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Traineeships at the European Ombudsman Traineeships and Fellowships at the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) Viral Video Award 2014

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Europioneers 2014 Competition Young European of the Year Award - Travel Fellowships & InterRail-Global-Passes Heinrich Boll Foundation Scholarships

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Capacity Building in the field of youth within Erasmus+

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Horizon2020: Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions

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EU-Japan Training programmes

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Model UN Workshop 2014

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Kodu Kup Europe Competition

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DG Interpretation bursaries

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2014 Digital Women of the year Awards

The James Dyson Award Translation Traineeships at the European Parliament for university graduates Translation training placements at the European Parliament European Health Insurance Card Storyboard Competition European Soundscape Award 2014 Erasmus for young entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship Education (Pan-European Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative Tvebiomovies 2014 Europe in My Region Photo Competition 2014 Traineeships at the European Commission Administrative in- service training periods Traineeships at the European Commission - Translation traineeships Traineeship at the Council of the European Union

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Environment & Me - EEA photo competition European Youth Foundation - Grants for international youth activities International youth activities held in co-operation with the European Youth Centres OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Research Fellowship Mobility project for young people-European Voluntary Service with Erasmus+ Mobility project for young people-Youth Exchanges with Erasmus+ Mobility project for youth workers with Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships within Erasmus+ Structured Dialogue: meetings between young people and decision-makers in the field of youth within Erasmus+ Training placements at the European Parliament Support for policy reform - Prospective initiatives within Erasmus+ BEST courses for students of technology European Youth Capital Traineeships and Study Visits at the European Parliament EU prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards Traineeships at the European Parliament for people with disabilities Roma Education Fund Scholarships Programme 20142015

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Documentation Ideas for a better Europe: the EYE2014 Report This is the report of the European Youth Event (EYE2014) which took place from May 9th to May 11th and involved 5,500 young people aged 16 to 30 from across the continent in Strasbourg (France) sharing and discussing their ideas for the future of Europe. The report collects and highlights ideas and opinions shaped during themed activities such as youth unemployment, the digital revolution, the future of the EU, sustainability, and European values. The report has been prepared by the European Youth Press, the European Youth Forum and over one hundred journalists covering the event and has been made available to new MEPs as a source of inspiration as well as a guide to the hopes and concerns of Europe’s youth. http://bit.ly/U3HJCM Eurobarometer survey: Young people and drugs The use of new substances imitating the effects of illicit drugs (‘legal highs’) has risen considerably among young people in the EU, according to the study on young people and drugs. Young people consider that ‘legal highs’ are easier to acquire than ecstasy and heroin: 15% of young people stated they could obtain new psychoactive substances 'very easily' or 'quite easily' within the following 24 hours, whereas this percentage is 13% for ecstasy and 9% for heroin. Among those who have used such substances, more than two out of three got them from a friend (68%). Only 3% had acquired ‘legal highs’ online. More than half of respondents (57%) think that using new psychoactive substances or ecstasy once or twice may pose a high risk to a person’s health – 62% have this view regarding cocaine. Only 21% consider that using cannabis once or twice may pose high risks. Almost one fifth of young people (17%) have used cannabis in the past 12 months, an increase from 14% in 2011. More than one third (35%) of young people think that new substances should be banned under any circumstances, while 47% advocate this only if they pose a risk to health. A little more than half of respondents (53%) believe that cannabis should continue to be banned. Most respondents consider that heroin, cocaine and ecstasy should continue being banned. http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/flash_arch_404_391_en.htm#401 Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2013 More than a third of teachers in the European Union work in schools with a shortage of qualified staff and nearly half of school leaders report a shortage of teachers for special needs' pupils. While nearly 90% of teachers in the EU say they are satisfied with their jobs, 81% feel teaching is not valued in society. Although teachers feel well equipped for the job, early career support is not universally available. These are some of the main findings of the new Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), carried out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The survey, based on teachers' perceptions of their career conditions, includes feedback from 55,000 lower secondary teachers and school leaders in the EU. http://ec.europa.eu/education/library/reports/2014/talis_en.pdf Report on Financing Schools in Europe: Mechanisms, Methods and Criteria in Public Funding The Eurydice report provides a framework for understanding the structure of funding systems and financial flows through various administrative levels. It covers 27 of the 28 Member States, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Turkey.

