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100 citizens, 10 ideas, 1 weekend.

Last weekend 100 randomly selected UK citizens debated Europe’s response to the financial crisis with politicians and experts at the European Citizens’ Consultation in London.

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

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.
 

Formally adopt the old USSR political role model

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

Freedom of choice on natural medicines and therapies

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

phasing out of nuclear power in the whole EU

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!

Making the case for lower taxation across the EU

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

A proposal to eliminate poverty at grassroots level

A proposal to eliminate Poverty at Grass-roots level.

Improve European Democracy!

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
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