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NEWROPEANS 2000, a highly
symbolic happening
Newropeans 2000 takes
place in the frame of
the 15th Anniversary of
the First Congress "Etats-Généraux
of the European Students"
(EGEE-1) and at the occasion
of the French Presidency
of the European Union.
Moreover,
the asserted will of the
Common institutions to
make 2000 a year of transition
towards a European Union
founded on sound organisational
and political basis, has
lead thousands of young
Euro-citizens born from
the AEGEE experience to
support the project of
congress "New Europe,
New Challenges, New Generations
", that Prometheus-Europe
has organised.
This
event also illustrated
the necessity to associate
more tightly citizens,
(especially the youth),
with all the procedures
of the Union, while showing
the great potential of
creativity and know-how
of the new generations.
The congress aimed to
contribute to help with
the emergence of this
new Union that decision-makers
and citizens are now wishing.
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NEWROPEANS
2000, catalyst of a new
European enthusiasm
Much more than a mere
happening, the congress
Newropeans 2000 is a precursory
event that initiates a
new dynamic, by:
· Initiating
the process " Towards
a Common Democracy "
: mobilising the elite
and civil societies
around the political
project of democratisation
of the European Union
· Inaugurating
the European web-portal
: www.newropeans.org
· Presenting
two new trans-continental
web-sites to put civilian
societies together :
Tiesweb.org (UE-US),
Sitmed.org (Euromed)
and spreading such tools
all over the world
· Informing on
the first conclusions
of a CNRS (French National
Centre for Scientific
Research)-Newropeans
survey on the communication
and information habits
of the European Student
Networks
· Launching a
" E-University
vote " for the
election in April 2001
of the first European
Students Council meant
to be the interlocutor
of the European Institutions
for the European University
Policy
· Launching the
First Edition of the
Newropeans-Robert Schuman
Award
· Publishing
the Political Guide
Europe 2020 : guide
of strategic recommendations
for the period 2000-2020,
distributed to 10.000
political and administrative
European leaders.
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NEWROPEANS
2000, the first gathering
of the " European-Born
" Generations
In 2000, the first "
European-Born " generation
is 43. Various sectors
of the European society
are now being energised
by professionals for whom
Europe is a natural dimension
; this characteristic
makes these people especially
predisposed to confront
the major challenges faced
by the European Union
in the 21st century.
Newropeans has chosen
to dedicate them this
congress, since today
it seems necessary for
the new generations born
after the creation of
the European Community
in 1957 to assert their
commitments to building
Europe and their desire
to support reform initiatives.
This aims at increasing
Transparency, Efficiency
and democratisation in
the EU institutions.
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NEWROPEANS
2000, Horizon 2020
The contents of this event
largely uses the work
realised by the anticipation
Unit of Prometheus Europe
on the topic "How
to manage the EU in 2020?".
By applying a new method
of aid to decision - the
anticipation method -
Europe 2020 seminars focused
on three thinking directions
at the horizon 2020 :
reorganising the common
administrative system,
redefining the common
political project and
specifying the role of
the EU in the world.
Newropeans 2000 was the
occasion to give to the
conclusions of these work
the impact they deserve.
The congress is directly
inspired from leading
transcontinental projects
like www.tiesweb.org in
the transatlantic field
(initiated and managed
by Prometheus-Europe).
