German input: Eight building blocks

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Published Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 11:48
by Salvador E. Becker Join PES activists in New Social Europe (321 views and 1 comments)

Within the last weeks, a working group of the regional SPD in Berlin, discussed and published 8 building blocks to put the PES manifesto debate on a more concrete level. Following the analysis of the European element in the different national programmes, we tried to focus on some 8 main topics, of which we were sure, that there should be consensus amongst Europe's socialist and social democratic parties.

Our idea was, that if it wouldn't be possible to agree on a PES manifesto as a whole, it should at least be possible to find some key ideas to put in the different national programms for the European elcections in next year: at the last election in 2004 not even the national programme became very popular in the German public... Which is why we hope, that a more discussed and therefore implemented manifesto in all EU member states would not only gain more success in the elections itself, it could in addition help to give the citizens of Europe a better idea of socialist or social democratic policy in an for europe!

The 8 blocks are now also available in French and English language, so a broader discussion of our ideas can be realized as well: Comments are welcome!

Tags: activists, manifesto

Comments

1. I THINK WE SHOULD SPLIT UP POINT ”V. AN INTERNATIONAL EUROPE” INTO... by markus.austria Join PES activists on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 21:03

GENERALLY I THINK WE SHOULD SPLIT UP POINT ”V. AN INTERNATIONAL EUROPE” INTO

“V. AN INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY: EU DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE”

 “VI. AN INTERNATIONAL EUROPE: CFSP/ESDP”

 

Both the "Common Foreign and Security Policy/European Security & Defence Policy" and the topic "EU Development Assistance" are huge and complex blocks that must not be mingled! They should be discussed apart from one another, especially in the light of the importance of both (not in any way interconnected) policies. 

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