Invitation to the 2022 Annual General Meeting of JEF Helsinki
If you are interested in board work in the best EU-focused youth organisation in the Helsinki metropolitan area, come along to the…
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Standing with Ukraine to the very end – the European front must hold
The worrying signs in Russia’s development culminated tragically on 24.2.2022, when the unforgivable attack on Ukraine began. Just a few days later,…
Words with oathbreakers: How should the EU deal with the UK?
Question: Do you know what could be considered the best approach to a hostage situation? From a game theory point of view,…
The EU Needs Its Own Armed Forces
In April, Russia massed its troops on Ukraine’s border, which drew both condemnation and concern over an escalation of the war in…
Bulgaria is playing with fire in enlargement of the EU
There have been a myriad of steps towards EU membership in the Balkan peninsula, and now, according to the European Commission, both…
The European Parliament must get the right to propose legislation
Currently, the European Commission is the only institution in the European Union that has the right to propose new legislation. However, as…
EU needs to better define Just Transition and Circular Economy
A more clear common vision must be created together. Now the EU’s strategies regarding climate action send mixed signals: the EU introduced…
EU biofuel policy is shooting itself in the foot
My twin brother and I own a tiny Renault. We wanted to reduce the emissions from our driving, but at 21 years…
International Travel Has to Change in the Post-COVID-19 World
COVID-19 has brought international travel to a standstill. Since March, international movement has been more or less restricted due to the global…
The EU must become a permanent member of the UN Security Council
The United Nations was formed after World War II. Among the UN was established its Security Council that has five permanent members:…
Federalism is Finland’s benefit
The COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions put in order to prevent the spreading of the virus have caused a global recession. For that…
JEF Helsinki calls for the decision-makers to-be-elected to adopt a holistic approach in the advancement of the movement of vocational expertise
A functioning common market requires true movement by vocational professionals. As with the free movement of goods, the movement of professionals is…
The Price of EU Membership
The outcome of the EU’s recovery fund and multiannual financial framework, brought to a conclusion on Tuesday, has sparked lively debate and…
Europe Day must become a national holiday
May 9th is not only a day among many others: it is Europe Day. During that day people are supposed to celebrate…
Restricting the freedom of movement is an inefficient way of tackling epidemics
Coronavirus is not anymore a distant threat on the other side of the planet as the epidemic has conquered Northern Italy. An…