Time to propose your candidates for the European Democratisation

Time to propose your candidates for the European Democratisation Grands Prix 2006!
Till early September, You may propose candidates for the competition, and you certainly have great ideas in mind.

Don't hesitate to propose by clicking HERE.

To Reinvent or to Forget? Why Should We Reinvent Central Europe?

Written by Ferenc Miszlivetz
Thursday, 20 July 2006

The notion of public good has fallen to pieces in Hungary. In order to reestablish it, to draw up a new social contract, we need to encourage new patterns of behaviour and employ new techniques. This is the essence of the movement called 'Reinventing Central Europe'.
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There was a union in Europe in the 16th century. It collapsed

Written by Piotr Maciej Kaczynski
Wednesday, 19 July 2006
On July 4, 1569, the Union of Lublin was created. It’s unlikely you have heard of it. Yet this predecessor of the European Union created the most progressive state in Europe.
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"Science" in American Education

Written by Dr. Gerry Lower
Friday, 14 July 2006
The New York Times recently editorialized that: "The United States could easily fall from its privileged perch in the global economy unless it does something about the horrendous state of science education at both the public school and university levels."
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Newropeans spreads in austrian media

Newropeans in derStandard.at

Brussels, we all have a problem

Written by Adrian Taylor
Wednesday, 05 July 2006
At the last European Council meeting, not knowing what to do right now to get out of the psychological crisis caused by the no votes in France and the Netherlands, the EU’s leaders agreed to prolong the period of reflection. The fundamental reason they are lost, is however, as they are looking in the wrong place: Brussels.

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No God? Oh, Come On Now, Get Real.

Written by Dr. Gerry Lower
Tuesday, 04 July 2006
Madeleine Bunting, a seasoned columnist at the UK Guardian, has recently pointed out in heart-felt terms that "Faith can make a vital contribution" to being human. Madeleine is referring here to traditional religious faith, but her statement is literally the truth whether one aspires to be a Roman Catholic priest or a molecular biologist. It really all comes down to what we have faith in, does it not? Realistically, however, our options are limited to the material world as the object of our concerns.

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Newropeans on austrian radio

Franck Biancheri on Ö1 radio : Newropeans - eine neue Partei für die EU

Discussing electronic identities in Nicosia

Written by Stephen Gardner
Monday, 03 July 2006

Nicosia has the dubious distinction of being the world's last divided capital, writes Stephen Gardner. The partition splitting Cyprus runs right through the historic centre of Nicosia. Near the Ledra Palace Hotel, now used by the United Nations as a billet for peacekeepers, all that separates the Turkish north and the Greek Cypriot south is a wire fence. Elsewhere the green zone is wider, encompassing streets and buildings falling into decay.

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