As discussed in article one of this series, shipping accounts for 2-3% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It is, therefore, important to tackle these emissions especially given the projected rise of 50-250% above current levels. To recap, the European Commission proposed the ‘Fit for 55 (…)
Saturday 2 April 2022
For this year’s International Transgender Day of Visability, Věra Dvořáková looks at the barriers in access to healthcare that the trans* community still face across Europe. The 31st March is the International Transgender Day of Visibility: a day dedicated to the celebration of transgender (…)
Thursday 31 March 2022
Approximately 2-3% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from shipping. If the number of emissions was a country, it would be larger than Brazil and Germany’s emissions. Unfortunately, by 2050, the emissions are expected to climb by 50% to 250% above current levels. Hence, (…)
Friday 18 March 2022
History is on the move again - Arnold J. Toynbee Circumstances may reveal people’s abilities, but it is the choices they make that highlight character. Joseph Stalin was born Josef Vissarionovich Djugashvili on December 18, 1878 (although he later invented a new birth date for himself: (…)
Wednesday 16 March 2022
The year is 2022. Trust in democracy and voter turnout ebb inexorably everywhere on the Old Continent, while extremist figures asphyxiate moderate candidates in the polls. A quick glance would paint a gloomy picture of the state of European democracy, and yet, a closer peek tells us a completely (…)
Thursday 10 March 2022
The invasion of Ukraine has devastated the lives of Ukrainian civilians. For marginalised groups, war compounds inequalities that already exist and exacerbates them. The intersections of oppression due to race, sexuality, gender identity, or disability present further challenges in reaching safe (…)
Wednesday 9 March 2022
This International Women’s Day, Federico Pisani draws attention to a woman forgotten by history: Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, the first woman to earn a PhD. Like every year, today we look around us and find with surprise and curiosity new and old stories we may have missed: knowledge that (…)
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Leave all hope, you who enter - Dante Alighieri In April 1945, the Allies penetrated deep into the territory of Nazi Germany. With the end of the war in sight, all those who were aware of the crimes they had committed tried to destroy as much evidence as possible. It was Nazi Germany that was (…)
Friday 28 January 2022
In the wake of the highly anticipated COP26, The New Federalist and its partner webzines have come together to provide national perspectives from Poland, France, Romania, Germany, Italy, Greece, and the UK. Each contributor reflects on the successes and failings of the conference from the (…)
Tuesday 30 November 2021
In the words of May Hobbs, an activist who was deeply involved in the Women’s Liberation Movement in the 1970s and established the first trade union for cleaners, ‘one person’s slum is another person’s community.’ This phrase finds its reflection in the case study of Tarlabaşı, often referred to (…)
Saturday 27 November 2021
Ableism is one of the final frontiers in the fight for inclusion, equality, and diversity. However, it is also a word that some disabled people and many non-disabled people would not recognise if they were accused of or confronted with it. This is why the European Union, and all of us, need to (…)
Thursday 19 August 2021
Within modern day Europe, it is assumed and believed by many that our society is one that can be classified as socially progressive. Whether this is considered positive or negative, it is a belief upheld by many. Often, these arguments come hand in hand with comparisons to other areas of the (…)
Thursday 22 July 2021
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