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 […]
https://youtu.be/6gc8dEEHJSM You can download the full press release here. This summer, something happened that no one expected: ‘Bella Ciao’, a song which became popular during the second world war and was sung by partisans as their expression of their resistance to fascism, hit the charts again – and remix after remix got popular in order […]
Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela’s birthday. This year marks 100th anniversary of the birthday of Mr. Mandela. He spent 67 years of his life trying to bring together people around the world to fight poverty and promote peace, and cultural diversity. He fought for the ideas that […]
Street action, educational workshops and brainstorming for the future of Europe: The 19th International Berlin Seminar could be described as a sum-up of JEF’s branches. It focused on whole Europe with participants from e.g. Ukraine, Albania, Norway and Kosovo as well as from France, Finland, Italy and – from the Netherlands – JEF Maastricht’s Thilo […]
The political situation in Europe gets tougher – and the European Council meetings get increasingly frustrating. Calling for Europe’s heads of states and governments to realise important reforms for the Eurozone, a broad alliance of youth organisations demonstrated together with JEF Europe and the Union of European Federalists directly in front of the summit. “Hoping […]
JEF-NL along with other sections of the Young European Federalists have partaken in the European Youth Event 2018! The European Youth Event (EYE) is an event initiated and hosted by the European Parliament since 2014 with the aim of stimulating active citizenship amongst young Europeans. Taking place at the European Parliament seat in Strasbourg, the EYE gathers thousands of young people, aged […]
On 28 May, 2018, the Young European Federalists Maastricht (JEF Maastricht) held their annual General Meeting. The board of the last association year, elected in late November 2017, reported on their effective restart for the association in Maastricht. Indeed, since the end of November new life spirit shook the young activists. More than three activities […]
In 1985 Jacques Delors, ahead of a conception of the Treaty of Maastricht and Single European Act, has proclaimed Europe’s Day on 9th of May. Rightfully he stated that Europeans won’t fall in love with just a Single Market, but they need something more. People of Europe deserve to celebrate their culture and identity. The European Union since […]
One of the greatest things about modern Europe is the Schengen Zone. It allows us to roam freely across the EU. It’s something, we quite often take for granted. Having a stroll along the border to Belgium or just hopping for groceries to Germany. In the Netherlands free border movement is something obvious and not […]
Today on 18th of January 2018, during the General Members Assembly, we have elected the new board! GMA took place in Utrecht with the JEFers present from all over the country. The members of the new board are: President – Jakub ZientalaVice- President– Lucia AmeliTreasurer – Yannick van HartumCommunication Officer – Christiaan de VriesPress Officer – […]