For 14 consecutive years, the Young European Federalists (JEF Europe) have been holding their “Democracy under pressure” campaign. This action calls on citizens to speak up for those who have been silenced in Europe. In other words, to defend and advocate for the rule of law and democracy, two core principles of the European Union that have been infringed upon […]
“In plaats van een nul-uitstoot lijken ze op weg te zijn naar een nul-engagement.”
-Leonie Martin (JEF Europe)
“Plutôt que de s’engager pour des objectifs zéro émissions nettes, ils semblent se diriger vers des engagements nets zéro.”
-Leonie Martin (JEF Europe)
“Rather than net-zero emissions, it’s net-zero commitments.”
-Leonie Martin (JEF Europe)
The European Commission unveiled its proposal for a Just Transition Fund on 14 January 2020, in regards to the European Green Deal. Although the details have yet to be agreed on during negotiations between the Council and the Parliament, the Fund would provide EUR 7.5 billion to offset the perverse economic and social effects of the energy transition upon the […]
Whether you are a Robert Schuman fan or good at math, you might already know that we will celebrate in 2020 the 70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, which aimed at pooling together the European steel and coal production “as a first step in the federation of Europe.”
JEF Belgium takes part in the campaign “I Choose Europe”, which is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union and coordinated by Young European Federalists (JEF Europe) together with 10 further national JEF sections and several other civil society organisations: Animafac, Assembly of European Regions, Balkans Beyond Borders, Center for Intercultural Dialogue, DYPALL Network, Europe4Youth, European Educational Exchanges […]
After a couple days of rest, it is time to look back at the amazing weekend we had in Liège at the JEF Belgium Training Days. The 2018 edition – The Devil Wears Populism – was franed around the theme of debunking fake news and false narratives and building political narratives. After an informal Friday night to get to know each other […]
For the second Federal Committee of 2018, JEF Europe brought the challenge to whole new level, organizing it on a boat connecting Sweden and Finland by night! After a very interesting panel debate on the topic of smart cities, and how to design efficient and sustainable cities for the future, we as part of the 100 participants coming from all-around […]
On September 12, it was BINGO time! As Jean-Claude Juncker gave his last official State of the European Union with his vision for the future of Europe, JEF Brussels gathered (a lot of) young people to play a bingo game linked to Juncker’s speech. Afterwards, it was time to discuss our own vision for the future of Europe, which was […]
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