« 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

Marie-Hélène Caillol: “They destroyed the EU” (interview by la Vanguardia, 30/12/2016)Marie-Hélène Caillol: “Ils ont détruit l’UE” (interview dans la Vanguardia, 30/12/2016)

Among all the think tanks in the world, LEAP (Laboratoire Européen d’Anticipation Politique) is truly a rare bird: it is independent. Hence its heterodoxy and its interest. In 1998, this think tank predicted the return of the “grandchildren of Hitler, Franco, Mussolini and Petain” in Europe; in 2006 it predicted the crisis of the subprimes; it has also anticipated the collapse of the European Union in case its democratisation does not happen. Founded in 1997 by Franck Biancheri, a European political scientist (1961-2012), LEAP is headquartered in Paris, having Marie-Hélène Caillol as president.

The Association of Friends of Franck Biancheri is proud to share with you the interview of Marie-Hélène Caillol (President of LEAP and of the AAFB), conducted by , correspondent in Paris for LA VANGUARDIA.

Full interview here: Marie-Hélène Caillol: “They destroyed the EU”

You can also read the interview in Spanish here

Dans l’univers des think tanks, LEAP (Laboratoire Européen d’Anticipation Politique) est un oiseau rare: il est indépendant. D’où son hétérodoxie et son intérêt. En 1998 le think tank a anticipé le retour au vieux continent des “petits-fils d’Hitler, Franco, Mussolini et Petain”, en 2006 il a prédit la crise des subprimes et depuis de nombreuses années LEAP annonce l’échec de l’Union Européenne si elle ne se démocratise pas. Fondé en 1997 par le politologue européen Franck Biancheri (1961-2012), le LEAP a son siège à Paris. Marie-Hélène Caillol en est la présidente.

L’Association des Amis de Franck Biancheri est fière de partager avec vous l’interview de Marie-Hélène Caillol (Présidente du LEAP et de l’AAFB), réalisée par , correspondant à Paris de LA VANGUARDIA.

Retrouvez l’interview intégrale ici: Marie-Hélène Caillol: “Ils ont détruit l’UE”

Vous pouve aussi lire l’article original en Espagnol ici !

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