Publié vendredi 30 mai 2008 à 17h25
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« Comment améliorer le projet européen tout en prenant en compte les intérêts des gens et des pays ? ». Tel était le point de départ de la contribution à la consultation du PSE de Jean-Louis Bianco, député et président du conseil général des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, et de Nicolas Cadène.
« Durant les dernières années, l’euroscepticisme s’est renforcé pour des raisons politiques et économiques », soulignent Jean-Louis Bianco et Nicolas Cadène et ils ajoutent que « nous devrions ‘penser européen’ » car seule l’UE peut contrebalancer les effets négatifs de la mondialisation, comme le déficit démocratique dans certaines régions du monde.
Ainsi, deux approches sont proposées. L’une consiste à forger un modèle culturel européen à travers trois vecteurs : l’éducation, une utilisation plus efficace des capacités des médias à faire la promotion d’une... » Lire la suite ...
Tags: citoyens, transparence, UE
Publié vendredi 30 mai 2008 à 16h21
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jose reis santos 
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What can we do to change this? It is important to keep on the track of the idea expressed on the «European Democracy and Diversity» paper that suggests that the PES should present a candidate for the European Commission Presidency selected amongst all the PES national parties.
The European campaign caravan idea should also be encouraged. This campaign would be lead by the PES candidate for the European Commission Presidency and by several candidates to the EP coming from different European countries. The caravan should have a political rally in all the countries holding elections so local candidates would join it and campaign together. Another interesting idea is the one that recommends a more intense political miscegenation between PES parties.
Advantages are evident: the concept would be appealing to media and it would be much easier to present a Portuguese candidate to the Italian electorate.
We want to... » Lire la suite ...
Tags: blogueur de la semaine, citoyens, démocratie, diversité, UE
Publié jeudi 29 mai 2008 à 12h25
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bverdeyen
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The answers, let’s say in Portugal, would be quite different from those you’d get in, let’s say, Germany. The identity of one European Union today is hardly existent. Even worse, due to (mis)communication of more locally oriented political groups, the EU is sometimes even seen as meddlesome and negative.
Democracy begins with citizenship, but if your citizens don’t feel like a part of ‘the European Nation’, it is no wonder that referenda are treated with a resolute ‘no!’ So perhaps Europe needs to turn its’ attention towards itself again and develop it’s image within the member states.
Better information, a stronger presence within education and clear visibility of the use in people’s everyday lives. A strong democracy and a social Europe also starts within the people’s minds and hearts.
Tags: citoyens, démocratie, UE
Publié jeudi 29 mai 2008 à 11h50
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denis_indract
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L’Union européenne intervient dans de nombreux domaines qui touchent concrètement le quotidien de ses citoyens. Nombreux projets, travaux, rencontres, échanges, etc. sont directement ou indirectement soutenus par les fonds européens ou les réponses aux appels à proposition. Or, les citoyens n’ont pas conscience de cette réalité.
Actuellement, et même si des efforts remarquables ont été initiés par la commissaire actuelle, force est de constater que l’accumulation de logos divers et variés joue un rôle important dans cette incompréhension.
Première proposition, il conviendrait notamment de n’utiliser qu’un seul logo pour toutes les aides apportées par l’Union Européenne et ce, quelque soit la direction concernée : le drapeau européen avec, pourquoi pas, le nom de la direction pour signifier le domaine de compétence européen engagé.
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Publié mercredi 28 mai 2008 à 09h50
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jose reis santos
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In one of my last
posts I gave some general thoughts on the
manifesto2009 and the PES activists. Today I want to tell you our
idea for the development of both in Portugal and in the Portuguese
Socialist Party.
I am involved with the PES activists since the Oporto PES Congress late 2006 because I believe that the time has come to start building a truly European Socialist Party. It will be a long process, as I said, but it will be worthwhile, I’m sure. This building process has to happen in a three way dimension: firstly, the international one, secondly the domestic and, finally, the internal one.
A triptych project
The international dimension concerns your connections with other PES activists at an European level and I have to say that we have witnessed this last year important measures in that way. The Sofia Council was an important landmark as the activists took part as full members of the PES family. Following this, the Vienna meeting on the manifesto2009 will be another important milestone, to consolidate the Activists dynamism.
On the domestic... » Lire la suite ...
Tags: blogueur de la semaine, militants
Publié lundi 26 mai 2008 à 14h53
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jose reis santos
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I am very happy to be the blogger of the week. It is not every day that one has the opportunity to be an active part of a project as the one the PES is promoting. I am talking about the Activists Project and the Manifesto 2009. Most of the people that read and consult this blog already know all about these projects, but I would like to take a moment and think about them.
Initial questions: what is the PES? It is the Party of the European Socialists. But is it really a party? Is it not the PES a confederation of national parties rather than a Political Party in classical terms? If we think about it and compare the party structures at a national and European level, we rapidly come to the conclusion that at a European level we are light-years away from the national organizations as they exists. Of course that one could say that we don’t need such an organized and complex party structure, because we don’t have to be prepared to exercise power. The PES is not running to govern nothing. We don’t run to manage local administrative government; as we don’t run to put forward any kind of European cabinet. We leave that responsibility to the national parties, both regarding the local and European affairs. So, what can we do as PES activists?
