4.1. EM Belgium
Debate about European immigration policy
The European Movement Belgium in cooperation with «Le Soir» and the information bureau of the European Parliament in Brussels organize a debate about European immigration policy on March the 19th, 20:00 to 21:30, in the European parliament Spaak building.
The speakers will be Louis Michel, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid ; Martine Roure, MEP member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs ; Philippe Hensmans, Director of Amnesty international Belgium (French speaking section) and Richard Lewis, Senior research fellow at the Institute of European affairs at the VUB. The moderators will be Maïté Abram from the European Movement Belgium and Maroun Labaki from the newspaper Le Soir.
To sign up: http://www.lesoir.be/Form/parlement.html
Brussels, Capital of Europe
On the 24 and the 25 of March, « Brussels, Capital of Europe » an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the treaty of Rome will take place in Brussels. Around 150 different places will be open to the Public during the all Week-end. All those places are linked with the 27 member's state of the EU. This Week end will be a good opportunity to watch exhibits, to taste food, to listen to concert and to learn about European culture and diversity. An event organized by the European Movement Belgium and Windbag asbl.
Info & Program: http://www.bruxellesmadecouverte.be
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4.2. EM Croatia
50th Anniversary of the European Union in Zagreb, Croatia
On the initiative and organization of European Movement Croatia together with Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Croatia and Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, under the high patronage of the President of the Republic of Croatia, the concert "European Sightseeing" will be held on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the European Union in the Concert Hall "Vatroslav Lisinski" in Zagreb, Sunday, 25th of March.
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4.3. EM Denmark
The Executive Committee of the Danish European Movement recommends that the EU is awarded with the Nobel Peace Price in 2007. This was decided at a meeting of the committee on March 10 and sent out in a press release that appeared in a number of newspapers.
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The activities related to the 50-year celebrations are widely spread all over the country. A number of local committees have organized events like debates, concerts, a buss trip to historical sights etc. In five cities members of the European Movement will hand out special Danish "Rome-cakes" with small European flags and post cards with a competition.
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Finally the Danish European Movement will arrange a party with band, cheerleaders and DJ in central Copenhagen on May 26th. Everybody is welcome - no entrance fee.
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4.4. EM France
The European Movement France organised the first "Etats généraux de l’Europe" in Lille on the 17th of March together with Europanova and Notre Europe. The large gathering that aimed to discuss Europe brought together some 4000 people.
You can find a short report in French here.
There is also a video reportage available here.
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4.5. EM Germany
Speak up Europe
The European Movement Germany and Europa-Union Deutschland lanuched officially the Speak up Europe campaign in Germany with a duel debate on the 16th of March 2007 in Berlin.
You can read more here or visit the website:
www.menschen-bilden-europa.de
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4.6. EM Ukraine
EMU Implements European Standards in Social Sphere in Ukraine
European Movement Ukraine has started the informational campaign to support social charitable project “To Help Street Children”.
The project “To Help Street Children” is jointly organized by European Movement Ukraine and Caritas Ukraine and was presented at the press conference in Interfax Ukraine.
The aim of the project is to implement in Ukraine the European standards of social help, to give social security to those children who survive in tremendously improper social conditions.
“Help on the move” and “Network of social centers for kids” operate within the framework of this project. These centers provide kids with food, clothes, medical and psychological help.
The project works now in 9 Ukrainian cities and towns: Kyiv, Donetsk, Hmelnytskyi, Lviv, Ternopil, Drohobych, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kolomyya and Sokal.
Detailed information about the project in Ukrainian is on the web-page www.kids.net.ua. The English version of the site is coming very soon.
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4.7. EM Romania
14th of March – Symposium on Romania’s image after joining the European Union
On the 14th of March 2007, the European Movement Romania participated in the symposium on the theme “Handling the country’s image after joining the European Union”, organized by the cultural centre of Administration and Internal Affairs Ministry, in partnership with ‘Geopolitics’ magazine – Ion Conea Association. Ambassador Constantin Vlad, ambassador George Apostoiu, ambassador Romulus Ioan Budura, univ. Prof. dr. Radu Stefan Vergatti, Univ. Prof. dr. Dumitru Bortun, Univ. prof. dr. Nicolae Rotaru, univ. conf. dr. Neculai Nabarjoiu, univ. Conf. dr. Stan Petrescu, cc. dr. Daniela Antonescu, univ. lect. dr. Irena Chiru and Vasile Ursache, representing the Internal Affairs Ministry.
28th of March – Homage to the Treaty of Rome 1957
The European Movement Romania will render homage on the 28th of March the anniversary of 50 years from the Treaty in Rome by organizing an event in co-operation with Bucharest’s Society of History and by publishing an article in ‘Geopolitics’ magazine.
The symposium will carry on the theme ‘The meaning of the Treaty in Rome for Europe’s history’. At the event will participate all the history professors in Bucharest’s colleges, university professors, history and European affairs specialists, as well as press representatives.
