Franck Biancheri
1961-2012

Franck Biancheri

Political thinker acting for Europe in the service of its citizens.
Without him yesterday, no Erasmus today.

« Antidemocratic and xenophobic forces of Europe have always been attracted by the European unity dream, the mystic of the imperial Rome»
(FB - 1998)
" Being a citizen is a voluntary act "
(FB - 2009)
"Thinking about the future only makes sense if it is aimed at improving one’s thinking about the present and about the trends at work"
(FB - 1998)
"The European project is not a dream, but a hope. It is rooted in rationality, which is not the case with dreams. We Europeans have seen our dreams end in nightmares too often not to be suspicious."
(FB - 2005)
"The strength of a network is judged at the information level of the weakest link, or more precisely the link furthest from the centre of the network."
(FB - 2004)
"Europe's destiny is escaping the two "Greats" and it will come knocking on the door of the Europeans."
(FB - 1989)
"The history of Europe is a bit like a multifaceted diamond. Everyone sees the same diamond... but no one sees exactly the same facets."
(FB - E-storia project, 2004)
"Let us dare the future as the founding fathers of Europe did"
(FB - "From EU to Euroland", 2001)
"The European citizenship can not be decreed. The European citizen can only be born..."
(FB - 1992)
"Every state is a minority in the EU. In any case, let’s not forget that if all our states went into building the EU it is because they all felt too small to face alone both their future and the rest of the world."
(FB - 2003)
"From a single (EU) Currency to a single (EU) Citizenship. The euro is only an instrument."
(FB - 1997)
"An empire is always providing platforms where conflicts and wars prolife­rate... an empire needs enemies, whilst a Community requires partners."
(FB - 1992)
"Europe’s history has taught us that dreams and nightmares are the two faces of the same coin"
(FB - “Europe is Peace” 2006)
"Everybody wants to have a successful enlargement whereas it is a successful enlarged EU which is important."
(FB - 2002)
"It is clear that the existing national political parties can not serve two masters: national and European."
(FB - IDE, 1989)
"It takes teamwork to make Europe move forward."
(FB - 2005)
"There is nothing like one European. The European is a team of Europeans... the only way we can imagine a European, it is a team of people from different countries, not a single man or woman."
(FB - Enschede (NL) 2012)
"On the horizon with a heaven of freedom and a land of responsibility, this is perhaps the soul of Europe."
(FB - 1992)
"The future challenge for the European project is not about Europe anymore, it is about the Europeans."
(FB - 2005)
"The more Brussels speaks English, the less Brussels understands the Europeans"
(FB - 2004)
"Occupy the Future of Europe!"
("What do YOU want as a future for AEGEE?" Franck Biancheri at the 2012 Agora in Enschede)
"To combine new technologies and democratic principles to succeed in the entry of European integration in the 21st century or e-democracy at the service of Euro-democracy"
(FB - EUSV, 2001)
"In the years 00 of the 21st century, democratization can only take place in the perspective of the democratic election of a European executive that remains to be invented."
(FB - EUSV, 2001)
"We must build the European Community, otherwise Europe will soon be culturally Americanised, politically Finlandised and technologically Japanised"
EGEE I, 1984

Tribunes

Erasmus, Euro, Enlargement … Europe – RIP Jacques Delors the eurocitizen

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  It was with great emotion that we learned of the death of Jacques Delors, to whom we would like to pay a special tribute since our paths, and those of Franck Biancheri in particular at the very begining of his European path, crossed in the course of European history.   In 1985, Jacques Delors …

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Happy New Year !

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Dear friends,   This is the end of a geopolitically tumultuous year. A year that has seen a succession of wars in Ukraine, Israel, the Caucasus… and a resurgence of violence, including citizen violence (in France, the Czech Republic…). It’s a year that we kicked off by wondering whether inflation, the energy crisis, border wars… …

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Western geopolitics cracking at an accelerating pace – Juan Laborda (ElDiaro, 20/10/2023)

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The war between Israel and Gaza is the umpteenth chess piece of the Western world on the geopolitical chessboard, equivalent to those already used, and mostly failed and broken, such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Egypt, Syria, Ukraine…   It is absolutely disheartening to watch our democracies languish. It is especially sad and disheartening to see …

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Franck Biancheri: Tribute to the genius of a European generation – Preface to the Euro-Citizens Directory 2020

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In the twilight of a chapter of European history and at the dawn of a new one, this year 2020 now common to all textbooks on the History of Europe (and the world), Association des Amis de Franck Biancheri (created after his death in 2012) wished to compile and hand over this directory of the …

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[Event] #CitizensRoute online debate: Addressing the challenges of the transeuropean dimension in politics – 17/04/2018[Rendez-vous] #CitizensRoute online debate: Addressing the challenges of the transeuropean dimension in politics – 17/04/2018

