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Latest addition : 15 March.

  • A strong Europe for a democratic Belarus

    Sunday 21 March 2010, by Elisabeth Velle
    Just next to the EU border, Belarus seems to be the perfect getaway for a nice vacation. Yet, the member states of the European Union have not given enough attention to the excessive control the government continues to exert over its civil society. An appeal for more action. When surfing to the (...) Continue

  • Campaigners for Free Speech in Belarus have their Speech Muffled in Russia

    Saturday 20 March 2010, by JEF-Europe
    Last night activists around the world, in over 50 countries, spanning four continents, took to the streets to peacefully and silently protest against the lack of freedom of speech in Belarus, among other human rights violations. From Brussels to Baltimore, Stockholm to Sydney, Warsaw to (...) Continue

  • Under JEF Europe’s Umbrella, over 125 Cities of the World Unite in Solidarity with Belarus

    Saturday 20 March 2010, by Tomas Spragg
    This week, for the fifth consecutive year, JEF Europe organised a pan-European action to protest against the civil society and human rights situation in Belarus: the last remaining dictatorship on the continent. The global protest against the human rights situation in Belarus, which took place (...) Continue

  • The right to conscientious objection in Belarus: Still a long way to go

    Friday 19 March 2010, by Giorgos Kosmopoulos
    Belarus is one of the worst examples of European countries not having enforced the right for conscientious objection - the right to refuse military service. The right to conscientious objection is well founded in international human rights law. It is prescribed among others in UN conventions, (...) Continue

  • Belarus: The Difficulties Young People Face

    Friday 19 March 2010, by Anonymous
    The following article has been written by an anonymous young person living in Belarus. The article brings a personal perspective to the situation in the country and discusses how the lives of young people in Belarus have dramatically changed over the past 10 years. I recently read information (...) Continue

  • European Youth Forum fights for youth rights in Belarus

    A condemnation of the situation in Belarus and a demand to improve human rights for the sake of the young people

    Thursday 18 March 2010, by European Youth Forum (YFJ)
    For many years, the Belarusian government has been known to be repressive and undemocratic. Issues of human rights violations, including the right to freedom of association, have been repeatedly raised by the international community. For just as many years the European Youth Forum has been keen (...) Continue

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News items

  • 3 March – EU2020 Strategy

    The European Commission has launched today the Europe 2020 Strategy. The Commission identifies three key drivers for growth, to be implemented through concrete actions at EU and national levels: smart growth (fostering knowledge, innovation, education and digital society), sustainable growth (making our production more resource efficient while boosting our competitiveness) and inclusive growth (raising participation in the labour market, the acquisition of skills and the fight against poverty).

    The strategy was criticised by some to be not ambitious enough.

  • 9 February – New European Commission

    The European Parliament approved the new line-up of the European Commission today at 9 February 2010 with 488 votes in favour, 137 against and with 72 abstentions.

    The new team will be in charge during the legislative period until 2014.

    Read more about it here.

  • December 2009 – Wallström praises Le Taurillon!

    Outgoing Commissioner Margot Wallström praises the work of former JEF-Europe President Jon Worth as blogger and our JEF webzine Le Taurillon!

    Read about her thoughts after 5 years of blogging here
  • December 2009 – No more visa, no more barriers

    Joint PR of JEF, LYMEC, FYEG, EFAy and YFJ on new visa rules

    Young people of three Balkan countries (MK, MN and RS) can for the first time freely experience Europe!

    If Maja from Belgrade wants to visit an art exhibition in Budapest, if Dejan from Skopje wants to book a low-cost flight for his New Year’s visit to Berlin or if Milica from Podgorica wants to attend a youth camp in Sweden, they can all finally do it from the 19th of December 2009 onwards freely, without a long, expensive and uncertain procedure of applying for a Schengen visa.

    Read the full text of the Press Release here.
  • December 2009 – Less Talk and more Action for a World beyond Carbon

    The Young European Federalists (JEF-Europe) welcome the UN Copenhagen talks on Climate Change, which were solemnly opened last week. Nonetheless, talks are not enough and JEF-Europe demands a bold, binding and long-term environmental deal because climate change is not only a global threat to human, economic and social rights but also risks to put at stake the stability of democratic regimes through conflict over scarce resources and mass migration.

    Read the full text of the Press Release here.
  • December 2009 – Lisbon treaty enters into force

    Tooday the Lisbon treaty enters into force. What does it bring and what do Young European federalists think about it? Click on the link below.

    The Lisbon Treaty introduces new notes to a yet unfinished symphony

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