Publié vendredi 4 juillet 2008 à 10h12
par
negrescuvictor 
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 64 fois et 2 commentaires)
An important
part of PES activists Romania proposal
for the Manifesto2009 is given to the Roma community issues. This
theme is considered an important social issue by the Romanian
social democrats and this is why our MEPs are supporting several
solutions included in our manifesto proposal like:
- the creation of the European Agency for Roma
- education projects for the Roma community
- promotion of the Roma culture as an European culture (the Roma community is not only a Eastern European issue but an European issue)
-...
Lire la suitePublié jeudi 3 juillet 2008 à 10h50
par
chourka
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 59 fois et 0 commentaires)
Très rares sont les contributions qui pointent du doigt les discriminations dont souffre la communauté Rom. Une seule exception à cet oubli : la contribution de nos camarades du PSD. Faut-il y voir une spécificité locale ? Une chose est certaine : les Roms représentent une population estimée à 8 millions d'individus sur notre continent soit autant si ce n'est plus que bien des pays composant l'Union européenne.
A ce titre, on peut considérer que c'est la première minorité -si on peut encore parler de minorité avec une telle population- en Europe. Or, en raison de leur inorganisation, de leur dispersion, les Roms ne sont bien souvent pas reconnus. Ni dans leur histoire qui pourtant est faite de pas mal de souffrances (cf. la Seconde guerre mondiale), ni dans leur nature même.
Il y a là pour notre famille politique une question majeure à traiter. Pour être un peu provocateur, on peut d'ailleurs considérer que les premiers Européens sont les Roms, en cela, qu'ils ne sont pas attachés à un Etat-membre en particulier et qu'ils font preuve d'une mobilité peu commune à l'exception des cadres supérieurs.
La manière dont certains gouvernements sont tentés de faire des entorses aux Accords Schengen voire de remettre en cause la Liberté de circulation des personnes (une des...
Lire la suitePublié mercredi 2 juillet 2008 à 10h01
par
rikkeindenmark
dans In the spotlight (vu 183 fois et 0 commentaires)
Not long ago I learned about the PES Group in
the Committee of the Regions. To be honest I didn't know
about the group's existence until a year ago (ignorance is not
always bliss), but it's a forum for local and regional
politicians to meet and discuss EU politics. It's an interesting
organization because many EU decisions impact greatly on the
local level - and the PES Group is a chance for local and
regional social democrats to meet and work together to influence
EU policies.
I admit that this was a digression from the topic that I actually
wanted to address in this post! The reason why I brought up the
PES Group in the Committee of the Regions is that the group has
its own PES manifesto consultation - and in this
consultation there's a fifth point of discussion, in addition to
the four 'traditional' themes - namely the gender dimension.
I agree very much with the view-point of the PES Group - that
there's a significant gender aspect to all four manifesto themes
- and I hope the 'pervasiveness' of gender issues will be taken
into consideration when the PES manifesto is drafted over...
Publié vendredi 27 juin 2008 à 10h45
par
negrescuvictor
dans La nouvelle Europe sociale (vu 257 fois et 2 commentaires)
The
perspectives regarding Europe seems to
illustrate unfortunately the existence of two different European
visions, an Eastern and a Western point of view.
These differences can be easily seen in issues like workers
migration, economical delocalization, taxes, and the enlargement
process.
Workers migration
East: for countries from this side of
Europe the freedom of movement is what
Europe is all about. The people who migrate
from our countries do so to build themselves a better live but
also to help there families back home.
West: unfortunately the Eastern European migrants are presented as a problem and we as socialists have trouble fighting this point of view
Solution: building up a common point of view regarding migration- informing our national communities regarding the other European communities migrating and...
Lire la suitePublié vendredi 27 juin 2008 à 10h34
par
rikkeindenmark
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 185 fois et 1 commentaires)
“I don’t have
anything against gays and lesbians, but I do think the only right
thing for a child is to have a father and a mother”Publié vendredi 30 mai 2008 à 16h21
par
jose reis santos
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 259 fois et 0 commentaires)
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 create an electoral European level to complement national elections. This European...
Lire la suitePublié mercredi 21 mai 2008 à 09h57
par
joelld
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 380 fois et 1 commentaires)
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 comprehensive directive. We think that, in the coming month, the PES should produce a clear...
