To protect the Kurds in Syria, Green Youth wants a UN troop to enter the area, under Swedish leadership. Photo: Taylor Mohr
Of: Filippa Dyrefors
The debate over Turkey's offensive in Syria has continued to be intense this week. A number of opinion leaders have commented on the responsibilities of both the UN and the EU, and that Sweden should take a clear position to protect the Kurds. But there are also voices who think that the image of the conflict is misleading.
October 16, 2019, Current debate
EU agricultural policy contradicts its own poverty reduction assistance targets. Photo: Jed Owen / Unsplash
Of: Elin Haglund
The EU has strong support for its own agriculture and high demands on imported products. This makes it difficult for small-scale farmers around the world to enter the European market. Something that goes against the EU's own aid goals.
July 12, 2019, Reportage
Over the past year, there have been many demonstrations in Sudan. One of them was turned into a massacre when more than 100 protesters were killed. Photo: M Saleh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Of: Deborah Solomon
The people's revolution in Sudan was taken over by the military this spring and led to a massacre. Activists in the region believe that the EU has provided support to the perpetrators through an aid fund set up to control migration in Europe.
July 4, 2019, News
Between the town hall and Terres de Femme's premises, Peter Lenk's artwork 'Der Laubebrunnen' has been erected in the small German town of Konstanz. Photo: Pauline af Ekenstam.
Of: Pauline of Ekenstam
Many of Europe's countries have been ranked high on the list of the world's best countries to live in as a woman, according to US News & World Report. Despite this, the need for women's rights organizations is great. FUF meets Erika Korn, one of the initiators of the German Terre des Femmes, who looks critically at Europe's political efforts for violence against women.
June 25, 2019, FUF-correspondents
Swedish opinion pages were dominated by debate about the EU last week. Photo: Jonatan Svensson Glad (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Of: Ravneet Singh
This week's debate has, as expected, been very much about the EU election. For many, it has been raised as a choice of fate - where a stance against right-wing populism is needed. But views on the EU differ.
May 28, 2019, Current debate
Sunday's election to the European Parliament is a fateful election for democracy and human rights, writes Anna Stenvinkel on Forum Syd. Photo: Per Wilkens
Of: Anna Stenwinkel
On Sunday, the Swedish people go to the polls again. Now it's about what Europe we want and what voice the EU should have in the world. At a time when threats to democracy and human rights are increasing, the EU's role as a global player is more important than ever, writes the aid organization Forum Syd.
May 24, 2019, Debate
The Left Party wants to see an EU where class divisions are fought and where skin color has no bearing on how you are treated, writes Rebar Alnazar.
Of: Rebar Alnazar
The Left Party wants to see a Europe where democracy is self-evident, where class divisions are fought, where green technology is the way forward and where your skin color should have no bearing on how you are treated. We want a Europe for everyone - not just the richest, writes Rebar Alnazar.
May 24, 2019, Debate
We want to develop the EU and cooperate more - not less, write the Liberals Caroline Rhawi and Anders Rehnberg.
Of: Anders Rehnberg and Caroline Rhawi
The EU is our most important tool for countering the climate threat, tackling crime and achieving world peace and freedom. Therefore, we want to expand cooperation to a European FBI, a common climate policy and a unified foreign policy, write the liberals Caroline Rhawi and Anders Rehnberg.
May 24, 2019, Debate
The EU election on Sunday was the focus of most opinion polls this week.
Of: Susanne Bartholdsson
Sunday's election to the European Parliament has been the focus of most media's opinion pages this week. Several debaters demand that the EU focus more on climate policy, while others are concerned about the increased influence of right-wing populists in Europe.
May 23, 2019, Current debate
Decent working conditions are crucial for both poverty reduction and climate change, writes Union to Union.
Of: Ruben Wågman
On Sunday, there are elections to the European Parliament and a lot is about the EU's internal issues. But the EU is also an important foreign policy player, not least in its role as the world's largest donor. That is why it is extremely important that the newly elected Swedish parliamentarians invest from day one in ensuring that EU aid is focused on decent and sustainable jobs.
May 23, 2019, Debate
