The Citizens’ Initiative - first set out in the Constitutional Treaty - should be enacted immediatley to open a new channel for democratic participation in Europe and help to create the public realm the EU badly needs. The Citizens' Initiative stipulates that a petition with at least one million signatures obtained from a number of

In the last fifty years, in Europe and elsewhere in the developed countries, there has been an exponential growth in the consumption of animal products (meat, fish, eggs, milk and dairy products). These foods are consumed at each meal in every household; quite unlike 50 years ago, when these were rare food items. Today these items co

The salt, this « killer hidden », and his accomplice, the sugar are in our food for the most poor reasons which are: - It returns the heavier goods, by keeping some water, - It reinforces the taste of a flavourless product because of poorer quality, badly kept, or diluted in some cheap "excipient", - It gives thirst, therefore enc

High taxation de-motivates both on a personal level and an economic one. Low taxation stimulates investment and helps to raise the standard of living, resulting in a more contented citizen. Many poor would not be so poor if the basic cost of living was relatively cheap, and they could live off the basic wage. Additionally, if this co

Clear decision for a "green" energy policy throughout Europe aiming to exclude all fossile and nuclear energy (despite the heavy activities of the interested lobbies). It has been shwon that it is possible, so let's do it!

Authorities should ensure the protection of consumers against abuses by industry lobbyists who use their power to criminalize behaviours such as legal p2p downloads. Public authorities must be required to report truthfully about the nature of these behaviors, and to promote the development of infrastructures to facilitate universal a

When is the EU going to admit it got it totally and utterly wrong when they started to effectively ban natural therapies and medicines, by playing along with the sweet talking generous men from Big Pharma. The EU has already got their armies of little Hitlers out checking natural health stores for those natural supplements that didn

The second amendment of the American constitution gives them the right to bear arms and confirms their personal reponibility for the protection of their country and it's freedoms. We should include this as a fundamental right enshrined into the constitution of the EU too. Having such a right will eliminate the need for a standing arm

Let's stop pussyfooting about and declare what the true intentions are for our future superstate, let's not wait for the legalities to be settled. For years the commission has been run like the old politburo, in secrecy and to its own agenda. Well, this has to stop. People have to understand the new realities, and calling a spade an