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Tag Archives: european union
Democracy in the EU – Time for Citizens to Take the Initiative
On 11th February this year, the “Water is a Human Right!” initiative became the first European Citizens’ Initiative to succeed in gathering 1 million signatures. In this first of two blog posts, I look at what Citizens’ Initiatives are and … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Accountability
Tagged Democracy, democratic deficit, e-activism, e-petition, ECI, european citizens initiative, european union, Politics
‘Living Under Occupation’
François Alfonsi, Jill Evans and Ana Miranda are all members of the European Free Alliance (EFA), a group of only seven Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who represent stateless nations and regions. François Alfonsi is a long-standing campaigner for … Continue reading
Defence Cooperation: Is it the way to build peace?
“The Union’s aim is to promote peace, its values and the well-being of its peoples”. Article 3 – Consolidated Version of the Treaty on European Union Europe is said to be slowly losing its global influence. The continent, which undoubtedly … Continue reading
Arms exports: a subject of debate in the European Union
The control of arms exports is highly technical, often controversial – and very interesting. This was proved at a conference this week which was hosted by the European External Action Service of the European Union (EU) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) … Continue reading
Posted in Peace
Tagged arms exports, arms trade, arms trade treaty, civil society, control arms coalition, european union, export control, export licensing, NGOs, Peace
