Mar
25
This Sunday the presidents of the European Parliament, the Commission and the European Council will sign the Berlin Declaration to mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome. The text sums up Europe’s biggest achievements but also the necessity to push forward with the Constitutional project before the European elections in 2009. Young activists [...]
Mar
23
5 to 12 – Europe is waiting, action in Berlin
March 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
This afternoon a huge banner was put on Berlin’s Siegessäule. It read: “5to12 – Europe is waiting”. The action was a clear sign to the heads of government meeting in Berlin this weekend to move forward with an ambitious Constitutional project. There is also a website for the action, where photos can be downloaded. The [...]
Mar
23
Berlin Declaration leaked text
March 23, 2007 | 1 Comment
Below the leaked text of the Berlin Declaration – in German so far [UPDATED on 25th March - see below]. Berliner Erklärung: Europa war über Jahrhunderte eine Idee, eine Hoffnung auf Frieden und Verständigung. Diese Hoffnung hat sich erfüllt. Die europäische Einigung hat uns Frieden und Wohlstand ermöglicht. Sie hat Gemeinsamkeit gestiftet und Gegensätze überwunden. [...]
Mar
19
JEF Belarus action a massive success
March 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
What started in March 2006 with 20 or so JEF sections participating went up to 60 cities all over Europe (and even the US and Canada) last night. JEF marked the first “anniversary” of Lukasehnko’s fake elections with a Europeanwide action gagging statutes and demanding the voice of the people of Belarus to be heard. [...]
Mar
17
Joschka Fischer back at Humboldt University
March 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment
On the invitation of his friend Dany Cohn-Bendit and the European Green Party (EGP), Joschka Fischer returned last night to the auditorium of my Humboldt University in Berlin. In his very first comment he addressed the media and insisted that this speech is not a return to German politics but simply a favour and contribution [...]
Mar
12
Participate in the Euroblogger survey
March 12, 2007 | 1 Comment
What drives you to participate in the Euroblogosphere? - Show the scientific world what motivates people to become a Euroblogger. This study from the University of Hamburg examines motivational processes of Eurobloggers from a social and political psychological point of view. It only takes about 15 minutes to fill out the questions. As soon as data [...]
Mar
11
Au revoir Chirac
March 11, 2007 | 1 Comment
Heute hat sich Jacques Chirac endlich aus der Politik verabschiedet. 12 Jahre wird er französischer Präsident gewesen sein und damit ungefähr so lange, wie ich Politik verfolge. Ich könnte wohl sogar behaupten, dass er mich zu meinem ersten aktiven politischen Event geführt hat: 1995 war Chiracs erste Maßnahme die Wiederaufnahme der Atomtests im pazifischen Muroroa [...]
Mar
9
Merkel opts for fast-track diet – Citizens left out again
March 9, 2007 | 2 Comments
Last night Chancellor Merkel presented her first Constitutional road map to the heads of state. She proposes to change the debate on two fronts. Firstly, she wants to speed up and have a text agreed by February 2008. Secondly, Merkel prefers to move on with a much shorter text that will no longer be called [...]
Mar
2
Some people are complaining that Germans are taking over these days. My first feelings towards the EU Presidency are somehow German and still so European: the shocking climate review has just been published and I have not seen a single TV news without talk about new ecological measures. Better late than never, I would say. [...]