Lire la suiteTags: citoyens, discrimination, diversité, droits fondamentaux, gay, LGBT
Dossier:
Rainbow_Rose_letter.pdf
Publié samedi 17 mai 2008 à 10h42
par
Editeur
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 466 fois et 5 commentaires)
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
Commission, but we got a commitment from them: Barroso promised
to create a cabinet...
Publié vendredi 16 mai 2008 à 19h08
par
Editeur
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 300 fois et 1 commentaires)
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:
Publié vendredi 9 mai 2008 à 19h05
par
asa.westlund
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 486 fois et 3 commentaires)
Publié vendredi 9 mai 2008 à 11h33
par
Editeur
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 249 fois et 0 commentaires)
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.
Publié mercredi 30 avril 2008 à 15h52
par
eromerof
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 527 fois et 2 commentaires)
Publié lundi 28 avril 2008 à 14h45
par
eromerof
dans La nouvelle Europe sociale (vu 552 fois et 2 commentaires)
Nowadays, the panorama of the left in Europe does not seem to be very tempting. Only 7 out of 27 countries belonging to EU are ruled by socialist parties. These are: United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, Hungary, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Cyprus. We could argue that there is a lack of real political leadership, a leadership that in other decades was embodied by politicians such as Francois Mitterrand.
The political victory of Zapatero in Spain last march gives the Spanish socialism a great opportunity to implement and develop politics that can be seen as an example for other European countries. It generates a new opportunity to take the initiative in the European context. Whereas the majority of countries in South America are governed by left parties, sometimes with a strong and questionable populist sense, and whereas United States are given an oppotunity to give the power again to the Democratic party, no matter if Clinton or Obama, the European left movement needs to reshape its political agenda, taking the initiative and dismantling the demagogic and populist discourse of conservative countries, too much focused on very sensitive and easy to be manipulated issues such as security, migration, taxes...
From a Spanish perspective, I would like to introduce some of the main points for a socialist agenda. An agenda that is already set in...
Lire la suitePublié vendredi 11 avril 2008 à 15h31
par
Editeur
dans La nouvelle Europe sociale (vu 478 fois et 0 commentaires)
Publié jeudi 10 avril 2008 à 16h48
par
martina
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 709 fois et 4 commentaires)
Many visions have
been given to her: international collaboration in times of
mistrust, the common hymn, the architecture. With the latter I’m
not only referring to the buildings in Strasburg and Brussels,
but also the intellectual architecture in Rome, Schengen, Den
Haag, Maastrict or Dublin. My compliments for the past. Visions
tied together with a strong symbol: stars on a sky-blue – the
colour of peace – background which sparkle so positive and yet
discreet.
In spite of this everyone still is primarily focusing on his own
affairs in the community building process. In the new EU member
states you can win elections with showing hostility towards the
EU! Why is that? Because the EU is not producing enough positive
action. To be a member of the Union is profitable in terms of the
granted subsidies, not in terms of visions. EU-friendly
politicians quickly run out of arguments. In Great Britain Maggie
Thatcher and John Major could win elections with EU-hostility.
Why? Because people over there were afraid that the EU could
bring too many developments! Does that make sense? Only when you
have no clue, which is because of a lack of professional
communication! So, can Europe then agree on a common head of
communications? Of course not.
Foreign policy, pensions, health, workers’ rights –...
Tags: blogueur de la semaine, démocratie, diversité, UE
Dossier:
Europa - die Frau hatte Weitsicht_DE.pdf
Publié lundi 31 mars 2008 à 09h36
par
cafeneaua.politica
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 640 fois et 4 commentaires)
In the last time I have participated in some interesting left
civil society and social democrat debates, under the PES
Activists auspices at Oradea and Cluj-Napoca in Romania. The
quality of the subjects and on the other hand of the speakers and
listeners prove again that “the left” has a very good future in
Romania and probably in Europe.
1. The Oradea debate subject:
”Parliamentary bureau - The feedback connection with
citizens”
2. The Cluj-Napoca debate subjects:
”Is the Romania a success example for different
cultures...
