Manuel Ballotta

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Democracy Under Pressure in Kosovo

This text is written and published as part of the Democracy Under Pressure Campaign of JEF Europe Kosovo is a young country and a young democracy. Notwithstanding, since its declaration of independence in 2008, it has made important steps towards building well performing democratic (…)

Friday 22 March 2024

Democracy Under Pressure at the EU Level

This text is written and published as part of the Democracy Under Pressure Campaign of JEF Europe. As 2024 marks the 19th edition of the Young European Federalists’ ’Democracy Under Pressure’ Campaign, The New Federalist is joining in the effort to raise awareness towards the systematic (…)

Wednesday 20 March 2024

Will the EU act any differently towards Taiwan following the results of the January 13 elections?

On January 13, Taiwan went to the polls and elected vice-president Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as the self-ruled island’s new president. Mainland China sees Taiwan as a breakaway region which must be reunified with the mainland at all costs. To achieve this, (…)

Tuesday 5 March 2024

The Farmers’ Protests in Europe and the EU’s Climate Ambitions: An Insurmountable Contradiction?

In April of last year,[ Polish farmers->https://www.politico.eu/article/polish-farm-minister-quits-amid-protests-over-ukrainian-grain-imports began protesting and blocking roads and demanding the imposition of tariffs and duties on Ukrainian grain imports. Since then, protests have spread (…)

Friday 23 February 2024