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100 citizens, 10 ideas, 1 weekend.

webmaster — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:59:15 +0100

Public Debate Last weekend (21/22 March) 100 randomly selected UK citizens debated Europe’s response to the financial crisis with politicians and experts at the European Citizens’ Consultation 2009 in London. 100 citizens came up with 10 policy recommendations which will be given to decision-makers in Brussels.

Launch of the UK website of the European Citizens’ Consultation 2009

webmaster — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:54:03 +0100

The European Citizens’ Consultation 2009 (ECC09) website launches today (03 December) in the UK giving citizens the opportunity to discuss the future of Europe. The website is managed by Involve; the UK national partner in the ECC 2009 process. In the run-up to the 2009 Euro-elections ECC 2009 will give citizens a voice in the debate over how to respond to the current economic and financial crisis.

Investigate 9/11

iafantomo — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:27:00 +0100

It is now an open secret that the 9/11 Commission's Report was a cover-up. Much of it was lies and evasions. Journalists know it. Politicians know it. The EU Parliament knows it. MEPs were shown the film 'ZERO: An investigation into 9/11'. This is not just an American issue; it is a global issue.

Formally adopt the old USSR political role model

spaman — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:53:12 +0100

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 implement of the people, is where it is all at.

The EU to adopt a common constructed language and promote its integration into the education system of all member states

kdekeyser — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:47:50 +0100

For the formation of a EuropeAid Airwing

helilife100 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:56:28 +0100

This proposal is for the creationby the EU of a powerful and effective standing civilian airwing as part of a common foreign policy that projects positive power to those individuals and families who find themselves powerless in the face of disaster or anarchy. (1) To mitigate the consequences of war, anarchy and disaster with direct action using the air. (2) To maximize allocated EU resources by using a flexible approach, i.e.:

A proposal to eliminate poverty at grassroots level

Nick Achterberg — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:23:51 +0100

A proposal to eliminate Poverty at Grass-roots level.

Improve European Democracy!

Henning Meyer — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:21:29 +0100

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 Member States may be sent to the Commission inviting it to take a legislative initiative, provided the latter is compatible with the EU's rules and principles.

Introduce Esperanto as a foreign language subject in European high schools

happax — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:11:10 +0100

It has been proved scientifically in Paderborn, Germany, that Esperanto being taught as a first foreign language has propaedeutic value regarding other languages (students who study Esperanto first, as a foreign language, learn other languages more easily and quicker). If all the countries in Europe would commit themselves to teaching Esperanto at high school level, in a few years, billions could be saved in translations and printing of documents, and the youth could travel more freely within Europe, without having to learn many languages.

European Financial Supervisory Agency

pisti007 — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:59:39 +0100

This is an attempt to make a truly pan-European proposal, coming from Budapest. Most large European banks, including large UK banks, operate in Europe, so we need a European Financial Supervisory Agency to effectively supervise them. Banks with subsidiaries or branches in other EU countries or outside the EU would need a European banking pass and would automatically come under the EFSA. This would make their supervision more effective.