« 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

[Open call] Official launch of the Franck Biancheri Award 2018 for AEGEE antennas: win 2,000 euros![Open call] Lancement officiel du Franck Biancheri Award 2018 pour les antennes AEGEE: remportez 2000 euros!

Each year, the Franck Biancheri Award allocates a financial support to the AEGEE-antenna with the most creative programme of Franck Biancheri-related activities. Be this antenna in 2018 and win the Award. Win 2,000 €!

… Invent a programme to discover and discuss the core-ideas of AEGEE-Europe’s founder. Be creative and get a chance to win 2,000 euros: apply now !

The Association des Amis de Franck Biancheri (Friends of Franck Biancheri Association – AAFB) is an association created in the aftermath of Franck Biancheri’s death which aims at gathering, synthesizing, promoting, perpetuating and defending his work.

Franck Biancheri is the founder of AEGEE-Europe. Under his presidency AEGEE-Europe played a key role in the adoption of the ERASMUS programme.

This taught Franck that citizens were instrumental in the success of the European construction. This has inspired to define the topic of the 2018′ award : “The role played by students and citizens in European modern history…. Therefore Franck Biancheri spent the rest of his life advocating the need to democratize European decision-making processes and general functioning. Unfortunately he passed away in 2012 at the early age of 51, too young to see his dream come true.

The Franck Biancheri Award was created in 2013 by the organisation now gathering his “Friends” (Association des Amis de Franck Biancheri) in order to encourage you to discover and discuss his ideas…

because it belongs to us to take up the torch he lit up,

AAFB and AEGEE-Europe launched a sustainable project aimed at reminding what AEGEE owes Franck with a view to help build on this grand heritage. This is where the “Franck Biancheri Award” – granted each year to various AEGEE antennae – was born.

logo-fbyear_2017FBAward 2017 for Budapest: In 2017, the Franck Biancheri Award was granted to AEGEE-Budapest in partnership with three other AEGEE-Europe teams of projects (Europe on Track, More than Education – European Citizens’ Initiative, Civic Education Working Group) which organized a most valuable conference on the themeEducation for the present, Democracy for the future”, April 21-23, 2017 in Budapest.

… FBAward 2018 in… your antenna?

The Franck Biancheri Award in 2018 “The role played by students and citizens in European modern history…” and two quotes for your inspiration:

“La réflexion sur l’avenir n’a de sens que si elle permet de mieux réfléchir sur le présent et les tendances qui le façonnent” (Franck BIANCHERI in Europe 2009: Quand les petits – fils d’Hitler, de Pétain, de Franco et de Mussolini prendront le pouvoir dans l’Union européenne (scénario élaboré par Franck Biancheri, pour Europe 2020, en Novembre 1998)

“… The past 50 years, which have witnessed the success of the construction of Europe by the administrative and political elites, have opened the door to the next decades for European citizens to organise their new common environment … the grand-children of the founders, i.e. the Erasmus generations, are ready to address the new historical challenge: to invent a governance for 500 million European citizens from 27 different peoples, while staying faithful to the principles of democracy, solidarity and freedom”… in “From the Treaty of Rome to Erasmus: The resounding anniversary of the European vision” (15/03/2007)

Let’s see how Franck Biancheri’s ideas can serve Europe’s challenges in 2018,

Get familiar with his work (innumerable writings on the subject, many organisations he founded and ran (think-tanks, citizen organisations, political parties, etc…), countless innovative projects (congresses, websites, debate marathons, online elections, etc…).

Build a creative programme of Franck Biancheri-related activities for your antenna in 2018

And get 2,000 euros to conduct that programme!

Be creative and get a chance to win 2,000 euros: apply now !

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Download full open call here: Open Call FBA 2018

Proposals may be sent before the 27th of October 2017 to:

info@franck-biancheri.eu or headoffice@aegee.org

or share it on google drive with victoirebaeyaert@gmail.com

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Chaque année, le Franck Biancheri Award décerne une enveloppe à l’antenne AEGEE qui propose le programme le plus créatif, en lien avec les activités de Franck Biancheri. Soyez cette antenne en 2018 et remportez le Prix de 2000 € !

