Published Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 09:34
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yoan.abiven 
in EU in the world (617 views and 0 comments)
S’inspirer de soixante
années d’expérience de la construction européenne pour avancer un
nécessaire projet d’Union Méditerranéenne est, à première vue, une
idée excellente. Vigilance pourtant au moment de manipuler le
vocabulaire et les méthodes de la success story européenne.
L’Europe des pères fondateurs ne se résume ni à quelque technique
habile, ni à quelques mots magiques, pas plus qu'à des partenariats
économiques tous azimuts. Elle oblige génétiquement à un partage de
souveraineté sur ce qui fait mal. L’Europe politique n’est
pas née seulement et durablement des moyens financiers offerts par
le plan Marshall. Elle s’est imposée dans le sillage d’un geste
politique historique, celui de la déclaration Schuman. Or, cette
initiative allait bien au-delà du champ économique. Il ne
s’agissait pas d’annoncer la restauration du théâtre de Bayreuth
avec des prêts bonifiés ! A cette époque, on voyait plus loin, on
visait plus haut. On confiait à une autorité politique nouvelle ce
qui avait servi à tant faire couler le sang des...
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Published Monday, April 21, 2008 at 16:05
by
Editor
in New Social Europe (658 views and 5 comments)
Published Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 10:52
by
Editor
in EU in the world (873 views and 2 comments)
Social democratic
European foundations are working hard to contribute to a PES
manifesto based on progressive values. The first meeting of the
European Network of Social-Democratic Foundations (ENSoF) took
place on 29 March 2008 in the beautiful city of Sofia, under the
coordinating wing of the Institute for
Social Integration of Bulgaria, to debate issues related to the
manifesto theme ‘EU in the world’.Published Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 11:00
by
frederic.vareillas
in EU in the world (746 views and 1 comments)
Hi,
Recently, the French President took a trip to Washington to say to the US congress how he "admired John Wayne". I won't elaborate.
Then John Mc Cain came to Paris and that same President promised to send more French troops to Afghanistan.
Next, the French President is preparing an alliance with Britain to develop Nuclear technology, build and export nuclear plants with the British and only the British.
He baptized a new submarine with sixteen nuclear missiles on board ("the Terrible", by the way).
I have just one thing to say : My God ! What does Germany think about that ?
Regards,
Frederic (Paris)
read morePublished Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 14:20
by
Duncan Anderson
in EU in the world (485 views and 1 comments)
A future European Parliament and EU MUST address Resource Security ASAP. We already talk about Energy Security, but "feedstock" security must also be addressed.
China is currently buying up all scrap steel and iron worldwide and India is dismantling ships for the scrap. The price of steel is now going out through the roof. It is more than doubling its price every six months.
Without scrap steel and iron you drastically reduce the "feedstock" for blast furnaces, so the price of steel increase dramatically and then out manufacturing industry can't compete.
The price of other materials is also increasing due to scarcity, in particular non-ferrous metals.
If this basic problem isn't address soon there won't be a European manufacturing industry.
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Published Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 10:06
by
yoan.abiven
in New Social Europe (763 views and 1 comments)
In these
present times of total and globalised capitalism, what socialists
really strive for is to equate prosperity and solidarity anew. In
former times, in XIXth century France, this was called
“solidarisme”. It was only through the Republic and socialism that
France was able to consolidate and give a human face to this new
individualistic order and come up with the first social insurance
systems. It seems to me that we are undergoing a similar transition
today. True, the present context is totally different: we are in
post-modern times where Nation States are fading and we are asking
ourselves the eternal question of the relationship between
individuals and society. To what regulations, what authority could
these free individuals legitimately be accountable? This question
is relevant at all levels: in the family structure, in the company,
in the streets, at university, when paying taxes, etc. As for the
workplace, there is a social-democratic response, namely
flexicurity and this response is based on a clear awareness of the
conditions of the knowledge economy. Is this enough? I am committed
to two things: Europe on the one hand and France on the other. Here
is why.Published Friday, October 12, 2007 at 10:22
by
Editor
in EU in the world (1262 views and 3 comments)
The
United States plan to build an anti missile shield in Europe has
been at the centre of a heated debate ever since the defense
strategy was first proposed. The White House has invited Poland
and the Czech Republic to deploy a shield that will counter long
range missile threats from states with weapons of mass
destruction.
The defense system has sparked intense debate among the European Union, the United States and Russia. According to opponents, it creates division, destabilizes regional and international balances of power and weakens international efforts to disarm. An even bigger concern is that the missile shield could trigger a new arms race in Europe or create tensions with other nuclear powers.
The missile shield raises many issues in relation to European security. It will protect several EU states, but definitely not all. Right now the US is seeking to negotiate with Poland and the Czech Republic on a matter that concers the security of many other European countries. Who should have the ultimate say on this issue; the countries hosting the missile shield or all countries concerned by it? Should the defense programme be discussed within the EU - or in an even more international forum, NATO, since Russia is also concerned...
read morePublished Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 10:32
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Editor
in EU in the world (1128 views and 0 comments)
Almost 90 percent of Europeans want the European Union to play a bigger role globally, according to a recent poll by the US German Marshall Fund. euobserver.com repeat that citizens call for more money to developmental aid (84 %), the use of trade to influence other countries (74 %) and sending troops for peace-keeping missions (68 %).
Committing troops to combat missions is near the bottom of the list. Only 20 percent of Europeans thinks combat operations should be EU’s responsibility.
In contrast to the clear-cut conclusions on global responsibility
the question about collaboration with the US splits Europe in
two: a little more than half, 53 percent, feels that the EU
should cooperate closer with Washington in dealing with global
threats, whereas 43 percent prefers Europe to address threats
independently.
The survey included about 13.000 people of 12 nationalities:
France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey and the UK.
Published Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 15:24
by Asynjen in EU in the world ( comments)
CND public meeting Tuesday 22nd of at 7pm in the Grimond Room, Portcullis House, House of Commons, London SW1. Speakers include Lubomir Zaoralek MP, Czech Social Democratic Party, Shadow Foreign Minister; Peter Kilfoyle MP, former Defence Minister; Jon Trickett MP; Jeremy Corbyn MP and Kate Hudson, CND Chair.
CND is short for Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. The organization campaigns non-violently to rid the world of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. Read more on www.cnduk.org
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