Publié mardi 25 mars 2008 à 09h40
par
Editeur
dans In the spotlight (vu 575 fois et 1 commentaires)
Un groupe de militants du PSE allemands est le premier à avoir
envoyé un document présentant leurs idées sur le programme
électoral du PSE. Consultez la contribution allemande sous l'onglet documents de
Yourspace.
Le groupe de travail sur l'UE du SPD de Berlin propose huit piliers pour le
programme électoral du PSE:
Publié mercredi 12 mars 2008 à 10h57
par
santibenitez
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 513 fois et 3 commentaires)
Publié lundi 10 mars 2008 à 09h41
par
joelld
dans La nouvelle Europe sociale (vu 417 fois et 0 commentaires)
From Tuesday, March
4th to Thursday, March 6th, the NGOs federation ILGA-Europe has
organized a conference on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
(LGBT) families in Europe. The conference took place in Ljubljana,
Slovenia, in order to deliver a message on the EU agenda during the
Slovenia’s Presidency of the EU. ILGA-Europe and its national
members pointed out the juridical and social insecurity which is
still a very concrete threat for millions of European families and
children.Publié jeudi 6 mars 2008 à 10h27
par
Editeur
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 771 fois et 0 commentaires)
Les premiers mois de discussions sur la démocratie et la diversité européenne ont abouti à de nombreuses propositions et à la définition de nombreuses priorités que le PSE aura à examiner:
Lutter contre la discrimination
Tout d'abord, la lutte contre la discrimination est un thème très
important et elle comprend la promotion des droits des minorités,
des femmes, des LGBT et de l'égalité des chances pour tous ainsi
que la lutte contre le fascisme, le racisme et l'anti-sémitisme
et l'islamophobie. Des réglementations existent déjà dans
l'UE et au niveau national mais Rainbow Rose souligne qu'il faut encore appliquer
ces dispositions. Le Parti socialiste espagnol PSOE a été donné en
exemple de bonne pratique que devraient suivre les partis membres
du PSE sur le thème de l'égalité hommes-femmes. Le PSE s'est
lui-même engagé à atteindre une représentation de 40% pour chaque
sexe dans ses instances et compte plus de 42% de femmes
eurodéputées.
Plus de démocratie, s'il vous...
Publié mardi 4 mars 2008 à 17h37
par
sukhjit
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 535 fois et 1 commentaires)
Although everyone talks about increasing the ethnic involvement but no one has done a consultation within the ethnic community. Being from the ethnic background I know people feel that it is no point coming forward becausesometimes they are not made to feel that it is easy to get involved. I think you need an employed ambassador at grass root level who would promote Europe andthe benefits in ethnic minority. What you don't need is another high directorate position to write the policy on how to involve the ethnic people. They are the best people to tell you. If someone needs any help I can help. I am involved in politics but I know the reasons why people keep out of politics and I know how to motivate my kind. One has to be able to speak and say the things they want to hear for their benefit. Not lie to them but to really make them see the benefits in their environment.
Lire la suitePublié mardi 26 février 2008 à 13h31
par
negrescuvictor
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 789 fois et 7 commentaires)
These
days Romania is facing a new debate, this
time on religion. More exactly several parties and NGO’s want to
introduce religion as a mandatory course in high school. This means
that all students have to learn about their own religion.Publié mardi 19 février 2008 à 16h51
par
Editeur
dans La nouvelle Europe sociale (vu 768 fois et 1 commentaires)
Publié jeudi 14 février 2008 à 17h07
par
Editeur
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 474 fois et 0 commentaires)
Lorsque le président du PSE Poul Nyrup Rasmussen s'est rendu en visite à Barcelone, en Catalogne récemment, il lui est apparu clairement que l'Europe pourrait apprendre deux ou trois choses de cette région d'Espagne. Avec 7,5 millions de citoyens, la Catalogne ne représente qu'une infime partie de la population européenne mais cette région a deux langues officielles et accueille un pourcentage élevé d'immigrés. En ce sens, la Catalogne est confrontée à certains des mêmes défis que l'Europe.
La vidéo ci-dessous a été filmée lors de la conférence sur la
'Nouvelle Europe sociale' le 29 janvier 2008:
Qu'en pensez-vous? L'Europe peut-elle apprendre de la Catalogne en matière de diversité et d'intégration?
