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

Quote of the month

EU-budget: Neo-liberal policies killed the process by leaving big corporations free to cash in the profits without giving back taxes, nor jobs in the net contributors countries. No surprise that therefore citizens in the same countries start to be reluctant to keep on paying.Budget européen: Les politiques néo-libérales ont tué le processus en laissant les grandes entreprises libres d’encaisser les bénéfices sans reverser d’impôts, ni de créer d’emplois dans les les pays contributeurs nets. Pas étonnant que les citoyens dans ces mêmes pays soient réticents à continuer à payer.

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Franck Biancheri in “Three lies about the EU budget which our politicians keep on using” (06/12/2005)Franck Biancheri, 06/12/2005 dans: “Budget européen: ces trois mensonges dont abusent nos politiciens”

EU-budget: Neo-liberal policies killed the process by leaving big corporations free to cash in the profits without giving back taxes, nor jobs in the net contributors countries. No surprise that therefore citizens in the same countries start to be reluctant to keep on paying.Budget européen: Les politiques néo-libérales ont tué le processus en laissant les grandes entreprises libres d’encaisser les bénéfices sans reverser d’impôts, ni de créer d’emplois dans les les pays contributeurs nets. Pas étonnant que les citoyens dans ces mêmes pays soient réticents à continuer à payer. Read More »

The current lack of respect for (European) diversity steadily increases the number of people worried about the Community process, even starting in winning numbers of young people and pro-EuropeansLe non-respect actuel de cette diversité (européenne) accroît régulièrement le nombre des inquiets du processus communautaire, commençant même à gagner les rangs des jeunes et des proeuropéens.

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Franck Biancheri in “Europe: Community or Empire? Elements of reflection and principles of action for future European citizens“, a path-breaking historical book by Franck Biancheri written in 1992 – published by Editions AnticipolisFranck Biancheri dans “Europe: Communauté ou Empire? Éléments de réflexion et principes d’action à l’usage des futurs citoyens européens“, un livre historique inédit

The current lack of respect for (European) diversity steadily increases the number of people worried about the Community process, even starting in winning numbers of young people and pro-EuropeansLe non-respect actuel de cette diversité (européenne) accroît régulièrement le nombre des inquiets du processus communautaire, commençant même à gagner les rangs des jeunes et des proeuropéens. Read More »

Democracy is first and foremost the people’s affair -it is not civil servants who will explain to their people that they are wrong…La démocratie est d’abord l’affaire des peuples, ce ne sont pas des fonctionnaires qui vont expliquer à un peuple qu’il se trompe…

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Franck Biancheri, 06-02-2000, in “Austria, a lesson for the EU“Franck Biancheri, 06-02-2000, dans “Autriche, une leçon pour l’UE“

Democracy is first and foremost the people’s affair -it is not civil servants who will explain to their people that they are wrong…La démocratie est d’abord l’affaire des peuples, ce ne sont pas des fonctionnaires qui vont expliquer à un peuple qu’il se trompe… Read More »

“An empire is always providing platforms where conflicts and wars prolife­rate… an empire needs enemies, whilst a Community requires partners”“Un empire, c’est toujours des marches où les conflits et les guerres prolifèrent… un empire a
besoin d’ennemis, là où une Communauté requiert des partenaires”

Quote of the month /

in, “EUROPE : COMMUNITY OR EMPIRE? Elements of reflection and principles of action for future European citizens” a path-breaking historical book by Franck Biancheri written in 1992, published by éditions Anticipolis (Dec. 2017) and now available in English         dans “EUROPE: COMMUNAUTE OU EMPIRE? Éléments de réflexion et principes d’action à l’usage des futurs

“An empire is always providing platforms where conflicts and wars prolife­rate… an empire needs enemies, whilst a Community requires partners”“Un empire, c’est toujours des marches où les conflits et les guerres prolifèrent… un empire a
besoin d’ennemis, là où une Communauté requiert des partenaires” Read More »

Europe’s history has taught us that dreams and nightmares are the two faces of the same coin (2006)L’histoire européenne nous a appris que les rêves et les cauchemars étaient les deux faces de la même pièce (2006)

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European totalitarian regimes love strong slogans. Remember the slogan put at the gate of concentration camps by the Nazis : “Arbeit macht Frei” – “Work makes Free”! Or the sentence you could find all over the Communist block for decades : “Communism is Peace”! Now, we have a new one, placated throughout the EU’s main

Europe’s history has taught us that dreams and nightmares are the two faces of the same coin (2006)L’histoire européenne nous a appris que les rêves et les cauchemars étaient les deux faces de la même pièce (2006) Read More »

Everybody wants to have a successful enlargement whereas it is a successful enlarged EU which is important (FB 09/2002)Tout le monde veut réussir l’élargissement … alors que c’est la réussite de l’Europe élargie qui compte (FB 09/2002)

Quote of the month /

Franck Biancheri, 08/09/2002, in How to avoid having the Copenhagen Summit go down in history as a missed opportunity: the successful enlargement of the European Union! Franck Biancheri, 08/09/2002, dans Comment éviter que le Sommet de Copenhague n’entre dans l’Histoire comme celui d’une immense occasion manquée: celle de réussir l’Union européenne élargie!  

Everybody wants to have a successful enlargement whereas it is a successful enlarged EU which is important (FB 09/2002)Tout le monde veut réussir l’élargissement … alors que c’est la réussite de l’Europe élargie qui compte (FB 09/2002) Read More »

It is clear that the existing national political parties can not serve two masters: national and European (Franck Biancheri, IDE 1989)Il est évident que les partis politiques nationaux existants ne peuvent pas servir deux maîtres: national et européen (Franck Biancheri, IDE 1989)

Quote of the month /

Franck Biancheri, 19/02/1989 Around 30 years, this quote is soon 30 years old! And it was not just words, he did it: with IDE, Initiative for a European Democracy, the  very first European political party launched by Franck Biancheri in 1987 for the European election in 1989, and in 2009 with Newropeans. One sole European

It is clear that the existing national political parties can not serve two masters: national and European (Franck Biancheri, IDE 1989)Il est évident que les partis politiques nationaux existants ne peuvent pas servir deux maîtres: national et européen (Franck Biancheri, IDE 1989) Read More »

It takes teamwork to make Europe move forward. (Franck Biancheri 2005) Il faut être une équipe pour faire bouger l’Europe. (Franck Biancheri 2005)

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crédit photo Franck Biancheri Documentation On July 1st and 2nd, the Franck Biancheri Network in partnership with iCAN, the city of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve and numerous partners organised the kick off event for the #CitizensRoute73 – Horizon 2019 European Election. Following Franck Biancheri’s 30 years battle for the democratisation of Europe political path, European citizens, actors of

It takes teamwork to make Europe move forward. (Franck Biancheri 2005) Il faut être une équipe pour faire bouger l’Europe. (Franck Biancheri 2005) Read More »

On the horizon with a heaven of freedom and a land of responsibility, this is perhaps the soul of Europe (Franck Biancheri, in Communauté ou Empire, 1992)Ligne d’horizon entre un ciel de liberté et une terre de responsabilité, voilà peut-être l’âme de l’Europe (Franck Biancheri, in Communauté ou Empire, 1992)

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crédit photo Franck Biancheri Documentationcrédit photo Franck Biancheri Documentation

On the horizon with a heaven of freedom and a land of responsibility, this is perhaps the soul of Europe (Franck Biancheri, in Communauté ou Empire, 1992)Ligne d’horizon entre un ciel de liberté et une terre de responsabilité, voilà peut-être l’âme de l’Europe (Franck Biancheri, in Communauté ou Empire, 1992) 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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