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14May 2009
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Irish recommendations reflected in the final list

Five Irish citizens were among 150 citizens from across the EU who took part in the summit in Brussels.  They were Evelyn Boylan from Scotstown, County Monaghan; Noreen Kelly, Ballyvolane, Cork City; Niall O’Reilly from Maynooth, County Kildare; and Dubliners Brid Bowles, from Lusk and Michael Morrissey, Cabinteely (foreground) who was asked to share a platform with European Commission President  Jose Manuel Barroso and other  top policy-makers.

 

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14May 2009
michael morrisey and barossa.jpg

Irish recommendations reflected in the final list

Five Irish citizens were among 150 citizens from across the EU who took part in the summit in Brussels.  They were Evelyn Boylan from Scotstown, County Monaghan; Noreen Kelly, Ballyvolane, Cork City; Niall O’Reilly from Maynooth, County Kildare; and Dubliners Brid Bowles, from Lusk and Michael Morrissey, Cabinteely (foreground) who was asked to share a platform with European Commission President  Jose Manuel Barroso and other  top policy-makers  
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14May 2009
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Irish recommendations reflected in the final list

Five Irish citizens from Cork, Monaghan, Kildare and Dublin were among 150 citizens from across the EU who took part in the summit in Brussels.  They were Evelyn Boylan from Scotstown, County Monaghan; Noreen Kelly, Ballyvolane, Cork City; Niall O’Reilly from Maynooth, County Kildare; and Dubliners Brid Bowles, from Lusk and Michael Morrissey, Cabinteely (foreground) who was asked to share a platform with European Commission President  Jose Manuel Barossa and other  top policy-makers.
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14May 2009
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European Recommendations for the Economic and Social Future of Europe

Now that national consultations have taken place in all 27 Member States, discover the European citizens' recommendations for the economic and social future of the EU, by clicking here.
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24Mar 2009
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50 Irish people and their top ten recommendations for Europe

Stronger EU regulation of financial institutions and sharing information on best practice in healthcare and labour laws across Europe are among the top ten recommendations from the Irish participants in a Europe-wide citizens consultation on how the Union should best address current challenges. (Full recommendations list below and on www.forumoneurope.ie ).

The Irish consultation, organised by the National Forum On Europe, was held in Dublin Castle over the weekend and was webcast on RTÉ.ie/Live. Similar consultations have been taking place in all twenty seven EU countries.

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12Mar 2009
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EUdebate2009.eu

EUdebate2009.eu is a website in six languages, and it's set to spice up the 2009 European electionsLaunched by the European magazine cafebabel.com, EUdebate2009.eu is an independent internet site, the first web 2.0 platform to get the opinion leaders of the people of Europe talking with European political parties.
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18Feb 2009
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A big draw in any language

Our ailing economy could benefit from foreign students. Attracting thousands more foreign students to Ireland could help to boost our ailing economy.  With Ireland one of only two English-speaking countries in the EU, key figures in education have suggested that the language should be one of our greatest economic resources. But we have so far failed to exploit it.  The potential of international education as an economic moneyspinner is shown by its importance in Australia and Britain.
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12Feb 2009
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McCreevy warns against dangers of protectionism

Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy this week warned that governments are tending to attach too many conditions to aid to banks.Speaking in Dublin he said forcing recapitalised banks to lend money to domestic businesses at the expense of foreign competitors would spark a wave of protectionism.“Requiring banks or companies to use the money, for example, to support the domestic economy at the expense of others" he said, "is a classic ‘beggar-thy-neighbour’ approach. It’s an example of the type of short-term political reaction that will stir up protectionism, as well as creating new barriers in our internal market.” 
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13Jan 2009
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European Year of Creativity and Innovation launched

As the economic crisis continues to get worse, creativity and innovation are key to strengthening Europe's competitiveness and must remain on the EU agenda beyond the current European Year, leading EU politicians stressed at the launch event in Prague this week. Special ambassadors to the European Year, who attended the launch, welcomed the commissioner's call to make additional funding available to improve the bloc's competitiveness, suggesting that it should be spent on issues such as human capital creation, productivity growth and environmental protection.
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29Sep 2008
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What's going on?

Citizens’ recommendations debated all over Europe

After 6 months of intensive and productive discussions all over Europe, and having presented the 15 recommendations to the European political leaders, the citizens are now invited to take the reins of the project back and comment and react on these proposals on the pan-European blog which will be launched on the 15th of May. How to translate the recommendations into concrete policies? What measures should be taken to achieve the results we want for Europe?

 

 

To continue taking part in the debate with other European citizens, visit the European portal at www.european-citizens-consultations.eu !

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