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Feb
22
2021
Time for ordinary and extraordinary measures for participatory democracy in the European Union - Letter to Commissioner Jourova by the promoters of European Citizens Initiatives
On the 19th of February 2021 the promoters of European Citizens Initiatives received the communication of the third extensions of the terms for the collection of signatures on the official participatory democracy instrument provided by the European Treaties. However, this measure doesn't solve the biggest challenge for citizens committees of citizens: the lack of information in the European public sphere about this instrument and the right of political participation of European citizens.
Feb
19
2021
China ambition in Europe is Hegemony
Federico Brusadelli on Xi Jinping Philosophy with a reflection upon on how China intimidating pressure is exercised on Universities around Europe
Feb
16
2021
Mayors to stopglobalwarming.eu - The Italian launch and next steps
"Clima Comune" (Municipalities for the Climate) is the Italian network of mayors in favour of StopGlobalWarming.eu, the European Citizens' Initiative promoted by political activist Marco Cappato which, upon reaching 1 million signatures, will oblige the European Commission to discuss the Carbon Tax proposal, shifting the tax burden from labor to CO2 emissions, an idea validated by 27 Nobel laureates.
Feb
10
2021
The Future of European Citizens' Political Rights
It's time for European citizens to better understand their political rights and connect with each other to strengthen their existing democratic rights. Both at EU, European and a local level.
Register here to take part in the conversation https://www.eumans.eu/eumans-weekly-meeting
With our discussants:
Feb
05
2021
Jan
20
2021
What we can learn from the Italian crisis and why participatory democracy is more important now than ever
By Marco Cappato, President of EUMANS
The Italian crisis cannot be blamed solely on the limitations of individual politicians in the Italian government and opposition.
Jan
12
2021
Climate: 1 milion signatures on stopglobalwarming.eu by April 22, Earth Day
* First 50,000 signatures collected
* January deadline extended due to covid 19
* Cappato “Together with the pandemic, it is the challenge of our time”
The European Commission has approved the extension until 22 April (World Earth Day) of the deadline for the collection of one million signatures on the ECI (European Citizens' Initiative) “StopGlobalWarming:eu”, which calls for minimum European taxation on all CO2 emissions by reducing taxes on labour.
Jan
09
2021
Eu-China deal. Citizens must know, MEPs must act
The Eu China Comprehensive Agreement was not the right context to talk about human rights and democracy - we were told by supporters of the deal. Though, just a couple of days after the deal was reached, more than 50 activists, journalists, scholars, scientists, lawyers fighting for preserving Hong Kong from China dictatorship - among them the young democratic leader Joshua Wong - were jailed. The suspect is that if Europe agreed with China not to talk about Human Rights during trading talks, China might have understood it could keep going on with the “final solution” to freedom aspirations in the former British colony.
Macron "Sécurité Globale" undermines the Rule of Law
SImona Bonfante
Wed, 12/23/2020 - 17:22
Eda Nano, for the French association La Quadrature du Net, talks about the “Sécurité Globale” Law, and what’s at stake for ordinary citizens, should the Law be approved.