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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.

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.

Freedom of choice on natural medicines and therapies

spaman — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:08:53 +0100

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't make the approved list. The commissioners and MEP's swallowed the crap that the drug companies dished out about how they spend millions in testing their products, but natural supplement suppliers did not have to and that made them bad.

Stop EU subsidies to livestock industry and fishing

OakTree — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:08:52 +0100

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 cost extremely little, with respect to production costs, often even less than vegetable products, which inevitably require far less raw materials, energy and labor.

phasing out of nuclear power in the whole EU

Connie — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:13:24 +0100

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!

Too much salt and sugar in our food!

John-English — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:50:56 +0100

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 encourages the consumption of drinks (themselves salt and sweet). Hypertension, Obesity, Diabetes and deficit of National Insurance. Our health is therefore worth less dear than their benefits?

Making the case for lower taxation across the EU

spaman — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:26:05 +0100

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 could be arranged, they would need less in the way of supporting benefits, and taxation could also come down. There should be no taxation on food, clothes or dying.

marihuana must be legal

speranterius — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:30:40 +0100

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.