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Irish recommendations reflected in the final list

webmaster — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:08:50 +0200

Five Irish citizens were among 150 citizens from across the EU who took part in the pan-European 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.

Irish recommendations reflected in the final list

webmaster — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:08:50 +0200

150 citizens from all European Member States who have been taking part in a unique pan-European debate on how to tackle the economic and social challenges facing Europe have met top policy-makers in Brussels to hand over their recommendations at the 2009 European Citizens’ Summit..

Irish recommendations reflected in the final list

webmaster — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:44:23 +0200

European Recommendations for the Economic and Social Future of Europe

webmaster — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:35:32 +0200

After 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.

50 Irish people and their top ten recommendations for Europe

webmaster — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:10:12 +0100

Fifty Irish citizens, selected by an independent polling company to reflect a cross-section of Irish society, deliberated all weekend on the topical question: “What do you think the EU can – and should - do to shape our economic and social future in a globalised world?”

EUdebate2009.eu

webmaster — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:00:21 +0100

Its objective is to create a space where expression, information and multilingual debate can take place, in order to politicise and Europeanise the 2009 electoral campaign.Eudebate2009.eu is the web space where citizens can speak out, set questions to candidates, comment on the blogs of leaders of opinion and political activists, debate on multilingual forums, read dossiers on the election issues and follow the progress of the electoral campaigns from their own homes. The entire site is available in French, English, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish.

European Year of Creativity and Innovation launched

webmaster — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:26:47 +0100

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. Investing in the future

Putting the citizen in the driver's seat

Kathy Sinnott MEP — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:34:23 +0100

While I welcome every improvement for citizens to participate in Europe, the fundamentals of participation are found in democracy. We urgently need to create clearly democratic structures that put the citizen not the "elites" in the driver's seat of Europe.

Democracy

gay mitchell MEP — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:08:44 +0100

In my view, the real democratic deficit is at national rather than European level. The European Union is more open and transparent than the democratic system in Ireland. Have you any ideas? Views? Fears? Here's a real opportunity for people to have a direct say on our shared economic and social future in the EU.