marți, 26 noiembrie 2013

Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) or how to wipe-out poverty in Europe?

This is a new European Citizens' Initiative that asking the Commission, to encourage cooperation between the Member States (according to Art 156 TFEU) aiming to explore the Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) as a tool to improve their respective social security systems.

The Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) does not replace the welfare state but does complete and transform the same from a compensatory into an emancipatory welfare state. The emancipatory Unconditional Basic Income is defined by the following four criteria: universal, individual, unconditional, high enough to ensure an existence in dignity and participation in society

Unconditional Basic Income (UBI)
In the long run the objective is to offer to each person in the EU the unconditional right as an individual, to having his/her material needs met to ensure a life of dignity as stated by the EU treaties, and to empower participation in society supported by the introduction of the UBI. 

In the short term, initiatives such as “pilot‐studies“ (Art 156 TFEU) and examination of different models of UBI (EP resolution 2010/2039(INI) §44) should be promoted by the EU.

sâmbătă, 26 ianuarie 2013

new 2013 initiatives


There are 2:
- End Ecocide in Europe: A Citizens’ Initiative to give the Earth Rights
- Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) - Exploring a pathway towards emancipatory welfare conditions in the EU

As a reminder a European citizens' initiative is an invitation to the European Commission to propose legislation on matters where the EU has competence to legislate. A citizens' initiative has to be backed by at least one million EU citizens, coming from at least 7 out of the 27 member states.

sâmbătă, 8 septembrie 2012

start voting for Water and sanitation are a human right!

The initiative Right4Water is the first one for which online signature can be now collected!!!

This success demonstrates not only that the citizens' initiative campaign works but also that the online tools provided by the European Commission as Open Source can be used to collect the required 1 million online signature. The EC press release explains how important is this first online collection of signatures for an european citizens' initiative.

The Right4Water slogan is:

Water and Sanitation are a human right! Water is a public good, not a commodity.

More details on their website: http://www.right2water.eu/ 

You can sign and support this campaign by filling the online form. I've already done it. You?

sâmbătă, 21 iulie 2012

Comisia Europeana ofera propriile servere pentru colectarea de semnaturi

Initiativa cetateneasca europeana intampina ceva dificultati: primele initiative au fost deja inregistrate, dar inca nu se pot colecta semnaturi online de la tarile membre deoarece nu exista servere autorizate.

Ce sunt aceste servere?
Comisia a pus la dispozitia colectorilor de semnaturi un software gratuit ce permite colectarea si administrarea online de semnaturi electronice pentru initiative.

Deoarece organizatorii au intampinat dificultati in a instala si obtine autorizarea de colectare, Comisia Europeana vine in sprijinul lor si ofera (temporar) propriile servere pentru a demara cu succes ideile cetatenesti. Totodata, termenul limita pentru colectarea de semnaturi este extins ;)

deci in curand ne apucam de vot!

marți, 15 mai 2012

6 initiative cetatenesti au fost deja inregistrate


  • drept de vot pentru toti rezidentii unei tari UE indiferent de nationalitate, 
  • promovarea accesului liber la apa potabila ca drept european de baza sau 
  • un tarif unic pentru tele-comunicatii in Europa 
sunt doar cateva dintre initiativele deja propuse.

Cititi detaliile si fiti activi ;)

sâmbătă, 12 mai 2012

PRIMA initiativa cetateneasca europeana inregistrata de ziua Europei !!!

S-a dat startul: prima initiativa a fost inregistrata cu succes, iar Comisia Europeana a salutat acest debut chiar de ziua Europei (9 mai).


Initiativa poarta numele Fraternité 2020 – Mobility. Progress. Europe si solicita dezvoltarea programelor de schimb  in cadrul Uniunii Europene (programe gen Erasmus). Propusa de un comitet de participanti din 7 tari UE (inclusiv Romania), initiativa trebuie acum sa adune 1.000.000 de semnaturi pentru a trece in faza urmatoare.

Sa le uram succes !!!