JEFeurope

Day in the life of a JEFer at the Federalist Leadership Academy, hostel in Budapest at the Council of Europe 💚⭐

When democracy is under pressure, we speak louder! Demo kratija, in Belgrade. Demo kratija in Europe 💚

Why do we need climate focused youth events? 🌎 Participants of ClimDM share their experience in Rotterdam at the last JEF Europe event. Would you like to join our next session? Keep an eye out for updates 💚😉

Many JEFers and young people across Europe have had invaluable experiences travelling, training and learning from Erasmus+ projects. This milestone in European integration has been a resource for international dialogue, mutual understanding and a clear expression of what truly means to be European. 🌎🌠 In light of the recent proposal for Erasmus+ in the next long-term EU budget (2028 - 2034), JEF Europe has concerns about  changes that could lead to higher competition for youth organizations when

Our board is meeting in Brussels (for the last time for this mandate) and participated in the demonstration of the Serbian diaspora to support the student protests and demand accountability for the disaster.

🗓️What is "temporary"? Anyone's got a vocabulary to borrow to the European Countries? 🗓️The Schengen agreements allow introduction of *temporary* border checks on internal borders. These are allowed for six months maximum, with possibility to extention, for serious threat to public policy or internal security in a Member State. These cannot go on forever! 🗓️We demand the member states respect their obligations under Schengen agreement and that temporary really means temporary! #EU #Europe #free

The second week of Pride month we focus on the "anti-LGBTIQ+ propaganda laws" being introduced in Europe. These are harmful laws for democracy, for fundamental and human rights, rule of law, and for people's wellbeing. The impact is especially significant for youth who do not receive factual information to build their identities. In Russia, mental health providers have said that the law interferes with their ability to offer honest, scientifically accurate, and open counseling services. Such law

"It's showtime! 🪩 Today we're re-launching the #DontTouchMySchengen campaign's action period with the release of our manifesto. Check the link in bio! #Europe #EU #Schengen #federalism #freedomofmovement #travel #traveltiktok #freedom #politics #eurosummer

Tomorrow we launch the #Don'tTouchMySchengen campaign for freedom of movement in Europe and demanding the Schengen countries to respect and adhere to the obligations they have agreed to. Stay tuned and joining the campaign!

Bulgaria 💚🇪🇺 Euro Today the European Commission confirmed that Bulgaria meets all convergence criteria, or the so called Maastrict criteria, to join the Eurozone on 1 January 2026. The Commission adopted today proposals for a Council Decision and a Council Regulation on euro introduction in Bulgaria. The Council of the EU will take a final decision on Bulgaria's euro adoption, which is expected on July 8th. We call on the Member States to welcome Bulgaria into Eurozone without any further hesi