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  • Discriminations: Government Vetoes Overrule the People's Will

    Wednesday 30 April 2008 by  JEF-Europe , 0 comment
    Last week, the European Commission made a u-turn by announcing that it would not support a “horizontal” directive that would protect all citizens from all types of discrimination, including homophobia. The Young European Federalists (JEF) strongly condemn this approach which yet again (...) Continue

  • Climate Change Incites Mad Dash for Control over Arctic Ocean

    Tuesday 22 April 2008 by  Courtney Lobel , 0 comment français
    While environmentalists deplore the negative effects of climate change, business interests are looking to capitalise upon a more lucrative corollary of global warming. The melting ice caps have prompted shipping magnates and oil and gas companies to lobby governments to adopt policies that help (...) Continue

  • Italy's 62nd Government: Berlusconi's tris

    Wednesday 16 April 2008 by  Elena Montani , 0 comment
    The Italian elections held on April 13 and 14 have in many ways yielded more than their fair share of surprises. The foremost result that one notices is the striking majority of votes garnered by Berlusconi’s coalition. This coalition, comprised of Berlusconi’s Popolo della Libertà, Lega Nord (...) Continue

  • Italian Electoral System: a “Porcellum”

    Sunday 13 April 2008 by  Olivier La Rocca , 0 comment italiano - français
    Even before his system had been put into use, Roberto Calderoli labeled it a “porcata”, or a pig’s dinner. In keeping with the fashionable tradition of conferring Dog-Latin monikers upon electoral laws, this immediately became “porcellum”. In this way, Calderoli, former Reforms Minister, effectively (...) Continue

  • The EU-US open sky agreement: a decisive first step

    An analysis of the agreement

    Wednesday 9 April 2008 by  Florent Banfi , 0 comment
    Since March 30, air transport between the EU and the US has undergone significant changes. The implementation of the first phase of the “Open Skies” agreement will create new possibilities for airlines and passengers alike. While recently Air France and Alitalia – two major European transporters- (...) Continue

  • Taoiseach resigns in the middle of referendum campaign – April's fool?

    Saturday 5 April 2008 by  Mette Moerk Andersen , 0 comment
    People had to check their calendars. Surely, the first of April only occurs once a year. It was indeed April second when the Taoiseach announced the sixth of May as the date of his resignation. This left the political scene in Ireland in a state of upheaval, and for good reason. It is not every (...) Continue

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News items

  • 18 March – European youth against the Belarus dictatorship!
    On the night of 18th-19th of March 2008 JEF (Young European Federalists) will organise a co-ordinated pan-European action in different cities across the continent to show support to the suppressed civil society and opposition movement in Belarus. JOIN US!
    Belarus Action 2008
  • 1 January – EURO of 15
    Today Cyprus and Malta have given up their respective national currencies to adopt the Euro thus enlarging the Eurozone to 15 members.
    Read more about it here.
  • December 2007 – ALL THE BEST IN 2008!
    Dear readers! I would like to thank you all for keeping up with our online magazine, browsing through our articles and getting involved in the forum debates. For the coming year I wish you many happy and memorable moments and hope to see you back on our site soon. Yours, Peter Matjašič, Editor-in-Chief of thenewfederalist.eu
  • December 2007 – Schengen Enlargment - Europe United!
    The EU’s borderless zone expanded to nine new member countries - Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, which all joined the EU back in May 2004 - at midnight on Friday (21 December) in its biggest enlargement so far. Land and sea border checks between them and the other Schengen countries are now abolished, while air borders are set to follow on 30 March 2008.
    Read more about it here.
  • December 2007 – I want my EU flag back!
    JEF-Europe organises a pan-European action today in more than 50 cities across Europe demaning our flag back to remind the European leaders, who are due to sign the Lisbon/Reform Treaty today in Brussels, of the missing EU symbols in the new treaty.
    Read more about it here.
  • December 2007 – Key climate summit opens in Bali
    Governments at a key UN climate summit will discuss how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions after the current Kyoto Protocol targets expire in 2012.
    Read more about it here.

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