N°65/December 2018 EPFMA BULLETIN European Parliament Former Members Association www.formermembers.eu The Future of the European Union

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IN THIS ISSUE

03 Message from the President 15 Employment and social LATEST NEWS 04 EP at work solidarity in Europe (Emilia Müller) 30 Activities 16 Our European Challenge: SPECIAL EDITION a Clean Energy Union 32 New members (José Blanco López) 35 New publications 06 The essential Europe 17 An effective Europe moves (Miguel Angel Martinez Martinez) 36 In memoriam forward on two legs (Jean-Marie 08 The Future... Beaupuy) (Herman Van Rompuy) 18 The Future of Europe 09 The structure and functioning (Walter Schwimmer) of the EU (José-María Gil-Robles) 19 FP-AP Colloquy on the Future 10 Europe goes to the polls of Europe (Brigitte Langenhagen (Valéry Giscard d’Estaing) and Jean-Pierre Audy) 11 Time of adopting a new EU budget matters (Ivailo Kalfin) FMA ACTIVITIES The European Parliament 12 The coming challenges of 21 Democracy Support celebrated the 70th globalization (Ana Palacio) anniversary of the Universal 22 EP to Campus Programme Declaration of Human Rights The EU’s security and defence 13 26 Former Members’ Network during the week of 19-23 cooperation (Elmar Brok) November 2018. 27 Visit under the EU Presidency 14 Future of the CAP (Peter Baco) 29 Co-operation with the EUI 30 Photo report Cover: ©European Parliament

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EDITORIAL BOARD PREPARED BY CONTACTS Jean-Pierre AUDY Elisabetta FONCK [email protected] Brigitte LANGENHAGEN Lisseth BRAVO Tel.+ 32(0)2 284 07 03 Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT Valeh NASIRI Fax.+32(0)2 284 09 89 Manuel PORTO Lydia WEBER Teresa RIERA MADURELL Message from the PRESIDENT

Dear Member, against cybercrime and breaches back enthusiasm for the European of privacy and personal data idea and support for the EU As 2018 draws to a close, the EU to better protect citizens, institutions, and it became evident finds itself confronted with two businesses and public institutions. that we can play a key role in major challenges that will have an The common security and the coming months. I am hoping enormous impact on the future defence policy also needs to that many of you will raise your political course and on European be strengthened, as does the voices during the campaign to societies in general: the Brexit cooperation of the Member States spread reliable information on the negotiations and the May 2019 in the field of migration and work of the European Parliament European Elections. We should the support we provide to our and the EU as a whole, thus face these challenges with hope neighbours in their endeavours to encouraging the people to vote. and with a thirst for action. establish democracy, the rule of Finally, I would like to express The time is now ripe to answer law and economic stability. As an my sincere appreciation for the the questions of what the future open society, we must resist the contribution of our members of Europe looks like and what tendencies of isolation. to our democracy support role the European Union should To help provide answers to my activities and to our EP Campus play. We can be proud of what initial questions, this special programme. Democracy building, we have achieved so far with edition of the FMA Bulletin on education and promoting courage and determination. This the Future of the European Union dialogue with citizens must is the time to recall and reaffirm focuses on a broad spectrum continue to be at the core of the shared values on which of topics ranging from social our actions as former European the European Union is based. challenges and economic issues parliamentarians and I would These values are the underlying to Europe’s security policy. I would like to thank everyone who has foundation and the reason for like to thank all the authors who worked with us on these matters. over 60 years of stability and contributed to this edition, which peace in those countries of is a valuable addition to the I wish you and your family and Europe which are part of the present discussion on the future friends a Merry Christmas and a European integration process. of the European Union. Happy New Year 2019. We are bound together by Our Association is committed the respect for human dignity to continuing to involve our and human rights, freedom, knowledgeable members in democracy, rule of law and peace. the current debate, as we did We are all equal and the principles through the conference on ‘40 of solidarity and subsidiarity years of European Parliament should guide us. We need to Direct Elections’, which was Hans-Gert Pöttering restore dialogue with European organised in cooperation with FMA President citizens, regain their trust and the European University Institute support, and make sure that and the European Parliamentary we take their hopes, fears and Research Service (EPRS) on 22-23 doubts seriously. November in Florence, and our In order to make our Union dinner debate and seminar, stronger we need to complete which took place on 28-29 the EU Digital Single Market, November 2018 in Brussels. We but also step up our fight had discussions on how to bring 4 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

EP AT WORK

KEY FACTS

MEPs called on EU countries to initiate the MEPs back EU ban on throwaway plastics by procedure laid down in Article 7(1) the EU Treaty 2021 (October Session - P8_TA-PROV(2018)0411) (September Session - P8_TA-PROV(2018)0340) Single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, straws, In order to determine whether Hungary is at balloon sticks or cotton buds, will be banned in the EU risk of breaching the EU´s founding values. under plans adopted. Parliament adopts its position on digital Strengthening security through an EU-wide copyright rules (September Session - P8_TA- information system (October Session - P8_TA- PROV(2018)0337) PROV(2018)0413) Parliament adopted its revised text, adding safeguards The improved Schengen Information System will to protect small firms and freedom of expression. contribute to the EU’s fight against terrorism, cross- MEPs vote in favour updated rules to clarify the border crime and irregular migration. role of Eurojust and improve its effectiveness MEPs vote in favour for a comprehensive, (October Session - P8_TA-PROV(2018)0379) permanent and objective mechanism to The changes in the Agency’s functioning and protect democracy, the rule of law and structure, including a new governance model, will fundamental rights (November Session - P8_TA- make Eurojust more efficient in tackling cross-border PROV(2018)0456) crime. MEPs want respect of EU values to be assessed every year in all member states.

Other main dossiers discussed in the plenary sessions were: September 2018 • MEPs adopted new rules November 2018 • Parliament approves €34m in EU to speed up the freezing and • MEPs adopt multiannual plan aid to Greece, Poland, Lithuania confiscation of criminal for fisheries on how, where and and Bulgaria after natural disasters assets across the EU. (04.10.18) when small pelagic fish, such as in 2017. (11.09.18) • Parliament approves new rules anchovy and sardine, can be caught • Young people are now able aimed at removing obstacles to the in the Adriatic Sea (13.11.18) to volunteer or work in EU-wide free movement of non-personal • Parliament calls for common solidarity schemes, after a data within the EU for companies rules to ensure that the rights final vote on theEuropean and public authorities. (04.10.18) of all national minorities Solidarity Corps. (11.09.18) • Following the killing of are redressed and respected • MEPs approved new journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the across the EU. (13.11.18) measures to combat terrorist European Parliament called on • MEPs have approved the telecoms financing, by preventing money EU countries to unite and impose package that caps intra-EU calls, laundering and tightening an EU-wide arms embargo makes super-fast 5G networks cash flow checks. (12.09.18) on Saudi Arabia. (25.10.18) possible by 2020 and creates alert • MEPs advocate further measures to • Parliament demands ban system for emergencies. (14.11.18) curb use of antibiotics. (13.09.18) on neo-fascist and neo-Nazi • Long-term EU budget: MEPs October 2018 groups in the EU. (25.10.18) push for more funding for youth, research, growth & jobs and • MEPs give green light for VAT • MEPs call for a full audit tackling climate change. (14.11.18) overhaul to simplify system on Facebook and new and cut fraud. (03.10.18) measures against election For more information, please visit : meddling. (25.10.18) http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/ FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018 5

