Jun
14
Sherpas are concluding consultations – next steps The Sherpa consultations of the German chief negotiators Silberberg and Corsepius with their counterparts from the other 26 member states have been concluded last week. Now, they are preparing a draft paper for the European Council. To some extent surprisingly is that the paper for the summit will [...]
Jun
13
JEF PR: JEF-Europe sends 6-point-strong open demand letter to Merkel and European leaders
June 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment
JEF-Europe Press Release – 13.06.2007 – for immediate release Young people expect more from Europe: Today the Young European Federalists (JEF-Europe) are sending a demand letter to Chancellor Merkel, all European governments, the Commission President, the European Parliament President and the sherpas (those known) to ask them not to castrate the European Constitution. On 16 [...]
Jun
7
JEF Press Release, 9.6.2007 – for immidiate release As the European Parliament debates the Report on the roadmap for the Union’s Constitutional Process this afternoon, the Young European Federalists point out the shortcomings of the EP’s standpoint. JEF Europe expects the parliamentary representatives of the European citizens to live up to their mission in a [...]
May
23
JEF PR: Sarkozy should remember that big is better when talking about Turkey and the Constitution
May 23, 2007 | 1 Comment
JEF Press Release, 23.5.2007 – for immidiate release Sarkozy should remember that big is better when talking about Turkey and the Constitution, Young European Federalists say “Europe is about peace and integration, not about conflict and exclusion. Turkish kebab is a part of Europe – as much as French cheese. – Young Europeans from all [...]
May
23
Article on youthweek about referendum campaign
May 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
A European Youth Week reporter has asked me to explain why JEF joined the referendum campaign. You can find the well-written article on their website. But more importantly, do not forget to sign the petition at www.europeanreferendum.eu
May
2
JEF beams The Daily European from 2057
May 2, 2007 | 1 Comment
European century or European decline? Read JEF’s “The Daily European” from 2057! Today, the Young European Federalists (JEF Europe) present The Daily European to the members of the European Parliament’s Constitutional Affairs Committee (AFCO) and to European media. The Daily European newspaper has been beamed to Brussels from the year 2057. Ironically, there are two [...]
Apr
30
In reply to the letter sent out by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to her 26 European counterparts, the Young European Federalists (JEF Europe) take a stand on 12 questions concerning the future of the Constitution. In their open reply letter, available on www.jef.eu [and here on my website], the Young European Federalists underline both the [...]
Apr
30
Offener Brief Antworten auf die 12 Fragen zur Zukunft des Verfassungsvertrags Brüssel, 2007-04-30 Sehr geehrte Frau Bundeskanzlerin, mit großem Interesse verfolgen wir Ihre Bemühungen zur Wiederbelebung des Verfassungsprozesses und möchten Sie darin ausdrücklich unterstützen. Als größte pro-europäische Jugendorganisation mit 35.000 Mitgliedern in ganz Europa haben wir uns erlaubt, Ihnen unsere Antworten zur Zukunft des Verfassungsvertrags [...]
Apr
24
EP lacks ambition with saving the Constitution
April 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The EP is currently preparing its position on the way forward with the Constitution/IGC. After a lot of good ideas and proposals endorsed in the Duff-Voggenhuber report in January 2006, hardly anything has happened – neither on the report front, nor in concrete action. Maybe it is just too bad that the AFCO key players [...]
Apr
6
Bardonecchia and the Italian youth
April 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I have just returned from the annual regional seminar of Bardonecchia. Roughly 60 high school students in their last year are gathered in the ski resort for a few days to learn more about Europe. One of the things I really like about my role in JEF are these kind of seminars where you can [...]