The New Federalist

TNF has a new editorial team!

It is with great pleasure that we introduce our two new editors-in-chief. Dvir Aviam Ezra is our new senior Editor in Chief. He is a PhD student for law and economy at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. He is Dutch-Israeli and focuses on geopolitics, international trade, peacbuilding, (...)

Tuesday 5 December 2023

Volkstrauertag 2023 – Towards a pan European memory culture

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

Moving forward – Climate foreign policy means EU integration

On 16th of October, the West Balkans Summit of the Berlin Process was held in Tirana. Albania was thus the first country of the region to host the talks of the Berlin Process, welcoming the prime ministers of the six West Balkan countries, German chancellor Olaf Scholz, the President of the (...)

Tuesday 28 November 2023

Parliamentary elections in Poland: a lesson for Georgian political parties and an example for Georgian voters

The parliamentary elections in Poland were held on October 15, 2023. These elections were of significant importance for the country. Poland was governed by the Euro-sceptical, conservative-nationalist, and populist party “Law and Justice (PiS)” for the last eight years under the leadership of (...)

Monday 27 November 2023

An European defense industry: an utopia?

On the 1st of November, the famous British newspaper, The Times, claimed that Germany seriously considered giving up the Future Combat Air system (FCAS) in collaboration with its neighbor France and Spain. The FCAS, presented as the next high-technological plane, is slated to replace the (...)

Sunday 26 November 2023

“Tear down” this border and bring the entire Europe closer together!

“Tear down this wall!”, exclaimed the US President Ronald Reagan from the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, on June 12, 1987. Nowadays, there is a separate wall inside the dream of a united Europe: the internal Schengen border keeping dozens of millions of EU citizens outside the area of free (...)

Sunday 26 November 2023

A Palestinian state may still be imminent, but Israel now has the stronger hand

When the Israeli-Palestinian peace process began in Madrid 1991 the PLO (officially represented in the Jordanian delegation at the time) had more diplomatic relations with foreign countries than the state of Israel; The Soviet Union, traditional ally of the PLO, still existed, and the Arab (...)

Saturday 25 November 2023

The pro-European attitude of Georgian youth: ideals, frustrations and the “European identity”

The vast majority of young Georgians say they consider themselves Europeans and want their country to join the EU as soon as possible. But what is really behind this pro-EU attitude? As I live in Tbilisi, I have the opportunity to discuss with young Georgians their opinion about their (...)

Saturday 4 November 2023

Join The New Federalist Team!

The New Federalist is seeking two new Editors-in-Chief to manage the editorialteam, content and strategy of the webzine! Do you: Have a strong interest in EU politics and a good understanding of EU institutions and processes?Have an eye for what makes a good, relevant article?Know JEF (...)

Friday 13 October 2023

The kleptocracy that hinders Georgia’s path to the EU

Even though Georgia received official “European perspective” recognition by the European Commission in June 2022, the country has still to undergo significant reforms and systemic changes in the functioning of state institutions in order to align with European standards. One of the first (...)

Thursday 12 October 2023

Europe must see Slovakia’s elections as a warning: Greater integration must never harm national as well as regional identities

Before addressing the subject, some things do need to be pointed out regarding Slovakia’s recent elections. First and foremost, Contrary to media reports that during the election night crowned one winner (P.S), after the exit polls, and now after the votes are now crowning a different winner (...)

Sunday 8 October 2023

EUROPA PORTA EUROPA - A PACT FOR CHOOSING TOMORROW’S EUROPE

JEF Italy, together with 15 Italian non-party youth associations, meet in Lampedusa to create a common front to appeal to institutions in sight of the next European elections. Together, they signed a pact to choose tomorrow’s Europe. A Pact for Europe: 16 youth organizations join forces to (...)

Friday 6 October 2023
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