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Friday 2 May 2008 by Raffaella Bolini ,
From the 31st of March to April 3rd, the World Social Forum International Council met in Abuja, Nigeria to discuss the world conjuncture, the movement’s situation, and the Forum’s future. The World Social Forum (WSF) has been a mainstay in the international arena since 2001 and convenes an annual (...) Continue
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Monday 28 April 2008 by Michela Costa ,
Since the recent uprising of anti-Chinese demonstrations following the passage of the Olympic Torch, the big issue on the table is whether the EU should finally show some teeth on the issue of Human Rights in China. Influential Human Rights NGOs, such as Reporters Without Boarders, have called (...) Continue
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Sunday 20 April 2008 by Anna Sarotto ,
At the last Summit held on August 20th, 2007, the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State deliberated and decided to move expeditiously towards establishing a Common Market and a Monetary Union by 2012 and then move on to a Political Federation. The EAC Council of Ministers, who met in (...) Continue
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Tuesday 25 March 2008 by Renata Pantucci ,
A recent public debate held in Milan (Italy) with Chinese dissident Han Dongfang and Italian Labour Confederation’s Secretary General Guglielmo Epifani, provides a starting point for throwing light on the issue of China’s workers’ denied rights; an issue undoubtedly overlooked so far, not (...) Continue
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Thousands of refugees and humanitarian aid workers will look forward to the long overdue deployment of a European Union (EU) force to the harsh grasslands of Chad and Central African Republic (CAR) where they are currently housed. The eastern Chadian town of Abeché recently saw the arrival of (...) Continue
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Wednesday 6 February 2008 by Daniel Fiott ,
Messrs Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga need to find a solution to the maelstrom brewing in what was an exemplar of prosperity and stability in Africa. A lack of pragmatism or an escalation of the violence beyond the control of politicians could result in civil war, regional instability and the (...) Continue
- 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 15Today 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 BaliGovernments 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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