The New Federalist | Webzine of the Young European Federalists

19/07/2019 by Gesine Weber

Ursula von der Leyen: A victory for compromise and rationality

On Tuesday, Ursula von der Leyen was elected as the next European Commission President without having first been nominated as a lead (...)

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Opinion

17/07/2019 by Lorène Weber

The Parliament that didn’t want to stand for democracy

08/07/2019 by Ioan Bucuraș

The Union’s Ouroboros

06/06/2019 by Andrew Howe

EU budget: The case for translating scientific projects into business opportunities

The EU is famous for its funding for science and research, boosting Europe’s competitiveness. To complete the puzzle, Andrew Howe argues (...)

26/05/2019 by Madelaine Pitt

Debate: Is it okay to throw a milkshake over a politician?

Before the European elections in the UK, multiple well-known extremist and nationalist politicians had milkshakes thrown on them when (...)

Current Affairs & Policy

18/07/2019 by Lorène Weber

MEP Damian Boeselager: “We need more transnational politics”

13/07/2019 by Timothée Houzel

Who is Charles Michel, the next President of the European Council?

11/07/2019 by Ioan Bucuraș

Romania’s presidential race starts in the European Parliament

It’s on. Romanian political turf wars are taking place in Brussels and are then launched in the most perspicacious of ways onto the (...)

10/07/2019 by Théo Boucart

Ursula Von der Leyen, the new face of Berlaymont?

A portrait of Ursula von der Leyen, the German defence minister nominated by the European Council to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker at the (...)

Thinking Federalist

15/07/2019 by Riccardo Moschetti

Fixing the Spitzenkandidaten system for a more democratic EU

03/07/2019 by Flavia-Gabriela Sandu

Slaughter of the Spitzenkandidaten system showcases need for democratic EU reform

27/05/2019 by Juuso Järviniemi

An impending constitutional crisis is built into the EU system. Will the Parliament outwrestle the European Council?

Checks and balances are a defining characteristic of Western democracies. Because giving dictatorial powers to one person or group of (...)

25/05/2019 by Juuso Järviniemi

European elections: Even more important than national elections?

Historically, the turnout rate in European elections has been even lower than in national elections. The media and the parties are not (...)

Economy & Trade

12/07/2019 by Lorène Weber

No, Bruno Le Maire, the agreement on the Eurozone “budget” is far from being a revolution

16/04/2019 by Théo Boucart

Competition policy and the Juncker Commission: challenging the iron law?

30/03/2019 by Jonas Rudsinske

EU-Japan free trade agreement in force

The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) entered into force on 1 February. The free trade agreement between the two powerful (...)

19/02/2019 by Jonathan Dubrulle

Common Agricultural Policy: we need to let the farmers act, instead of reacting for them

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is managed through a multiannual framework, whose next reform is planned for the period 2020-2025. (...)

History, Society & Culture

11/07/2019 by Antonella Giordano

When European migration practices clash with human rights

10/07/2019 by Antonella Giordano

EU asylum policy: The past, the present and the future

09/07/2019 by Antonella Giordano

National to European and global: Securitisation and interconnectedness between levels of governance

Interconnectedness. A word we use every day when we think of international relations and immediately associate to the image of Prime (...)

24/06/2019 by Flavia-Gabriela Sandu

How we are united in diversity: A cultural perspective

With 453 inscribed sites, Europe accounts for almost half of the UNESCO World Heritage list, as well as for a quarter of UNESCO’s (...)

News from JEF & our partners

07/07/2019 by TNF Editorial Board

Young European Federalists demand European Parliament to back “democratic renewal”

06/07/2019 by Aline Thobie

A flying start to the new European Parliament term for the federalists

24/05/2019 by TNF Editorial Board

Federalists to provide two election night online broadcasts on Sunday 26 May

Even on European election night, on TV and in mainstream newspapers it is difficult to find live commentary of events made from a (...)

10/05/2019 by Juuso Järviniemi

Young European Federalists left disappointed with “no progress” at EU summit in Sibiu

On Europe Day (9 May), EU member state leaders met for a summit in Sibiu, Romania to lay out the next steps for the future of Europe. (...)

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