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The #CitizensRoute2019 invites you to its next online-Tribune* Tuesday 17/04 at 18.00 “Addressing the challenges of the transeuropean dimension in politics” One hour debate with: David Carayol (Newropeans), Erik Edman (Diem25 Belgium), Maarten de Groot (Citizens Initiative), Adrian Taylor (iCAN) [divider] Format Language : English Date : 17/04/2018, 18.00-19.00 Location : ONLINE (URL will be sent to subscribed …

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From “Biancheri Athens 1998” to “Macron Athens 2017”: Upgrading democracy takes 20 years

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Emmanuel Macron’s recent speech in Athens puts on the table the great political challenges facing the EU. Rebuilding citizens’ trust, democratising the EU, opening the European election to trans-European lists, politically refounding the Eurozone… These ideas are truly echoeing another speech, delivered 20 years ago, in Athens too, by Franck Biancheri, at the time when, …

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Info partenaire – GEM+ (« Pour une Gouvernance Européenne Multilingue » ), une pierre précieuse* est apparue en décembre 2014 dans le paysage associatif européen

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[:en] Cinquante-deux citoyens européens de dix nationalités, résidant dans plusieurs Etats membres et parlant une quinzaine de langues, ont fondé le 4 décembre 2014 à Bruxelles cette association qui œuvrera pour la promotion du multilinguisme dans les institutions européennes et leur environnement. L’article 3 du Traité de l’Union européenne affirme l’attachement de l’Union à « …

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Russian-English machine translation for patents launchedTraduction automatique russe-anglais pour les brevets lancé

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The European Patent Office announced the start of two major joint initiatives with the Federal Service for Intellectual Property of the Russian Federation (Rospatent) and the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO), which will benefit engineers, scientists and industry in both regions. Meeting in Geneva on 26. September, the heads of the three organisations launched the Russian-English …

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Make the Commission a Coordinator, not a Banker ! (Adrian Taylor, 2005)

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Adrian Taylor, 05-12-2005 – Rather it is the lack of co-ordination between the donors, as each seems determined to offer the same aid (right now trainings for Iraqi officials), and fails to address other issues.  Again and again the visitors asked “what is your government going to do to improve coordination among donors?”  Again and …

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« Antidemocratic and xenophobic forces of Europe have always been attracted by the European unity dream, the mystic of the imperial Rome»
(FB - 1998)
" Being a citizen is a voluntary act "
(FB - 2009)
"Thinking about the future only makes sense if it is aimed at improving one’s thinking about the present and about the trends at work"
(FB - 1998)
"The European project is not a dream, but a hope. It is rooted in rationality, which is not the case with dreams. We Europeans have seen our dreams end in nightmares too often not to be suspicious."
(FB - 2005)
"The strength of a network is judged at the information level of the weakest link, or more precisely the link furthest from the centre of the network."
(FB - 2004)
"Europe's destiny is escaping the two "Greats" and it will come knocking on the door of the Europeans."
(FB - 1989)
"The history of Europe is a bit like a multifaceted diamond. Everyone sees the same diamond... but no one sees exactly the same facets."
(FB - E-storia project, 2004)
"Let us dare the future as the founding fathers of Europe did"
(FB - "From EU to Euroland", 2001)
"The European citizenship can not be decreed. The European citizen can only be born..."
(FB - 1992)
"Every state is a minority in the EU. In any case, let’s not forget that if all our states went into building the EU it is because they all felt too small to face alone both their future and the rest of the world."
(FB - 2003)
"From a single (EU) Currency to a single (EU) Citizenship. The euro is only an instrument."
(FB - 1997)
"An empire is always providing platforms where conflicts and wars prolife­rate... an empire needs enemies, whilst a Community requires partners."
(FB - 1992)
"Europe’s history has taught us that dreams and nightmares are the two faces of the same coin"
(FB - “Europe is Peace” 2006)
"Everybody wants to have a successful enlargement whereas it is a successful enlarged EU which is important."
(FB - 2002)
"It is clear that the existing national political parties can not serve two masters: national and European."
(FB - IDE, 1989)
"It takes teamwork to make Europe move forward."
(FB - 2005)
"There is nothing like one European. The European is a team of Europeans... the only way we can imagine a European, it is a team of people from different countries, not a single man or woman."
(FB - Enschede (NL) 2012)
"On the horizon with a heaven of freedom and a land of responsibility, this is perhaps the soul of Europe."
(FB - 1992)
"The future challenge for the European project is not about Europe anymore, it is about the Europeans."
(FB - 2005)
"The more Brussels speaks English, the less Brussels understands the Europeans"
(FB - 2004)
"Occupy the Future of Europe!"
("What do YOU want as a future for AEGEE?" Franck Biancheri at the 2012 Agora in Enschede)
"To combine new technologies and democratic principles to succeed in the entry of European integration in the 21st century or e-democracy at the service of Euro-democracy"
(FB - EUSV, 2001)
"In the years 00 of the 21st century, democratization can only take place in the perspective of the democratic election of a European executive that remains to be invented."
(FB - EUSV, 2001)
"We must build the European Community, otherwise Europe will soon be culturally Americanised, politically Finlandised and technologically Japanised"
EGEE I, 1984
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