SPECIAL EDITION THE FUTURE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

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SPECIAL EDITION THE ESSENTIAL EUROPE

I was born in Spain in 1940, after sarcastic: how could a boy feel as boys and girls of our age all a war that had lasted almost three lucky when his father was in prison over France did in the years after years and ended with the Republic and his mother was released from 1945. We were taught by modern being brought down by a military prison barely two days before she teachers who were committed to coup, the perpetrators of which gave birth? Believe me, these were the values of the French Republic, had been backed by Mussolini’s terrible times: my mother had values that had been consolidated Italy and Hitler’s Germany. It was been imprisoned without trial just during the Resistance. the Spain of Franco, known as ‘El because she was a member of the “This would all be very Caudillo’; a country of repression General Union of Workers (UGT) – a and mass summary executions. socialist trade union; and my father, helpful to us later on, The civil war had become ‘the who was a high-ranking official when we needed to tell Crusade’ and the philosophy behind in Madrid’s public water-supply our fellow Spaniards it was based on recognising the company, had been jailed for his how important, how countless virtues and advantages of role as a leader of the Water, Gas extreme-right totalitarian systems, and Electricity Workers’ division of absolutely essential and pointing out the appalling the UGT. But let’s get back to the Europe was: we had to be ineptitude of democracies, especially point: how could this boy feel so in Europe; we had to be those in Europe. The defeat of lucky living in such circumstances? Nazi Fascism merely confirmed the The answer is quite simple: after Europe.” utter superiority of Franco’s regime: the Liberation of Paris, the French The boy I’m telling you about it suited ‘our situation’ down to Government, which was led by de would go on to protest against the the ground. ‘God and His Church Gaulle and based on democratic repressive regime that governed his were an integral part of the project values, gave that boy, along with country, and against the nonsensical and of the way in which that hundreds of other children from notion that democracy worked in project was implemented’. persecuted families, the opportunity other places and for other people, It was at this stage of the Franco to attend French lycées in Madrid but not for us, because we were regime that my education began. and Barcelona. So while so many obviously incapable of solving our And right from the very beginning, of our peers went to schools where own problems or of governing our I could tell that I was going to be they prayed more than they learned, own society. Apparently we needed incredibly lucky. That might sound and sang patriotic, fascist hymns, a leader to show us the way, and to paradoxical, or even downright we received the same education lead by force, if need be. This boy then had to make the traumatic move from a liberal French lycée to a university that bore all the hallmarks of totalitarianism, with bans on the one hand and obligations on the other, all in the name of National Catholicism. It was hardly surprising, then, in the situation I’ve been describing – the situation my country was still in at the end of the 1950s – that the only thing someone like me could do was to demand that life for people in Spain should be the Miguel Angel Martinez Martinez at the 27th Session of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly ACP-UE ©European Parliament same as it was for people in other FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018 7

European countries. So we started off by demanding ‘to live like other Europeans’, and soon afterwards ‘to live as we deserve to live’. So that is how it all started, and with a great deal of effort we managed to open things up, so that less than two decades later, Spain joined the Council of Europe. Ten years after Signature ceremony for the accession of Spain and Portugal to the EC.©European Parliament that, we would join the European Communities, which, with Spain as a European Youth Foundation, and in witnessed and played a part in the Member State, would later become other European youth organisations accession to the European Union the European Union. granted advisory status by the of most of the states that we had For many of the countries that have Council of Europe. previously welcomed into the Council joined it, the European project has This would all be very helpful to us of Europe. Europe today seems to me been an important and rewarding later on, when we needed to tell our to be just as attractive and necessary one; those countries, however, did fellow Spaniards how important, as ever before. As Willy Brandt so not need the project. We did. For us, how absolutely essential Europe was: very eloquently pointed out: it was a way of achieving freedom we had to be in Europe; we had to ‘Peace is not everything, but and dignity and restoring democratic be Europe. Back in 1977, in the first everything is nothing without peace.’ order. It was about the hope of democratic elections after 40 years Working with Hans-Gert Pöttering fundamental social justice. It has of totalitarianism, we were elected in spearheading the House of been a compelling process for all of to the Congress of Deputies in Spain, European History project has given us, but I hope you will understand and had the happy task of drafting me a decisive opportunity to put and won’t think me immodest and approving the Constitution my attitudes and experience as a when I say that I firmly believe that under which my country’s destiny peace activist into practice once it has been a more compelling has been played out since 1978. It again. I have been able to meet process for the Spanish people than was just as amazing to play a part people who may not share my it has for others. in the unanimous vote ratifying thoughts and opinions, but who are Having told you about my personal Spain’s accession to the European dedicated to the same values as I am journey, I can assure you that the Communities – something that had – that is to say making a success of fact I was able to play an active role not happened in any other country European integration. in this European process has been as – followed by the ratification of the There is one thought, however, moving and unforgettable for me as Treaty of Rome. that regularly crosses my mind, and it has been surreal. For me, taking For us, the idea of Europe and how even torments me at times: I wish on that active role first meant being important it is in our daily lives is still there were a rigorous and effective part of the anti-Fascist resistance at alive, just as it has been over the last sanctions mechanism to oblige all EU university; being arrested, tortured, few decades. This project has always Member States to operate coherently, tried, sentenced and imprisoned for been a very important, attractive in line with the decisions we take and a long period – though not nearly one for us, underpinning as it does the values that make us who we are, as long as the 14 years in exile, our values, our well-being and our thereby guaranteeing that no other where we carried on dreaming, social progress. Having chaired government can betray the identity continued with our struggle, enjoying the Parliamentary Assembly of the of our European project. the hospitality and solidarity of Council of Europe, where I had the French people, of Austrians and opportunity to welcome a dozen Belgians – Europeans all. There we new member countries, I was then Miguel Angel Martinez were, learning and making our immensely fortunate once again: this Martinez voices heard in organisations like time to be elected to the European S&D, Spain (1999-2014) the European Youth Centre and the Parliament. Over a 15-year period, I [email protected] 8 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

THE FUTURE...

