The content is chosen by the European Commission according to topics of interest to young people aged 15 to 18, and is then drafted by a team of professional writers. Since 2004, the Europa Diary has dealt with issues such as consumer credit, counterfeiting, e-commerce, climate change, fair trade, the dangers of tobacco and alcohol use, sexually transmitted diseases, etc.The Diary may also be partially adapted to each country. National partners of Generation Europe may, on the one hand, choose or refuse certain articles according to national issues or curricula; on the other hand, they have four pages to fill with their own content. Ireland, for example, chose to publish an article about the consequences of binge drinking, which is reaching epidemic proportions among the country's young people. Over 2.7 million copies are distributed free of charge to secondary school pupils in the 27 member states, and there are still 1 million copies available for the 2008-2009 academic year. Schools interested in receiving them must place their orders before 15 February 2008 on the website of the Generation Europe Foundation, which coordinates the publication and distribution of the Europa Diary for the Commission. Interviews: Meglena Kuneva, European Commissioner for Consumer Protection
Pupils and teachers at the following schools: Benjamin Franklin Secondary School (Bucharest), Vesaliusinstituut (Ostend, Belgium), Institut industriel Notre-dame (Anderlecht, Belgium)
Sorin Mierlea, President of the National Association for Consumer Protection in Romania (Asociatia Nationala pentru Protectia Consumatorilor si Promovarea Programelor si Strategiilor din Romania)
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