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What Brussels should and should not do

Saturday 13 September 2008, by Richard Laming

The discussion about the future system of government for Europe largely focuses on what new tasks the EU should take on and how it should do them. It is just as important to reflect on what the EU is doing already, and whether it should continue to do them. The powers currently exercised by (...) Continue
Thursday 11 September 2008, by Brice Voirin-Métairie, Translated by Kate Robinson français

With ten months to go before the European elections, European citizenship has still to be assimilated by many. And yet this citizenship is a reality, and it is these elections which offer the opportunity to give the citizens of Europe a voice. With the French presidency of Europe reaching its (...) Continue
Interview to the associated Director of the association “Europe needs initiative”

Tuesday 26 August 2008, by Fabien Cazenave français - Deutsch

We have interviewed Martin Bafoil, associated Director of the association “Europe needs initiative”, which support the means of the citizens’ initiative, as it is enshrined in the Treaty of Lisbon. Taurillon: Could you present your ideas concerning a referendum for a citizens’ initiative? Martin (...) Continue
Sunday 24 August 2008, by Martin Bafoil français - Deutsch

The treaty of Lisbon as well as the constitutional treaty of 2005 foresee to strenghten the instrument of democratic participation by the means of the European citizens’ initiative. Originally established to reduce the democracy deficit under which the European Union suffered, this instrument (...) Continue
Sunday 13 July 2008, by Florent Banfi

The Lisbon Treaty will offer new paths of development for a European Defence. The structured co-operation, introduced by the Treaty, will permit to some States to go further in the field of defence. But a European army composed of some Member States already exists. Evolution or revolution? (...) Continue
Monday 16 June 2008, by JEF-Europe français

After months of campaigning and debate, the Irish people have rejected the proposed Lisbon Treaty: 47% (752,451 votes) in favour and 53% (862, 415 votes) against. JEF Europe, like other European organisations and all mainstream political parties in Ireland, deeply regrets this outcome, which (...) Continue

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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.