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A Review of Joep Leerssen’s National Thought in Europe: a Cultural History

Monday 5 January 2009, by John Parry

Sixty years have now passed since the 1948Congress of Europe began the process which eventually led to the birth of the quasi-federalist European Union, yet despite having its own governmental institutions, including a directly-elected parliament, and despite the introduction of a common EU (...) Continue
Wednesday 24 December 2008, by Antonella Gatt

Many are those who are questioning what is the future of the European Union, now that the Lisbon Treaty was condemned by an Irish ‘no’. However, is it a definite no? Is there going to be a second vote? What is the other member states’ perspective in this (...) Continue
Friday 5 December 2008, by Joan Marc Simon

In view of the forthcoming European Parliament elections and the deep sleep in which EU politics seems to be, a big hope to revitalize the debate lies on the role that the European Political parties can play in the next months. For the first time in the short history of EU politics the (...) Continue
What would the Lisbon Treaty change ?

Tuesday 2 December 2008, by Fabien Cazenave, Translated by Jasmine Goldstein français

The Treaty of Lisbon creates the function of ‘President of the European Union’. Would he really be the equivalent of the President of the USA ? Would they be on a level of equality should a disagreement appear ? One of the great innovations of the Lisbon Treaty is the creation of a “President of (...) Continue
Wednesday 12 November 2008, by Elisabeth Alber

In the wake of the violent conflicts that marked the recent history of the Western Balkan region, the EU considers it as a priority to promote the development of peace, stability, prosperity and freedom in the SEE countries. Let’s have a look on how things evolved taking as an example the (...) Continue
What Brussels should and should not do

Saturday 13 September 2008, by Richard Laming

The discussion about the future system of government for Europe largely focuses on what new tasks the EU should take on and how it should do them. It is just as important to reflect on what the EU is doing already, and whether it should continue to do them. The powers currently exercised by (...) 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.