Viviane Reding is taking a stand for citizen rights

More politicians must fallow in Viviane Redings footsteps. Take action and demand that our leaders stand up for our   rights. 

Cameron wants to dismantle the people's Union

I fully support Chancellor Merkel in defending our freedom of movement against back stabbing Cameron who is trying to tear every part of the people's Union into shreds. Cameron keeps attacking the soul of European integration and solidarity. Everything that's dear to ordinary people. We must stop him!

Europeans deserve more freedoms, more opportunitys and more democracy. Not less! 

Another post on European identity

The world identify us as Europeans. When you go abroad you feel European. When you travel within our union you get identified by your nationality. When you visit another part of your nation you get identified by your accent and region of birth.

It's not that complicated. All identities that you carry are as real and genuine as the other. 

A natural federalistic pattern.

Fort Britannia!

I'm horrified! It gets easier by the day to question if the UK have a place amongst friends in Europe.

We must see strong actions and condemnation from our British friends against Camerons European policies. Or is it already to late? Is it time for the rest of Europe to give up on the islanders and embrace our future without the UK?   

Brexit gets closer by the day, but I'm afraid that the biggest supporters of a brexit aren't found amongst the British.

The right to vote is a European right

What competences should the EU have?

What competences should the EU have?

Let's look at it from two perspectives, a pragmatic perspective and a democratic perspective.

• Migration

Internal solidarity strengthens our possibility to do more at the right place at the right time for those who seek a safe harbour in Europe. 

Effectiveness and cost efficiency demands a common migration authority.

• Border authority's such as customs, and coust guard. 

Once again it's all about effectiveness and cost efficiency. 

• Defens

28 independent armed forces is very costly and ineffective. Talk about wasting tax money for no good. 

• Pan-European police force against organised crime 

Organized crime is a threat to our values and to our open democracy and its not limited by borders.

• Foreign policy  

It's about Europe's credibility and diplomatic strength. 

• Guarantee for democracy, rule of law and human rights for all Europeans

Europe by and for its citizens. 

Only a European constitution and Suprem cort can grant every Citizen equal rights. 

• The inner market (the four freedoms)

The inner market needs central control and management. 

• Minimum environmental standard

The environment is a global problem and a global asset. We must have a European minimum standard on every environmental policy. The world also needs a strong European voice in the fight against climate change. 

• Minimum standards on other areas

when demanded by the inner market or from a citizen perspective.

Tweeting on "About Europe"

 

 

Feminism and socialism

Feminism has never had a real and natural place in socialism. The more totalitarian socialism, the harder it is to find any historical evidence of feminism.

But of course, it's good that there is a scope of development even among radical socialists, although it sometimes sits very deep inside. 

The European charter of fundamental rights

We are all Europeans and we have the same fundamental rights. We can never quietly except any violations against those rights, against any European anywhere in Europe.

These rights are every Europeans business everywhere in Europe and I hereby declare and challenge you to do the same, that I will stand up for those rights at all costs, today and tomorrow!  

The exceptional European charter of fundamental rights must be given a constitutional status in the EU. This must be our first and most evident priority in order to strengthen our rights in every European state no matter where you originally come from. 

Still imagining

Imagine if each of us could stop judging other people, people we do not know, because of their faith, skin color, eating habits, sexual orientation, gender, hairstyle, clothing, medical expenses or interests. 

Imagine if each of us would dare to let everyone make their own choices and with these choices seek his/hers own happiness and contribution to society.

Imagine if each of us would dare to release our fellow humans from the shackles of our prejudices.

Imagine if each of us could find our inner courage and dare to be oneself amongst friends and family.  

Imagine if each of us could reject our private arbitrariness from the throne that rests heavily on the shoulders of all of us. 

Europe in our time

Modern EUrope is based on common values such as democracy and human rights. The European unification and integration are and have been on a voluntary basis, often strengthened by pragmatic reasons.

But the time has come for all of us to reflect on our and EUropes future. Europe and the people of Europe are standing at a crossroad where all of us must make a active dissition together if we are to go back in history and time ore if we are going to chose to face the future together. 

If we make the choice to stand united it can only be under a common democratic constitution that is based on the same values that started the unification and integration process 60 years ago. 

From this point we prosper together or go down together. 

Will we wake up in a new Europe tomorrow

Our fellow Scottish Europeans are voting in a referendum for independence from the UK today. What effects will this referendum have on the rest of Europe? Is separatism the right way or does it just mean more borders and red tape in Europe? Could the alternative to separatism be a federal Europe with federal member states? The questions are many tonight? 

Good luck Mr. Tusk

The new president of the European council is "elected". Donald Tusk will take over from Herman Van Rompuy.
So what does this mean for the people of Europe?
Well, it would be impossible to be more invisible to the people then his predecessor.
But to really answer this question we must know about what powers does this office truely hold?

Sweden's 200 Year Path of Peace - OneEurope

Sweden's 200 Year Path of Peace - OneEurope

       

White coaches

The pro-European "forces" in Britain are remarkably quiet

The pro-European "forces" in Britain are remarkably quiet when it comes to Cameron's and other Tories attacks on democracy, human rights and on Europe.
Why is that?
I know you do exist in rather big numbers, in all levels of the "British" society. But why are you so quiet? Why don't you wage a war on this neanderthal politics that Cameron stands for?
When it comes to the liberals they've seem to have sold their soul to the coalition. What about Labour? Are they scared of loosing voters to UKIP or are they just lost in the British political circus? How does this democratic vacuum affect the Scottish independence vote? How will a Scottish independence vote influence northern Ireland?
The questions are meny and so is the mystic and the darkness surrounding the political development in Britain.

How to handle a economic crisis, by a layman

I'm not a scholar in economics but it is

1. Common sense that any budget must have balance in the books.

2. It's also common sense that if a country is in recession, it's time for investments in infrastructure and social enterprises to limit the effects of the recession.

3. It's common sense that needed austerity measures must be taken in times of growth.

Talk about screwing things up.

On the other hand, like I pointed out, I'm not a economist.

It's a price we must pay

The question was:

Can EUrope afford a trade war with Russia?

The answer is:

Yes!

Everything has a price but for a society with democratic and moral values this is a price we must pay! The interesting question is, can Putin afford this trade war?

The topic is migration

When will all the European leaders understand the fact that the most pragmatic way, the most economical way and the most human way to handle all the migration to Europe, would be a common European migration authority under a European ministry of migration

Building democracy

To always follow the main stream is like to counteract against democracy in silence. Advocacy is to build democracy in such a manner that it captures everybody's attention.