Concevez un programme pour découvrir et discuter des idées centrales du fondateur d’AEGEE-Europe, Franck Biancheri. Soyez créatifs et tentez de gagner 2000 euros: n’attendez plus, postulez maintenant !

L’Association des Amis de Franck Biancheri est une association créée à la suite du décès de Franck Biancheri, qui a pour objectifs de rassembler, synthétiser, promouvoir, perpétuer et défendre son travail.

Franck Biancheri est le fondateur d’AEGEE-Europe. Sous sa présidence, AEGEE-Europe a joué un rôle fondamental dans l’adoption du programme ERASMUS.

Par cette action, Franck Biancheri s’est rendu compte du rôle déterminant des citoyens dans le succès de la construction Européenne, ce qui a inspiré le thème du FBA pour l’édition 2018 “Le rôle des étudiants et des citoyens dans l’histoire européenne contemporaine…“. Franck Biancheri a passé le reste de sa vie à défendre le besoin de démocratisation du processus de décision Européen et de son fonctionnement général. Malheureusement, il est décédé en 2012, au jeune âge de 51 ans, trop tôt pour voir son rêve devenir réalité.

Le Franck Biancheri Award fût crée en 2013 par l’organisation qui rassemble aujourd’hui ses “Amis” (Association des Amis de Franck Biancheri) et qui a pour but de vous encourager à découvrir et discuter de ses idées…

… parce qu’il nous appartient, à vous comme à nous, de saisir le flambeau,

AAFB et AEGEE-Europe ont lancé ce projet durable, qui vise à remémorer ce qu’AEGEE doit à Franck, en vue de continuer à construire sur ce grand héritage qu’il nous a laissé. C’est ainsi que le “Franck Biancheri Award” – décerné chaque année à diverses antennes AEGEE– est né.

logo-fbyear_2017Le FBAward 2017 à Budapest: En 2017, le Franck Biancheri Award a été attribué à AEGEE-Budapest en partenariat avec trois autres équipes de projets d’AEGEE-Europe (Europe on Track, More than Education – European Citizens’ Initiative, Civic Education Working Group) qui ont organisé un événement à forte valeur ajoutée sur le thème « Éduquer au présent, Démocratiser le futur » du 21 au 23 avril 2017 à Budapest.

… Le FBAward 2018 dans… votre antenne?

Le Franck Biancheri Award en 2018: « Le rôle des étudiants et des citoyens dans l’histoire européenne contemporaine… » et deux citations pour votre inspiration:

“La réflexion sur l’avenir n’a de sens que si elle permet de mieux réfléchir sur le présent et les tendances qui le façonnent” (Franck BIANCHERI in Europe 2009: Quand les petits – fils d’Hitler, de Pétain, de Franco et de Mussolini prendront le pouvoir dans l’Union européenne (scénario élaboré par Franck Biancheri, pour Europe 2020, en Novembre 1998)

“… The past 50 years, which have witnessed the success of the construction of Europe by the administrative and political elites, have opened the door to the next decades for European citizens to organise their new common environment … the grand-children of the founders, i.e. the Erasmus generations, are ready to address the new historical challenge: to invent a governance for 500 million European citizens from 27 different peoples, while staying faithful to the principles of democracy, solidarity and freedom”… in “From the Treaty of Rome to Erasmus: The resounding anniversary of the European vision” (15/03/2007)

… Voyons comment les idées de Franck Biancheri peuvent servir les défis de l’Europe en 2018

Familiarisez vous avec son travail (innombrables écrits sur le sujet, beaucoup d’organisations qu’il a créées et gérées (think-tanks, organisations citoyennes, partis politiques, etc…), innombrables projets innovants (congrès, sites web, débats marathons, élections en ligne, etc…);

Construisez un programme créatif autour des activités de Franck Biancheri pour votre antenne en 2018.

Et tentez de gagner 2000 euros pour conduire ce programme!

Soyez créatifs et tentez de gagner 2000 euros: postulez dès maintenant !

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Téléchargez l’appel à candidature complet (en anglais): Open Call FBA 2018

Les propositions doivent être envoyées avant le 27 Octobre 2017 à :

info@franck-biancheri.eu ou headoffice@aegee.org

ou partagé sur google drive avec victoirebaeyaert@gmail.com

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