Lire la suiteTags: diversité, multiculturalisme
Dossier:
Nota_Acte_Rasmussen_EN.pdf
Publié lundi 28 janvier 2008 à 11h08
par
Editeur
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 741 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?
Lire la suitePublié lundi 21 janvier 2008 à 12h34
par
tolerance
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 794 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.Publié mardi 8 janvier 2008 à 13h19
par
Editeur
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 1247 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 des élections législatives qui se dérouleront en
mars. Les quotas...
Publié vendredi 23 novembre 2007 à 08h31
par
joelld
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 984 fois et 2 commentaires)
The first day of the PES Council in Sofia went well, despite the climate conditions, with rich debates and conferences. Rainbow Rose LGBT was well represented by Rodrigo Martín Galán during the debate on European democracy and diversity yesterday afternoon. As many speakers remarked, article 13 of the EC treaty, and other binding European laws such as anti-discrimination directives 2000/78 and 2000/43, are already implemented in all member States, improving the conditions of LGBT persons, women or disabled persons in all areas of social life. Still, it also appears clearly that EU treaties and regulations, being no magic solutions, had not eliminated racism, sexism, homophobia or transphobia in our societies. As socialist activists and NGOs report daily, discriminations in employment and work conditions, hate crimes, intolerant speeches in day-to-day life, are a reality we must face.
Rainbow Rose met at lunch time, outside the Council, with Bulgarian LGBT activists who could explain us what kind of exactions they live with in their country – and Bulgaria is not an exception. As European socialists are talking, these days in...
Lire la suitePublié mardi 20 novembre 2007 à 17h17
par
rmarting
dans Démocratie et diversité européenne (vu 649 fois et 0 commentaires)
At the beginning of
the paper on the New Social Europe it is stated
that the EU is admired across the world for its social model.
Nevertheless, we are worried because there are still first and
second class citizens within the EU in the field of civil rights.
The PES manifesto should state the intention of the PES to find
solutions for this problem.
Let us approach this issue from a historical point of view: before the Enlightment in the XVIII century, many sectors of the European population did not have the opportunity to decide on their place in society. Enlightment philosophers placed human dignity at the heart of the European way of thinking. This historical process continued with the French Revolution where all members of society, regardless of their social class, would obtain the opportunity to determine their own life and their personal development.
In the XXth century, a new step forward was taken and the European progressive thinking has included individual rights not only on the basis of belonging to a disadvantaged social class but also to the belonging to a minority or a discriminated group on the basis of gender, ethnicity, disability, age etc.
European socialist parties have taken up the fight for equal opportunities....
Lire la suitePublié vendredi 16 novembre 2007 à 10h07
par
joelld
dans La nouvelle Europe sociale (vu 879 fois et 0 commentaires)
As an observer
organisation, Rainbow Rose will be present at the PES Council. This year, Rodrigo Martin Galan, from
the "Grupo LGTB del PSOE" (Spain), will be our delegate. Other
Rainbow Rose activists coming from the Netherlands, Estonia and
France will be present in Sofia. PES activists, MEPs, and party
leaders will be welcome at our stand.
Rainbow Rose will use this opportunity to communicate on our contribution to the consultation on the PES 2009 Manifesto. To this day, the contribution has already received the support of several MEPs. We will also explain our networking activities and our political positions at a fringe meeting on Friday, November 23. We believe it's important to convince all socialists that equality, diversity and secularism, as they have always been at the heart of the social-democratic movements, justify total commitment from our national and European parties.
Last, but not least, Rainbow Rose aims at maintaining a contact with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender activists in Europe. That's the reason why intend to meet, on the one hand, with members of the ruling Bulgarian socialist...
Lire la suiteTags: conseil, diversité, égalité, gay, LGBT, PSE
Dossier:
R.ROSE_CONTRIBUTION_2009_MANIFESTO.pdf
Publié jeudi 15 novembre 2007 à 16h10
par
joelld
dans La nouvelle Europe sociale (vu 976 fois et 5 commentaires)
The PES discussion paper on "New Social Europe" presents a comprehensive
approach to social policy in Europe. We social democrats are
convinced that all the answers to all the problems of European
citizens in their work life and their social life are part of the
same social policy concept. For this reason,
Chargement...