A summarised "highlights" version of the document is also available. http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/thematic_reports/170EN. pdf

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European Tertiary Education Register The new European Tertiary Education Register (ETER) provides detailed and comparable data on 2,250 higher education institutions across 36 countries (including all European Union Member States) and a total of 16 million students.

The data include university size, number of students and staff, subjects and degree levels covered, as well as information about research and international activities. In addition to the 28 Member States covered, ETER provides information on universities in EEA-EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) and EU candidate countries (the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey). http://eter.joanneum.at/imdas-eter Europe+ Europe+ (Civil Society for the Renewal of European Democracy) is a broad grassroots alliance, which brings together over 40 organisations from civil society calling for renewed and better functioning democracy in the EU. http://euplus.org Passenger rights smartphone app upgraded The upgraded Commission's free smart phone application for passenger rights contains some new features for visually impaired people and is available in three more languages: Croatian, Serbian and Albanian, in addition to the original 22 EU languages already available. The app provides information for all types of transportation: planes, trains, boats and buses, when and how the passenger rights apply. The application is part of the Commission’s "Your Passenger Rights at Hand" campaign. http://ec.europa.eu/transport/passenger-rights/en/mobile.html InternsGoPro Website of the 1st Europe-wide movement for Quality Internships & First Jobs. It aims to improve the rights and working conditions of interns across the European Union. http://internsgopro.com

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Opportunities European Health Insurance Card Storyboard Competition The competition is open to everybody from 18 years old from any EU Member State as well as Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Candidates will have to express their creative ideas and/or show their experience with the European Health Insurance Card. They will have to create a clear and comprehensible synopsis, maximum 250 words, in English, French or German language.

The storyboard should have between 6 and 16 illustrated panels, include a descriptive written summary underneath each scene, explaining what the scene is and include speech bubbles and/or thought bubbles if needed.

Three winners selected by a jury will win 1,500, 1,000 and 500 Euros respectively.

The overall winning concept will be developed and produced into a video, which will be used to promote the European Health Insurance Card.

Deadline: 17th August 2014.

Find out more: http://ec.europa.eu/social/ehic_competition.jsp?langId=en Tvebiomovies 2014 Anyone from any age and from any country is invited to create a one-minute film about the environment. Films could be funny or serious, an animation, a drama or a documentary. Films should be made in the following languages: English, French, Spanish or Russian. A judging panel will select the best nine proposals and provide funding of US$ 300 to help applicants make their film. Entrants can compete individually or in group.

The winner in each category, the film that receives the most views on TVE's Inspiring Change YouTube channel between 16th October 2014 and 15th December 2014, will receive a USD 1,500 prize. Winning films will also be screened at the CBD COP 12 Conference on Biodiversity in the Republic of Korea.

Deadline to submit films: 25th August 2014, 23.00 GMT. Find out more: http://tve.org/biomovies Europioneers 2014 Competition Launched by the European Commission, in partnership with Deloitte, European Young Innovators Forum and HUB Institute, the competition aims to reward the best European Web Entrepreneurs of the Year as part of its StartUp Europe activities. Eligible entrepreneurs are web entrepreneurs who create new digital services and products that use the web and mobile as an indispensable component.

Their main services and/or products should be innovative in the EU region and their company should be based in one of the 28 EU member states, and at least 50% of founders should be citizens or permanent residents of the EU member states.

The 2014 awards categories are: European Web Entrepreneur of the Year Award Young European Web Entrepreneur of the Year – Youth Award High Growth Web Entrepreneur of the Year – Gazelle Award Female Web Entrepreneur of the Year The deadline for nominations: 31st August 2014.

After the nomination round and a public voting round, the jury will decide on the actual winner that will be awarded on 3rd November 2014.

Find out more: http://www.europioneers.eu

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International Citizen Media Award 2014 The award honours work in the field of citizen media and its products that have been created by private, non-commercial producers. The topic for the 2014 edition is: "Work-Life-Balance: Reconciling Work and Family Life". The jury awards the cash prize in the following categories: video and audio not longer than 20 minutes.

Entries should have been created between 1st July 2013 and 31st August 2014.

Single participants, groups, associations, civil initiatives, school classes and especially producers, actors and editorial teams in the field of citizen media work are invited to submit entries by 31st August 2014.

Find out more: http://www.icm-award.com/english Erasmus+ SummerLearning Video contest The video contest asks applicants to send a short video clip, telling or showing what they plan to learn this summer.