The question is not whether the must join the Union. We shall instead of unanimity. EU has a future but what future it see how Ukraine, Georgia and The challenge also lies elsewhere. has. Given the current Eurosceptic Moldova develop internally. Their How can we be economically climate, even that is a relief. I position in the European family stronger in a hypercompetitive world usually refuse to make predictions depends on that. economy? Power in the world will because we have been taken by The euro area will become more come from the barrel of an economic surprise so many times in the past robust, because the global economy gun. Because we are lagging behind ten years. Who foresaw the euro will continue to weather storms in new technologies, our Union could area crisis or the refugee crisis? For that will make it an unavoidable become dependent. Only European that matter – where technology and necessity to strengthen Economic economic champions will enable us the economy are concerned – who and Monetary Union. Only then to play our part in order to defend foresaw the incredibly rapid spread will taboos relating to solidarity and and promote our interests and ideals. of smartphones and tablets? The sovereignty vanish. The euro area We need ‘more Europe’: otherwise, very most we can do is say what we remains a unique adventure because we shall become irrelevant. hope that the future has in store for it is a union of 19 or more sovereign Defence is becoming a new field of the European Union. So we need states. There are no precedents for intense cooperation. A European to strike a balance between our it in the history of the world, but the army is a distant dream, but we must expectations and our aspirations. Union itself is similarly an exception. take all the preparatory steps to I do not expect any exits either from History is the mentor in life, but achieve it. There is a long way to go, the Union or from the euro area. On sometimes life also teaches lessons to but awareness is growing day by day. the contrary, I think that there will history. Nothing is inevitable. The other challenge is, if possible, be future enlargements. Europe’s “We need ‘more Europe’: even more serious: how are we to economic, social and political prevent our planet from becoming attractiveness is underestimated. otherwise, we shall uninhabitable as a result of climate In the long term, I would be more become irrelevant.” change? This too requires Member concerned about the stability of The Union will increasingly close its States to cooperate. Russia, and even of China, than external borders to illegal migration Although the future is of the Union. Sooner or later, the and increasingly open up to people unpredictable, the Union knows Western Balkan countries absolutely entering our territory legally. Indeed, what it needs to do. There must we shall need immigrants in a Union be neither a democratic deficit or a whose population will be 10% leadership deficit. smaller within 40 years. Enabling all those people to live together as harmoniously as possible on the basis of shared public values is one of the greatest challenges for the future. It will determine what our national societies and Europe itself will be like. I do not think we shall need a new Treaty for the next 20 years. It would only engender greater division. The Lisbon Treaty gives us Herman Van Rompuy President Emeritus European everything we need to work with. If Council necessary, political agreements can Minister of State be reached concerning, for example, President of the European Policy ©European Parliament more use of qualified majorities Centre FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018 9

THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF THE EU

1. - The raison d’etre of the well not forget that at a time when individual, in other words absolutism, European Union hostility and mistrust are being sold with the rule of law, to be observed The European Union’s goal is to us as a means of safeguarding by everyone; privilege thus gave to maintain peace between the national identity. The EU has never way to equality before the law. nations of Europe - the sole tried to combat patriotism in the But this also meant introducing guarantor of prosperity. Member States, seeking instead representative democracy. The EU was the response of a to make it part of a common In this way, and in the face of some group of visionary Europeans to the endeavour, rather than the source of resistance, parliaments gained more explosion of hatred that was the pointless, bloody conflict. and more political influence. The Second World War. That war did not “The EU’s raison d’être European Parliament is no exception: happen by chance; rather it was the its role has expanded with each culmination of an historical process is to build that peace treaty, and today Article 14 of the whereby the hatred, suspicion through ‘concrete Treaty of Lisbon states the following: and resentment that had built up achievements which “1. The European Parliament shall, over centuries came to a head first create a de facto jointly with the Council, exercise in the 1930s. legislative and budgetary functions. At the height of the war, in Algiers, solidarity’, as the It shall exercise functions of political Jean Monnet warned General de Schuman Declaration of control and consultation as laid Gaulle that peace could not be 9 May 1950 states.” down in the Treaties. It shall elect the achieved without Franco-German President of the Commission.” reconciliation. He might have added As a grouping of nations founded on In order to perform all its functions that it would never be achieved on solidarity, the EU needs a structure, effectively, in the course of its near our continent without reconciliation as does any human endeavour if it 70 years of existence Parliament has between all the nations of Europe. is to endure. continued to develop and refine its The EU’s raison d’être is to build In Europe, and in our time, that working methods, turning itself into that peace through ‘concrete structure can only be a democratic a sophisticated forum for dialogue achievements which first create a one. As far back as in 1950, the and supranational and consensual de facto solidarity’, as the Schuman key institutions of the EU were decision-making. Declaration of 9 May 1950 states. established for this very reason. They In Parliament, members with That is why Helmut Kohl was able to have continued to develop since diverging ideological positions say that “solidarity is the essence of then, and are still developing today. I debate, vote and, above all, the European Union”; centuries of am not going to address them all in negotiate; In long hours of hatred and resentment have given detail, but rather focus my attention negotiations, they identify a common way to solidarity. We would do on the European Parliament. European interest that MEPs, the 2.- The role of the European Council and the Commission Parliament can pursue. Article 10 of the Treaty of Lisbon Parliament will thus never be the states the following: backdrop for slick media campaigns; “1. The functioning of the instead it will continue in the role Union shall be founded on it has performed for so long with representative democracy. admirable determination, that of 2. Citizens are directly being the soul of Europe. represented at Union level in the European Parliament.” José María Gil-Robles As long ago as in the mid-18th Former EP and FMA President century, the rationalists advocated EPP-ED, Spain (1989-2004) ©European Parliament replacing arbitrary rule by an [email protected] 10 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

EUROPE GOES TO THE POLLS

Europe is still going strong! People that countries that had previously panded to include all the countries in in the far west of the Eurasian been occupied could now exercise the eurozone, must press ahead with continent, between the North their new rights as independent the task of creating an economic Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the countries, and as a result the number alliance which does not encroach on Mediterranean, will go to the polls in of EU Member States increased other national powers. This economic 2019. The political establishment is significantly. Unfortunately, the EU alliance is vital if the participating beginning to stir, swayed by personal was not properly prepared for this states are to discuss organisational ambitions. This self-serving impulse enlargement, as its working methods arrangements and safeguards is the exact opposite of what Europe were - and still are - based on the commensurate with modern-day needs, namely a dispassionate vision simplistic notion of all states being challenges. Building on the single of the way ahead. And that is what equal. All the Member States have currency, the next step should be to one of Europe’s oldest founding exactly the same rights, regardless of develop a single tax system for all the political parties - your party - can help their size, while the European admin- countries in the alliance. This project to provide. istration is constantly acquiring ever is also just plain common sense. It The world is changing, and Europe is broader powers and non-democratic could be done in five to ten years, changing with it. In the 19th century, institutions are fighting for a chance starting with VAT and indirect taxes. Europe dominated the world. In 20 to govern Europe. This tax harmonisation will be warmly years’ time, the three most highly In these troubled times, what is there welcomed by all the citizens of the populated countries in the world will to say? eurozone. be in south-east Asia, namely China, Two things: The group will gradually be opened India and Indonesia, and it will be a 1. The EU Member States must up to all the states wishing to partic- digital world. comply with the Treaties to the letter ipate, as long as the citizens of the In the immediate aftermath of the and apply the principle of subsidiarity. countries in question confirm their Second World War, a group of The number of Commissioners and commitment through referendums six European countries sought to the size of the administration should passed by a qualified majority. form an alliance to prevent future be more or less halved, and repre- This approach has been proposed deadly conflicts. They achieved sentatives of Member States should by the Re-Imagine Europa group, more than they could ever have be appointed democratically. The which has set up a working party hoped for, creating a large market Treaty of Maastricht shows exactly to determine what an ideal system and then a common currency. The how this could be done. for Europe would look like. It would collapse of the Soviet Empire meant 2. The group of founding states, ex- mean that instead of muddling through, we could follow a carefully thought-out plan.

