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

Peace in Europe = EU + Social Security. Franck Biancheri, 2008Paix en Europe = UE + Sécu. Franck Biancheri, 2008

Archives Franck Biancheri /

In 2008, when the global systemic crisis slammed into Europe and the world, and started widening cracks in the European welfare systems, Franck Biancheri in an article entitled “Peace in Europe = EU + Social Security” reminded that it was “thanks to the European integration and the generalisation of social security systems that Europe managed […]

Peace in Europe = EU + Social Security. Franck Biancheri, 2008Paix en Europe = UE + Sécu. Franck Biancheri, 2008 Read More »

AAFB Newsletter – May 2016Newsletter AAFB – Mai 2016

Réseau Franck Biancheri /

En Mai 2016, nombreux sont les projets qui fleurissent au sein des Réseaux Franck Biancheri! Franck Biancheri Award 2016 / First outcome of the conference “Borderless Europe: Blessing or Burden?” held in Cluj (6-9 May) The Borderless Europe: Blessing or Burden? conference was held in Cluj-Napoca, in the heart of Transylvania, between 6th and 9th

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Marie-Hélène Caillol et Marianne Ranke-Cormier, Invitées des As du Placard sur Radio VL

Activities /

Le 22 Avril 2016, Marie-Hélène Caillol, Présidente de LEAP et Marianne Ranke-Cormier, Trésorière de l’AAFB participaient à l’émission culturelle “Les As du Placard” sur Radio VL, autour de la problématique “Quel visage pour quelle Europe?”, une émission dédiée à Franck Biancheri. Au cours de l’échange, elles ont pu revenir sur le parcours de Franck Biancheri

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FBA 2016/ First outcome of the conference “Borderless Europe: Blessing or Burden?” held in Cluj (6-9 May)FBA2016 / Premiers résultats de la conférence “Europe sans frontières: Bénédiction ou Fardeau?”, tenue à Cluj (6-9 mai)

Franck Biancheri Year /

The Borderless Europe: Blessing or Burden? conference was held in Cluj-Napoca, in the heart of Transylvania, between 6th and 9th of May, gathering together around 60 young students from all over Europe as well as senior experts & members from the Association des Amis de Franck Biancheri: Marie-Hélène Caillol – President of the AAFB /

FBA 2016/ First outcome of the conference “Borderless Europe: Blessing or Burden?” held in Cluj (6-9 May)FBA2016 / Premiers résultats de la conférence “Europe sans frontières: Bénédiction ou Fardeau?”, tenue à Cluj (6-9 mai) Read More »

LEAP Academy / 3rd EuroBRICS Webinar on Political Anticipation: executive summaryLEAP Academy / Rapport du 3ème Webinar EuroBRICS sur l’Anticipation politique

Réseau Franck Biancheri /

A few weeks ago took place the third EuroBRICS webinar on Political Anticipation (organized by LEAP Academy), which aimed at introducing the EuroBRICS Youth Platform to Franck’s method: Webinar 3: Political Anticipation serving decision-making : Strategies and projects for a significant role of the Euro-BRICS Youth Platform in addressing multipolar world challenges” Please find an executive

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“ERASMUS… and then what?”, Franck Biancheri (2002)“ERASMUS… et après?”, Franck Biancheri (2002)

Archives Franck Biancheri /

The success of the ERASMUS programme is undeniable: for over 25 years now, more than 3 million students have been attending 6 months or more of studying in a university of another European country. In 2002, while the European Commission was celebrating its 1 million ERASMUS students, Romano Prodi had personally reverberated the event in

“ERASMUS… and then what?”, Franck Biancheri (2002)“ERASMUS… et après?”, Franck Biancheri (2002) Read More »

Participants at the conference organized in the framework of Franck Biancheri Award 2016 awarded to AEGEE-Cluj say “Thank you” to Franck!Les participants à la conférence organisée dans le cadre du Franck Biancheri Award 2016 décerné à AEGEE-Cluj disent “Merci” à Franck!

Franck Biancheri Year /

After 3 days of intense and very productive discussions on the theme of “Europe without borders: blessing or burden?” participants at the conference organized by AEGEE-Cluj send this beautiful message to the family and friends of Frank “Thanks Franck Biancheri” … for having created us and for feeding us 30 years later still in your

Participants at the conference organized in the framework of Franck Biancheri Award 2016 awarded to AEGEE-Cluj say “Thank you” to Franck!Les participants à la conférence organisée dans le cadre du Franck Biancheri Award 2016 décerné à AEGEE-Cluj disent “Merci” à Franck! Read More »

Euro-BRICS YLP: When highly educated, interconnected and multipolar youth get to know about Franck BiancheriEuro-BRICS YLP: Quand la jeunesse hautement qualifiée, interconnectée et multipolaire découvre Franck Biancheri

Activités /

Euro-BRICS Youth Platform ‪#‎eurobricsyouth‬ : When highly educated and interconnected youth in Brazil, India, China, Russia, South Africa and Europe get to know about Franck Biancheri and his political message, and transfer his principles and methods to the global level. After one whole week (25/04-29/04) of team-building and brainstorming in “La Pepinière” (in Chatenay sur

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AAFB-AEGEE’s « Night of the Seven Antennae » awarded Charlemagne Youth PrizeLa “Nuit des Sept Antennes” d’AEGEE et de l’AAFB récompensée du Prix Charlemagne pour la Jeunesse Européenne!

Franck Biancheri Year /

Last year, in the framework of the Franck Biancheri Year 2015, the AAFB awarded a special grant to AEGEE-Europe for their 30th anniversary and especially for the reedition of a special event : “The night of the 7 antennae”. This event was organised the first time in 1986 by EGEE together with the newspaper LE

AAFB-AEGEE’s « Night of the Seven Antennae » awarded Charlemagne Youth PrizeLa “Nuit des Sept Antennes” d’AEGEE et de l’AAFB récompensée du Prix Charlemagne pour la Jeunesse Européenne! Read More »

« 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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