A personal Blogpost by Espen Berg-Larsen, project manager MovEurope. Newly elected president of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, presents his agenda for Jobs, Growth, Fairness and Democratic change. First I want to applaud the Council of the European Union…
The MovEurope bus tour was a success, and thanks to the efforts of our team and the hundreds of volunteers all over Europe we managed to increase the participation in the European Parliament Elections for the first time since 1979.…
Tilmann Hartung currently studies Middle East studies and political sciences in the German city of Halle (Saale). He is an active member of JEF Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt). The European elections this year marked a watershed for me, personally. I cast my…
Despite being the biggest transnational election ever to take place, with around 400 million eligible voters from 28 different European countries, much of the focus of the run-up to the European Parliament elections was directed towards the concern that an increasing…
For the first time in the history of the European Union, in line with our long-standing demands, the European political parties put forward common manifestos and nominated their top candidates for President of the European Commission. These top candidates have…
Camille Jovana is a member of the MovEurope bus team and a member of JEF Lorraine (France). She has a master degree in Politics and European law. I have joined the MovEurope bus tour on May 14th in Barcelona for…
Were the elections only a charade? If the European Commission presidency is agreed upon in a backdoor deal, democracy will have been harshly violated. Only two days after the European elections, the 28 heads of state and government will meet…
62 newly elected MEPs have pledged to support Federalist principles. They come from all hues of the political spectrum showing that Federalism remains a strong ideal among candidates who will form the next European Parliament. A strong core is now…
“Young people do not care about politics, citizens are disillusioned by Europe, euroscepticism is on the rise…”. These were some of the thoughts and main motivators we had on our minds when we set off with the MovEurope bus tour.…
The MovEurope bus travelled across Europe for three weeks, engaging with people of different ages and backgrounds on various issues affecting the European elections to be held this weekend, such as youth unemployment, migration, the rise of populism and extremism.…
