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

AAFB meeting 8/11 Brussels: Program and Must Read documents “from one wall to another” to downloadRencontre AAFB du 8/11 à Bruxelles: Programme et recueil de textes “D’un mur à l’autre” à télécharger

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Dear friends,

You will find attached the program of our members meeting in Brussels on 8/11, and a “Must Read” booklet of documents written by Franck Biancheri on the theme “from one wall to another” you can download here:

Chers Amis,

Lʼannée 2014 touche à sa fin et nous voici réunis pour la 4° fois déjà autour de deux événements qui nous touchent au plus haut point.

Il y a deux ans, le 30 octobre 2012, Franck disparaissait. Malgré la maladie qui lʼécrasait depuis quatre ans nous le croyions éternel et son décès nous a tous choqués et rassem- blés. Nous comptions sur lui pour emmener lʼEurope dans la bonne direction. Et soudain, il nous incombait de relever nos manches, sinon plus rien de bien ne se passerait en Europe…

Ses Amis se sont ainsi rapprochés, organisés, mobilisés, et depuis deux ans travaillent dur à ce que les idées de Franck, non seulement ne disparaissent pas mais quʼelles conti- nuent à vivre. Cʼest un travail énorme. Et nous réalisons alors encore mieux la puissance de travail et lʼénergie incroyable, qui ont mu Franck pendant vingt-cinq ans.

Vingt-cinq ans… cʼest lʼautre anniversaire qui coïncide avec celui du décès de Franck, celui de la Chute du Mur, le 9 novembre 1989. Un événement heureux celui-ci, qui a gal- vanisé la planète et donné un espoir « fou » au monde, lʼespoir dʼun monde ouvert, riche, libre, sans risque de guerre,… et tout cela sans rien avoir à faire… Non seulement la fin de lʼHistoire mais une « fin heureuse », un scénario hollywoodien en un mot, « et ils eurent beaucoup dʼenfants… »…

Malheureusement le monde a pêché par un trop-plein dʼinsouciance et de confiance et, vingt-cinq ans plus tard, cʼest le monde dʼavant la Chute du Mur qui commence à nous apparaître comme un monde riche et sans guerre.

A tel point que cette année dʼanniversaire de lʼun des événements les plus heureux du siècle dernier, lʼEurope lʼaura passée à reconstruire pierre par pierre le Mur.

Nous ne nous sommes sans doute pas encore assez relevé les manches… ou est-ce parce que Franck nʼest plus là que rien ne va plus ?… ou serait-ce parce quʼil voyait venir ces crises terribles quʼil a tiré sa révérence ?…

En tout cas, au regard de lʼétat de lʼEurope et du monde aujourdʼhui, la figure tutélaire de Franck nous apparaît plus protectrice que jamais et sa vision et son énergie nous manquent dramatiquement.

Mais plutôt que de désespérer, relevons plus haut nos manches : cʼest maintenant que lʼEurope a besoin du travail de Franck. Nous allons le leur montrer !

Bonne réunion à tous et merci dʼêtre là.

Marie-Hélène Caillol, Présidente de lʼAAFB

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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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