Translated by Pauline Gessant

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Youth against border controls between Germany and Denmark

June 17, the Young European Federalists launch a protest action against the reintroduction of border controls in Denmark. BERLIN. On Friday, June 17, the Young European Federalists (JEF) hold a protest action against the reintroduction of border controls in Denmark and against the questioning (…)

vendredi 17 juin 2011

JEF mobilized for Schengen !

The questioning of the Schengen area by some Member States such as Denmark, the Netherlands and France shows the dismantling of the community spirit. Young Europeans rallied in cities across Europe to denounce the threat to a fundamental progress for the new generations : the freedom of movement (…)

mercredi 8 juin 2011

Eurovision is not just a kitsch and quirky show

On Saturday, May 14 was held in Düsseldorf the 54th Eurovision Song Contest. Many will tell you that this is a cheesy contest, a showcase for pop music kitsch commercial business, which does not quite a craze in Northern and Eastern Europe. Moreover, for social scientists, this pan-European (…)

vendredi 27 mai 2011

The EU at the UN : a step, not an end in itself !

That is, the EU has observer status at the United Nations. On May the 3rd, the majority of 192 states endorsed it. This means that the EU has no right to vote but may participate in meetings and speak out. In a federalist perspective, this, of course, goes in the right direction, that of a (…)

jeudi 26 mai 2011

Twenty-five years since the death of Spinelli

« Non c’è avvenire (…) se non nel rifiuto di ogni stanca tentazione di ripiegamento su illusorie e meschine rivendicazioni dell’interesse nazionale e su sterili abbandoni allo scetticismo verso il progetto europeo. » "There is no future (...) if not in the rejection of any painful temptation (…)

mercredi 25 mai 2011

Europe Day must be made a public holiday !

The European public space is still partitioned into multiple national public spaces. Yet there are powerful symbols that unite the Europeans. For example, the European flag is known and appreciated by all citizens of our continent. Even abroad, this flag is universally recognized as representing (…)

mardi 10 mai 2011

In the shadow of men : the Promethean struggle of Belarusian women against the patriarchal yoke

The situation of women is a reflection of the struggle that Belarus takes over, at least since independence, between past and future, between Soviet tradition and modernity, between East and West. While many situations are similar to Western issues, the Belarusian authorities lack the political (…)

lundi 21 mars 2011

The euro, our economy and our currency

The financial crisis fueled by markets and moved to the real economy has shown the structural weaknesses of our European economies. For many politicians and columnists, who have noticed the effects and consequences of the crisis, the single currency is worthy of all evil. Other despondent minds (…)

jeudi 17 mars 2011

Germany : the torment of European gender equality

While the EU has the wind in its sails to improve the parity between men and women, Germany, Europe’s largest economy, lags behind. Viviane Reding, the current Vice-President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Justice, fundamental rights and citizenship, the German (…)

vendredi 11 mars 2011

Abortion in Europe today

Increasingly, in France and Europe, the « Christian roots » of our old continent are evoked. Christian roots that are often shown as having culturally enriched our country, putting aside the more restrictive aspects of religion : the difficulties related to the right to abortion are more (…)

jeudi 10 mars 2011

Women in power !

If sometimes the aim of women’s day is hijacked, it is nonetheless an opportunity to remind inequalities between men and women. Equal rights : huge hoax ? Often taxed of being a real pain, feminists, however, are far from completing their fight. And if there is an illustration of the case, (…)

mercredi 9 mars 2011

A Short History of the euro.

On January 1, 2002, 304 million Europeans changed currency, 14 billion euro banknotes were printed representing 633 billion euros, 52 billion coins were minted for a weight of 250,000 tons of metal. It’s the biggest and best orchestrated change the EU has ever known. The Union made a sensational (…)

lundi 21 février 2011