Publié mercredi 24 septembre 2008 à 10h22
par
elwira30
dans Debat (vu 228 fois et 1 commentaires)
Marek Siwiec, Vice-President of the European Parliament and
member of the Socialist Group in the EP has initiated an action
"Good Bag".
Throughout his constituency in the Wielkopolska region Marek
Siwiec's assistants and members of local bodies of Democratic
Left Alliance (SLD) have been distributing eco bags of the PSE
Group in the EP with attached letters of the MEP and leaflets
with environmental tips.
Also, the inhabitants could take part in a survey and find out
about their Carbon Footprint.
The action, very much liked by the inhabitants, will be conducted
in 30 districts.
Lire la suite
Publié mercredi 24 septembre 2008 à 03h31
par
desmondotoole 
dans Debat (vu 243 fois et 1 commentaires)
PES
Activists Dublin held its first activists' seminar at
the offices of the European Commission in Dublin on Monday 15th
September. Thirty activists from the Irish Labour Party, Parti
Socialiste and Democratici di Sinistra met to hear Senator
Richard Yung (PS - France) speak about European Citizenship and
social rights.
Senator Yung raised the question of how far we are from
building a post-nationalist political discourse across Europe. In
other words a truly pan-European political debate. He situated
his observations in the context of an EU paradox, i.e. that the
majority of Europeans think positively about the European Union
as an idea, but are much less prone to think of themselves as
European citizens or to identify with the institutions of the
EU.
When we engage with European matters we tend to do so through the
filter of our own national identity. When we discuss European
initiatives they are largely considered from the perspective of
our own national discourse. While we have some sense of
solidarity and common identity with people from the Atlantic to
the Black Sea (and maybe even to the Urals), that sense is
vaguely formed and poorly articulated.
Not only did this seminar generate a lot of discussion around these important issues, but it has sparked a debate...
Lire la suitePublié lundi 8 septembre 2008 à 20h19
par
carl0s
dans Debat (vu 309 fois et 1 commentaires)
The 80s were unusual in the UK. Let's call them the "bad old
days". But with the right-wing Conservative government intent on
pursuing a divisive social agenda, and decaying cities and public
infrastructure, many people were motivated to become politically
active for the first time.
We saw in Vienna how Young Socialists in Austria are aiming to
emulate the famous "Rock Against Racism" campaigns from the late
1970s. This was a campaign that sprang into life after an Eric
Clapton declared his support for anti-immigration Conservative
Enoch Powell in the middle of a gig. The response to Clapton
co-incided with development of punk rock, so the first RAR
festivals boasted performances by The Clash, Buzzcocks, Steel
Pulse, The Fall, X-Ray Spex, The Ruts, Sham 69, Generation X, the
Tom Robinson Band, Graham Parker and the Rumour, and Misty in
Roots.
Click to read more
Lire la suitePublié mardi 26 août 2008 à 14h40
par
carl0s
dans Debat (vu 430 fois et 7 commentaires)
Politicians are now expected to use the internet as a matter of
course. This process has been led by the United States, where in
most elections, there is usually a "President of the Internet
Moment." This could refer to a politician who gains fleeting
popularity from using the internet in a possibly innovative
fashion, or enlisting a keen following of bloggers and posters to
evangelise online.
Professional usage of the internet and its capabilities does not
guarantee political success. Arguably, the more slick and managed
the presentation, the less impact is generated. The online world
seems to be attuned to phenomena rather than propaganda. In
Europe, internet traffic sits outside the world of mainstream
political culture, it's hard to find examples where
conventionally formulated political communication strategies have
been successfully translated onto the web.
To read more, click here
Lire la suite
Publié mercredi 9 juillet 2008 à 09h33
par
desmondotoole
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 628 fois et 5 commentaires)
Immediately
following the NO vote in the recent Irish referendum activists
from the Irish Labour Party, French Parti Socialiste and others
have set up PES activists Dublin. We were
already planning such an initiative but the referendum result
gave added urgency to our work. We recognise that this is
potentially a defining moment in Ireland's relationship with the
EU and as a consequence in the structure and dynamics of Irish
politics.
The inaugural meeting of PES activists in Ireland was held on
Tuesday 24th June in the Labour Parliamentary Room in Leinster
House, Dublin - the home of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament). We
met below a mural which showed the early and more modern leaders
of the Irish labour movement grouped around an image of Marianne
leading the French people in the Revolution of 1830. Ireland's
republicanism and our socialism owe much to the example of the
French revolutions and meeting beneath this mural was our way of
paying homage to that tradition.
Our aim is to build European Left politics on the ground in
Dublin. Since June, more than 70 activists have joined our city
group. There is enormous interest both in Dublin and across
Ireland in what we are proposing. PES people are "on the move" in
Ireland! Two events in particular have brought in extra
members:...
Publié mardi 10 juin 2008 à 14h25
par
Editeur
dans La nouvelle Europe sociale (vu 494 fois et 0 commentaires)
Les militants du Parti social-démocrate roumain se sont rencontrés pour débattre du programme électoral du PSE pour 2009 et de l'avenir de la gauche européenne.
Le premier jour, la fondation sociale-démocrate roumaine ‘Ovidiu Sincai’ a invité les militants à un débat dans son siège à Bucarest. Quelque 30 étudiants, intellectuels et militants du parti ont participé à la réunion et ont partagé leurs idées sur l'avenir de la social-démocratie en Europe. Parmi les intervenants se trouvaient la directrice de la fondation Ovidiu Sincai, Anne Juganaru, l'eurodéputé Titus Corlatean et le secrétaire général du PSE Philip Cordery.
Le deuxième jour, les discussions se sont poursuivies à Brasov, dans le cadre d'un séminaire pour les militants du PSE roumains. Bien que l'activité se soit déroulée peu de temps avant les élections locales, quelque 100 militants roumains ont pris part à la discussion sur le programme électoral du PSE à l'occasion de la Journée de l'Europe, le 9 mai. Le secrétaire...
Lire la suite
Chargement...