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November 27, 2014
By Iveta Kazoka Despite what’s commonly assumed, the European Citizens’ Initiative is not the alpha and omega of EU citizens’ engagement in EU decision-making. There is a variety of other mechanisms that allow EU citizens to influence EU agenda.
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English, EU Citizens and Media, European Citizens' Initiative |
March 22, 2014
Today, March 22, 2014, is World Water Day. This worldwide event has been observed by all UN member states since 1993 when the United Nations first introduced it. The event aims on promoting social awareness on water issues such as access to clean and safe water and the promotion of sustainable aquatic habitats. This week,… » read more
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Development Policy, English, European Citizens' Initiative, Sustainable Dev. |
February 25, 2014
By Zoltán Massay-Kosubek We, EU citizens, definitively made history when we have collected first in the EU history more than 1 million signatures to ensure that water will be provided on a human rights basis to everyone. But will it be enough to reduce the EU’s democratic deficit?
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Agriculture & Food, English, Enter your zip code here, European Citizens' Initiative, Health & Consumers |
La présidence irlandaise est parvenue à un accord sur un programme de soutien d’au moins 16 milliards d’euros visant à appuyer les initiatives dans les domaines de l’éducation, de la jeunesse et du sport dans les sept prochaines années. Près de 4 millions de personnes bénéficieront des bourses européennes pour l’éducation et la formation dans… » read more
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English, European Citizens' Initiative, Innovation & Enterprise, Social Europe & Jobs |
June 11, 2013
L’année 2012-2013 est l’année de la citoyenneté en Europe. Il n’en reste pas moins que cette expression demeure pour la plupart bien vague. De nombreux européens ont bien compris la portée symbolique de la citoyenneté que l’Union Européenne, il est plus difficile cependant pour ces derniers de réaliser que cette citoyenneté n’est pas que symbolique.… » read more
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English, EU Citizens and Media, European Citizens' Initiative, future EU |
May 18, 2013
Tweet Thursday last I participated in a meeting held at the Romanian Senate, organised by the Romanian Association of European Federalists (AFER) on the European Citizenship, the European Year of citizens and the European citizens initiative. It was part informative for those who were not up to speed, part hallucinating through some of the opinions… » read more
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English, EU Citizens and Media, European Citizens' Initiative |
March 9, 2013
William Gaillard (Director of commu-nications and Public Affairs for UEFA) announced exclusively this news in December 2012 in the last scientific issue of the think tank Sport and Citizenship (see the article). During this summer’s UEFA Women’s EURO 2013 final tournament, UEFA (partner of Sport and Citizenship) will join up with the World Heart Federation… » read more
February 7, 2013
The study on the economic and legal aspects of transfers of players, which was launched in January 2012, has been finalised and is now publicly available. The Commission noted in its 2011 Communication on ‘Developing the European Dimension in Sport’ that transfers of players regularly came to public attention because of concerns about the legality… » read more
January 17, 2013
2013 est l’Année européenne des citoyens et on a deux autres initiatives à soutenir, même si elles sont peu débattues et controversées. Les citoyens ont la possibilité de continuer à soumettre à l’agenda de la Commission leurs propositions, en utilisant cet instrument qui favorise la participation démocratique. L’initiative citoyenne européenne (ICE), nouvel instrument introduit par… » read more
December 17, 2012
Le 30 novembre 2012, un comité interministériel s’est réuni dans l’optique de de franchir une nouvelle étape dans l’élaboration d’une troisième génération des droits des femmes. Après les droits civiques reconnus à la Libération, après les droits économiques et sociaux des années 70 et 80, il s’agit désormais de définir les droits porteurs d’égalité réelle.… » read more
November 28, 2012
European Citizens Initiative for Media Pluralism Without free, independent, and pluralistic media citizens are deprived of the possibility to keep power accountable. Corruption and maladimistration prosper, personal business and political interest replace the common good of all, minorities face increasing marginalisation. The deterioration of media pluralism and media freedom in Europe is above all a… » read more
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English, EU Citizens and Media, European Citizens' Initiative, Media Freedom |
November 12, 2012
Sport et politique sont étroitement liés. A tel point que la diplomatie s’effectue aujourd’hui aussi dans et par le sport. Quel rôle celui-ci peut-il ou ne doit-il pas jouer à l’échelle internationale ? De quelle manière peut-il contribuer à véhiculer des valeurs universelles? Autant de questions soulevées lors du Colloque « Olympisme et diplomatie »… » read more
By Johannes W. Pichler Pre-reflection on the ECI Conference in Vienna, Oct 5th 2012. For the purpose of enhancing the deficient Union’s legitimacy, the “Convention on the Future of the EU” dreamt of full direct democracy in the EU as a means of remedy. More modest assembly members promoted at least a “Principle of Participatory… » read more
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English, EU Institutions, European Citizens' Initiative, Member States |
May 18, 2012
Last week, the European Parliament voted for new price reductions for roaming in the European Union. This was a big success for the citizen-led campaign Europeans for Fair Roaming and will make using your mobile phone abroad a lot more affordable over the next two years. If you are wondering what exactly the new rules… » read more
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Communications, English, European Citizens' Initiative, InfoSociety |
May 8, 2012
This Thursday, on the 10th of May, the European Parliament will vote on the renewal of the EU roaming regulation. It is expected to accept the compromise that was reached between the Parliament and the Council at the end of March. What is to be expected from the new roaming rules? First of all, prices… » read more
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Communications, English, EU Citizens and Media, European Citizens' Initiative, InfoSociety |
April 6, 2012
On Fools day, EurActiv published a spoof titled “Belgians submit Citizens’ Initative to make ‘frites’ their own“. It was EurActiv Publisher Christophe Leclercq’s idea to highlight by an April spoof the European Citizen Initiative, officially launched on the same day 1 April. The story was realistically written by my distinguished colleague Frédéric Simon. Too realistically… » read more
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consumers, English, EU Citizens and Media, EU Institutions, European Citizens' Initiative |
Guest Post by Dan Luca When it comes to involve and engage citizens in the decision-making process on a European level, there is confusion about terminology. Some see “asking the interested citizens what they prefer” as active public participation. It is not: “asking the interested citizen” falls under consultation. Consultation is a top-down professional or… » read more
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Communications, English, EU Citizens and Media, EU Priorities 2020, European Citizens' Initiative |
Due to technical reasons, our last post that was planned to be shown here on Monday only appeared on Thursday and therefore after Parliament and Council already agreed on a very positive compromise on roaming. This lead to some confusion. In fact, we warmly welcome this new agreement: On Tuesday evening, the EU lawmakers European… » read more
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Communications, English, European Citizens' Initiative, InfoSociety |
March 29, 2012
At the end of February, the European Parliament’s ITRE committee voted in favour of lowering roaming costs within the EU. The Parliament’s vote followed a proposal of the European Commission from last July but demanded even lower price caps for roaming (no more than 15 ct/min to make calls and no more than 20 ct/MB… » read more
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Communications, English, European Citizens' Initiative, InfoSociety |
February 9, 2012
A level-playing field for European foundations is a step closer to becoming a reality with the European Commission’s adoption of a proposed Regulation on a European Foundation Statute on 8 February 2012. In these tough financial times, with increasingly tightened purse strings and every cent scrutinised, it is vital that foundations have the right tools… » read more
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English, EU Institutions, EU Priorities 2020, European Citizens' Initiative |
