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Saturday 30 August 2008, by René Wadlow

The announcement by President Dmitri Medvedev of Russian recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia has added a new, if expected, element to the situation in Georgia. The Russian negotiators had warned that if Kosovo were recognized by the European Union (EU), Russia would then recognize South (...) Continue
Wednesday 20 August 2008, by René Wadlow

As the eyes of much of the world was focused on the start of the Olympic Games in Beijing on 8/8/08, Georgian troops moved into the province of South Ossetia to restore Georgian control. South Ossetia had declared its independence from Georgia at the time of the break up of the Soviet Union in (...) Continue
Friday 23 May 2008, by Translated by Florent Banfi, Lionel Luttenbacher français

One of the objectives of the founding fathers of Europe was to unite the peoples around a peacemaker project. The objective is commendable considering the two world wars, not to say civil, that unleashed hatreds and animosities over the continent and a cold war that had cut Europe in two for (...) Continue
Monday 19 May 2008, by Jacopo Barbati, Translated by Francesco Pigozzo italiano

Don’t say “in the fridge”, I don’t mean macedoine: that’s old wit. The issue is on the contrary very current: Greece does not bear the Republic of Macedonia to carry such a name; in its opinion, the term Macedonia can only refer to a Greek region. But Macedonians would never give up their name. (...) Continue
Thursday 15 May 2008, by Aleksandar Jovanović

Since Slobodan Milošević’s regime had been overthrown on October 5th back in 2000, Serbia has been making strides on the path towards democracy and greater inclusion in an integrated European society. This path, however, has proved slippery and at times very narrow and steep. New elections, old (...) Continue
Blind justice or a miscarriage of justice?

Tuesday 13 May 2008, by Translated by Florent Banfi, Dumitru Drumea français

On 3 April 2008 the International Court for the former Yugoslavia acquitted Ramush Haradinaj, former Prime Minister of Kosovo and general of the Liberation Army of Kosovo (KLA). Acquitted along with Haradinaj was Idriz Balaj, commander of a special unit of the KLA that stands accused of having (...) Continue

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18 March – European youth against the Belarus dictatorship!
On the night of 18th-19th of March 2008 JEF (Young European Federalists) will organise a co-ordinated pan-European action in different cities across the continent to show support to the suppressed civil society and opposition movement in Belarus. JOIN US!
Belarus Action 2008
1 January – EURO of 15
Today Cyprus and Malta have given up their respective national currencies to adopt the Euro thus enlarging the Eurozone to 15 members.
Read more about it here.
December 2007 – ALL THE BEST IN 2008!
Dear readers! I would like to thank you all for keeping up with our online magazine, browsing through our articles and getting involved in the forum debates. For the coming year I wish you many happy and memorable moments and hope to see you back on our site soon. Yours, Peter Matjašič, Editor-in-Chief of thenewfederalist.eu
December 2007 – Schengen Enlargment - Europe United!
The EU’s borderless zone expanded to nine new member countries - Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, which all joined the EU back in May 2004 - at midnight on Friday (21 December) in its biggest enlargement so far. Land and sea border checks between them and the other Schengen countries are now abolished, while air borders are set to follow on 30 March 2008.
Read more about it here.
December 2007 – I want my EU flag back!
JEF-Europe organises a pan-European action today in more than 50 cities across Europe demaning our flag back to remind the European leaders, who are due to sign the Lisbon/Reform Treaty today in Brussels, of the missing EU symbols in the new treaty.
Read more about it here.
December 2007 – Key climate summit opens in Bali
Governments at a key UN climate summit will discuss how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions after the current Kyoto Protocol targets expire in 2012.
Read more about it here.