The first few weeks of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s premiership have certainly been tumultuous. Becoming the third Prime Minister this year, he has been met with a host of challenges for the country upon taking up his post, including a cost of living crisis and an ongoing war in Europe. (…)
Friday 11 November 2022
As discussed in article one of this series, the aviation sector contributes 4.6% to global warming. In 2015, aviation accounted for 2.1% of global CO2 emissions. Aviation does not only emit CO2 emissions but also other potent GHG emissions, including nitrogen oxides, water vapour and soot. To (…)
Thursday 27 October 2022
Aviation is important for connecting people and for the global economy. However, the aviation sector contributes 4.6% to global warming. In 2015, aviation accounted for 2.1% of global CO2 emissions. Aviation does not only emit CO2 emissions, non-CO2 effects account for over half of aviation’s (…)
Friday 29 July 2022
Of all the policies carried out within the European Union, the ERASMUS programme is undoubtedly the one that is closest to the hearts of young Europeans, especially students. The programme, which stands for the European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students, is a scheme (…)
Sunday 24 July 2022
In April this year, the UK government announced a deal with the government of Rwanda in which any person arriving to the UK ‘illegally’ could be sent to Rwanda on a one-way ticket for ‘processing’. The first flight as part of this controversial partnership was given the go-ahead last month. In a (…)
Thursday 7 July 2022
Survivors of the Warsaw Uprising fought for freedom and humanity almost 80 years ago. Now, as war returns to Europe, the last of their generation are keen to let their voices be heard. The few remaining survivors who participated in the Warsaw uprising are some of the last representatives of (…)
Thursday 30 June 2022
In many ways, the lives of the Roma community in the UK (sometimes known as a sub-group called Romanichal Travellers) have become more difficult in recent years. They face relentless discrimination, with the most recent example showing itself in the government’s newly-passed law that even (…)
Friday 3 June 2022
For the last two decades, the European Union has not had a particular interest in Roma issues. However, with the eastward expansions, a significant number of Roma people became EU citizens and were then able to benefit from the advantages this citizenship grants them, including the freedom to (…)
Tuesday 31 May 2022
Discrimination against the Roma in Europe is systemic and deeply rooted in history, so it’s difficult to completely root it out. But what does this discrimination entail in Europe? What are the issues the Roma community faces on our continent? Using the three pillars of the EU Roma strategic (…)
Sunday 29 May 2022
Today is European Maritime Day. The subject this year is ‘Sustainable blue economy for green recovery’. When talking about improving the sustainability of the maritime sector, an important topic is the future of alternative sustainable fuels. Gas is perceived to be an alternative fuel by many (…)
Friday 20 May 2022
On Romani Resistance Day, which serves to commemorate the Romani fight against nazism, The New Federalist is launching a feature dedicated to the Roma community in Europe. Our articles will shed light on the multifaceted and complicated situation in which the minority finds itself on the (…)
Monday 16 May 2022
Natural gas accounts for about 25%, and oil and petroleum account for about 32% of the EU’s energy consumption, with renewable energy and biofuels making up 18% and solid fossil fuels accounting for 11%. The EU is now the world’s biggest importer of natural gas. Russia is the largest contributor (…)
Wednesday 20 April 2022
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