« 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

Marianne Ranke Cormier

Adapting France to the world afterwards: ten years to exit the two century old centralized model (Franck Biancheri, 2010)

In the French version of his book “World crisis – The Path to the World Afterwards” (Anticipolis Publishing 2010), Franck Biancheri devoted a specific passage to France dealing, in particular,  with the impasse of the French centralized system and the fact that the French will hand the “bill” to the Parisian elite during the course […]

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This article was written by Félix de la Fuente Pascual, Secretary of political action of CILUS and member of the Franck Biancheri Network. It was published in Madrid Actual. Among the possible situations, or scenarios as they are called now, that the European Commission presents to us about the current crisis in the European Union, one

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Franck Biancheri Award: Education for the present, Democracy for the future. Budapest, April 21-23Franck Biancheri Award: Education pour le présent, Démocratie pour le futur. Budapest, 21-23 Avril

In the framework of the Franck Biancheri Award, we invite you to the conference organised by AEGEE-Budapest in Budapest on April 21-23! The focus of the main conference is based on the paper written by Franck Biancheri in 2001 when he foresaw the risks of non-democratic deviation arising from the foundations of the EU, mainly

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The different Eurozone Parliament projects : still nothing concerning Transeuropean democracy !Les différents projets de Parlement de la zone Euro: mais pourquoi toujours pas de démocratie trans-européenne ?!

This article was written by Marie-Hélène Caillol, AAFB’s President. LEAP and Franck Biancheri heirs who are working on the political and democratic Euroland governance logic for 15 years now, can only be pleased with the fact that we hear talking more and more frequently about the Eurozone Parliament idea. Following Wolfgang Schaüble in January 2014,

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The EU must democratize (Franck Biancheri, 2001)

As we approach the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, there are many solutions to move Europe out of its democratic lethargy. From the creation of AEGEE-Europe until his death, Franck Biancheri, however, defended only one possible path, truly trans-European elections. A process supported by the AAFB, the author of the

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Next ICAN Network meeting in Bordeaux, 05/04/2017Prochaine rencontre du réseau I CAN à Bordeaux, 05/04/2017

Most Citizens of Europe do not want the EU to carry on with “business as usual” as its leaders seem determined to offer. But nor do they want the national(ist) solutions being pedalled by many political forces.  Rather they want democratic change, where a new approach is taken to engage citizens, and give them the

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“Education for the present, Democracy for the future” – Franck Biancheri Award Conference (Budapest 21/23 April 2017)

Young people reflecting on the past, debating on the present, envisioning a different future. This year’s Franck Biancheri Award Conference will take place between 21st until 23rd of April in Budapest at the Central European University, as a collaboration between AEGEE-Budapest, l’Association des Amis de Franck Biancheri and AEGEE-Europe, represented by the Civic Education Working

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“Happy birthday Europe!” Changing the Course to Europe. Marie-Hélène Caillol invited in Rome

Our president Marie-Hélène Caillol has been invited in Rome to take part in the framework of the celebrations of the Treaties of Rome, in the Coalition composed by over 100 European Civil Society organizations, jointed in the context of the appeal “Changing the Course to Europe”. More to come… more info/contact: info@franck-biancheri.eu

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A short update on the Dutch election (Veronique Swinkels)Bref commentaire sur les élections aux Pays-Bas (Veronique Swinkels)

Dear friends a short update on the elections. The landslide to populism did not take place in the Netherlands but still there is a significant shift in power. The PVV (Geert Wilders) did win and is probably the 2nd largest party. VVD (liberals) became the largest party. But they suffered quite a lot. There are

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A Tribute to Franck Biancheri (Geta Grama-Moldovan)Hommage à Franck Biancheri (Geta Grama-Moldovan)

Dear Friends, I am presenting you today a humble tribute to one of the main contributors to the adoption of the Erasmus Programme. So welcome to the World of Erasmus Exchange! A world where, since 1987, the opportunities are endless. Named after the well-travelled Dutch philosopher Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, it covers the 28 EU

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