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

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SAVE THE DATE ! The Franck Biancheri Network and iCAN invite you in Louvain-la-Neuve on July 1-2!SAVE THE DATE ! Le Réseau Franck Biancheri et iCAN vous donnent rendez-vous à Louvain-la-Neuve les 1-2 juillet !

Activités /

[divider] Route 73 – EU Democratisation Citizen Process Horizon 2019 European Election: Two years for a complete political offer to emerge at the European level Kick-off event in Louvain-la-Neuve (BE), July 1-2, 2017 – – – – –  Initiated by Réseaux Franck Biancheri (FBN) and the Change Agent Network (iCAN) Thanks to the hosting and […]

SAVE THE DATE ! The Franck Biancheri Network and iCAN invite you in Louvain-la-Neuve on July 1-2!SAVE THE DATE ! Le Réseau Franck Biancheri et iCAN vous donnent rendez-vous à Louvain-la-Neuve les 1-2 juillet ! Read More »

Franck Biancheri Award 2017: Back from Budapest!Prix Franck Biancheri: Retour de Budapest!

Franck Biancheri Year /

Three of our board members, Marie-Hélène Caillol, Marianne Ranke-Cormier and Régis Jamin, took part last weekend in the 3 days conference “Education for the Present, Democracy for the Future” organised by AEGEE-Budapest winner of the FB-Award 2017. Have a first glance of this amazing event and enjoy the offical aftermovie with the venue of the

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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

Franck Biancheri Year /

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

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 Read More »

The EU must democratize (Franck Biancheri, 2001)

Archives Franck Biancheri, EUSV /

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

Franck Biancheri Year /

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

In memoriam /

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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[: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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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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Organising the first Trans-European Election: Our campaign addressing the European Leaders [Press release – December 7, 2016]Notre campagne auprès des dirigeants européens pour l’organisation d’une première vraie élection transeuropéenne [Communiqué – 07/12/2016]

Réseau Franck Biancheri /

This open letter entitled “Countering the British “Coup d’Etats” with a European democratic blow – Towards a first real trans-European election” and edited by the Franck Biancheri Network, was sent by mail on 25th of November 2016 to the European Leaders listed below (National Heads of States and Heads of Governments, Foreign and European Affairs

Organising the first Trans-European Election: Our campaign addressing the European Leaders [Press release – December 7, 2016]Notre campagne auprès des dirigeants européens pour l’organisation d’une première vraie élection transeuropéenne [Communiqué – 07/12/2016] Read More »

Empower or legitimize the European Institutions (Franck Biancheri, 2001)Renforcer les pouvoirs ou légitimer les compétences des institutions européennes (Franck Biancheri, 2001)

Archives Franck Biancheri /

Two events prompt us to republish today this text of Franck Biancheri written in May 2001. Firstly because the project of the antenna AEGEE-Budapest, winner of the Franck Biancheri Award 2017, on the theme “Educate now, Democratize the future”, take roots in this text in which Franck Biancheri foresaw the risks of non-democratic deviation arising

Empower or legitimize the European Institutions (Franck Biancheri, 2001)Renforcer les pouvoirs ou légitimer les compétences des institutions européennes (Franck Biancheri, 2001) 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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