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NEWS Oct 26, 2026

WHO 2026: Meet the CA team and prepared motions

Winter Holidays Open 2026 is getting closer and closer - and we are finally able to share the prepared motions of the tournament!

NEWS Oct 16, 2026

EuroSDC 2027: Community Feedback for DCA Applicants - we value your opinion!

The organizing team for EuroSDC 2027 has received your DCA applications! We are now approaching the next step which is community feedback for the applicants.

NEWS Oct 12, 2026

New dates for International Debate Tournament Maria Amato 2026!

You already know that IDTMA 2026 is happening and hosted by our dear member organization SNDI - but you might have not knows that the dates of the tournament have been changed!

NEWS Sep 21, 2026

PEACE Training in Brno

Between 13 and 18 September, Brno hosted the Mental Health Exchange in Youth Work training as part of the PEACE project. The event brought together debate trainers, facilitators and judges from across our project partners, and introduced them to a ps...