* * * This is a far cry from rivalries between states and petty personal ambitions.

Things are looking brighter for Europe!

Valéry Giscard d’Estaing Former President of the French Republic (1974 - 1981) Re-Imagine Europa ©European Parliament President Re-Imagine Europa FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018 11

TIME OF ADOPTING A NEW EU BUDGET MATTERS

There is a number of paradoxes to channel the funds to back the pillars of the modernization. The linked to the EU budget. One of hot political priorities. This approach first one is to decrease reasonably these is that governments speak has its limitations – the decreased the commitments for the two big about expenditures but first act on budgetary commitments would budgetary “elephants” – agricultural revenues. They limit the contributions negatively impact long established subsidies and cohesion, pushing for much before discussing expenditures. economic policies. A third option further efficiency improvements. That might look as a responsible is that member states stand ready At the same time – increasing the approach to the public finance. to increase the transfers to the EU share of funding for policies that By design, the EU budget should budget in order to adequately meet would boost the EU’s competitive not generate debt. The paradox is the arising political challenges. The capacity and improve the quality of that the very same governments, downside of this is that the number life of the citizens – i.e. the funds for quickly deciding on the revenues of budgetary political debates in the research and the digital economy. of the EU budget, tend to create member states will increase, making Second – to increase the share of excessive expectations when it it even more difficult to stand with the genuine own resources of the comes to the expenditures side. arguments related to solidarity and budget, taking on board a number They try to be responsive to public European added value to the harsh of proposals, given by the High Level concerns adapting the policies and and plain populist rhetoric. None of Group, chaired by Mario Monti. Third undertaking political commitments the above options is likely to work. Is – a slight increase of the national on behalf of the EU. But often these there a working solution? contributions is foreseen, that could commitments are not adequately “The EU budget is not be also a “de facto” reduction in backed with public funds. The case the own resources share is reason is that the EU budget is sufficiently flexible increased. This is a working formula, not sufficiently flexible and at the and at the same time taking account also of the budgetary same time governments do not like governments do not like consequences of Brexit. to pay more. to pay more.” As expected, the Parliament’s As EU citizens and taxpayers, we reaction is more ambitious and the have several options concerning the We can see a credible answer to the Council is cautious. But it is extremely EU budget. The easiest is not to make budgetary dilemma in the elaborate important that both arms stand up changes at all but that would bring proposal of the Commission for the to the expectations and support down the public confidence and post 2020 multiannual EU budget. Guenter Oettinger’s fight for a timely the credibility of the EU institutions. It is based on the sound logic that adoption of the next MFF. Otherwise Another option is to make the EU the budget is an instrument to the whole work has to restart after budget much more flexible in order implement policies and not a purpose the elections, under a tremendous per se. We can see three basic time constraint and no better options to discuss in sight. Now it is either strengthening the EU’s capacity to provide strong solutions or falling back into the silo of national politics that always brought conflicts on our continent.

Ivailo Kalfin S&D, Bulgaria (2005-2009) ©European Parliament [email protected] 12 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

THE COMING CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION

The story of the last seventy years be achieved through economic as increasing numbers of people was largely one of construction - of prosperity, collaboration between attained freedom from fear and want the building of a liberal rules-based nations and by the assurance “that and as great power peace became global order, the maintenance of all men in all lands may live out assured, the impetus of this system peace, the deepening of human their lives in freedom from fear was forgotten. Prosperity and the rights, the liberation of millions and want”. unending demand for more became from poverty and the progressive “The world that grew the end. And in this process the soul connection of once separated of the system was lost. peoples and nations. The core engine up around the European The problem with a system built of this development, and in many Project increasingly around the idea of prosperity is that ways its symbol, was the increasing came to look like it: support is fickle. Once markets turn liberalization and expansion of trade. rules-based, value- and the promise of greater wealth But somewhere along the way these is questioned, buy-in vanishes. And instruments of liberalism, freer trade laden, and driven by that is precisely what happened and market liberation, became ends economic integration. following the 2008 financial crisis. in and of themselves. In the process This is no accident. Both We find ourselves today in a new we lost our way. As a result, today, era. In which the rules and ethic the world stands on the brink of a the European Union that drove interconnection face new era of deconstruction in which and the liberal world retrenchment. Where multilateralism the inevitable momentum of progress order are rooted in the is replaced by bilateralism. A time in built by previous generations is no which structured institutionalism is longer certain. This slide must be same idea – that peace eclipsed by ad hoc short-term deals. stopped, for the good of the world is strengthened through In other words, for the first time since and for the good of Europe. cooperation and shared World War II, the world is looking less The world that grew up around and less like the EU. the European Project increasingly prosperity.” In the face of this shift, the EU has came to look like it: rules-based, It is this ethic that drove the a stark choice. It can either embrace value-laden, and driven by economic European Construction. It is evident the raw transactionalism of the integration. This is no accident. Both from the very opening words of Trump era and act like a great power the European Union and the liberal the Schuman Declaration: “World in the 19th Century sense, using its world order are rooted in the same peace cannot be safeguarded economic weight to attain short-term idea – that peace is strengthened without the making of creative advantages through discrete deals. through cooperation and shared efforts proportionate to the dangers Or Europe can step-up and be a prosperity. It was a model succinctly which threaten it.” It was not an systemic power, finding a path that laid out in the 1941 Atlantic Charter, endeavor for Franco-German peace, reinforces and reinvigorates the a “better future for the world” could or European peace, but world peace. norms of a multilateral rules-based And in this Europe was in many trading system. The decision should ways a pathfinder, demonstrating be clear. It is much better to have a regionally the power of integration world that looks like the European and the pacifying effect of prosperity. Project of today than the Concert of After the Cold War, the rest of Europe of yesterday. the world followed Europe’s lead. Trade was loosened; value chains were created; and predictability Ana Palacio through rules and law was infused EPP-ED, Spain (1994-2002) into the international system. But assistant.ap@palacioyasociados. ©European Parliament com FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018 13

