Switzerland referendum: Voters keep free movement with EU
On 27 September 62% of Swiss voters decided in favour of keeping freedom of movement between their country and the EU. This is a welcome result particularly in a period…
Gli invisibili: ripensare i processi politici in un mondo di mobilità
La vittoria del SÌ al referendum costituzionale del 20-21 settembre ha ridotto il numero di parlamentari eletti nella circoscrizione estero. Le conseguenze del taglio ci impongono diripensare il processo democratico…
Report on the 2019 Elections: towards stronger voting rights in Europe?
Source: European Parliament
In the Report on the 2019 Elections to the European Parliament released on 19 June 2020, the European Institutions make the point on the consultation and indicate a series of…
A young task force writing the history of a more democratic EU!
During the European Parliament Elections of 2019, never as before, young people were very involved and enthusiastic about promoting the importance of voting at EU level. Their increased interest in…
Can languages tell us the history of our European past?
Can you imagine a bunch of Erasmus students coming from different regions of Europe meeting together for the classic pub crawl activity, and speaking Latin as the lingua franca instead…
5 differences between the US and Europe
Since coming to Belgium to study abroad, it is difficult not to notice the differences between the United States and Europe. When making comparisons, often people see one as better…
A participatory democracy in Europe: the moment is now!
Credits UEF
Times call for a radical changes in the way European democracy is ran, and the Conference on the Future of Europe is the best opportunity to make a step forward.…
#Andràtuttobene
This is what children in Italy are drawing. The main features are notable: a rainbow, a peaceful landscape and reassuring sentences. #Andràtuttobene” means everything will be alright — this is…
What you may have forgotten about the French municipal elections!
Since 1992, with the Treaty of Maastricht, EU mobile citizens can vote in local elections. In France, there are, according to the French statistic centre¹, 1,851,000. All of them should…
The invisible rights’ struggle of mobile EU citizens
If the 2019 European elections have been quite the success in terms of turnout and involvement of the young population, they could not be qualified as "smooth sailing" for all…
