The New Federalist, webzine of the Young European Federalist
News, comments & analysis of the EU, Community policies, federalism, constitutional issues and political debates on Europe.
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Can a Monetary Union Survive without an Economic Union?
Wednesday 10 March 2010 by Guido Montani ,To overcome the Greek crisis the EU needs more integration. The menace of a Greek default shows that there is something wrong in the institutional architecture of the European Union. In the Maastricht Treaty, the EU’s member states decided to create an Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Today this acronym is interpreted as meaning “European Monetary Union”. The Economic Union aspect is forgotten. Indeed, during the euro’s first decade European citizens experienced an effective monetary policy (...) Continue
The most recent articles
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March 8:International Day of Women: Women as Peacemakers
Monday 8 March 2010 by René Wadlow ,
’’It is only when women start to organize in large numbers that we become a political force, and begin to move towards the possibility of a truly democratic society in which every human being can be brave, responsible, thinking and diligent in the struggle to live at once freely and unselfishly’’ (...) Continue
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The fine art of procrastination
Europe 2020: a letter of good intentions. With no commitments.
Saturday 6 March 2010 by Till Burckhardt ,
The Lisbon Strategy, adopted ten years ago, had the goal of turning the EU into “the most dynamic and the most competitive knowledge economy in the world by 2010”. The Commission is now trying to repackage the strategy in order to succeed in 2020. What went wrong with the Lisbon Strategy? What (...) Continue
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Differences between the United States of America and the European Union?
Lawyers would say us that the European Union and the United States of America are completely different. They are probably right, but from the point of view of the citizens, the similarities in their daily lives are numerous, even if some fundamental differences still remain. Similarities Let us (...) Continue
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European Olympic Team - Union is Strength
EU the best competitor
Tuesday 2 March 2010 by JEF-Europe ,
If all the medals won by the EU countries were to be added up, the EU could easily compete with the medal “giants” such as the USA, Russia, or Canada. The Young European Federalists (JEF-Europe) would like to use this simple thought experiment to promote European spirit in the unlikely area of (...) Continue
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French and Italian Environmentalists oppose high-speed railway lines
Sunday 28 February 2010 by André Feldhof ,
As a part of the Trans-European Networks policy of the EU, the Commission is creating channels of transport and telecommunications along the main axes of the European continent (see map). 30 projects on the rail, on the road, in the water and in the air have been launched to give more mobility, (...) Continue
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Further EU Unification Needed to Restore Economic and Political Governance
Friday 26 February 2010 by JEF-Europe ,
“Those who ever accused the EU of being an ’economic giant but a political dwarf’ will soon be left with two dwarfs instead of a second giant, unless fresh federalist impetus be given to European governance” warns JEF-Europe President Philippe Adriaenssens. No less than eight months after the (...) Continue
Blogs
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The Federal Union blog
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Eurozone Watch
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Jon Worth Euroblog
November 2009 – A strange wave of anti-Communism in the EU’s corridors of power -
Jan’s EUblog
October 2009 – Chasing Brussels podcast
What's new on the Web
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EurActiv.com
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EuroNews
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Cafe Babel [en]
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Telos-eu
17 February – When Ukraine meets with China
News items
- December 2009 – Wallström praises Le Taurillon!Read about her thoughts after 5 years of blogging here
Outgoing Commissioner Margot Wallström praises the work of former JEF-Europe President Jon Worth as blogger and our JEF webzine Le Taurillon!
- December 2009 – No more visa, no more barriersRead the full text of the Press Release here.
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.
- December 2009 – Less Talk and more Action for a World beyond CarbonRead the full text of the Press Release here.
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.
- December 2009 – Lisbon treaty enters into forceThe Lisbon Treaty introduces new notes to a yet unfinished symphony
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.
Le Taurillon
- « Réforme de la PAC, politique maritime : la Basse Normandie devra se faire à entendre à Bruxelles » pour Philippe Augier
mercredi 10 mars 2010, par 
Philippe Augier est la tête de liste UMP dans le Calvados pour les régionales 2010 sur la liste emmenée par Jean-François Le Grand. Subsidiarité, fonds de cohésion, (...)
- Médias : l’Europe et nos élections régionales, un sujet « maltraité »
mercredi 10 mars 2010, par 
Pour les élections régionales de mars 2010, tous les médias, ou presque, semblent contraints d’escamoter l’analyse de fond des projets politiques. Ainsi, alors qu’elle (...)
Eurobull
- Lettera a Giulio Tremonti
martedì 9 marzo 2010, di 
Signor Ministro,
il suo articolo pubblicato sul Corriere della Sera, su Le Monde e sulla Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung il 6 marzo u.s. è un rilevante contributo al (...)
- Europa 2020: un fallimento annunciato
giovedì 4 marzo 2010, di 
Mercoledì 3 marzo la Commissione europea ha approvato il piano “Europa 2020” per una crescita “intelligente, sostenibile e inclusiva”, che dovrebbe essere definitivamente (...)
Treffpunkt Europa
- Die Kommission will Frontex stärken
Dienstag 9. März 2010, nach Autor - Frontex ist eine Agentur der EU, die der Koordinierung und Kooperation der nationalen Grenzschutzagenturen dient. Sie soll nach dem Willen der Kommission nun mehr (...)
- Westerwelle und die Sprachenvielfalt
Montag 8. März 2010, nach Autor 
Der deutsche Außenminister will Deutsch auch als Amtsprache des Europäischen Auswärtigen Dienstes. Gute Forderung, aber mit falschem Ziel.
Theoretische (...)
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The New Federalist is the magazine of the Young European Federalists (JEF).
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