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4.8. EM Finland
Speak up Europe
The European Movement in Finland participates in the Speak up Europe campaign. The campaign magazine will be published on 19th March. Six panel discussions have been held in different cities in Finland within the framework of the campaign. Information on the events can be found here. The discussions have been well covered by the local media. The next event will be held on 24th March in Helsinki on the 50th anniversary of the treaty of Rome. A pamphlet on the future of the EU with well known writers will be published at the event.
The 50 year anniversary of the EU will also be commemorated by an exhibition on the advantages of European integration at the main railway station in Helsinki. The EM Finland participates in the organisation of the seminar together with the German EU presidency and the German embassy to Finland. The exhibition will take place every day 20th – 27th March.
EM Finland held a meeting of its local branches during the weekend of 17th-18th February in the northern city of Oulu. EM Finland’s local branch in Oulu arranged a European Gala during the meeting on 17th February. Pictures of the event are here.
Contact: Mikael von Rabenau
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4.9. EM Serbia
Youth Integration for Democracy
European Movement in Serbia is starting the implementation of the new project Youth Integration for Democracy from March 1st 2007. The overall goal of this project is to advance the process of reconciliation and promote Euro-Atlantic integration in former – Yugoslav countries. The specific objective is to encourage collaboration and exchange between young political leaders in the region. The activities involve gathering of the youth wings of pro-European political parties from the region (Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia) on two four-day seminars in Belgrade and Zagreb where they will be given lessons by eminent experts and university professors about Euro-Atlantic integration, regional cooperation and cross-border party cooperation. The seminars will include workshops and visits to institutions which are directly involved with EU negotiation process, while permanent dialog through internet forum will be established as well.
The project is supported by National Endowment for Democracy.
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Welcome to Germany
German embassy in Belgrade in cooperation with five German foundations active in Serbia (Konrad Adenauer“, „Friedrich Ebert“, „Friedrich Naumann“, „Heinrch Böll“ and „Hanns Seidel), GTZ and European Movement in Serbia as local partner has organized a contest for Serbian Universities students from 12th February until 12th March 2007 in the framework of the project “Welcome to Germany”. The aim of the contest is to select 55 students with high educational achievements and solid social activism. The selected students will participate on a two-week study trip to Germany and get an opportunity to meet German culture, society, people, establish contacts and gain valuable European experience. Over 1000 applications have been received and in the following days the organizers will select 150 students who will be interviewed in the second phase of the selection procedure. At the same time 26 high school students were selected and they are enabled to visit Germany through GTZ projects.
More about the project: www.dobrodosliunemacku.org
Contact: Nebojša Milenković
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4.10. JEF
Give a Voice to the Citizens of Belarus! Pan European action 19 March
2007
The Young European Federalists (JEF-Europe) have for long been working to improve the democratic situation in Belarus. On the night of 18-19 March 2007 JEF organised a coordinated pan-European action in numerous cities across the continent to show support to the suppressed civil society and opposition movements in Belarus.
The action consisted of gagging statues in small and big cities throughout the continent that were symbolically prevented from speaking freely, much like the current situation of the people in Belarus. Signs such as "Give a voice to the citizens of Belarus" were hanged around the necks of the statues, just as in the pictures above.
We wanted to show the Belarusian citizens and democracy movements that they have support all over Europe and at the same time make sure that their situation is not forgotten about by the European public or by our governments.
This year the action took place simultaneous in US; Boston, Canada; Ottawa, France: Bordeaux, Nancy, Paris, Strasbourg, Lyon, Germany; Berlin, Chemnitz, Freiburg, Jena, Lithuania; Vilnius, Sweden; Stockholm, Lund, Gothenburg, Malmö UK; Edinburgh, York, Leeds, Nottingham Belgium, Brussels, Löwen, Portugal; Lisbon, Porto, Matosinhos, Latvia; Riga, Romania, Slovenia, Denmark; Århus, Copenhagen, Odense, Aalborg, Switzerland;
More information available on www.jef.eu .
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4.11. ELDR
European Liberal Democrat Prime Ministers support the EU’s drive for a green and competitive economy
At the Liberal Democrat summit held on 8 March, ELDR Party President Annemie Neyts, Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu, Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE Group Leader Graham Watson, and European Commission Vice President Siim Kallas endorsed the ambitious and binding energy targets proposed by the German presidency of the EU.
In her opening statement, ELDR Party President Annemie Neyts stated that “the Liberal Democrat Leaders are committed to a high growth economy combined with measures combating climate change and promoting energy efficiency”.
Full news here.
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4.12. EPP
COMMON DECLARATION OF THE EPP AND THE EPP-ED GROUP ON THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE TREATY OF ROME
The European Peoples' Party (EPP) and the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament agreed to a Common Declaration on the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.
The Declaration is available in English, French and German.
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4.13. UEF
The Union of European Federalists (UEF) joined by JEF has presented its campaign for a pan-European Referendum on the European Constitution. The website of the campaign, where the main collection of signatures will be done has been already set up, officially the campaign will be launched in April.
Visit the website: www.europeanreferendum.eu
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