THE EU’S SECURITY AND DEFENCE COOPERATION

The EU faces enormous foreign and display sufficient political will and which was adopted by the Council policy and security challenges. Large mutual trust. in December 2017. The participating parts of the Middle East and North Specific plans have been available Member States initially agreed on Africa are involved in ethno-religious for a very long time. Most recently, 17 projects, covering training, conflict and proxy wars, while in June 2016, the EU’s High capacity development and terrorist groups are proliferating in Representative Federica Mogherini operational preparedness for the region. Meanwhile an aggressive presented her Global Strategy for defence, which were adopted by the Russia is violating the sovereignty of the EU’s foreign policy; in the Foreign Council in March this year. its neighbours, boldly challenging Affairs Committee of the European Frontex needs to be strengthened Europe’s security arrangements. Parliament, I presented a draft report and transformed into a European At the same time, the transatlantic indicating what was required of an system of border guards which, if relationship has been weakened EU foreign policy from this point of necessary, would receive military by Trump’s protectionist “America view. The basis should therefore be support, for example from the First” policy. The fact is that, in the pillars known as the “three Ds”: European Naval Force (Euromarfor) 2018, the EU is surrounded by an “diplomacy, development, defence”. and a reinforced European Corps arc of instability. Only a combination of these (Eurocorps). The EU also needs a “The current conflicts instruments will bring success. common policy on asylum and But how can we build up our immigration, as has amply been over security clearly defence capabilities when defence demonstrated by the current refugee show the need to budgets are limited? In my view, crisis. In order to fight terrorism and increasingly move the only realistic way forward lies in organised crime, Member States towards a common strengthening our Common Security must finally comply with their Treaty and Defence Policy. Enhanced obligations to exchange more data defence policy. European cooperation at European level can through Europol and Eurojust. Last cooperation makes real generate enormous synergies, for but not least, EU-NATO cooperation sense; no state can solve example by combining and sharing should be promoted at all levels. military capabilities and units and The EU is the strongest economic the problems we face developing them. According to the power in the world, the biggest today on its own.” Commission, cooperation between donor of humanitarian aid and Member States could yield annual development aid, and a pioneer in The EU and its Member States savings of between EUR 25 billion tackling global challenges such as need to respond to this situation and EUR 100 billion. In the light of climate change and human rights. as a matter of urgency. The current the multiannual financial framework, We need to build on this success conflicts over security clearly show I nonetheless remain optimistic: story if Europe is to maintain and the need to increasingly move whereas the budget for the period improve its place in the world. towards a common defence policy. 2014-2020 was EUR 2.3 billion, the European cooperation makes new financial framework provides for real sense; no state can solve the an increase to EUR 3 billion. At the problems we face today on its same time, the European Defence own. For years, surveys have shown Fund has been set up with a budget high approval rates for enhanced of EUR 13 billion. European cooperation. According The Lisbon Treaty already provides to a recent Eurobarometer survey, the legal framework for enhanced Elmar Brok, MEP 75% of people in Europe support a cooperation in the field of defence. Member Committee on Foreign CFSP. However, Member States must Particularly significant here is Affairs finally abandon their national blinkers Permanent Structured Cooperation, EPP-ED, Germany [email protected] 14 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

FUTURE OF THE CAP

Creating a sustainable future for economically strong countries. States, according to the document Europe and the world. For the upcoming period, nine “Europe’s Future”. At the state level objectives have been set out: Ensure the determining idea is sustainability, The CAP has been in place since fair income, increase competitiveness, which means a healthy environment, 1962. It sets conditions that enable rebalance power in the food chain, full employment, adequate living farmers to fulfil multiple functions climate change action, environmental standards and a dignified life. in society, in particular, providing care, preserve landscapes and The EU is known as one of the affordable food while preserving biodiversity, support general renewal, world’s leading manufacturers and a nature and biodiversity. Agriculture vibrant rural areas and protect food net exporter of agro-food products. accounts for almost half of EU and health quality. It can and should play a key role in territory, and more than half of “The EU is known as one ensuring food security in the world EU citizens live in rural areas. It is as a whole. The EU is also the world’s therefore natural for the EU to take of the world’s leading largest importer of agricultural responsibility for rural development. manufacturers and a net products from the least developed The agricultural and food sectors exporter of agro-food countries (EUR 3.5 billion in 2017, together account for almost 44 products.” which is more than the USA, million jobs. Unfortunately, farmers’ Russia, China, Japan and Canada incomes are up to 40% lower than The EU Agriculture Council has combined). The EU’s approach is those of non-agricultural workers. expressed its support for proposals often considered as a model within The agriculture sector is facing for EU-level objectives and the UN framework. myriad risks that are hard to regulate instruments. Concerns have been The EU and its Member States remain for. The CAP therefore helps EU voiced by several states regarding the largest donors of development farmers enjoy a decent standard of budget cuts. Ministers from former aid, providing up to EUR 75.5 billion living. The EU will support its farmers socialist states have expressed their per year. An important factor is the to the tune of EUR 59 billion annually opposition to delays in bringing direct favourable conditions for access by 2020. The European Agricultural payments to the same level, and are to the EU market for the least Fund provides direct income support calling for limits on contributions developed countries. The external of EUR 42 billion and market from state budgets in the form of investment plan is part of the EU’s measures of EUR 3 billion. The state aid. Countries with a higher efforts to boost investment in Africa. European Rural Development Fund concentration of agricultural land Migration is now and will remain provides EUR 14 billion. are calling for competences in one of the highest priorities of the The CAP has evolved from its direct payments to be retained EU’s relations with our key partners. original focus on quantity towards at national level. They point to The EU is focused on ensuring the food security and the quality- these discriminatory elements as food sovereignty of the countries based new requirements of these undermining the essence of the CAP. of the developing world based on changing times. The objectives, The formulation of a long-term sustainable intensification. This strategy and tools of the CAP have vision, forecast and strategy for the is a decisive way of moving from moved with the times over the CAP is influenced by the global, unorganised migration towards seven-year programming periods. European and state levels. At global a dignified life and addressing New legislative proposals are being level, a policy correction can be the challenges of feeding the prepared for the period 2021 to expected. The USA’s efforts, as part developing world. 2027. For the first time, each country of its “America First” policy, to is developing a national strategy supplement the rules of globalisation to meet the objectives of the CAP. with national structures are not The CAP rules on state subsidies unique. The future of Europe should Peter Baco grant numerous advantages to be linked to the creation of a level NI, Slovakia (2004-2009) playing field for all EU Member [email protected] FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018 15

EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL SOLIDARITY IN EUROPE

Guarantors of the future of by the many “Pulse of Europe” Social Fund (ESF) is an important Europe. events taking place in multiple EU policy instrument, as well as cities across Europe. The people a symbol of European solidarity. More than 200 million workers have who come out in their thousands Member States have been providing helped to make the European Union, are evidence that Europe is worth support to EU citizens through a single market involving 28 states defending and improving. this fund for more than 60 years. (for now), a global trading power. “It is our duty to create The main goal of the fund is to The story of how the EU came about improve training opportunities and is still hugely impressive: originally solid foundations for the career prospects and to eliminate conceived as a peace project, the EU European job market structural disadvantages. The current gradually became more and more of and to guarantee them 2014–2020 funding period will a real community under the influence opportunities for the see the EU provide some EUR 80 of closer political and economic billion in assistance through the ESF. cooperation. We now cherish the future.” The priorities include encouraging EU as an economically and socially European unity makes it possible mobility, social inclusion and lifelong attractive region, where goods move for citizens to study, train, and work learning, and combating poverty. freely and people can work wherever anywhere in the EU. Freedom of In a similar vein, EURES (the European they want. movement for workers has helped job mobility network) facilitates Significant strategic decisions, such as the countries of the EU forge closer the free movement of workers in the creation of a common economic ties. Talking to each other and the EU and offers opportunities to area and the introduction of freedom learning and working together is the participate in exchange programmes. of movement for workers, have best antidote to national resentment. ‘Cross-border worker’ has gained brought the EU Member States The EU is very diverse, with its 28 a completely new and positive much closer together over the last Member States (for now), and it is an meaning, and crossing borders to few decades. The EU is a symbol economic power. But not everything work has become an everyday reality of how constant discussion of and in the garden is rosy. For example, for many people. Significant progress cooperation on economic, social youth unemployment is more than in the coordination of social systems and political matters can transcend 30% in some places and is a serious and their portability has been a factor significant differences between problem for society as a whole, in enabling people to work abroad. countries. The glue that holds it all especially in the southern Member That is a sign of social solidarity, too. together has two ingredients: trust States. As such, it also weakens That is why it is important not just to and solidarity. They are the source the EU as a community based on see the EU as a peace or trade project of the EU’s economic prowess and solidarity. Young people are more whose significance lies in the past. social strength, as is demonstrated enthusiastic about the EU than other Solidarity is an important safeguard demographics. We must not betray of peace and stability. All EU citizens their trust. It is our duty to create should benefit from the economic solid foundations for the European strength of the EU countries. A stable job market and to guarantee them job market and a fair social welfare opportunities for the future. It is in system are guarantors of this. Europe all of our interests for EU citizens to is and will remain a project for the have good training opportunities future. and career prospects, so that they themselves can make an active contribution to the development of the European Union. Emilia Müller Former Minister of Families, ©European Parliament In this context, the European Labor, Social Affairs in Bavaria 16 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

OUR EUROPEAN CHALLENGE: A CLEAN ENERGY UNION

As European citizens we are well energy efficiency, with advances in European instrument to coordinate aware of the benefits of an ever clean energy technology being made action to make sure that energy closer European Union, making through research and development. and climate targets are met. The us stronger as we tackle global We have a clear strategy and regulation will provide a sound challenges. The benefits associated clear priorities, and we now need basis upon which each country with increased cooperation among tools in order to bring about this can put into practice their plans Member States should also have a transformation. A number of tools to cooperate in order to meet the positive impact where energy and are included in the ‘Clean Energy Energy Union’s objectives. the climate are concerned. With for All Europeans’ package, which Negotiations on this package that in mind, one of Europe’s most covers measures designed to update of measures are currently in the important projects will be in the the regulation that will enable us final stages, and the package will spotlight over the coming months: to press ahead with the energy be vital not only with a view to ‘Energy Union and Climate’. transition into the next decade. These modernising Europe’s energy system, The EU is seeking to step up our include proposals on a new design but also in order to move towards energy security via the five central for the electricity market, and other a more efficient, competitive and strands of the Energy Union Strategy. proposals to overhaul the directives decarbonised economy. We shouldn’t forget that over half on energy efficiency and renewables, With this in mind, the European (54%) of the energy consumed in with the aim of making it possible to Union has made a commitment to the EU is imported. Another aim of integrate renewable energy, boost cut baseline energy consumption by the Energy Union is to establish an energy efficiency and give consumers 32.5% by 2030, with 32% of gross integrated internal market in energy, not only more choice, but also a final energy consumption coming making it possible for energy to flow more active role. from renewable sources. These freely throughout the EU. To do this “We shouldn’t forget that targets – which are to be revised we need to invest in infrastructure upwards in 2023 – will help us cut (interconnections) and get rid of over half (54%) of the carbon emissions by more than regulatory barriers. And since energy energy consumed in the the 40% target we have already and climate policy are very closely EU is imported.” committed to for 2030. This is a linked, another of the Energy Union’s major step towards complying with goals is to decarbonise the economy. The Regulation on the Governance the Paris Agreement. The basis for all of this has to be of the Energy Union is a cornerstone As Europeans we are laying the of these new measures. It is a new foundations for our energy future, which has to be based on a decarbonised economy, enabling us to use clean, affordable, secure energy and ensuring that everyone is taken into account during the transition, especially those who are most vulnerable. And it is up to us to make sure this happens.

José Blanco López, MEP Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy S&D, Spain jose.blancolopez@europarl. ©European Parliament europa.eu FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018 17

AN EFFECTIVE EUROPE MOVES FORWARD ON TWO LEGS

European diversity is a reality: objectives, is fully committed and is must move forward without delay. differences in culture, in the size of as talented as the other members. This is already happening, both with countries and their natural resources, Our European Union will be able to enhanced cooperation, and with budgetary capacities, political overcome a great many difficulties other forms of cooperation. situations, etc. when all Member States feel fully For instance: Schengen, the euro, “If we want to make involved and are – after some the European Economic Area (EEA), adjustments – able to cooperate not to mention specific cooperation effective progress we under the same rules. the fields of aeronautics and need to stop wanting to Conversely, on many points, space exploration. do everything as a bloc agreements will only be possible if So, if we want to make effective of 27. On the contrary, certain members either do not want progress we need to stop wanting to be, or cannot get, involved. to do everything as a bloc of 27. let’s not hesitate to make For instance: On the contrary, let’s not hesitate progress by bringing • Being a member of the eurozone to make progress by bringing together countries ready entails following strict rules, and together countries ready and able to some countries are excluded on a de cooperate on a specific subject. and able to cooperate on facto basis. Europe can and must walk on a specific subject.” • In military matters, for geostrategic, two legs: democratic, historical reasons or • The ‘27’ on the one hand, But how can we overcome the a lack of human resources and/ • and various different groups difficulties associated with these or weapons, some states cannot on the other. differences so as to be able participate in a Europe of Defence It is not a question of building a to act effectively? advocated by other countries. multi-speed Europe, but of moving We must draw on the basic rules However, in order both to respond forward with those who are willing, followed by successful organisations. to the needs and demands of our and who give themselves the means, Every orchestra, football team, fellow citizens – who want concrete to do so. They can then be joined in company, or group of researchers answers to their problems – and to their initiatives by an other countries worth its salt succeeds when each deal with particular situations, we that wish to take part. member shares the team’s overall This does not require any institutional reform or additional budget, and would give us a new direction, fresh impetus and hope, on the back of unions of shared projects with proven effectiveness

Jean-Marie Beaupuy ALDE, France (2004-2009) ©iStock [email protected] 18 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

