Mitä on urbaani eurooppalaisuus? Entä millainen on eurooppalainen kaupunki? Kuinka ihmiset voivat vaikuttaa kaupunkitilaan tai kaupunkitilassa – vai voivatko? Entä tunteeko kaupungissa toisten ihmisten vaikutuksen? Voiko urbaanin vaikutuksen löytää myös kaupunkitilan ulkopuolelta?

Eurooppanuoret ry vaatii EU-päättäjiltä päättäväisiä toimia, jotta Lissabonin sopimus voidaan saattaa voimaan. Noin kolme promillea EU:n kansalaisista sai Irlannin kansanäänestyksessä lausua mielipiteensäsopimuksesta ja seitsemän vuotta kestänyt prosessi uhkaa valua hukkaan.

After months of campaigning and debate, the Irish people have rejected the proposed Lisbon Treaty: 47% (752,451 votes) in favour and 53% (862, 415 votes) against. JEF Europe, like other European organisations and all mainstream political parties in Ireland, deeply regrets this outcome, which will to some extent stall the process of European Integration for potentially months or years to come.

Last night's opinion poll on the Lisbon Treaty referendum published in the Irish Times has placed the YES campaign down five points, trailing behind the NO vote which has almost doubled in support, gaining 17 points. The number of undecided voters remains high on 28%.

"This race is wide open" commented Toni Giugliano, European youth for an Irish YES Co-ordinator. "They are indeed worrying figures, a result of the NO campaign's propaganda which has undoubtedly had some effect on people's...

European Youth for an Irish YES welcomes the results of the most recent polls on the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland published on the Sunday Business Post, placing the YES Campaign on a lead with 41% (up 3 points), the NO vote trailing at 33% (up 5 points) and the undecided electorate reduced by 8 points to 26%.

As previously witnessed with the Nice 1 referendum, both voter turnout and the level of undecided voters can be fundamental in determining the referendum result. A low...