Bring EU to the next level
First we can start by thinking what the role is for political... » Lire la suite ...
Publié vendredi 23 mai 2008 à 15h24
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Editeur
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Le deuxième jour de
la réunion extraordinaire de Turin du Groupe du PSE au
Comité des régions a commencé par une table-ronde sur la démocratie et la diversité européenne. Au cours de
quatre interventions très intéressantes, des idées très précises
ont été formulées pour le programme électoral du PSE pour
2009.
Le panel était présidé par le coordinateur du Groupe Karl-Heinz
Klär, premier vice-président du Groupe du PSE au Comité des
Régions et secrétaire d'Etat de Rhénanie-Palatinat.
"Pour renforcer la démocratie européenne, nous devrions créer
un nouvel instrument: le référendum européen, qui doit se
dérouler simultanément dans tous les Etats membres sur les grands
thèmes européens", a-t-il déclaré, soulignant qu'une telle
initiative renforcerait la création d'une véritable "opinion
publique... » Lire la suite
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Tags: citoyens, démocratie, justice, UE
Publié jeudi 22 mai 2008 à 09h23
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carlosmoret
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Tags: citoyens, démocratie, ONU
Publié mercredi 21 mai 2008 à 09h57
par
joelld
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Rainbow Rose, the network
of socialist, social-democratic and Labour LGBT activists in
Europe, is fully committed to support Michael CASHMAN's efforts for a new comprehensive
directive against discriminations, covering the whole field of
Article 13 of the Treaty on the European Community.
This very important social question was part of our contribution for this consultation of the PES's activists. One can see the text of our contribution, presently supported by nearly 30 PES MEPs, on our website.
As Michael reminds us, the Barroso Commission has to deliver, before the elections. José Manuel Barroso himself committed himself to do so in 2004, and Commissioner Vladimir Spidla (Employment and Social affairs) repeatedly said he would make efforts to achieve such a new directive.
Rainbow Rose acknowledges the PES' support for a... » Lire la suite ...
Tags: citoyens, discrimination, diversité, droits fondamentaux, gay, LGBT
Dossier:
Rainbow_Rose_letter.pdf
Publié mardi 20 mai 2008 à 17h26
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Zita_Gurmai
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I completely agree
with PES activist Natalia Reyes when she writes that gender equality
should be one of the top priorities of the PES manifesto – as it is
a priority for the Spanish government. Having Zapatero and PSOE in government in
Spain has demonstrated that when women vote for a socialist party
their lives really improve. In many ways we are experiencing the
New Social Europe in Spain: Equal pay, childcare and attention to
violence against women.Publié samedi 17 mai 2008 à 10h42
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Editeur
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Today is the
International Day against Homophobia – a good day to
discuss discrimination and what we can do to fight it.
Michael Cashman (Labour, United Kingdom) is one of many
socialist Members of the European Parliament who are working hard
for the introduction of a new and more far-reaching
anti-discrimination directive:
"Since the Barroso Commission was elected in 2004 socialists
in the European Parliament have been calling for a new directive
on anti-discrimination, but nothing has happened yet. In its 2008
work programme the Commission mentions discrimination on grounds
of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability,
age or sexual orientation (article 13 Treaty Amsterdam). But
since then, the Commission has indicated it will proceed only on
prohibiting discrimination on disability,” explains Michael
Cashman.
According to him the integrity of Barroso and his Commission is
at stake with the lack of a new inclusive directive:
“In 2004 the European Parliament was close to rejecting the
whole... » Lire la suite
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Tags: discrimination, diversité, droits fondamentaux, gay, LGBT, Parlement européen
Publié vendredi 16 mai 2008 à 19h08
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Editeur
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Member of the European Parliament Gary Titley (Labour UK) is the
Chair of the PES network on diversity and integration. In this video interview
he gives his suggestions for the PES manifesto:
Tags: diversité, Parlement Européen
Publié vendredi 9 mai 2008 à 19h05
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asa.westlund
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Tags: blogueur de la semaine, démocratie, diversité, multiculturalisme, UE
Publié vendredi 9 mai 2008 à 11h36
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Editeur
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In a PES statement for Europe Day, PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said the real debate was not for or against Europe but what sort of European Union do we want. Zita Gurmai, President of PES Women underlined the PES commitment to develop a new agenda for Europe for the next European elections in June 2009 that recognises citizens’ aspirations and concerns for the future.
Read the press release here
Publié vendredi 9 mai 2008 à 11h33
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Often we express our political ideas in words and rarely in
images. Now the PES Group in the Committee of Regions gives you
the chance to express your visions for Europe in a more creative
way. Today, on Europe Day, the PES Group launches a photo
competition on intercultural dialogue seen through the eyes of
young Europeans.
If you are between 18 and 25 years old you are invited to share
your vision of the dialogue between cultures in their city and
region.
The competition is organized within the framework of the “Europe
Works” project, in collaboration with the think tank Notre Europe
and the photo agency Agence VU'.
For more information on the photo competition and how to
participate, please visit the website of the PES Group in the CoR.
Tags: diversité, multiculturalisme, UE
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