Category: Reports

  • ASCS Review on Budget 2019

    The Budget presented by the government yesterday, for 2019, is another step in the right direction, particularly in social issues. That being said, ASCS would like to express its concern regarding matters that have not been given the adequate attention. The fact that for the second consecutive year, the budget does not include any additional…

  • Brett Kavanaugh confirmed as Supreme Court Justice

    October 6th The US Senate has voted 50:48 to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court after weeks of barraging debate, shifting the balance within the court from liberal to conservative just one month before the US mid-term elections. Brett Kavanaugh is now a confirmed Supreme Court Justice.

  • A crash course in politics

    The word ‘politics’ these days is a very loaded word with numerous connotations and meanings. The negative associations linked to this word in particular create the impression that politics is something which should be avoided.  Some people are of the opinion that getting involved with ‘politics’ is a waste of time and therefore they steer…

  • World Suicide Prevention Day

    Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Every year, approximately 1 million people commit suicide. You can help in preventing this. If you notice that someone has suicidal thoughts or even jokes about it, talk to them and encourage them to speak up. Once it’s done, it’s done. Help prevent it before it’s too late. Emotional…

  • Earth Overshoot Day 2018

    Today is Earth Overshoot Day, people. Humans have used a planet’s worth of resources in 2018 already. This day is getting earlier every year. Earth Overshoot Day, previously known as Ecological Debt Day, is the calculated illustrative calendar date on which humanity’s resource consumption for the year exceeds Earth’s capacity to regenerate those resources that…

  • ASCS Reaction | The European Parliament Bans Unpaid Internships

    Last week, the European Parliament decided to pay all interns and ban unpaid internships. Thus, ASCS would like to express its gratitude towards the European Youth Forum, amongst other stakeholders, for their campaigning efforts during these last couple of years. This is a major step forward in ensuring that young people are not treated as…

  • The Beginning of Ramadan

    Today marks the beginning of the Ramadan month for Muslim communities around the world. In its event, we would like to share Barack Obama’s 2016 speech about Ramadan, a brilliant example of how we should all approach one another.

  • ASCS Reaction | UK votes to leave European Union

    After this morning’s shock news that the referendum for the UK to leave the EU has passed, people are now flocking to see the repercussions of this highly controversial decision. From a financial point of view, there are issues which will seriously be negatively affected over the short run, beginning with a huge drop in…