Participants will get the chance to win a trip for two to Brussels (Belgium), accommodation for 2 nights in Brussels, and two tickets to the TEDxBrussels event in December.

The video must be original, not longer than 30 seconds, not larger than 50 MB and in one of these file formats: .avi, .mov, .wmv, or .mp4.

Deadline to submit videos: 5th September 2014, midnight CET. Find out more: http://bit.ly/VV1mia Digital Girl, Woman and Organisation of the Year Awards The awards recognise outstanding girls and women in digital sectors globally and the organisations that support them. The Awards are addressed to women, 18 or older, who live and/or work in the specified geography and distinguish themselves through leadership, creativity, entrepreneurship, social-focus and/or innovative discoveries. Participants must be positively impacting the number of girls and women participating in digitally-driven or digitally-enabled areas of study or work, in one or more of the following capacities: -

In the ICT sector, as a promising young potential or executive in a prominent public, private or academic sector IT organisation; Through work in entertainment or media, including social media; In commercialisation of an innovative digital concept, tool and/or service; Through focus on not-for-profit or social work, community-orientation, humanitarian activities (including ICT4Good, health, planet, well-being); and/or Through step-change research & development activities in the private or public sectors, academic excellence, digital/social innovations.

Deadline: 16th September 2014 at 18:00 GMT. Find out more: http://digitalwomanaward.com Call for tenders EAC/11/2014 - Feasibility study and technical specification on the development of a citizen tool for transversal skills Transversal skills such as entrepreneurship, digital skills or foreign languages, are often gained in an informal or non-formal setting. Therefore, tools need to be available to ensure that individuals can validate this learning and use it to inform future learning or to enhance their employability. To this end, a self-assessment tool for citizens could be useful, in order for them to self-assess their transversal skills and use the results of this to determine a future learning path or to demonstrate a skill set to employers.

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The purpose of this study is to determine the utility and feasibility of such a tool, both in terms of social worth and in terms of technical specifications.

Deadline: 15th September 2014.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/1qej2hv Environment & Me – Photography competition Launched by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the competition invites citizens from EEA member countries and West Balkan cooperating countries, from 18 years old, to share their thoughts about environment by making a photo depicting a personal or a generic story.

Each entrant may submit a maximum of five entries, all supported by a short text.

Entries should be uploaded to an online sharing site, such as Flickr, Shutterfly, Snapfish or Photobucket. The winners will be awarded cash prizes of EUR 2,000 for the 1st prize, EUR 1,500 for the 2nd prize, EUR 1,000 for the 3rd prize and EUR 500 for public choice award and youth prize. A Youth Prize will be awarded to the winning entry, selected among those submitted by persons aged between 18 and 24 (born in calendar years 1990-1996).

All the finalists will be put forward for the People's Choice Award and may also feature in future digital and print material from the EEA and its European partners.

For the Public's Choice Award, the public vote will be open from 15th October to 15th November 2014.

Deadline: 30th September 2014 at 12:00 (CET).

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Highlights Winners of the writing competition: “What does an enlarged EU mean to you?” announced Jan Getek, 15, from Poland, and Anastasia Liopetriti, 21, from Cyprus, are the winners of the writing competition entitled “What does an enlarged EU mean to you?”, organised by the European Commission. The winners will be travelling to Brussels to receive their prizes and will have the chance to see the work of the European Commission and visit other EU institutions over the course of a two-day visit.

The contest marked the 10th anniversary of the 2004 round of EU enlargement, with the accession of ten countries to the EU. Today, the EU perspective is open to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.

or training. EU Member States should use the European Social Fund or ERASMUS+ to fund projects that promote entrepreneurship and eradicate poverty and social exclusion. The Resolution underlines the importance for young people of acquiring transversal skills, such as knowledge of information technologies, leadership skills, critical thinking and languages, inter alia by studying abroad. Member States should ensure that young people have access to quality jobs that offer stability and security and meet core labour standards. Furthermore, to encourage job creation, national governments should reduce administrative burdens for the selfemployed, micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises, introduce favourable tax policies and establish a more favourable climate for private investment. http://bit.ly/1nN6q2p

EP Resolution to fight unemployment among young people In a Resolution passed on 17th July, the European Parliament called for stronger measures to fight unemployment among young people, including common minimum standards for apprenticeships and decent wages.

