Diana McCarty on Fri, 27 Mar 1998 01:34:28 +0100 |
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>Subject: <ties-list> Reinvent Europe: Meeting with History/Agora/Athens/29 >May98 >Date: Thu, 26 Mar 98 01:18:22 +0200 >x-sender: frbianch@skynet.be >From: franck biancheri <franck.biancheri@skynet.be> >Mime-Version: 1.0 >To: undisclosed-recipients:; >Sender: list-handler@k9.dds.nl >Precedence: bulk >Reply-To: franck biancheri <franck.biancheri@skynet.be> > >Please circulate this email to any party which could be interested in >Europe's future. > >------------------------ >Meeting with History >29th May 1998, at the in Agora in Athens , >to participate in the Reinvention of Europe for the year 2020 > >*** INVITATION*** > >IX Agora of Prometheus-Europe >Reinvent Europe : launching of the Project EUROPE 2020 >29th -30th May 1998 >Agora, Athens >Greece > >organised by Prometheus-Europe and Prometheus-Athens >with the support of the Greek Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Culture >and the City of Athens. > >### Why this Agora ?### >* To get together and choose our common future >* This IX Agora of Prometheus-Europe will launch a project to >prepare an Agenda Europe 2020 >* to provoke an interactive debate involving thousands of active >members of our civile society from all around Europe, and even further, >through >the Internet; which will, by March 1999 (three months before the European >elections), >result in the distribution across the European Union of the Agenda Europe >2020. > >### Who are we? ### >We (Prometheus-Europe, the Club 2020 and our numerous partner >organisations) represent the first generations who have been born >in the European Community. For us this meeting with the history is not a >choice but a necessity. >We are over hundreds of active citizens voluntarily working in >Prometheus-Europe association and its dozens of local Clubs. Since our >creation almost ten years ago we have supported the construction of the >European Union, taking a critical perspective, >by emphasising the necessity for of its simplification >and democratisation. Over the last 6 years Prometheus-Europe has >developed networks >in all the continents in order to understand better what will be at stake >in the next decades. For us it is not a question of "making Europe" a >sacred goal >but rather one of learning how to use the European Union as an >instrument and put it into service of the people and not just the states. > >### What will we debated? ### >The future challenges facing Europe and which the EU should face with >success. >* The ideas of the Single Market and the Euro date back to the late >80's. After the year 2002 and the introduction of the Euro, what >direction will the EU take? >* After the shock caused by Maastricht and the clear signal that >European citizens had their word to say in the construction of >Europe, and in the light of the Internet revolution, how will >the Union respond to the growing interest of people to participate >in the elaboration of tomorrow's Europe. >* Faced with ever growing complexity and massiveness of the Community >administration and political system, how will the Union succeed in >simplifying itself and increasing its efficiency ? >* With the enlargement programme, how will the Union ensure the >harmonious integration of so many different nations ? >* Vis-a-vis its neighbours, how will the Union, an emerging power, >organise its relations ? >* In order to meet the challenges of globalisation and issues affecting >the entire planet,can the EU provide an example for peaceful cooperation >and solidarity between nations ? >*In order to continue to develop affluent societies, based on principles >of solidarity, how will the EU respond to the new educational and >training needs of its citizens; and how will it ensure the >competitiveness of its enterprises ? > >### Where will the debate take place? ### >* Where democracy and Europe have been founded : the Agora in Athens ; >and where it will grow from now on: the Internet. >* On Friday 29th May at 4.oo p.m. the conference begins in the Agora, >Athens. >* On Saturday 30th May the conference will begin at 9.oo a.m. and >continues untill 6.oo p.m. in the auditorium of the Greek Ministry of >Foreign Affairs. >* On the night of Saturday 30th, there will be a big party to celebrate >the future of Europe. > >### Who will speak ? >* You, the Eurocitizens of Europe >* Representatives of associations, professors, local community officials, >journalists, researchers, students... actors of the civil society from >across the whole of the European Community and from partner countries; >together with representatives of public institutions >and firms. >* Several thousands of actors from civil society will be informed and >invited to participate, through Internet. > >### How will the debate be organised ? ### >* Personalities (max.10) and first of all participants (max. 40) can >make a speech in the Agora (5 min. max.) in round-table discussions. Such >participants will be chosen by the organisers taking into account the >quality and originality of their contribution. >* Participants can discuss informally during the two days of conference >or contribute to nourish the Europe 2020 discussion lists and the 2020 >web site. The intervenants will be chosen by the organisers taken in to >account the quality and the original aspect of their contribution. >If you would like to apply to be one of the particpants who speak at >the Agora SEND US YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS (500 words max.) BY E-MAIL BEFORE >THE 30th >AVRIL . >* Working languages will be English and French. >* Presentation of a two page preparatory documents will be sent by >e-mail to everybody interested. A first draft of the Agenda Europe 2020 >(10 pages) will be sent to all participants both physical and virtual, on >the 1st May. It will serve >as a presentation until Agora. > >### How to participate in the launching of the agenda EUROPE 2020 ### >If you wish to participate actively in the Agora, by contributing to >the project 2020 or making a presentation, don't hesitate to contact us. > >### How can you take part in Agora? ### >There will be a participation fee which includes access to the >conference, workpapers, final conclusions and the buffet : 150 Euro >(students 75 Euro). >After the 1st of May, any registration will be submitted to a higher fee: >200 Euro (students 100 Euro). Prometheus and Club 2020 members are >exempted of fees. > >### How to participate in the launching of the Agenda EUROPE 2020 ? ### >If you wish to intervene actively in the preparation of Agora, the >contents or the presentations in Agora (panels), don't hesitate to >contact us. >When it comes to your aeroplane or hotel reservations we can give >you some useful addresses including especially accommodation at reduced >prices for participants of the Agora. >Remember to make your reservations well in advance since it is a >long weekend in most of the European countries (Monday holiday) and Athens >is a popular destination in May. > >**** Information and registration: >To receive a registration form or more information, >please contact >Marianne RANKE-CORMIER >Secretary General >Prometheus-Europe >centre@prom.org > >Also do visit also our Web pages : http ://www.prom.org >=========================================================================== >Brought to you by the ties-list. >Commercial advertising, without first obtaining permission from the list >manager is strictly forbidden. ><ties-list> is a closed mailing list of North-American and European >partners for transatlantic information exchange. >For more information send "info ties-list" in a message body to: >Majordomo-K@dds.nl >Archive: http://www.dds.nl/hypermail/ties-list/ >Contact: ties-list-owner@dds.nl >=========================================================================== >