THE FUTURE OF EUROPE

Europe is at a crossroads. For of the press and association and Kingdom’s return to the Union Europeans, there is much at stake: women’s rights. should be kept open. they have a choice between a strong The timid nature of the political In today’s world, Europe needs Europe which plays an important response to these challenges at greater self-belief to help it address role in a rapidly changing world, national and European level is new challenges, such as the or a Europe which reverts to the stirring up dissatisfaction among emergence of powers such as China outmoded nationalism of the 19th growing sections of the population or the new type of isolationism being century and finds itself marginalised and boosting populist parties and practised in the USA. at global level. nationalist movements. On the basis of my report, the “The answer is not less The answer is not less Europe but Association of former Members of more Europe, not less Union but Parliament of the member states Europe but more Europe, more Union in all areas where of the Council of Europe or the not less Union but more joint action makes us stronger, European Union, to which the Union in all areas where combined with a greater emphasis Association of Former Members of joint action makes us on subsidiarity. The principle of the European Parliament belongs, ‘unity in diversity’ - meaning that has adopted a declaration on the stronger.” the countries of Europe retain their future of Europe. That declaration Political developments are not identity and traditions and work emphasises that the notion of making it easy for them. We are together for their mutual benefit - the shared heritage of European currently going through a “polycrisis” must be upheld. The Union must be peoples, which has been shaped by characterised by unresolved conflicts, given a stronger leadership structure, history and is founded on humanist, violence and even wars in the eastern in particular through the election cultural and democratic ideals, must part of our continent. The European of the President of the Commission be revived in order to bolster the economy remains fragile and is being by the European Parliament on efforts to offer people a better life further undermined by the budget the basis of the outcome of the in Europe and consolidate Europe’s problems besetting Member States, European elections. position in the new concert of global the resurgence of protectionism, the We also need a more pan-European and emerging powers. Europe faces hostility of the US Administration outlook in many areas. The EU is an new demographic, environmental, towards the EU and free trade and, important part of Europe and an economic and security challenges, not least, by the United Kingdom’s important instrument of European and it draws its legitimacy from its imminent withdrawal from the integration, but it is not the whole commitment to democracy, human European Union. Environmental of Europe. For that reason, the rights and the rule of law. crises and climate change are Union and the Council of Europe Mutual understanding, cooperation continuing unchecked. The policies should work more closely together and solidarity in the service of implemented by the EU Member in an effort to involve all European the common interest and the States in response to the migration nations in our unique project for well-being of all Europeans will win and refugee problem betray a lack European peace. This process out over disagreements, tensions of solidarity between European should include consideration of and conflicts. countries and the inability to a security architecture for Europe The future of Europe must mean no come up with joint solutions and which embraces all European more war, no more dictatorship, it put them into practice. States and effective policing of must mean Europeans living together Some nationalist governments are Europe’s external borders. in peace and democracy! displaying a complete disregard “Brexit” must not create new for democracy and shared borders, in particular between European values, in particular the Northern Ireland and the Republic of Walter Schwimmer independence of the courts, freedom Ireland, and the door for the United Secretary General of the Council of Europe (1999 - 2004) FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018 19

FP-AP COLLOQUY ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPE

For two years, the European is the answer to the suffering of European funding. Association of Former Members of Europeans. By contrast, Russia, The trinity of good governance, Parliament of the Member States Ukraine, Iceland and Norway – soon good leadership and good leaders is of the Council of Europe (FP-AP) to be joined by the United Kingdom essential. We must act in a respectful fought for its paper on ‘the Future – are not part of the European Union, manner and at last turn decisions of Europe’. In our capacity as FMA and yet are all located in Europe. into action. This is fundamental if Board members, we voted in favour Furthermore, it was essential for the we are to win back people’s trust in of the final declaration at the FMA to stress the critical need for a the EU institutions and build a future FP-AP meeting on 12 October 2018 European Union that is innovative, together, for everybody’s benefit. in Strasburg. modern, courageous and assertive, It was Jean-Pierre Raffarin, the In 2017, we were not alone in and that retains a deep focus on former Prime Minister of France discussing the future of Europe education. We also underscored and President of the foundation of and new forms or an improved our willingness to reinforce the Leaders for Peace, who said that version of the European Union. In collaboration of the FP-AP. ‘The deconstruction of the European a white paper, the President of the “The European Union Union would lead to war’. The European Commission, Jean-Claude European Union won the Nobel Juncker, addressed five issues on is a public and political Peace Prize in 2012 and stands for the topic ‘Europe can do more’, entity with its own legal peace and democracy: two cherished while the European Parliament personality, which is the and priceless values, even if they adopted a Resolution on improving answer to the suffering of have a cost. the functioning of the European We, Europeans, faced with Union building on the potential of Europeans.” Europhobic political groups leading the Lisbon Treaty. The European Union must be us to new adversity, must stand Dr Walter Schwimmer, the former proud of its achievements. In the up for the future of Europe, of the Secretary General of the Council future, we must continue to strive European Union, of our citizens of Europe, drafted the FP-AP for concrete results, whilst always and their children, for prosperity in declaration. During the negotiation keeping in mind the well-being solidarity and fraternity; no more war, process, the FMA insisted on a of our citizens. Besides peace, the no more dictatorship. clear distinction between the terms European Union has already delivered We will continue to stand up for ‘European Union’ and ‘Europe’, and tangible results on the Euro, scientific democracy and peace, and stand successfully thwarted the idea of research, aviation, rockets, industry, against nationalism and terrorism. merging the positions of President Galileo (an independent, European of the Commission and President of GPS that does not rely on the US), the Council. Instead, the assembly the abolition of roaming charges, Brigitte Langenhagen agreed that in order to strengthen agriculture, Erasmus, trade and FMA Board member the leadership of the Union, the energy, to name but a few. FMA Delegate to FP-AP President of the Commission However, we must also acknowledge FP-AP Vice-President should be elected by the European our shortcomings, such as the failure EPP-ED, Germany (1990-2004) Parliament on the outcome of the to control people at our external brigitte-langenhagen-cux@t- European elections. borders, not including the cost of the online.de We also underlined the fact that convergence of the lowest incomes Europe is a continent that has been in the cost price of goods and Jean-Pierre Audy the scene of military, monetary and services that people demand, or our FMA Board member economic civil wars. The European inability to simplify overly complex FMA Delegate to FP-AP Union is a public and political entity European procedures, particularly EPP-ED, France (2005-2014) with its own legal personality, which when it comes to the allocation of [email protected] 20 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

