Written by Filippo Brunner; with the kind help of Thilo Buchholz and Martin de Groote. On the 29th of April, the Maastricht Debate took place at the Theater aan het Vrijthof in the heart of Maastricht. On this occasion we had the opportunity to see five of the Spitzenkandidaten competing for becoming the next President […]
Are you in a hurry and still have some questions about the European Parliament elections in Maastricht? No worries! Here’s all the answers you are looking for: Who votes for the European Parliament? All citizens of the European Union have the right to vote either in the state they are a citizen of or in […]
Written by Sara Stachelhaus Democracy in Europe is more and more under pressure, and it is necessary, more than ever before that the European youth speaks up for a united, just, sustainable and socially responsible Europe. We have to stand up, in sypmhony with the older generations, for our future. With the European elections ahead, […]
On 12 April 2019, Maastricht’s youth assembled to meet their potential future representatives: Four candidates for the European Parliament elections happening on 23 – 26 May came to outline their agendas for the next five years. Daniel Freund (Greens, Germany), Arndt Kohn (S&D, Germany), Jacques Michel Bloi (ALDE, Netherlands) and Nilüfer Vogels (Volt, Netherlands) battled […]
Circular economy in Europe by Olav Soldal and Jakob Schram; translated by Sara Stachelhaus After a successful week in The Hague, in a project collaboration between Norwegian and European youth, we have seen European cooperation in practice and experienced how circular economy is turned into reality on the continent. Between 20 – 25 November, a […]
We are the future of Europe, and so we must make our voices heard! The Maastricht Student Council, DEMOS, BridgeEurope Maastricht, and the Young European Federalists Maastricht have prepared an interactive afternoon with debate and workshops to inform you about the upcoming European elections, and engage in discussion with Candidates for the European Parliament Elections […]
What are Water Board Elections? On 20 March, you can vote in the Waterschapsverkiezingen for the board of the Waterschap Limburg. The Waterschap is the body which decides on how the water tax is used and administers water ways, dikes, the cleanliness of water in municipalities and nature. With your vote, you can make a […]
In order to raise awareness on the neglection of human rights and civil rights in Belarus, JEF Maastricht organised an information evening and a street action within the “Democracy under Pressure 2019” campaign which takes place in many European cities in the week of 18 – 24 February 2019. Under the motto “Speak up for […]
Ahead of the European Parliament elections on 23 – 26 May 2019, we want to bring European politics closer to Maastricht’s international community. For that purpose, JEF Maastricht will start a weekly podcast shining a light on specific aspects of the electoral system as well as the general electoral debate taking place throughout Europe. Do […]
Last week JEF Netherlands along with our sister sections from Italy, France and Belgium participated in the conference on the future of Europe in Brussels. We have discussed on a wide variety of the subjects, starting from the future of the Schengen Zone, Refugee crisis to how to tackle the problem of organised crime in […]
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