EU funding of employment-related programmes, like the Youth Employment Initiative, should also be increased in future budgets, the Parliament added.

According to the text, the Commission should closely monitor the implementation of the “youth guarantee schemes”. At national level there should be measures to discourage young people from dropping out of school, promoting training and apprenticeships, and comprehensive strategies for those who are not in employment, education

Jean-Claude Juncker elected President of the European Commission With 422 votes in favour, on 15th July MEPs elected Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission to take office on 1st November 2014 for a five-year term. Mr Juncker is the first Commission President in the history of the EU to be elected, and not merely approved, by the European Parliament, following a proposal by the European Council, according to the rules laid down in the Lisbon Treaty (December 2009). The Commission President-elect will now send official letters to the member states' leaders inviting them to propose their candidate members of the Commission.

The European Parliament will then proceed with the election of the other members of the Commission.

Parliamentary committees will hold hearings with Commissioner candidates in the early

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by Parliament in a plenary vote. http://bit.ly/1nrUTjW

the Youth Guarantee and its implementation, as well as on the support to the initiative by the European Social Fund and the Youth Employment Initiative. It also covers other important topics such as the Quality Framework for Traineeships, the European Alliance for Apprenticeships and the Your first EURES job mobility scheme. http://tinyurl.com/l7x2m2s

Youth Employment Initiative in Italy On 11th July, the European Commission has adopted the national Operational Programme for the implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) in Italy.

This is the second YEI Operational Programme adopted by the European Commission, after the first in France in June, as part of the €6 billion Youth Employment Initiative for which 20 Member States (with regions with youth unemployment over 25%) are eligible. Under this programme, Italy will mobilise €1.5 billion from various sources, including €1.1 billion from the European budget (Youth Employment Initiative and the European Social Fund), to help young people find a job. Italy is the second largest recipient of Youth Employment Initiative funds (over €530 million) which will be spent in almost all Italian regions under the coordination of the Ministry of Labour. http://bit.ly/1qrvWJn

EUROSTAT Release: May 2014 Euro area unemployment rate According to new data on unemployment, published by Eurostat (the statistical office of the European Union), in May 2014, 5.187 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU28, of whom 3.356 million were in the Euro area.

Compared with May 2013, youth unemployment decreased by 464,000 in the EU28 and by 205,000 in the Euro area. In May 2014, the youth unemployment rate was 22.2% in the EU28 and 23.3% in the Euro area, compared with 23.6% and 23.9% respectively in May 2013. In May 2014, the lowest rates were observed in Germany (7.8%), Austria (8.9%) and the Netherlands (10.8%), and the highest in Greece (57.7% in March 2014), Spain (54.0%) and Croatia (48.7% in the first quarter of 2014). http://tinyurl.com/mbqwpak

Pathways to better jobs for youth and women given new momentum by joint ILO-UNESCO agreement In a ceremony at the United Nations, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) signed a new agreement consolidating existing joint work by the two agencies in key areas such as technical and vocational training and education (TVET), enhancing youth employment opportunities, eliminating child labour, and contributing to poverty eradication. http://bit.ly/W5FS2h

EU Employment and Social Situation - Quarterly Review June 2014 According to the European Commission's latest Employment and Social Situation Quarterly Review, the EU labour market is gradually recovering and, for the first time since 2011, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment and household incomes are growing. However, long-term unemployment is still increasing and the situation of households with low incomes has not improved. The Review also highlights persistent challenges for women in terms of unemployment and underemployment and provides an update on recent trends in worker mobility, confirming higher employment rates

EU measures to tackle youth unemployment Published by the European Commission, the memo summarises the EU measures taken to fight youth unemployment. The memo focuses on

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Upcoming Events EURES Job Fairs Thinking about finding a job in another EU country?

EURES, the European Job Mobility Portal, organises job fairs all over Europe.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/EUREScalendar 12th August 2014: International Youth Day The International Youth Day is celebrated every 12 th August as declared by the United Nations General Assembly. The theme chosen for this year is “Youth and Mental Health” under the slogan ‘Mental Health Matters’. On this day, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth (OSGEY) are organising an event to raise awareness on youth with mental health conditions, as well as highlight the experiences of brave, young individuals who have chosen to speak out on these issues, with the objective of overcoming stigma and discrimination.

The event is free and will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA, from 9:45 AM to 1:00 PM (PDT).

Interested participants should register here.

