NEWSLETTER #12
12 January 2006
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Content
0) EDITORIAL
1) INSIDE BRUSSELS: ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY
2) DEAD AND ALIVE: THE EU CONSTITUTION
3) BAVARIA: 835 REFERENDUMS - ENGLISH VERSION
4) REMINDER: DEMOCRACY SCHEDULE
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0) EDITORIAL
by Ronald Pabst
Twenty-five people from a variety of different European NGOs
gathered in Brussels to talk about the chances for a campaign
promoting the quick implementation of the European Citizens’
Initiative (ECI).
At the meeting, I saw a lot of new faces. This was encouraging.
The follow-up meeting will be organised in Brussels on 20 January.
You are invited to join us.
In this newsletter you will find a report from the meeting and a summary of some of the contradictory statements politicians have recently made in answer to the question: Is the ratification process of the
EU constitution stopped or merely interrupted? We also present an English
version of our paper on referendums in Bavaria since some of you have
asked us for a translation. There are also details about our
meetings in Brussels and Berlin.
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1) INSIDE BRUSSELS: ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY
This time our Brussels correspondent reports about the ECI-meeting
in Brussels on 15. December.
www.democracy-international.org/insidebrussels-nr3.html
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2) DEAD AND ALIVE: THE EU CONSTITUTION
Europe’s top politicians are not sure how to proceed with the
EU Constitution. Here is an overview of the proposals made
in January and the remarkable reaction from a pro-European
member of the Dutch Parliament.
www.democracy-international.org/dead-and-alive.html
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3) BAVARIA: 835 REFERENDUMS - ENGLISH VERSION
Bavarians benefit from some of the best conditions in Germany concerning
local referendums. Now we have published an English paper
evaluating the experiences.
More information available at:
www.democracy-international.org/papers.html
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4) REMINDER: DEMOCRACY INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE
20 JAN 05 - ECI MEETING IN BRUSSELS
www.democracy-international.org/eci-meeting.html
27/28 JAN 06 - CONFERENCE IN BERLIN
www.democracy-international.org/berlin-conference.html
29 JAN 06 - DI MEETING IN BERLIN
www.democracy-international.org/next-meeting.html
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Ronald Pabst / Carsten Berg
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