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Comment on “Green” energy technologies by ribActipt

ribActipt — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:46:06 +0000

Neat info, Hope to come back=D

Comment on Future EU president by BeaC

BeaC — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:19:40 +0000

This year for the seventh time between the 4th and the 7th of June the European parliament will be elected. To many European citizens this seems to be the only way possible to take part in the political process. Still only few know that things have changed with the treaty of Lisbon.

Over the decades, the European Union (EU) has developed progressively from a goal-oriented economical community into a political union. Although Brussels increasingly makes decisions concerning more and more areas of life, European democracy functions “top-down”. The EU offers its citizens hardly any possibilities to directly influence political decisions.

The treaty of Lisbon’s article 11(4) says that every citizen’s group concerning Europe in entirety with a million or more votes has to be taken up in the political decision-making process.
It is important for me to share the knowledge that political participation in Europe is possible beyond political parties, especially since the European parliament will be elected this year. Europe-wide, direct, acitve votes for European citizens’ are possible.

Comment on Listening to the EU’s citizens by Petitions to the European Parliament in 2007/08 « Spartakan

Petitions to the European Parliament in 2007/08 « Spartakan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:14:43 +0000

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Comment on Youth policy by John

John — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:09:02 +0000

Please have a look at: http://www.youthweek.eu
The fourth European Youth Week celebrates twenty years of European programmes for youth. It’s the perfect time to look to the future and discuss the challenges that young people in Europe will be facing in the years to come.

Comment on European Day of Languages by Brian Barker

Brian Barker — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:22:12 +0000

I hope that the “European Day of Languages” will encourage many people to learn a new language. Especially in the United Kingdom where the interest in learning languages seems to be declining.

You may know that four schools in Britain have introduced Esperanto, the neutral international language, in order to test its propaedeutic values?

The pilot project is being monitored by the University of Manchester, and I believe the project deserves academic appraisal.

An interesting video can be seen at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8837438938991452670

Otherwise http://www.lernu.net might help

Comment on European Day of Languages by Bill Chapman

Bill Chapman — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:01:01 +0000

Learning languages and learning about other cultures is certainly a good thing, but a neglected question is: which language should I learn? I hope you’ll allow me to make the case for learning Esperanto, the planned international language. The Esperanto Association of Britain is offering a free postal course in the language. Contact details:
Esperanto Association of Britain
Esperanto House
Station Road
Barlaston
Stoke-on-Trent
ST12 9DE
Tel: 0845 230 1887
Tel: +44 (0)1782 372141
e-mail: eab@esperanto-gb.org
web: http://www.esperanto-gb.org

A good place to start (in several languages) is http://www.esperanto.net

Comment on Croatia to meet reform deadline by Francis Grimley

Francis Grimley — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:37:26 +0000

never happen, iam living here, and these people dont care
the old communist must be put out to pasture,
and every government building is full of them.

Comment on Kinder haben ein Recht auf Vater und Mutter by H Schneider

H Schneider — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:40:10 +0000

Liebe Freunde;

Eure Seite ist super.
Ich bin Vater eines Sohnes und kämpfe um seine und meine Rechte.
Aus diesem Anlass habe ich eine HP auf die Beine gestellt.
Freue mich auf einen Besuch und einen Eintrag ins Gästebuch.

Viele Grüsse aus Sandhausen
H Schneider