Novi Sad and focus on the topic “Let’s get digital! Innovation in digital youth work”. The European Youth Week is the main event of Kolping Youth Europe that connects young people from Europe who learn and spend quality time together.
Read MoreWar in Ukraine: A statement of Kolping Youth Germany
On March 3, Kolping Youth Germany published a political statement on the war in Ukraine. Kolping Youth Europe translated this statement into English to support its dissemination.
Read MoreSupport the brave people of Ukraine
This is Tanya and her 2 kids who left Kyiv after heavy bombing on 1st of March when also a dominant TV tower was under attack. They didn´t want to leave, they were also helping in hospital kitchen, but the husband who serve in civil defence decided that it’s enough and they need to go to safety in Slovakia to protect them and also to get rid of the worries about them. Through many levels of contacts they managed an accommodation in Trenčín, SK on a horse ranch.
Read MoreKOLPINGgoesgreen – Share your ideas with Europe!
Kolping Youth Europe invites you to join the campaign #KOLPINGgoesgreen that aims to collect inspiring examples from all over the continent. We are especially interested in initiatives of your Kolping group that raise awareness for climate action or protect the local environment. If you would like to join, please send us a photo of your initiative and a short explanation (3-5 sentences) to contact@kolpingyoutheurope.com.
Read MoreInterview with Vasyl Savka (Kolping Ukraine)
The Catholic radio station domradio.de has interviewed Vasyl Savka, Managing Director of the Kolping Society of Ukraine and President of our partner organization Kolping Europe. He is coordinating Kolping Ukraine’s support for citizens that had to flee from eastern Ukraine. The interview was conducted in German and translated into English by Kolping Youth Europe.
Read MoreDialogue with the Vice President of the European Commission
On the 25th of November, two delegates of Kolping Youth Europe participated in a dialogue session on the European Green Deal with Frans Timmermans, Vice President of the European Commission. The dialogue session was initiated by the COMECE Youth Platform – an organization closely cooperating with Kolping Youth Europe – as part of an interfaith youth initiative.
Read MoreAnnual Report 2020/2021 published
The board of Kolping Youth Europe published its annual report 2020/2021, providing an overview about the activities in the last 12 months. The key content of the report was presented at the Membership Meeting 2021 of Kolping Youth Europe and, in a shortened version, at Kolping Europe’s Continental Assembly 2021. Positive feedback from the delegates of both events encouraged the board in their efforts for an active youth work at European level.
Read MoreMembership Meeting 2021 in Ludbreg, Croatia
From October 1st to October 3rd, the annual Membership Meeting of Kolping Youth Europe was held in the very center of the world, Ludbreg. It was the first gathering after two years of only online meetings, and looking back on it we only can say that we would like to turn back time.
Membership Meeting 2021 – Invitation
Would you like to meet young Kolping members from all over Europe and make lasting memories? Then register for the next Membership Meeting of Kolping Youth Europe, which is going to take place in Ludbreg, Croatia from 1st to 3rd of October 2021.
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