« 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

Activities

Is “Generation Europe” still European? New Europeans Perspectives online Salons N.5 – 20/10/2020

Tuesday 20th of October 2020 at 9.00 pm live stream debate This fifth New Europeans Perspectives live streamed debate : Is “Generation Europe” still European? – will be a discussion prior to the “Franck Biancheri Euro Citizen Convention” of the 22nd of October 2020 by Foundation Franck Biancheri.   -> Who is this Generation Europe? …

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Invitation: Europe2020 Euro-Citizens Directory Handover Ceremony, Thursday 22nd of October 2020

Finally here it comes! This is your’s! You are History! Save the date and join the event made for you on 22nd of October 2020 at 4.00 pm.   Join the Europe2020 Handover Ceremony with the Fondation Jean Monnet pour l’Europe.   The ceremony will consist of a solemn online handover of the Directory to …

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Populisms, democracy, Europe – Online conference, Tuesday 29th of September 2020 at 18.15

Marie-Hélène Caillol, our president and director of LEAP2040, will speak alongside Jerome CREEL (OFCE), Lewis DIJKSTRA (REGIO) on the next online conference « Populisms, democracy, Europe » organised by the UEF groupe Europe, in collaboration with european-citizen.eu plateform and GRASPE,   on Tuesday 29th of September 2020 at 18.15. Debate accessible here. Join us! (more …

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Open Letter for a EU “Marshall” Plan for Training and Education to Avoid the Socio-Economic Collapse

EU Resilience Collective a growing force of euro-citzens and organisations is launching this open letter addressing European leaders, Ursula von der Leyen, David Sassoli, Charles Michel, Christine Lagarde, Mario Centeno, Werner Hoyer, and all European and national representatives, to act now and widely on Education and Training in the post-Covid19 Europe!   In 1987 Franck …

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Tanja Masson-Zwaan, Secretary General of the first AEGEE Comité Directeur, President Emerita of IISL, nominated as Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2020)

In the name of the members of the association des Amis de Franck Biancheri, and on my behalf, our heartiest congratulations to one of the oldest friends of Franck Biancheri, for the nomination as Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau – a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry recognizing people who deserve appreciation and …

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“The post-Covid educational challenge”. New European Perspectives online Salons N.2, 30/04/2020

Thursday, 30 April 2020 – 5.00 pm (17.00)   What will post-COVID-19 Europe look like? Take advantage of the offered by this dramatic crisis to provide a humane response to the challenges of our societies. Join the debate, bring in your input and visions the New European Perspectives Lounge opens for you the Geopolitics Discussion …

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Happy birthday AEGEE! April 1985 – April 2020: 35 years of the Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l’Europe

Under the aegis of Franck Biancheri, the first “Etats généraux des étudiants de l’Europe”, EGEE I, was held in Paris from 16 to 22 April 1985, 35 years ago! A founding event for one of the most important trans-European interdisciplinary student associations, of which he was the founding president, still today, 35 years later: 13000 …

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AEGEE “pragmatic utopianism”, building the youth perspective (extracts from the little blue book)

  (Editorial team, 24/09/2019) The idea of creating AEGEE-EUROPE was not then just to create a new European student movement, but rather to initiate an entirely new approach to the construction of Europe by starting off with young people and citizens, skirting around the nation states, and thus completing the EC process that had begun …

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From European Elections 2019 to Europe 2040: Making sure Europe’s nascent democracy serves the interests of the next generations. Joint declaration AEGEE-Europe, AAFB, LEAP2040

To the attention of our political & civil society leaders   The 2019 European Elections enter into history as the first signal of ownership of the European project by citizens.   The stop to falling turnout proves that the European election will no longer be a second-class vote. The presence of three trans-European parties in …

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