Démocratie et diversité européenne Archives: janvier 2008

• Citizens should be able to become members of the PES

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  Evaluation: 4,5/5 avec 8 votes

  Publié mercredi 30 janvier 2008 à 09h25
  par thanos (vu 745 fois et 5 commentaires)

  I'm not sure if my proposition can be fully integrated into the manifesto but here is what I propose:
  
  Citizens all around Europe should have the possibility to become members of the Party of European Socialists, without necessarily beeing members of their own national socialist party (labour, social-democrats,...etc).
  
  I believe that would be a very good thing for the Socialists in Europe and would increase the number of citizens wishing to reiforce the PES at a European level.

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• Lessons from the elections in Hessen, Germany

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  Evaluation: 4,7/5 avec 7 votes

  Publié mardi 29 janvier 2008 à 11h01
  par raphi sternfeld (vu 810 fois et 0 commentaires)

  The turnout of the elections in the German region Hessen has shown that targeted left policies pay out.
  
  Nevertheless it is clear that progressive policies have to be combined with a certain amount of pragmatism. What counts in the eyes of the voters is the factor of trust. In the framework of this European election campaign, we social democrats should only be promising what can be realized. We must not fool the voters. Let’s concentrate on our core issues like social equality, education and secure pensions.
  
  Furthermore we clearly need to take distances from every form of right wing populism. If we manage to lead a good and convincing election campaign, we will have a realistic chance to make a good result. Our capacity to mobilize the members of our movement will be decisive. The participation in the elections will be quite low. We might succeed. Now our task is to come up with reliable content - this will enable us to fight for a New Social Europe!
  
  A German version of this post is attached.

  Tags: partis politiques, UE
  
  Dossier: Raphi_Sternfeld.pdf

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• 2008 - Année du dialogue interculturel. Et alors?

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  Evaluation: 4,5/5 avec 4 votes

  Publié lundi 28 janvier 2008 à 11h08
  par Editeur (vu 870 fois et 2 commentaires)

  L'Année du dialogue interculturel vient de commencer et le Parlement européen a invité de nombreux chefs d'Etat et leaders religieux à prendre la parole en son sein. Il y a quelques semaine, le grand moufti de Syrie, le Sheik Ahmad Bader Hassoun, s'est adressé à l'Assemblée européenne à Strasbourg. L'intervention a suscité un débat entre eurodéputés: certains se sont inquiétés que la liste des orateurs invités était davantage une tentative d'encourager un dialogue 'inter-religieux' plutôt qu'inter-culturel. D'autres , qu'il n'y avait pas de femmes parmi ces invités, mais uniquement des hommes.

  Il est clair que la culture ne se limite pas seulement à la religion... mais comment les socialistes et sociaux-démocrates européens doivent-ils appréhender la culture? Que devrait dire le programme du PSE à propos du dialogue interculturel?

  Tags: diversité, mondialisation, multiculturalisme, UE

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• Justice and home affairs in the PES manifesto

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  Evaluation: 4,5/5 avec 4 votes

  Publié mardi 22 janvier 2008 à 09h30
  par mochinho (vu 858 fois et 0 commentaires)

  For our manifesto we have to keep in mind the subject of justice and home affairs. If the Reform Treaty entries into force the European Parliament will be co-legislator in justice and home affairs. This means that the European Parliament will be more responsible for the public order. Furthermore Europol is to become a European agency and will be funded from the EU budget from January 2010 on. It is also possible that the Treaty of Prüm will be introduced into the legal framework of the EU; not to forget the enlargement of the Schengen space in December last year.
  
  Concerning these subjects there are a lot of concerns related to civil liberties and security. The manifesto should therefore pick these up and give social-democratic/socialist solutions. We cannot leave the topic of justice and home affairs to law and order hardliners. Justice and home affairs is a genuine social-democratic/socialist subject.

  Tags: démocratie, droits fondamentaux, immigration, partis politiques

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• Should the PES manifesto mention Muslims?

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  Evaluation: 3,8/5 avec 6 votes

  Publié lundi 21 janvier 2008 à 12h34
  par tolerance (vu 920 fois et 5 commentaires)

  Not long ago 400 Muslim groups met in Brussels to sign a charter for the Muslims of Europe. The charter is aimed to be a code of conduct, describing the rights and responsibilities of European Muslims. According to Euronews ‘The European Islamic Charter’ stresses moderation, equality between men and women and rejects violence and terrorism.
  
  Now Muslim organizations have given their suggestion to what it means to be a modern European Muslim. It makes me wonder: is it also up to European parties - like the PES - to have a stance on Muslims in Europe? Or is this something which is for religious organizations to discuss?
  
  Islamophobia – fear or dislike of Muslims and their religion – is on the rise in Europe. In this respect the European blogosphere is a good example: new so-called ‘Islam-critic’ blogs (many of them I would rather label xenophobic!) pop up every day. I’ve come across many bloggers whose mission seems to be the search for juicy fundamentalist quotes – the more ferocious the better. One thing is to gabble online. Another is when Islamophobes start to gather in the street, like it... » Lire la suite ...

  Tags: diversité, multiculturalisme, tolérance

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• PSE Femmes: La politique européenne, encore et toujours dominée par les hommes

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  Evaluation: 5/5 avec 6 votes

  Publié mardi 8 janvier 2008 à 13h19
  par Editeur (vu 1428 fois et 2 commentaires)

  Pourquoi y a-t-il si peu de femmes au pouvoir en Europe?

  Alors que les femmes constituent la moitié de la population européenne, elles ne représentent que 30% des eurodéputés. Les autres institutions européennes ne font pas mieux: seuls 8 commissaires européens sur 27  sont des femmes et lors des réunions du Conseil européen , force est de reconnaître que la vaste majorité des chefs d'Etat et de gouvernement sont des hommes .
  
  Les chiffres des parlements nationaux ne sont guère plus encourageants: en moyenne, moins de 21% des parlementaires sont des femmes.
  
  Une façon d'améliorer la représentation des femmes est d'introduire des quotas. En Espagne, par exemple, les listes électorales proposées par les partis doivent être constituées au minimum de 40% de représentants des deux sexes, avec un maximum de 60%. La loi a été introduite l'année dernière et elle sera 'mise à l'essai' lors... » Lire la suite ...

  Tags: diversité, femmes, UE

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• How can we reconnect the EU and the citizens?

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  Evaluation: 5/5 avec 3 votes

  Publié lundi 7 janvier 2008 à 10h49
  par lolomodrego (vu 994 fois et 3 commentaires)

  There is a clear disconnection between the EU and its citizens. Although this is easily explainable it is not sustainable in the long term. Democratic regimes cannot afford to cut citizens loose, citizens’ participation being itself the principle of democracy. How can we develop citizens’ interest in EU activities?
  
  First, citizens need to be given the means to have an influence on the decisions taken at EU level. They need to be given a real opportunity to shape the EU’s future. Election turn-out increases when the issue at stake is clear. The complexity of the EU decision-making system is the reason for low participation in European elections. Although in the context of the current institutional balance it seems unrealistic it is of high importance that we give ourselves the long-term objective of politicising the EU political system.
  
  Time has come to think about a radical change in the EU’s institutional balance. The Parliament should be the most powerful institution of the three. The Commission should be a product of the Parliament. This would imply that the Commission would no longer stay in its allegedly neutral position. It would become a European government. Some would say the EU... » Lire la suite ...

  Tags: citoyens, démocratie, éducation, UE

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