History, Society & Culture - The New Federalist

Populism in Europe: radical framing wins

Populist forces are known for their ability to simplify complex issues - and feared by traditional powers. Jan Detering says: “You can deal with this if you create awareness.” “Metaphors can kill,” said linguist George Lakoff in an interview for the German newspaper ZEIT, in which he (…)

Friday 28 September 2018

Postcard from Estonia

Squelching hastily around a supermarket in my flipflops at 9.58pm, attracting hurry-up glances from the staff, with half the contents of the Baltic sky dripping off my cagoule, I reflected ruefully that this inevitable part of travelling never makes it to Instagram. In fairness, the late dash (…)

Wednesday 19 September 2018

Understanding the Prague Spring through The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The fiftieth anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia was commemorated on the 21st of August. Our author comments this lesser and lesser-known event, which abruptly put an end to the “Prague Spring”, through Milan Kundera, one of the most important names of the Czech and French (…)

Thursday 6 September 2018

Reading for the silly season

It’s the silly season and you don’t have much to read? The reading recommendations by the editors of our German sister publication treffpunkteuropa.de offer some help.

Sunday 2 September 2018

400 years after the outbreak of the Thirty Years’ War: a disaster with a clear message for today’s Europe

Even 400 hundred years after the outbreak of the Thirty Years’ War, it continues to influence the politics of present-day Europe.

Saturday 1 September 2018

Postcard from the Netherlands

This summer, you can read our French sister edition Le Taurillon’s summer print version edited for JEF-France’s Europe En Vacances project. It’s an occasion to get readers to travel around with the help of postcards. Today’s postcard comes from the Netherlands ! Dear Taurillon, I’ve been (…)

Monday 27 August 2018

Postcards from Procida and Malta

This summer, you can read our French sister edition Le Taurillon’s summer print version edited for JEF-France’s Europe En Vacances project. It’s an occasion to get readers to travel around with the help of postcards. Today’s postcards come from Procida and Malta! Procida, sun and fries (…)

Saturday 25 August 2018

Postcard from Wrocław

Old, but magnificent and colourful townhouses adorn the city centre, where different historical styles are seen in one place. Luckily enough, even in midsummer, the heat was still tolerable – probably thanks to the large number of channels on the river Odra, surrounding the city where the (…)

Friday 24 August 2018

Postcards from Slovenia and Gozo

This summer, you can read our French sister edition Le Taurillon’s summer print version edited for JEF-France’s Europe En Vacances project. It’s an occasion to get readers to travel around with the help of postcards. Today’s postcards come from Slovenia and Gozo! Slovenia, between the sea and (…)

Wednesday 22 August 2018

Postcard from Peso da Regua

This summer, you can read our French sister edition Le Taurillon’s summer print version edited for JEF-France’s Europe En Vacances project. It’s an occasion to get readers to travel around with the help of postcards. Today’s postcard comes from Peso da Regua, Portugal! Fancy getting off the (…)

Saturday 18 August 2018

Postcard from Cyprus

This summer, you can read our French sister edition Le Taurillon’s summer print version edited for JEF-France’s Europe En Vacances project. It’s an occasion to get readers to travel around with the help of postcards. Today’s postcard comes from Cyprus!

Friday 17 August 2018

The most remote places of the EU: Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands are located about 4337 km away from the South Pole. The seat of their head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, is located around 4337 km from the North Pole. Though these two places could not be further apart, they somehow belong together. The Falkland Islands – also known as the Malvinas – are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. They have their own autonomous administration, but they are, nonetheless, under British sovereignty.

Monday 13 August 2018