JEF Nederland will take part in the Europe Day in Hilversum!
On May 9th, JEF NL is going to participate in the Europe day festival in Hilversum. We are going to have a stand there and celebrate the day together with a number of other organizations to celebrate Europe. Make sure to come by and say hello!
If you would like to learn more about Europe day, you can find the press statement by the organisers.
Manifesto for the Dutch elections 2026
We discussed with Jan-Gerd his personal journey, his experience with cross-border cooperation in Europe, and his message for EU citizens in Groningen and the Netherlands. In 1994, he arrived in Groningen to study saxophone. More than 30 years later, he has built a family and an academic career at the Hanze University in Groningen. Now, Jan-Gerd is running for the municipal council in Groningen as a #10 on the list of Volt.
On March 18th, the Netherlands are going to elections. The Dutch municipal election will have a significant impact on the EU. We summarized our ideas into a Manifesto.
Political Programme
We, as Young European Federalists, know that tackling the global challenges of our times with national solutions is simply not enough. We believe that building a European federation is the best way to safeguard human rights, work towards peace, and to ensure a powerful democratic voice for the people of Europe in an ever-more globalising world.
At our General Members Assembly on 16 February 2020 in Maastricht, we decided to adopt a political programme which elaborates and specifies those beliefs and ideals. Our political programme gives an idea what the European Union and the Netherlands can do to continue the journey of European integration towards a federation and outlines possible strategies of dealing with the specific challenges we face in the Netherlands, Europe, and worldwide – such as global warming, failing migration policies, and the reorganisation of public infrastructure.
The political programme reflects the political discussions among young European federalists in the Netherlands and outlines the association’s current stance. In accordance with the Political Platform of JEF Europe, this programme aims to represent the beliefs, convictions, and ideas of our members, while providing orientation about our goals and ideals to non-members. It is adopted by the General Members Assembly and can be changed by it at any time.
Statutes
Our statutes are all the rules upon which JEF Netherlands is founded. They are the legal basis for its structure and command how to join JEF Netherlands, when General Member’s Assemblies (GMA) need to be held, and how to open a new section. Check them out if you are curious!
The most recent change to the statues was at the GMA on June 2nd, 2024. As of now, the statues are only available in English.
Interview with Jan-Gerd Krüger
We discussed with Jan-Gerd his personal journey, his experience with cross-border cooperation in Europe, and his message for EU citizens in Groningen and the Netherlands. In 1994, he arrived in Groningen to study saxophone. More than 30 years later, he has built a family and an academic career at the Hanze University in Groningen. Now, Jan-Gerd is running for the municipal council in Groningen as a #10 on the list of Volt.