Interviews and Guest Writers

"We need to think about how we can protect European cinema”: Interview with Matthijs Wouter Knol, Director of the European Film Academy

Matthijs Wouter Knol has been Director of the European Film Academy since January 2021. In these complicated times for the industry, after a pandemic that has largely benefited video-on-demand platforms, the Dutchman answered questions from The New Federalist, explaining the role of his (…)

Friday 10 December 2021

Antonio Argenziano: “JEF will lead the resurgence of a participatory pro-federalist moment in Europe”

As Leonie Martin left the Presidency of JEF-Europe during the XXVI JEF-Europe’s Congress, Antonio Argenziano was elected to take this responsibility. The Editors in Chief of TNF, Elsie Haldane and Jacopo Barbati, interviewed him. TNF: Hi Antonio, and congratulations for the election! What are, (…)

Thursday 25 November 2021

Tjeerd Royaards : “I consider myself very lucky to be a Dutch cartoonist."

Tjeerd Royaards is a cartoonist for several European publications. The Dutchman is a member of several organisations for cartoonists and heads the Cartoon Movement. Two of his cartoons have been nominated for the European Cartoon Award. He talks about the dangers facing his profession.

Tuesday 23 November 2021

Leonie Martin: “JEF is still a strong part of our members’ lives despite the pandemic”

In sight of the XXVI Congress of JEF-Europe, that will take place in Liége, Belgium, on 19-21 November 2021, the newly appointed Editors in Chief of the TNF, Elsie Haldane and Jacopo Barbati, interviewed the outgoing President of JEF-Europe, Leonie Martin. TNF: Hi Leonie, and thank you for (…)

Friday 19 November 2021

The EU’s Eastern Partnership seen from Brussels: An exclusive interview with Federica Mogherini

In order to conclude our series on the Eastern Partnership, we had the privilege and honour of speaking with Federica Mogherini, former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (2014-2019) and, since 2020, Rector of the College of Europe. Ms Mogherini agreed to (…)

Wednesday 26 May 2021

The media start-up taking on Bulgaria’s corrupt press: Interview with Kristina Dimova

DEMOCRACY UNDER PRESSURE. This article is part of our feature investigating challenges to democracy in Europe. From 22nd March to 4th April, we are digging into the most troublesome threats to citizens’ freedoms and participation in democratic society across our continent – from data privacy (…)

Saturday 3 April 2021

Journalism in an ’Illiberal Democracy’: Interview with Ádám Magyar of Euronews in Hungary

Being a journalist in Hungary is not easy. The clichéd but genuine missions of journalism - to speak truth to power, to write a balanced report of the first draft of history - are hard achieved in an ‘illiberal democracy’. Ádám Magyar is a young journalist at Euronews based in Budapest. (…)

Friday 26 March 2021

Andreï Vaitovich: “Journalism has become a crime in Belarus”

Interview of the month: the French-Belarusian Andreï Vaitovich has been covering political events in his country of origin since the beginning of the upheavals.

Wednesday 24 March 2021

Commissioner Dubravka Šuica on Conference on the Future of Europe: “Concrete follow-up will be the measure of our success”

Already before her election as European Commission President in 2019, Ursula von der Leyen announced that she wanted to launch a Conference on the Future of Europe, where citizens could have their say about the EU’s priorities. The Conference was intended to begin last year, but the COVID (…)

Friday 5 March 2021

Should the European Union ban offshore oil drilling?

INTERVIEW. In early November, the Surfrider Foundation Europe launched the second part of its Drilling is killing campaign against oil and natural gas drilling in European seas. For the occasion, our sister edition Le Taurillon talked to Yana Prokofyeva, the foundation’s European Outreach (…)

Monday 23 November 2020

Trivialising the far right: new research on misuse of the term “populism”

Madelaine Pitt interviews two researchers at the University of Bath.

Saturday 21 November 2020

In Conversation with Commissioner Elisa Ferreira at the EU Regions Week

Madelaine Pitt discusses cohesion policy with Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira at the EU Regions Week in Brussels.

Friday 16 October 2020
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