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January 14, 2019

Europe needs entrepreneurial people that generate creative ideas and turn them into action

By Marianne Thyssen, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility. Having an entrepreneurial mindset is becoming even more important as digitalisation increasingly impacts the world of work.…

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February 1, 2018

Entrepreneurial mindsets should be a priority during Bulgarian Presidency

by Vladimir Urutchev, Member of the European Parliament "Thanks to the Digital Revolution, young people have the unique chance to reach out to the whole world in just one click.…

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January 16, 2018

JA Bulgaria welcomes the new Presidency of the EU

On the day after the official opening of the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU, more than 50 foreign journalists visited Sofia Tech Park and were introduced to the Bulgarian innovation…

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December 8, 2017

Students say “Why Europe Matters” to them

During November 150 students from 26 schools brainstormed in workshops in three Member States to come up with answers to some of Europe’s most intractable questions. How can we improve…

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November 28, 2017

‘Locker Room Talk’ rocks the house!

’Locker Room Talk’, which started as a JA Company in Sweden, has once again been recognised for its excellence, receiving the “Number 10” cash prize of one million Swedish kronor…

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November 27, 2017

Interview with Mailis Reps, Minister of Education and Research of the Republic of Estonia

The firsts results of the Innovation Cluster for Entrepreneurship Education (ICEE) research project on the impact of entrepreneurship education were presented in Tallinn (Estonia) on November 16-17 at the occasion…

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November 26, 2017

FleishmanHillard and JA Europe win award for “Ethical Campaign of the Year” at EuroPAwards

We're delighted to announce that "Switch on Europe" campaign designed by Fleishman Hillard for JA Europe was awarded "Ethical Campaign of the Year" at the EuroPAwards ceremony. The campaign, targeting…

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November 21, 2017

How to make young people more employable? Teach entrepreneurship in schools

Opinion in "The Parliament Magazine" by Caroline Jenner, CEO at JA Europe. A detailed survey of five EU member states in which schools have been teaching entrepreneurship confirms impressive benefits…

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November 19, 2017

Spotlight on entrepreneurship: The Entrepreneurial School Awards 2017

Leading European schools were honoured at a ceremony in Tallinn on 16 November for their track records of success in teaching entrepreneurship. The event was the high point of a…

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November 17, 2017

Major multi-country research shows the different positive impacts of Entrepreneurship Education

If half of the entire student population had practical experience of setting up a company while still in school, what would be the individual and wider societal impact? This is…

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