History, Society & Culture

European Perspective: Europe Day 2019

In celebration of the Schuman Declaration of 1950, 9 May marks Europe Day. The speech by the French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman launched the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community, the first step in the European project as we know it – or in Robert Schuman’s words, “the first (…)

Thursday 9 May 2019

Making culture in the EU: An interview with Diego Marani

Diego Marani is an Italian novellist, translator, and newspaper columnist. In 1996 he invented Europanto, a mock international auxiliary language published in several Belgian and French newspapers. After being responsible for the European multilingualism policy for almost nine years, he is now (…)

Wednesday 8 May 2019

Identity building: How is Europe different from the nation?

Identities contain, by definition, multiple layers and facets. So can European citizens curate and maintain a dualistic identity of both national and European levels? How are they different and how are they the same? Let us look at how national identities are constructed and for what reasons, to (…)

Friday 3 May 2019

European Perspective: Fire at Notre-Dame de Paris

The world-famous Notre-Dame Cathedral was in flames in Paris yesterday, and centuries of cultural heritage are devastated. The chief editors of The New Federalist, Treffpunkt Europa and Le Taurillon, all of whom live or have lived in Paris, share their thoughts on the fire. The New Federalist’s (…)

Tuesday 16 April 2019

The federalism of hatred

The Eurosceptic drums of Farage, Salvini, Orban, Le Pen or Kaczynski beat very specific, locally-tuned rhythms, but they all have the same chorus – foreigners, get out!

Tuesday 9 April 2019

Migration traumas, representation, European identity – Interview with Chenzhen H., son of Chinese migrants in Spain

In Chinese they are called huayi. Their parents are called huaqiao. The majority of them are between 20 and 35 years old. In Spain their identity still remains unclear. Our author Paloma Chen reports on the Chinese diaspora in Spain. After part one and part two, she now shares her interview (…)

Saturday 2 March 2019

The sons and daughters of the Chinese diaspora in Spain

In Chinese they are called huayi. Their parents are called huaqiao. The majority of them are between 20 and 35 years old. In Spain their identity still remains unclear.

Friday 1 March 2019

Europe is A Woman

A red thread of violence has always characterised Europe, ever since Titian’s 1560-1562 “Rape of Europa” painting up until today’s Europe. This distressing metaphor has cast its shadow on Europe throughout time, becoming a painful and immortal symbol. This article is not an analysis, but a crude (…)

Saturday 23 February 2019

The history of the Chinese diaspora in Spain

In Chinese they are called huayi. Their parents are called huaqiao. The majority of them are between 20 and 35 years old. In Spain their identity still remains unclear.

Saturday 16 February 2019

The EU, older people, and why younger generations should care more about them

The last EU budget has extensively supported younger people. But Veronika Snoj asks, who has been thinking of the generation of our parents?

Sunday 3 February 2019

Is multinationalism becoming the new norm?

It’s something that we hear almost every day, and for those with more than one identity or nationality, it can be something of a hassle to continuously have to explain yourself. As people from different places around the world continue to intertwine in our rapidly globalising and diversifying society, the typical ‘where are you from?’ question becomes more and more complex to answer.

Saturday 2 February 2019

Measles outbreaks in Europe: Vaccine-preventable tragedies

The WHO recently reported that measles cases spike globally. Compared to the previous year, the number of new infections had quadrupled in 2017: More than 20,000 people in Europe fell ill with measles, 35 of whom died, numerous late complications have since been observed – because of a disease which should have been eradicated a long time ago. What are the underlying reasons? Which obstacles do we have to overcome in Europe and which solutions are thinkable? With the anti-vax movement surging in the age of disinformation, The New Federalist would like to recall an interview conducted by our sister edition Treffpunkt Europa with Steffen Künzel, medical student in Bonn and founder of “Impf Dich – Get Vaccinated”, an initiative aimed at bolstering vaccination rates in Germany.

Tuesday 8 January 2019

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