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After the successful organization of the “Youth Hacks Europe” hackathon in Liege last September, JEF Belgium had the chance to participate in the last advocacy phase of the Y-FED project. For more than a month, we imagined and developed advocacy actions and worked with graphic designers to create a JEF […]

Pascal Smet, Secretary of State of the Brussels-Capital Region, launched a new platform aimed at allowing EU citizens living in Brussels to express their opinion as regards issues in the Belgian, and European capital. “Smet is in favour of a United States of Europe, where people would be able to […]

“The unity of Europe was the dream of a few. She has become the hope of many. Today it is a necessity for all.” These words, which are those of Konrad Adenauer, former German Chancellor and one of the founding fathers of European construction, take on particular importance on this […]

C’est l’anniversaire de l’Europe le 9 mai prochain. Une idée de cadeau ? On pensait à un objet assez simple, qui lui a cruellement manqué récemment. D’un « Hum Hum », s’en est suivie une grande controverse : d’aucuns ont parlé de simple maladresse protocolaire, rivalité entre deux personnes, machisme […]

JEF Belgium will contribute to the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) through concrete and local actions. In the framework of the Next Chapter Europe project led by JEF Europe and AEGEE, we will organise citizens’ consultations in September 2021. One of them should take place in Mons, the […]

Members of JEF Brussels recently contibuted to the public debates by publishing two op-eds in La Libre Belgique (FRENCH). La résistance aux antimicrobiens pourrait provoquer la prochaine crise sanitaire mondiale – Federico Vittorio Pisani, 18-11-20 “Chaque année, au moins 700 000 personnes perdent la vie dans le monde à cause […]

If our March 21 event gave you a taste of what we were capable of, even in the midst of a pandemic,hang in there because we’re not done yet! Thanks to the Y-FED project, JEF Belgium and our local sections are joining forces again to put some glitter in your […]

21 March was a very special day. COVID has not made it easy for JEFers to do live activities recently. Despite this, we managed to organise a treasure hunt and a static demonstration, combining everything that JEF is about: fun & activism. No less than 15 teams of participants took […]

Save the date! Like every year, it’s time for JEF Belgium to elect its new board members… It doesn’t matter if you are an old regular or if you just heard from us last week: WE WANT YOU to fed the EU! There is plenty of place to join us, […]

9 May was a busy day for all those who care about Europe! At JEF Belgium, we marked the 70th anniversary of the Schuman declaration with a 3-fold programme “Celebration – Reflection – Discussion”. As our celebration, we invited young people from across Belgium to send us videos of them […]

We at JEF Belgium proudly present our #EuropeDay2020 social media campaign! Despite the ongoing confinement, your videos from all over the continent proved the committment and passion we have as #Europeans. From Belgium to Bulgaria, Italy and Germany, we stand united and full of #EuropeDay spirit.

First and foremost: this day should be a proper (bank) holiday for every European citizen. Full stop. Although it is not a proper holiday yet, we will dedicate an entire day to celebrate, reflect and discuss Europe and federalism. Part 1 – Social Media Action Deadline: Friday, 8 May (ideally […]