The event will be webcast live here.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/SO6liC 16th-28thAugust 2014: 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing, China The Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games will bring together talented young athletes from 15 to 18 years old from around the world to compete on 28 different sports.

Off the competition fields, an integrated culture and education programme will focus on discussions about education, Olympic values, social challenges, and cultural diversity. The slogan of the Nanjing 2014 is “Share the Games, Share our Dreams”.

Find out more: http://www.nanjing2014.org/en 16th-19th September 2014: Annual Conference of the European Association for International Education (EAIE), Prague, Czech Republic Higher education professionals from around the world will meet at Europe's largest international higher education conference to exchange ideas, learn from best practices and debate policies and hot topics in the field. This year's theme is “Stepping into a new era”, marking the significant transformations of the international education field.

Deadline to register: 27th August 2014, midnight CEST. Find out more: http://www.eaie.org/home/conference/prague 16th–20th September 2014: Hate speech and religious intolerance Educational responses to Islamophobia in Europe, Budapest, Hungary The seminar will focus on the dimensions of Islamophobia and its expression through online hate speech and explore the role of education in combating it and promoting religious tolerance and understanding.

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Deadline to apply: 19th August 2014.

Travel expenses and visa fees will be reimbursed (on presentation of the relevant receipts) according to the rules of the Council of Europe.

Board and lodging will be provided by the European Youth Centre.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/WCxI1A 18th-19th September 2014: Translating Europe Forum - Linking up translation stakeholders, Brussels, Belgium Organised by DG Translation of the European Commission, the forum aims to generate concrete projects between translation stakeholders.

Deadline to register: 31st August 2014.

The conference will be webcast worldwide here.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/UiY4UK 14th-17th October 2014: Seminar on youth participation in the context of Eastern Europe and South Caucasus, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova The aim of the seminar is to present and discuss the findings of the experts’ reflection group on youth participation organised by the EU-CoE youth partnership in the first semester of 2014 and to examine their relevance for the EECA region.

The seminar is addressed to young people, representatives of youth NGO’s, youth workers, youth leaders, trainers, researchers and youth policy-makers from Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, and Moldova), the Russian Federation, the Visegrad countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia), and member states of the Council of Europe and the European Union.

Deadline to apply: 17th August 2014, midnight CET. Find out more: http://bit.ly/1mRlF9D 15th-19th October 2014: Bookmarks - Training course for educators and teachers on combating hate speech online through human rights education, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Organised by the Council of Europe, the training course is addressed to educators and teachers and will focus on combating hate speech online through human rights education. Priority will be given to candidates from Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Switzerland.

The official language of the training course will be French.

Deadline to apply: 28th August 2014.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/1wyxNxL 28th-30th October 2014: First Global Forum on Youth Policies, Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan The first Global Forum on Youth Policies will revisit the global blueprint for national youth policies provided by the World Programme of Action for Youth; develop a common understanding of the needs for and rationales of systemic and cross-

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The forum will bring together 700 youth policy experts from governments and parliaments, youth networks and movements, research and development communities.

The Global Forum on Youth Policies will be convened by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth together with UNDP, UNESCO and the Council of Europe. It will be hosted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the Republic of Azerbaijan in the framework of Azerbaijan’s Chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers.

Applications will open on 27th July with deadline 27th August 2014.

Find out more: http://www.youthpolicyforum.org Salto-Youth: Training Calendar The European Training Calendar contains current training offers of different institutions and organisations, such as SALTO, the National Agencies for the YOUTH IN ACTION Programme, non-governmental youth organisations, the European Youth Centres of the Council of Europe and the Partnership Programme on European Youth Worker Training. They are addressed to young people, group leaders, mentors, trainers and other specialists.

Find out more: http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar Coming up: European Festivals Information on the biggest pop and rock festivals in Europe can be found on the European Festival Planner on the Yourope site of the European Festival Association. http://www.yourope.org Searching for more background information on festivals, have a look at Wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_festival European and worldwide Rock Festivals – although the layout is simple, it has an extensive list of festivals. http://www.britishrock.cc/portal/festival/index.php A general site, with links to cultural events and festivals, not only rock festivals, in Europe. http://www.bugbog.com/festivals/european_festivals.html Music Festivals Europe 2014 http://www.festivalsearcher.com/festivallists.aspx?region=europe Europe Music Festivals 2014 http://www.musicfestivaljunkies.com/festival-guide/europe-festivals

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