Juuso Järviniemi

Vice President of JEF-Europe. Former Editor in Chief of The New Federalist (2017-2019).

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This author's articles (282)

Belarusian Youth Council Rada: Playing the long game for democracy

The National Youth Council of Belarus, Rada represents 32 youth associations. In a dictatorship that systematically suppresses independent civil society, running an organisation is hard work. As a follow-up for JEF’s Democracy Under Pressure campaign, The New Federalist spoke with Zmicer, (...)

Wednesday 6 April 2022

La Conferenza sul futuro dell’Europa ha lanciato la sua piattaforma online: ecco come utilizzarla

Guy Verhofstadt lo chiama il “Cuore, il motore, il timone di tutta la Conferenza”. Il commissario UE Dubravka Šuica dice invece che “Questo è l’inizio della Conferenza”

Sunday 9 May 2021

Konferenz zur Zukunft Europas: So funktioniert die neue Online-Plattform

Guy Verhofstadt calls it the “core, the engine, the flywheel of the whole Conference”. The EU Commissioner Dubravka Šuica says that “this is the launch of the Conference”.

Sunday 2 May 2021

Conference on the Future of Europe has launched its online platform: Here’s how to use it

Guy Verhofstadt calls it the “core, the engine, the flywheel of the whole Conference”. The EU Commissioner Dubravka Šuica says that “this is the launch of the Conference”.

Monday 19 April 2021

Dubravka Šuica : “Les réalisations concrètes seront l’étalon de notre succès”

Déjà avant son élection au poste de présidente de la Commission européenne en 2019, Ursula von der Leyen avait annoncé qu’elle souhaitait organiser une Conférence sur l’avenir de l’Europe au cours de laquelle les citoyens pourraient exprimer leur opinion sur ce que devraient être les priorités (...)

Thursday 1 April 2021

Commissioner Dubravka Šuica on Conference on the Future of Europe: “Concrete follow-up will be the measure of our success”

Already before her election as European Commission President in 2019, Ursula von der Leyen announced that she wanted to launch a Conference on the Future of Europe, where citizens could have their say about the EU’s priorities. The Conference was intended to begin last year, but the COVID (...)

Friday 5 March 2021

Spitzenkandidaten and transnational lists are great ideas, but don’t mix them together

Several institutional questions remain unresolved following last year’s European election. The concept of ‘lead candidates’ (or “Spitzenkandidaten”) for Commission President was ill-defined during and after the campaign, creating confusion that contributed to the idea’s defeat in 2019. The (...)

Wednesday 25 November 2020

If ‘Spitzenkandidaten’ are to work in 2024, we’ll need clarity over what the system actually means

The “original sin” of Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission presidency is that her nomination violated the ‘Spitzenkandidaten’ process. Von der Leyen has promised to redeem this foundational flaw by reviving the system before the 2024 European elections. For the system to work next time (...)

Sunday 8 November 2020

Crossing Europe, “L’Estaca”-Style : A Quick Guide to Europe’s Most Popular Protest Song

Few things hop borders quite so well as music – and few songs are as well-traveled as “L’Estaca” (or “The Stake”), a protest song by the famed Spanish musician Lluís Llach. Since it was first performed by Llach, variations of “L’Estaca” have appeared in translation in many different contexts – not only in Europe, but around the world. At a time of increasing division and multiplying travel restrictions, art that transcends borders should be of special interest to Europeans.

Saturday 3 October 2020

What von der Leyen said about health policy in her State of the European Union address

Once the next round of treaty reform begins, will the memory of the pandemic still be recent enough to ensure the Union’s health competences are upgraded?

Sunday 20 September 2020

Musical Road Trip, Part 5 – Eastern Europe: SoundCloud rap, Álvaro Soler and more

In The New Federalist’s summer series, Juuso Järviniemi tours across Europe by entering European capitals’ names in the Spotify search box. After listening to George Ezra and çifteli-backed rap beats in Central Europe and the Balkans, he finishes the tour in Eastern Europe. We have published (...)

Wednesday 9 September 2020

Musical Road Trip, Part 4 - George Ezra, çifteli and more

In The New Federalist’s summer series, Juuso Järviniemi tours Europe by entering European capitals’ names in the Spotify search box.

Tuesday 8 September 2020
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