Social Fabric and Equal Footing

Romani: Europe’s largest ethnic minority, their marginalization, and the way forward.

Today we commemorate Romani Resistance Day, but what do we really know about the Romani people? The Romani are Europe’s largest ethnic minority: an estimated 10 to 12 million Romani currently live in Europe, of which approximately 6 million are citizens or residents of the EU. The umbrella-term (...)

Sunday 16 May 2021

Racism undermines European democracy

The ideal of democracy is at the heart of European identity. It is interwoven in the fabric of our shared history and its advancement is our common goal for the future. Today, however, it is being eroded by waves of hate and division. These in turn lead to inequality, marginalisation and (...)

Friday 7 May 2021

One year on: a distress call for human rights

In 2019, the Council of Europe published the Recommendation: ‘Lives saved. Rights protected’. The Recommendation, which is a non-legally binding act within the European Union, aimed to protect refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Member states of the Council of (...)

Thursday 29 April 2021

Parisian protests of Polish law: Interview with the Association for the Defence of Democracy in Poland

This article is a translation of an interview conducted by The New Federalist’s French partner webzine, Le Taurillon, in December 2020. Ines L. is, by her own admission, a “true dual citizen”. She was born in France, but lived in Poland for 18 years with her parents, where she attended the Lycée (...)

Thursday 22 April 2021

The rise of Islamophobia in Denmark

Islamophobia has become a polarising topic in recent years. Often intertwining with narratives and policies on immigration, it threatens to disrupt the EU and its values. The rise of Islamophobia across Europe now poses some difficult questions; for whom is the European dream of equality and (...)

Thursday 15 April 2021

International students in Denmark and their struggles with debt

Lockdowns are stressful. We’re isolated from friends and family. We’re worried about our future and livelihood. Dario, an Italian studying in Denmark, has one more worry to add to this ever growing list: debt. The money he owes is his Statens Uddannelsesstøtte (SU), a financial state support for (...)

Thursday 8 April 2021

Towards a Feminist Europe: European feminist foreign policy beyond the halls of power

2020 has seen the topic of gender very present in EU debates. Ursula von der Leyen’s commitment to “fighting discrimination and promoting gender equality” (2020), as well as the new Gender Equality Strategy launched by Commissioner Dalli, seem to be paving the way to the mainstreaming of gender (...)

Tuesday 6 April 2021

Is Western Europe really a beacon of democracy and civil liberties?

Many people consider Western European countries a haven for civil liberties, a place where respect for rule of law and freedom is something permanent, engraved in stone. However, both history and the recent years have shown that fundamental rights cannot be taken for granted. And Western Europe (...)

Sunday 28 March 2021

Violence against women: a silent attack on democracy

DEMOCRACY UNDER PRESSURE. This article is part of our feature investigating challenges to democracy in Europe. From 22nd March to 4th April, we are digging into the most troublesome threats to citizens’ freedoms and participation in democratic society across our continent – from data privacy to (...)

Monday 22 March 2021

Italy: Where legal abortion does not necessarily mean accessible abortion

Last autumn, strikes resulting from the Polish Constitutional Court’s ruling on abortion, leading to a near-total abortion ban, brought the issue back into the European media spotlight. Most EU member states allow abortion when requested. This is in stark contrast to Poland and Malta, where (...)

Tuesday 9 March 2021

Gender Equality and the EU: looking forward to avoid turning back

In 2020, the European Commission launched the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025, setting out key policy and action aims to help combat gender inequality throughout the EU within these five years. As an international body bringing together 27 nation states, the EU plays an important role in (...)

Monday 8 March 2021

The truth about asylum seeker reception in Europe.

December 2020. A cold, dark night. A small group of protesters gather outside the Home Office in Cardiff with signs, damp from the driving rain, that read ’Stand up to racism’ and ’Refugees welcome here’. It is one of several protests organised against the inhumane standards of the Penally (...)

Thursday 4 March 2021
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