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

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

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!

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