Franck Biancheri
1961-2012

Franck Biancheri

Political thinker acting for Europe in the service of its citizens.
Without him yesterday, no Erasmus today.

« 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

Marie-Hélène Caillol and AEGEE-Budapest in Zagreb to promote the conference organised for the Franck Biancheri AwardMarie-Hélène Caillol et AEGEE-Budapest à Zagreb pour promouvoir la conférence organisée dans le cadre du Franck Biancheri Award

Franck Biancheri Year /

Marie-Hélène Caillol was in Zagreb (February 23-27) together with AEGEE-Budapest for the European Planning Meeting, to promote the conference organised for the Franck Biancheri Award in Budapest next April 21-23. They presented the conference during the EPM AEGEE-Fair with a stand specific the  memorial aspect of Franck Biancheri as well as the conference logistical details […]

Marie-Hélène Caillol and AEGEE-Budapest in Zagreb to promote the conference organised for the Franck Biancheri AwardMarie-Hélène Caillol et AEGEE-Budapest à Zagreb pour promouvoir la conférence organisée dans le cadre du Franck Biancheri Award Read More »

US International Education: Saving Student Ryan! (Franck Biancheri, 2005)Ouverture au monde de l’éducation américaine : Il faut sauver l’étudiant Ryan! (Franck Biancheri, 2005)

Archives Franck Biancheri /

It seemed appropriate to publish this article in the context of the rupture we are experiencing today with the United States. The misunderstandings and mistakes made by their new President Donald Trump in his statements about the European Union and the European states reveal the deterioration and dysfunction of the American education system. This text

US International Education: Saving Student Ryan! (Franck Biancheri, 2005)Ouverture au monde de l’éducation américaine : Il faut sauver l’étudiant Ryan! (Franck Biancheri, 2005) Read More »

AAFB Meeting: Save the date, March 11th 2017, Franck’s BirthdateRencontre AAFB: 11 mars 2017 – Jour anniversaire de Franck

Activités /

Invitation: Join us on Saturday 11th, March 2017, on Franck’s Birthdate. Programme AAFB General Assembly 14.00: Opening with a dedicated time in memoriam of Franck Biancheri (birthday anniversary) 14.15: AAFB General Assembly (open to members only – possibility to pay subscription fee at the entrance) 14.15: Reports of the Board   –        Moral report, Marie-Hélène Caillol

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Franck Biancheri Network and the ICAN network: one more attempt to enforce positive (and democratic) change in European governanceFranck Biancheri Network et le réseau ICAN: Tenter d’imposer un changement positif (et démocratique) au sein de la gouvernance Européenne

Réseau Franck Biancheri /

On Januray 8th in Berlin, Marie-Hélène Caillol our President, took part in a small meeting which resulted in the launching of a new initiative: ICAN, where CAN stands for Change Agent Network. If you want to take part in our initiative you can already join us in Paris on March 11th (17h-21h30) for a brainstorming

Franck Biancheri Network and the ICAN network: one more attempt to enforce positive (and democratic) change in European governanceFranck Biancheri Network et le réseau ICAN: Tenter d’imposer un changement positif (et démocratique) au sein de la gouvernance Européenne Read More »

Towards a common democracy: How can the EU system generate a mobilising political project for the next decade? (Franck Biancheri, 2000)Vers une démocratie commune : le processus politique mobilisateur pour l’UE de la prochaine décennie (Franck Biancheri, 2000)

Archives Franck Biancheri /

Executive summary Seminar “How to run the EU in 2020?” – The Hague, January 12-13, 2000 . [dropcap]D[/dropcap]uring the decades 2000-2020 the EU will have to face a historical challenge unprecedented in human history: how to organise a community of 20 to 25 countries with a global population of 350 to 500 million inhabitants, speaking

Towards a common democracy: How can the EU system generate a mobilising political project for the next decade? (Franck Biancheri, 2000)Vers une démocratie commune : le processus politique mobilisateur pour l’UE de la prochaine décennie (Franck Biancheri, 2000) Read More »

Politico-Administrative Regime and Development Institutes in South Africa, by Liudmila Vedmetskaya (LEAP2020)Régime politico-administratif et Instituts de développement en Afrique du Sud, par Liudmila Vedmetskaya (LEAP2020)

Réseau Franck Biancheri /

As an important player on the African continent and its representative in the BRICS South Africa plays a significant role on the international arena. From another side, colonial and apartheid past created a huge number of obstacles on the way of modernization of politico-administrative regime and creation of national competitive advantages in South Africa. That

Politico-Administrative Regime and Development Institutes in South Africa, by Liudmila Vedmetskaya (LEAP2020)Régime politico-administratif et Instituts de développement en Afrique du Sud, par Liudmila Vedmetskaya (LEAP2020) Read More »

[:fr]Maastricht 1992: Communauté ou Empire (Franck Biancheri, 1992)[:]

Archives Franck Biancheri /

[:fr] Aujourd’hui nous célébrons le 25 anniversaire de la signature du traité de Maastricht, 7 février 1992. Ce qu’il faut fondamentalement retenir de Maastricht c’est le changement de paradigme de la construction européenne, c’est l’Union qui prend le pas sur la Communauté et ce dans toutes ses dimensions : politiques, économiques, financières, monétaires, sociales, culturelles, idéologiques .

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source: Toute l'Europe

How Nigel plans to Trump the EU out of existence whilst Boris and Vladimir give a helping hand, by Adrian TaylorComment Nigel prévoit de Trumper l’UE hors de son existence pendant que Boris et Vladimir lui donnent un coup de main, par Adrian Taylor

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[dropcap]M[/dropcap]any Europeans have never understood Nigel Farage. His objective was never just Brexit. His real ambition is the collapse of the European Union. Enter (soon to be) President Trump. He celebrated Brexit as “a great thing”. He has also repeatedly said he will “Appoint tough and smart trade negotiators to fight on behalf of American

How Nigel plans to Trump the EU out of existence whilst Boris and Vladimir give a helping hand, by Adrian TaylorComment Nigel prévoit de Trumper l’UE hors de son existence pendant que Boris et Vladimir lui donnent un coup de main, par Adrian Taylor Read More »

“Once Erasmus, Always Erasmus? Not in My Case”. Thank you Zahia Guidoum Castiblanque, Aegee-Valencia“Once Erasmus, Always Erasmus”? Not in My Case. Merci Zahia Guidoum Castiblanque, Aegee-Valencia

Tribunes /

Dear Zahia, Thank you so much for your paper entitled  “Once Erasmus, Always Erasmus”? Not in My Case” (The AEGEEAN – 26/01/2017) which challenges us strongly, we being the Friends of Franck Biancheri Association (AAFB) and knowing Franck was the founder of Aegee-Europe and a major actor of the political adoption of the Erasmus programme.

“Once Erasmus, Always Erasmus? Not in My Case”. Thank you Zahia Guidoum Castiblanque, Aegee-Valencia“Once Erasmus, Always Erasmus”? Not in My Case. Merci Zahia Guidoum Castiblanque, Aegee-Valencia Read More »

ERASMUS … and then what ? Five proposals for a new European policy of education (Franck Biancheri, 2002)

Archives Franck Biancheri, Erasmus, Newropeans /

The lost decade (Franck Biancheri, Director for Studies and Strategies, Europe 2020)   Recently, the European Commission has been celebrating its 1 million ERASMUS students. Romano Prodi has personally reverberated the event in an article underlining the programme’s success and launching some orientations for the future.   Being among those who made it possible for

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« 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
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