Europe of Regions: what do we mean when we speak of subsidiarity?

07/12/2019 by Juuso Järviniemi

Europe of Regions: what do we mean when we speak of subsidiarity?

The concept of subsidiarity seems deceptively simple: decisions should be made as close to those affected by them as reasonably (...)

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Thinking Federalist

Antifederalists can critique the EU – but only federalists have viable solutions

16/08/2019 by Juuso Järviniemi

Antifederalists can critique the EU – but only federalists have viable solutions
Niyazi Kızılyürek MEP: My campaign “was not federalism in abstract but federalism in practice”

27/07/2019 by Pierre Le Mouel

Niyazi Kızılyürek MEP: My campaign “was not federalism in abstract but federalism in practice”
Fixing the Spitzenkandidaten system for a more democratic EU

15/07/2019 by Riccardo Moschetti

Fixing the Spitzenkandidaten system for a more democratic EU

After more or less a month from the elections, the ninth legislature of the European Parliament started the same day as the European (...)
Slaughter of the Spitzenkandidaten system showcases need for democratic EU reform

03/07/2019 by Flavia-Gabriela Sandu

Slaughter of the Spitzenkandidaten system showcases need for democratic EU reform

For the past few weeks, we have been witnesses to what could be characterised as a political blockage which only showcased the (...)

Opinion

Malta's Student Revolution

04/12/2019 by Thomas Cassar Ruggier

Malta’s Student Revolution
COP25: How Did We Learn to Love the Status Quo?

02/12/2019 by Christian Gibbons

COP25: How Did We Learn to Love the Status Quo?
Female journalists face violent abuse online. Journalism and democracy are losing out

15/11/2019 by Madelaine Pitt

Female journalists face violent abuse online. Journalism and democracy are losing out

The New Federalist attended the World Forum for Democracy 2019, which took place at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg 6th-8th (...)
Lesson from the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact: Strong institutions are vital for small countries

23/08/2019 by Juuso Järviniemi

Lesson from the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact: Strong institutions are vital for small countries

23 August is a historic date for the Baltic states and for Eastern Europe as a whole. 80 years ago today, the Soviet and German foreign (...)

Current Affairs & Policy

Malta's Week of Chaos: Demonstrations and Resignations

04/12/2019 by Andrew Micallef

Malta’s Week of Chaos: Demonstrations and Resignations
Finland sees its government collapse during its EU presidency – but shouldn't be ashamed

03/12/2019 by Juuso Järviniemi

Finland sees its government collapse during its EU presidency – but shouldn’t be ashamed
From Juncker to von der Leyen: the defining challenges of the incoming and outgoing Commissions

01/12/2019 by Aimee Pearcy

From Juncker to von der Leyen: the defining challenges of the incoming and outgoing Commissions

Out with the old, in with the new
Normalisation and Fragmentation: Interview with Prof. Dr. Schimmelfennig on the Evolution of the European Parliament

28/11/2019 by Madelaine Pitt

Normalisation and Fragmentation: Interview with Prof. Dr. Schimmelfennig on the Evolution of the European Parliament

Madelaine Pitt interviewed the renowned EU scholar Prof. Dr. Schimmelfennig following a conference organised by JEF (...)

Global Affairs

Europe stumbles in the Middle East

29/11/2019 by Davide Zurlo

Europe stumbles in the Middle East
Failing to launch accession talks for North Macedonia and Albania is a historic mistake. Here's how we should move forward

04/11/2019 by Nikola Donev

Failing to launch accession talks for North Macedonia and Albania is a historic mistake. Here’s how we should move forward
Following five successful Eurovision performances, EU accession talks begin for Australia

31/10/2019 by Madelaine Pitt

Following five successful Eurovision performances, EU accession talks begin for Australia

Next stop for EU enlargement: Australia.
Under the magnifying glass: The EU's leading role in international climate protection

03/10/2019 by Bogdan Mureșan

Under the magnifying glass: The EU’s leading role in international climate protection

The changing nature of international affairs In 2016, the European Union seemed to face a bleak horizon. Internally, it was (...)

History, Society & Culture

Why the idea of the Fall of the Berlin Wall symbolising the end of the Cold War is a Western interpretation of history

26/11/2019 by Jan Sztanka-Tóth

Why the idea of the Fall of the Berlin Wall symbolising the end of the Cold War is a Western interpretation of history

Karl-Heinz Lambertz: “The past 15 years have seen a paradigm shift in the area of migration”.

25/11/2019 by Alexandre Kintzinger

Karl-Heinz Lambertz: “The past 15 years have seen a paradigm shift in the area of migration”.
What Europe inherited from 1989

11/11/2019 by Arnisa Halili

What Europe inherited from 1989

12 young people explore what the 1989 meant for their countries - then and now
Despite criticism, the EU needs a “European way of life”

14/09/2019 by Radu Dumitrescu

Despite criticism, the EU needs a “European way of life”

We use some words, phrases and concepts thousands of times each week in order to express ourselves, but the fragility of our mutual (...)

News from JEF & our partners

Summer Throwback: Travel blog from the I Choose Europe bus tour

08/11/2019 by Denis Shemyakin

Summer Throwback: Travel blog from the I Choose Europe bus tour
Call for Editorial Team Applications

03/11/2019 by TNF Editorial Board

Call for Editorial Team Applications
Call for Editorial Committee Applications 2019/2020

08/10/2019 by TNF Editorial Board

Call for Editorial Committee Applications 2019/2020

The New Federalist is recruiting! Send your applications to tnf at jef.eu by 23rd October!
Farewell from the 2017/19 editors!

07/10/2019 by TNF Editorial Board

Farewell from the 2017/19 editors!

The mandate of The New Federalist’s editorial team 2017/19 has come to an end. Before giving way to the new team for the two years to (...)