Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on December 17, 2023 for the renewal of the National Assembly, the country’s parliament; according to the latest official data, the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), led by Aleksandar Vučić, emerged as the winner with 46.7% of the votes. The opposition (…)
Monday 8 January 2024
On December 25th, people worldwide, including both Christians and non-Christians, come together to celebrate Christmas. This festive occasion is marked by various reasons, ranging from commemorating the birth and death of Christ to enjoying delicious food, vibrant decorations, and the exchange (…)
Saturday 6 January 2024
A great Western European power since the unification of 1871, Germany became the object of an inter-allied dismemberment in 4 occupation zones in 1945. The country was durably divided between a Federal Republic of Germany to the West and a German Democratic Republic to the East. However, in 1990 (…)
Wednesday 27 December 2023
Esperanto has around 2 million speakers according to some estimations, making it the most widely spoken auxiliary language. Its aim is to unite people through a common — international — language and subsequently, to promote peace. Esperanto, as an auxiliary language, is constructed, in other (…)
Saturday 23 December 2023
I was sitting in the metro in between interviews in Warsaw and as I sat down I looked to my right and noticed a person was scrolling through their phone reading the news on Polish elections. I kept seeing either the face of candidates of the opposition or the ruling party. Since I had landed in (…)
Wednesday 13 December 2023
This reflection is authored by Ninni Norra, Tähdistö’s in-house journalist and EU commentator. It is republished from Tähdistö, the online magazine of JEF Finland Having primarily focused on EU affairs in the past, I felt honoured to be chosen by the UN Youth of Finland for their educational (…)
Monday 11 December 2023
Ever since Israel began its war on Hamas in Gaza after the massacre the terrorist group committed on October 7th, 2023, prominent everyday voices have blamed Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. December 9, 1948 is the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the “Convention on the (…)
Saturday 9 December 2023
In order to bring about change, the European Union works hand in hand with the countries of the EU as they are responsible for promoting and enforcing LGBTI rights such as legal recognition of same-sex marriages and rules on legal gender recognition. Equality and social justice are important (…)
Tuesday 5 December 2023
In 2020, while staying in Germany during the covid-19 Pandemic, I received an interesting proposition, an invitation to speak in the German National Memorial Day (Volkstrauertag) ceremony in Berlin. This invitation, which lead to me getting to know the German war graves commission (Volksbund), (…)
Sunday 3 December 2023
In Spain, the biggest strawberry export country in Europe, strawberries are called “the red gold” since this industry was worth 1.69 billion euros in 2021.
Thursday 17 August 2023
Australia has been sending asylum seekers to remote countries for more than ten years now. The procedure, known as offshore handling of migrants, has been preached by some countries: Denmark and the UK have passed laws towards this direction. Will we see offshore handling of migrants in the European Union anytime soon? Human rights organisations hope not, as they have repeatedly criticised these offshore processing systems for their impact on the rights and well-being of asylum seekers.
Sunday 30 July 2023
The rise of the European Union (EU) on the global level has been attributed to a number of factors, including the freedom of press and development in post-totalitarian countries. The newly independent post-totalitarian nations started making the transition to democracy and market economies (…)
Thursday 27 July 2023
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