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Youth Unemployment in Germany: More a Sham than Success

How the bad situation of the young unemployed is covered up, why only the highly educated have a chance and in how far the EU economic crisis may provoke higher labour mobility in Europe.

Friday 9 March 2012

“Meeting others is the key to feeling European”

What is European citizenship? How can it be encouraged among young people? An interview with Michèle Guyot-Roze, President of the Hippocrene Foundation, which aims to help strengthen cohesion between young Europeans. “For more enthusiastic European citizenship” How would you define the (…)

Tuesday 25 October 2011

Attila Czene “A need for a specific sport programme latest after 2013”

A few days after the end of the Hungarian EU Presidency, Attila Czene, Minister of State for Sport, takes stock of his work and considers the challenges ahead for the EU. Hungary has been leading the EU during 2011 first semester. Could you let us know the first outcomes of the Presidency in (…)

Monday 25 July 2011

Rolands BROKS “sport has the power to change the world”

According to Roland Broks, the added value of international organisations lies in exchanges and sharing of best practices both at policy making level and in practice. How would you describe the relevance and the role of governmental activities concerning sports? RB: The role of State is to (…)

Wednesday 20 July 2011

Michel Barnier - “Sport can contribute to the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy”

“Preserving the integrity of sport should call for a coordinated European approach” Your DG published a Green Paper on on-line gambling in the Internal Market. What is the scope of this document? MB: The purpose of this Green Paper is to launch an ambitious consultation, without any (…)

Tuesday 12 July 2011

Laurent Wauquiez - “Looking at sport in relation to all the issues it covers”

The current economic context should not prevent the EU from taking on its new “Sport” competence fully. According to Laurent Wauquier, who is very keen on the values of sport, “the main thing is to spend more wisely”. What does the notion of European citizenship mean to you? LW: For me, (…)

Wednesday 6 July 2011

Erasmus: a small handbook for the future student

Student enthusiasm for this educational training program is particularly emblematic in the European Union. French, German and Spanish students are the most common to participate, and France, Germany, and Spain are three of the most popular destinations for the “Erasmus Generation.” So how do you (…)

Thursday 16 June 2011

Sports and sports related activity is Finland’s biggest “national movement”

Given the tight economic times and the role of sport in EU2020 strategy, it is high time to truly support sport, especially grassroots sports. Finnish MEP Hannu Takkula is telling us why it is of major importance. Nordic countries are often being presented as role model. What is the impact of (…)

Monday 18 April 2011

Learning by Touring about Canada and Europe

Canada and Europe are like two close political siblings. European politicians often praise Canada’s success in economical and social terms, while scholars write about its contribution to federalism and tourists dream about its incomparable nature. In Canada, Europe is seen as the ultimate proof (…)

Saturday 5 March 2011

Schengen Visa: the invisible wall

For the JEF visa lobbying week special the Editorial Board of thenewfederalist.eu has conducted an interview with Daniela Vidaicu, a 24 year old student of Business Law from Chisinau, the capital of the Republic of Moldova and directly-elected member of the Federal Committee of JEF-Europe on her (…)

Saturday 2 October 2010

12 August: International Day of Youth

Today we celebrate the International Day of Youth, an annual event declared by the United Nations in its resolution 54/120 with the aim of celebrating all the hard work and achievements of the young people who actively contribute to society. Moreover, this year there’s an additional element to (…)

Thursday 12 August 2010

One Laptop Per Child and the Power of Visionary People

The recent publication of a paper titled One Laptop Per Child Overview. The iconic status of OLPC and its XO-1 laptops in 2009 edited by W. Vota, C. Derndorfer, B. Berry, editors of olpcnews.com, allows us to retrace the first steps of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, announced to the (…)

Tuesday 19 January 2010