History, Society & Culture

France, a country with no love for itself

For months, both politicians and large swathes of the population, particularly in Île-de-France, have relentlessly criticised the organisation of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Last Friday, the opening ceremony showed those committed to the culture of defeatism and grumbling, that is particular to our (…)

Saturday 26 October 2024

Jean Monnet, a life at the service of Europe

Founding father of Europe, Jean Monnet was crucial in defending peace and freedom during the most horrendous periods of the XXth century. And to explain his life’s work, JEF Galicia and JEF Bordeaux created an innovative AI, allowing everyone to communicate with Jean Monnet, which is accessible (…)

Monday 27 May 2024

Big Five’s Golden Ticket to the Final: Time for a change?

The Big Five rule in Eurovision is only one of the problems with “unfairness” of the contest: Should it be abolished?

Monday 20 May 2024

There Once Was a Dream That Was Europe

On the 9th of May, Europe Day, we commemorate the Schuman Declaration of 1950, which launched the modern European project and was followed shortly by the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community, planting the seed of what would one day grow to be our European Union today. On this day it (…)

Thursday 9 May 2024

“Wind(s) of Change”: Russia’s European Identity Complex

“I follow the Moskva down to Gorky Park Listening to the wind of change An August summer night, soldiers passing by Listening to the wind of change” The above paragraph is so well-known, that its music begins playing in our eardrums whether we want it to or not. The verse is taken from the (…)

Tuesday 30 April 2024

In appreciation of English

As JEF’s Europe’s only English language magazine, The New Federalist (TNF) honors the English Language this week on the occasion of International English Language Day which falls on April 23rd of each year. This is a first person article. Whether under duress or another’s genuine curiosity, (…)

Thursday 25 April 2024

TNF Commemorates Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

The New Federalist honors the memory of the 1,500,000 Armenians who were murdered in the ruthless Genocide perpetrated against them by the Young Turks government of the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1918 on the occasion of the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. At the dawn of WWI, with the (…)

Wednesday 24 April 2024

Brexit ≠ Engxit: The Fate of English in post-Brexit EU

As JEF’s Europe’s only English language magazine, The New Federalist (TNF) honors the English Language this week on the occasion of International English Language Day which falls on April 23rd of each year. "Once upon a time, there existed a language born from an island not too distant from (…)

Tuesday 23 April 2024

A Journey through Time: The Evolution of the English Language

As JEF’s Europe’s only English language magazine, The New Federalist (TNF) honors the English Language this week on the occasion of International English Language Day which falls on April 23rd of each year. On this occasion I have been granted the privilege of writing in a relaxed way about a (…)

Monday 22 April 2024

Helen Brook: Champion of Women’s Rights and Sexual Health

Helen Brook, CBE, is not just a name in history but a beacon of change, a pioneer who fearlessly challenged societal norms to empower women and ensure their reproductive rights. Born on October 12, 1907, in Chelsea, London, Helen Brook’s legacy echoes through time, her work resonating with the (…)

Sunday 31 March 2024

Missak Manouchian enters the Panthéon!

Mort Pour la France On 21 February 1944, 22 members of the French Resistance were shot to death by Nazi Germany, through the collaboration of Vichy France, at Mont-Valérien, in the suburbs of Paris. Exactly 80 years later, France has decided to bestow the highest honor possible on a human (…)

Thursday 22 February 2024

Simply a Generation Ahead: Madariaga’s Legacy in Today’s Europe

A writer nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on three occasions, a Charlemagne Prize winner, a diplomat, and ultimately, a visionary for a united Europe. This is the story of Salvador de Madariaga: a Galician born in 1886 and a major figure whose ideas live on. Commitment to democracy (…)

Sunday 4 February 2024
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