Despite the fact that the EU accounts for a large part of climate emissions, it is poor countries and people who are hardest hit by climate change, writes Malte Roos.
Of: Malte Roos
The EU has long been of great benefit to the Member States and their development. Now the EU must also look to the outside world and prioritize global justice over its own economic and security interests. It writes Malte Roos who is running for the European Parliament for the Green Party.
April 26, 2019, Debate
The EU has a unique role to play in contributing to lasting peace in Israel and Palestine, writes a number of former ministers.
Of: Ravneet Singh
How the EU pursues its policy in the Middle East can be crucial to the possibility of achieving peace between Israel and Palestine. It writes a long line of former foreign ministers and heads of government in a debate article. At the same time, attention is being paid to the EU's new rules on food imports.
April 17, 2019, Current debate
If we do not reduce litter, there will soon be more plastic than fish in our oceans, the debater writes.
Of: Veronica Sällemark
If we do not do something about littering our planet, we will soon have more plastic than fish in our oceans. EU aid can make a real difference to the environment if we invest in proper waste management and plastic reduction in low- and middle-income countries - not least in Asia, writes Veronica Sällemark.
April 16, 2019, Debate
The EU aid budget may be increasingly financed by EU border controls, believes debater Bodil Valero. Photo: Bőr Benedek (CC BY 2.0)
Of: Body Valero
Tomorrow, the EU will vote to merge several different programs for financing foreign and development cooperation. This can shift the focus from poverty reduction to safeguarding the EU's own interests. EU aid money should not go to defense purposes or to stop refugees at the borders, writes environmentalist Bodil Valero.
March 26, 2019, Debate
Donald J. Trump and Kim Jong Un meet for a dinner in Hanoi for their second summit (February 2019). Photo: Shealah
Of: Moa Zeidlitz
The Hanoi summit is canceled prematurely at the same time as India and Pakistan launch a sharp attack on each other. This means that the clouds of unrest are accumulating over the global pursuit of peace. Sweden and the EU are responding to this with both outstretched hands and armed defense.
March 6, 2019, Current debate
The flags are waving outside Parliament in Bosnia & Herzegovina. The corruption among the country's politicians is great. Photo: Jennifer Boyer (CC BY 2.0)
Of: Andreas Celan
Sweden provides SEK 150 million in aid every year to bring Bosnia & Herzegovina closer to EU accession. There's money in the lake. The money should instead go to poverty reduction - directly to the people, writes Andreas Celan in the Moderate Youth Association.
March 1, 2019, Debate
Photo: Jairo Gallegos, Unsplash
Of: The Chancellery
The COP24 climate summit in Katowice, Poland, ended recently. It is clear that a lot of work remains if we are to achieve goal 13 in the global goals: to combat climate change. The writers in FUF's editorial staff have chosen to write about the climate issue in their last texts for this year. Among other things, you can read about how fresh the world's air […]
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December 19, 2018, Leader
A lot is happening on the European continent. The large demonstrations in France are an example. Photo: Olivier Ortelpa (CC BY 2.0)
Of: Karl Follin
When French protesters chant in the streets of Paris, the world's intellectual elite toasts toast champagne at the Nobel dinner in Stockholm. But the Nobel dinner also put the EU's relationship with DR Congo on the agenda.
December 12, 2018, Current debate
Gender inequalities affect all branches of all societies and must be taken into account for development to work. Photo: UN Women / Flickr.
Of: Fredrik Björksten
It was not very surprising when the video of Janusz Korwin-Mikke, a Polish member of the European Parliament, went viral in early 2017. On the floor of the EU parliament, the Polish right-wing extremist stood up and proclaimed that; "Women must earn less than men because they are weaker, smaller and less intelligent!". Responding to […]
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December 10, 2018, Publishing, English, Magazine
In many places in the world, people are forced to move from their homes due to mining.
Of: Max Andersson
Global companies need to take responsibility for human rights violations, even when committed by their subcontractors. Now it is time for Sweden and the EU to stop slowing down negotiations in the UN on a binding agreement against global predation, writes EU parliamentarian Max Andersson (MP).
October 15, 2018, Debate
