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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 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 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.

Social Europe - addressing the social and economic imbalance in the EU

Paul Ginnell — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:19:34 +0100

In the current economic crisis, and with 78 million people at risk of poverty in the EU, it is more important than ever that the EU in its Member States demonstrate a clear commitment that the social needs and rights of people are not subservient to needs of the economy.

EU must revive the ambitions of the Lisbon Agenda

Michael Geary - Chambers Ireland — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:57:20 +0100

In addition to the current global economic recession the EU faces significant competition and challenges from the so called BRIC countries going forward ( Brazil,Russia, India and China) in terms of trade and social development . In order to compete the EU must take action to revive the ambitions of the Lisbon Agenda " to become the most competitive knowledge based economy in the world " It must do this through more investment in science and innovation and greater use of technology.This requires more focussed efforts in research ,training and entrepreneurship.

More public input into crucial policy issues

Etain Feeley Green Party — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:24:25 +0100

The EU needs to become more user friendly, by this I mean that the public need more input into crucial decision making policies, such as environmental issues, militarization and human rights, although some of the above are dealt with in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, more clarification is needed. There should be clear obligations on the part of member states to ensure that an open and democratic process of public participation takes place in any decision making process.

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.