Sebastiano Putoto

Sebastiano is a former Vice-President of JEF Europe, with previous experiences at local and national level. An economist by training, he works in Brussels on EU fiscal and budgetary affairs. He is also a former policy adviser to a Member of the European Parliament on banking and financial services, Eurozone governance and monetary policy, the EU budget and public investment. Unless otherwise stated, he contributes to TNF in his personal capacity.

Articles de cet auteur (12)

Odparcie ataku na europejską demokrację

Jest 6 stycznia 2021 : nie upłynął nawet tydzień roku, który miał być wybawieniem od zdominowanego przez pandemię i, mówiąc szczerze, posępnego 2020. Nasz wzrok przyciąga ekran telewizora : obrazek na żywo z Kapitolu w Waszyngtonie – świat patrzy ze strachem i niedowierzaniem na atak (nie sposób (…)

samedi 16 janvier 2021

Breaking the siege on European democracy

Vice-President of JEF Europe Sebastiano Putoto examines what Europeans can learn from recent drama in the US.

lundi 11 janvier 2021

Nuova traduzione : Democracy and its exceptions

The normal functioning of our democracies is suspended during the period of forced quarantine and lockdown that most EU governments have imposed on their citizens to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Such measures are certainly justified in the wake of the pandemic. Once the health crisis passes, (…)

lundi 4 mai 2020

Democracy and its exceptions

The normal functioning of our democracies is suspended during the period of forced quarantine and lockdown that most EU governments have imposed on their citizens to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Such measures are certainly justified in the wake of the pandemic. Once the health crisis passes, (…)

mercredi 29 avril 2020

Die Spitzenkandidat*innen sind tot. Lang leben die Spitzenkandidat*innen !

Eine große Demonstration der Einigkeit sollte das Gipfeltreffen der europäischen Staats- und Regierungschefs in Sibiu sein, eine Zusage, gemeinsam einen Neustart der Europäischen Union einzuleiten und das taktisch passend kurz vor den Europawahlen. Die Politiker*innen wurden in der mittelgroßen (…)

samedi 25 mai 2019

The Spitzenkandidaten are dead. Long live the Spitzenkandidaten !

European leaders have portrayed the Sibiu summit as one of their latest grand shows of unity. A commitment to relaunch the European Union, swiftly and decisively, right before the European elections. Leaders were welcomed almost as heroes in the medium-size Romanian city : crowds amassed to greet them, evocative photo opportunities, and moments of cheerful banter that seemed to suggest the EU is back on course – and with good spirits ! And yet, this is all it was : a grand show. As for every “Macron ! Macron !” that the Luxembourgish PM would try and chant, a further nail was being planted in the coffin of European democracy.

mardi 14 mai 2019

Spitzenkandidaten : pour la démocratie européenne

L’édition européenne de POLITICO a publié en janvier un article sur le système des « Spitzenkandidaten » - les candidats à la présidence de la Commission Européenne. De manière assez attendue, l’article est rempli d’inexactitudes et d’arguments épouvantails, qui donnent à l’article un ton doucement eurosceptique. Les Jeunes Européens Fédéralistes [JEF] ont longtemps plaidé pour ce système (notre section allemande a même mené une belle campagne sur le sujet). Je vais essayer ici d’expliquer brièvement pourquoi, à la lumière des résolutions de la JEF sur la dimension transnationale des élections européennes et sur la structure d’un Parlement européen fédéral.

dimanche 18 février 2018

Spitzenkandidaten : for European democracy

Last week, the European edition of POLITICO published a piece have been long-standing supporters of the system (our section in Germany even has a [successful campaign->https://www.jef.de/spitzenkandidaten on the matter). I will try here to briefly explain why, drawing also from JEF’s resolutions (…)

lundi 5 février 2018

Breitbart - Es gibt keine schlechte Publicity

Letzten Monat rief die Europäische Kommission das „Europäische Solidaritätskorps“ ins Leben. JEF reagierte darauf mit einer Pressemitteilung, welche wiederum vom Londoner Ableger von „Breitbart“-News aufgegriffen wurde. Jeder der weiß, was Breitbart ist, sollte darauf mit Skepsis reagieren.

mercredi 11 janvier 2017

24 hours of political surrealism

The anti-euro Five Star Movement was close to joining ALDE, the European Parliament faction perceived as the most federalist of them all. Sebastiano Putoto argues that the failed marriage of convenience is an example of Guy Verhofstadt’s dwindling leadership in ALDE.

mardi 10 janvier 2017

There is only one thing worse than being on Breitbart, and that is not being on Breitbart

The JEF press release on the European Solidarity Corps was quoted in Breitbart London. Talk about not being confined to the pro-European bubble.

mercredi 14 décembre 2016

European Council : Tusk and Mogherini appointed to EU top jobs

Last month the President of the European Council – the biannual meeting of the Heads of State and Government – and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy were nominated by the Council itself, after long months of bargaining. A profile of the nominees and the (…)

lundi 29 septembre 2014