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Eight months before Sweden's next parliamentary elections, the country's new Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has come under fire over a cleaner working at her home. According to press reports, the cleaner had immigrated illegally from Nicaragua and was working without a residence permit for a subcontractor of the cleaning company Andersson had hired. Has the country lost control?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson allegedly held a garden party with dozens of guests in May 2020, when the whole country was in lockdown and "ordinary mortals" were only allowed to meet with two people. With the government already under investigation over a Christmas party that violated Covid restrictions, the European press wonders whether Johnson will be able to hold on to his office for much longer.

All of the five leftist candidates in the French presidential election are polling at below ten percent. After the proposal of Socialist Anne Hidalgo to elect a joint candidate was clearly rejected, former justice minister Christiane Taubira is pushing for 'popular primaries' to elect a joint candidate and has put herself forward for election. The national press is sceptical.

The CoFoE brings European citizens closer to the EU. For this reason, JEF Europe and its sections could not be more active in promoting this initiative. Hence, JEF Athens-Piraeus aims to motivate citizens to make their voice heard and express their proposals for a better European Union.

European lawmakers expressed concerns over a change of course in the EU's geographical indications (GIs) policy, drifting away from current rules and particularly European Commission supervision.

We stand at the start of a critical year for tackling climate change with a closing window of opportunity to fight global warming. Europe has made good progress in driving action and needs to work with its global partners to make this a reality around the globe, writes Mafalda Duarte.

Responding to the democratic crisis is just as important as tackling the climate emergency. This is why we fought for the Conference on the Future of Europe, despite the reluctance of those who fear consulting citizens on the European issue, write Guy Verhofstadt and Pascal Durand.