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Members are invited to apply to join the British Section delegation to the 2026 Europe Alive in Brno, Czechia from 3-7 June.
Europe Alive gives members an opportunity to visit another EUW country for social, political and cultural exchange and to develop friendships across Europe. The deadline for applications is 23 January 2026. For more details contact [email protected]. Watch the compelling and insightful lecture with Professor Dame Julia Black FBA FRSA on "The importance of the social sciences, humanities and the arts" held on 26th November 2025. In October, 40 delegates from six countries - Austria, Czechia, Estonia, Spain, Malta and the UK - met in Malta for the 75th Europe Alive event, showcasing Maltese culture. Delegates flew in from across Europe and dined in a local restaurant in Mellieha, before travelling by ferry to Gozo, a small island near Malta. They visited Savina, a family owned factory producing tomatoes and other products and then had an island tour in a white trolley train, visiting the salt beds and the famous Ta’Pinu church. Later there was a discussion on the 2025 EUW topic linked to the UN motion “United in Voice, Strong in Diversity”. There were two special guests - the Hon. Graziella Attard Prevue, a Maltese MP, Shadow Minister for Equality, Civil Liberties and Public Broadcasting and Family Affairs Committee member and Jacqui Lait, former British MP, Shadow Minister and longstanding EUW member who now lives in Malta. Lynne Faulkner’s introduction outlined the evolution of women’s rights in her lifetime, including the final end of the marriage bar in the British Diplomatic Service in 1973. This 75th Europe Alive was a great success thanks to the hard work of the Maltese hosts and we look forward to the 2026 Europe Alive in Brno, the second city of Czechia, from 3rd-7th June and then in Spain in 2027.
Watch the recording of our really fascinating and thought-provoking seventh online encounter with Emma Thwaites: "From Britpop to No. 10, tech booms to boardrooms. Lessons from a life lived in a ringside seat" held on 16th September 2025. Watch the recording of our really inspiring and interesting sixth online encounter with Margaret Hales: From grass roots to president: a journey of many friendships held on 4th June 2025. Members are invited to apply to join the British Section delegation to the 2025 Europe Alive in Malta from 16-20 October. Europe Alive gives members an opportunity to visit another EUW country for social, political and cultural exchange and to develop friendships across Europe.
The deadline for applications is 28 April 2025. For more details contact [email protected]. The recording is now available from our hugely informative and thought provoking special event in parallel with the UN's 69th Commission on the Status of Women which took place on 11th March 2025. Europe Alive was started in 1983 by Alison Tennant to enable EUW members to meet in different countries for cultural, political and social exchange.
In 2025 there are going to be two Europe Alive events. The first is in Vienna from 25th-28th February, when 40 delegates from 6 countries, including 9 British members, will meet, visit the Houses of Parliament and attend the Small Vienna Opera Ball in the Town Hall. The main 2025 Europe Alive event is being hosted by the Maltese Section from 16th-20th October, to showcase Malta and Gozo with visits to the Maltese Parliament and St. John’s Cathedral. Further details will be sent out in March. Meanwhile, members may like to know there is a 250-euro fee which covers coach transport, boat trip, entrance fees and 4 meals but delegates must also pay for their flights and accommodation. Places are limited so anyone interested in attending will need to send an expression of interest, stating their reason for wishing to go, any languages they speak apart from English and any previous experience of Europe Alive events. The aim is to develop strong relationships between EUW members across Europe. Finally, the Czech Section has offered to host the 2026 Europe Alive in historic Brno, the second city of Czechia from 3rd-7th June 2026 for which programme details will be available later this year. |
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