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9 March 2010: Irish winner who will compete for Charlemagne Youth Prize announced
'You are here', a book project including contributions from 14 young people across Europe, was today announced as the Irish winner which will go forward to compete for the Charlemagne European Youth Prize in Aachen in Germany on 11 May. The project, which was submitted by John Holten from Ardee, Co. Louth, brought together young people born after 1980, 'who enjoy freedom of movement in Europe and work in a country they did not grow up in.' These young people have also grown up without the shadow of the Berlin Wall. Mr Holten said that the project had succeeded in creating 'greater European awareness among [the] group, including people who would normally not get a chance to meet each other or publish their work together.'
5 March 2010: EP News - What is happening in the European Parliament next week?
Next week, MEPs will discuss and vote on a range of issues, including:
- Less red tape for smaller companies
- Bringing your pets on holidays
- MEPs call for independent report into Israeli military operation in Gaza
- EU internal market and consumer protection
- Low carbon technologies
- The EU's 2020 strategy - economic recovery for the EU and a smarter, greener economy
26 February 2010: Six finalists chosen to compete in this year's My Vision for Europe final 
Since the beginning of this year, secondary school students throughout Ireland have been hard at work creating videos to show their 'Vision for Europe'. The visions submitted by the participating schools, in the form of short videos (4 minutes), were presented using raps, cartoons, rock videos and documentaries. The videos can be watched on the competition website - www.myvisionforeurope.com - together with a short video announcing the finalists. Paula Reidy, a Transition Year Coordinator at Ardscoil Rís in Limerick, commented that this was 'the most innovative and exciting Transition Year project we have been involved in this year.'
