Le Taurillon

“Treaty Ciao” video turns Italian anti-fascist song into a viral pro-EU hit

Bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao! The folk song that became the sound of Italian resistance to fascism in the 1940s remains a classic, and in the face of new fascist movements in Europe, the song continues to bear relevance. Last weekend, the local Maastricht section of the Young (...)

Monday 3 September 2018

JEF members edit Wikipedia and discuss fake news in Bucharest

Last weekend, JEF members from six countries gathered in Bucharest for the ‘Summer Retreat’ with The New Federalist and Young Europeans (Tineri Europeni) Romania. The weekend featured trainings on writing articles for the JEF web magazine and Wikipedia. Locals from Romania with firsthand (...)

Monday 3 September 2018

Spitzenkandidaten failed to increase Europarty cohesion in 2014, study says

Introduced in the 2014 European elections, the Spitzenkandidaten system sees the lead candidate of the winning European parliamentary group appointed as the Commission President. In theory, the system brings the national-level parties sitting together in the European Parliament under the banner (...)

Tuesday 28 August 2018

Deal with strangers, suffer in isolation – or feel European

European identity is by definition about feelings and emotions; meanwhile, questions starting with a “why” invite for objective, factual answers. It was perhaps for this reason that a question asked at a panel discussion I spoke at this summer [1] was so surprising despite its simplicity. Namely, the interviewer asked why one should feel European among all the other things. We already identify with our school, nation, city, fellow heavy metal fans and other communities, so why should we add Europe to the pile?

Thursday 23 August 2018

Finnish youth figures sympathetic towards EU federalism at Linnaseminaari

Juuso Järviniemi reflects on the atmosphere at Linnaseminaari, the annual seminar of JEF-Finland (Eurooppanuoret).

Monday 20 August 2018

Student-created “G-spot of Europe” campaign attracts curiosity towards Vilnius

“Nobody knows where it is, but when you find it - it’s amazing.” Thanks to one clever pun and a striking image, the Lithuanian capital Vilnius has become the G-spot of Europe. The campaign, conceived by students at an advertising school, has already brought delight to Internet users across the (...)

Friday 10 August 2018

The most remote places of the EU: Pitcairn

Juuso Järviniemi runs through the history of Pitcairn, the island inhabited by descendants of 18th-century ship mutineers.

Wednesday 8 August 2018

This Week in Europe: Commission hits against Belgian media law, May seeks Brexit concessions from Macron, and more

Members of the TNF team recount big events from Europe from the past week, and point attention to news that may have passed notice. What did we miss? Comment on our Facebook page at http://facebook.com/thenewfederalist.eu !

Sunday 5 August 2018

Pourquoi les Britanniques se soucient-ils davantage de Trump que du Brexit ?

Le samedi 23 juin, une foule impressionnante de pro-Européens venus de tout le Royaume-Uni sont venus défiler à Londres pour demander un vote populaire (« People’s Vote ») sur l’accord final du Brexit. Cette importante manifestation, animée par les panneaux et vêtements imaginatifs des participants, a (...)

mercredi 1er août 2018

This Week in Europe: Juncker secures Trump tariff U-turn, Istanbul Convention unconstitutional in Bulgaria, and more

Members of the TNF team recount big events from Europe from the past week, and point attention to news that may have passed notice. What did we miss? Comment on our Facebook page at http://facebook.com/thenewfederalist.eu ! Juncker secures tariff U-turn from Trump European Commission (...)

Sunday 29 July 2018

Why do Brits care more about Trump than about Brexit?

Juuso Järviniemi argues that Donald Trump is easier to hate than Brexit because Brexit is more subtle and ambiguous.

Thursday 26 July 2018

This Week in Europe: EU-Japan trade deal, Commission fine to Google and more