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We consider the European Union as our common home. National boundaries are no more a limit but a gate to share our cultures and common values with other European citizens.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Students and young Europeans have long played as a spin-off in the process of European integration. Exchange programs such as Erasmus helped to develop a stronger feeling of participation inspiring a common European identity.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">We embrace the key role of democratic principles, underlined in the Lisbon Treaty and enshrined in our political belief: democracy, freedom, equality, participation, sustainability and solidarity.</p> <h4 style="text-align: justify"><strong>WHAT WE BELIEVE IN</strong></h4> <p style="text-align: justify">We believe in a political Europe. 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