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For the 20th anniversary of the second liberation of Europe

Sunday 9 November 2008, by Valéry-Xavier Lentz Deutsch - français

In 14 months, Germany will celebrate the fall of the Berlin wall on 9th November 1989. This event that symbolises the freedom of all of central and eastern Europe from the communist dictatorship, should actually be celebrated in the whole of Europe. On the 9th of Novembrer 1989, the (...) Continue
Monday 11 August 2008, by Domenico Moro

The proposal contained in this document provides for the creation of a European Rapid Reaction Force (RRF) by an avant-guard group of European countries, as a first step towards a European policy of security controlled by a European Federal government. It is founded on the contents of the (...) Continue
Friday 8 August 2008, by Domenico Moro

The proposal contained in this document provides for the creation of a European Rapid Reaction Force (RRF) by an avant-guard group of European countries, as a first step towards a European policy of security controlled by a European Federal government. It is founded on the contents of the (...) Continue
Saturday 26 July 2008, by Pauline Gessant, Translated by Elena Montani français

Interview with Mikael Latreille, President of the pro-European and pan-European party Europe United, who explains his view on the future of the European integration. 1) You are the President of “Europe United –The European Party”. Can you present your party and explain the reasons for its (...) Continue
Shortcut of a misgiving terminology

Wednesday 2 July 2008, by Translated by Elena Montani, Valéry-Xavier Lentz , 2 comments français

The majority of the newspapers, and even of the policies, speak regularly about a Presidency of the European Union, that France would hold during the second half of 2008. They also discuss – by anticipating the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty – the name of the future President. The problem (...) Continue
Monday 9 June 2008, by Elena Montani

Every day we are obliged to face the limits of representative democracy, which involves us in the management of the res publica only once every four or five years. The distance between citizens and institutions is growing every day, confidence in those who govern us drops, daily needs seem not (...) Continue

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December 2008 – Happy Birthday Eurobarometer !
During 2 days, high profile speakers had the opportunity to exchange with various representatives of the civil society, of students… about the evolution and the usage of the Eurobarometer surveys. Speakers like Margot Wallström, Jean Pierre Jouyet, Claes de Vreese, Enrique Baron Crespo, Jacques Santer, had intensive exchanges on the Friday and on the Saturday the “youth” had the chance to “take the floor”. I had the opportunity to represent JEF in these exchanges with some students from sciences-po and also other speakers. It was a very nice exchange of views and the opportunity to speak about what youth expects from the EU. I introduced the JEF manifesto which got a positive welcome and we also talked a lot about the programme Europe at school and the necessity to better inform and teach young people about European issues. You can find more information about the programme of the conference and soon its results on the => webpage <=.
March 2008 – 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
January 2008 – 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.