FMA ACTIVITIES

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DEMOCRACY SUPPORT

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY

To mark the International Day of that Europe would not be seen political parties, but they are offering Democracy on 18 September, a as democratically legitimate in them fresh political leeway. The high-level conference was held at the spite of its formally democratic problem is that once their cause European Parliament; it opened with institutions, simply because citizens has been won, they disappear off a message from Federica Mogherini. would feel powerless to exercise the radar. The people who defend The conference was an expression scrutiny over those institutions. women’s rights are not the people of firm commitment to the Europe In a democracy, however, power who defend Afghan hounds. And if of human rights dreamt of by comes from the people. This is an there are victims in these struggles, the Founding Fathers, but it also argument frequently appropriated their stories go largely unreported. sounded the alarm about the cracks by the Hungarian Prime Minister: the No trace, no social history, no that are starting to form in the fabric people against international law; the connection between these revolts of that Europe. people against Europe. So where is against the establishment, and yet The first session focused on the this European “people”? I defended remembering them is vital to the instruments Parliament has created the idea that, far from being absent future of Europe. Populists who to support democracy in the world, from the European debate, the boast of being the only voice of the and their successes. Attention “people” have always been a part people are met with an upswell of was also drawn, however, to the of it – and that they have even voices raised in opposition, but the rise of populism and nationalism sometimes had a decisive influence EU is not adding its voice to the within the EU and the emergence on political decision-making. Who chorus. Because, paradoxically, those around the world of a brutal form of among us has forgotten Sacconi who become the spokespersons for ‘illiberalism’ which rides roughshod and his struggle for the REACH European democracy are not the over international agreements. Is Directive? For six years, that struggle forgotten citizens, but the winners of that what the future has in store mobilised environmental NGOs and our Sakharov Prize, those prestigious for us? Europe is struggling to networks of patients with respiratory advocates of the European ideal, apply sanctions in response to the illnesses and their doctors, and three of the most recent of whom – persistent human rights violations ultimately – in a victory akin to Malala (2014) and Denis Mukwege being committed in some of its own that of David over Goliath – led to and Nadia Murad (2018) – have Member States. Two countries are more stringent regulation of the been awarded the Nobel Peace facing the threat of sanctions (Article chemicals industry. Who does not Prize. They are admirable sources of 7 TEU) – Hungary and Poland – but remember the proposed software inspiration. But let us make space, the likelihood of obtaining the patenting directive, which free in this pantheon of champions of unanimous consent of the Council, software developers fought against democracy, for the unsung heroes which would be needed for this to with the help of Michel Rocard? who have defended Europe’s happen, seems vanishingly small. Young people fighting for free fundamental values whenever they This inability to uphold its values, access to knowledge secured the have been in jeopardy. We will even at home, is weakening Europe’s withdrawal of the proposal. Who need them. position in international dialogue: has forgotten the Lunacek report there will be no democratic Europe on LGBTQ rights? The German MEP, if democracy in its Member States is who was pilloried in a hate campaign not defended by their citizens. mounted by fundamentalist religious This is the crux of the problem, and lobbies, was supported to the very the second session was devoted end by the whole European LGBTQ to just that. I spoke on the topic community. Yes, there are European of approximative democracy. In citizens, and they are making their Véronique De Keyser his book After the Nation State, voices heard. They make a huge S&D, Belgium (2001-2014) Habermas stressed the danger difference. They are not replacing [email protected] 22 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

EP TO CAMPUS PROGRAMME MODELLING DEVELOPMENT

Some ideas1 Following the Rio summit as well as several subsequent international initiatives, we are now engaged in the ‘Sustainable Development Goals 2030’ (SDG) exercise comprising 17 goals, 169 targets and 232 indicators (as 2017, but still growing). We consider this as a more coherent inspiration for development modelling then the ‘climate change’ monomania, which is so often restricted to atmospheric emissions, energy and money metrics. Consequently, we proposed a set of changes we think could A moment of the meeting with the students at Clermont Auvergne University enhance considerably the efficiency of the exercise. the progressive alienation from reality mechanism aimed at hiding relevant The first change is to finally integrate of the actors involved. Pleonastic, facts. Modelling must be fully the positive value of both natural inconsistent and metaphysical transparent on its assumptions, and constructed environment constructions have been one clear in its functioning and frank conservation (and therefore the manifestation. The promotion of a about its uncertainties. Development negative value of its destruction set of simplistic publicity messages actors shall avoid being slaves of implied in development expenditure). to the general public does not help communication strategies based on This implies switching from a the main objective of connecting quick ‘emotional shots’ which so ‘sustainable’ to an ‘integrated’ the model to reality. An assessment often and so severely skew reality developmental vision. Money metrics and evaluation framework of the while producing no good outcomes can be used here so as to evaluate designed SDG, controlled by actors in the long-run. material realisations (such as infra- fully independent from those directly Whereas the mobilisation of civil structures) not directly measured by linked to the main international society on all its forms is essential to the market. institutions which produced the plan achieve results, the adequate use of The second is to “dejargonise” in the first place, is central. public financial means for the agreed model-making processes. The decay The third is to integrate essential targets is the most crucial element. of the language used in international human values such as freedom and The priority must be to promote institutions has worsened and reflects the capacity to influence public fundamental and applied research as policy, which are at least as precious well as development, dissemination 1. These ideas have been developed in as material progress itself. This will and application of new solutions, a paper presented at a side event to the clash with the existing state majority instead of consuming resources Paris COPS-21 in December 2015; in a within the UN, among whom ineffectually on bureaucratic Brussels conference in the beginning of the popularity of freedom and workouts which are difficult to define 2018 and in a communication to the democracy is decreasing. Democratic and assess. Goa RSAI World Congress May-June nations might have to work here on this year. They were presented in a their own. round table within the Summer School Modelling professionals must Paulo Casaca on ‘Integrated Assessment Models’, ensure that their efforts are not promoted by CNRS/Université de PES, Portugal (1999-2009) transformed into a window-dressing Clermont Auvergne. [email protected] FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018 23

SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT

The summer School of Clermont University (France) took place at a mountain resort above the city. As all participants and orators stayed there, this offered a unique opportunity for conversation and ©Clermont Auvergne University in-depth discussions. Researchers from several European universities and research institutes about the necessary measures and Mr. Paulo Casaca from Portugal (e .g. IIASA) presented models participation in developing policies stressed the importance of the nexus exploring technical opportunities and becomes more important for between the SDGs and Climate socio-economic consequences of successful implementation. Change mitigation policy measures. measures mitigating Climate Change. The presentations of the scientists We also talked about the importance The scenarios were modelled in a were complemented by speakers of public participation and democracy fashion to enable policy makers from the French Ministry of in sustainable development policies to decide how the targets agreed Environment and the European and the importance of the Aarhus upon at the Paris Climate Change Commission DG Climate. Convention. This UNECE Convention Conference in 2015 – an average All speakers underlined the on Access to Information, Public increase in temperature of not more importance of making policy Participation in Decision Making and than 1,5 to 2degrees centigrade- decision based on as much scientific Access to Justice in Environmental could be achieved. information as possible. Matters is an excellent instrument The more technical models looking In France phasing out of carbon for involving civil society. The into energy consumption and energy sources is less difficult as in creation of this convention was energy-mix , respectively phasing many other European countries, very much supported by European out of carbon energy sources were given the fact that most of the Parliamentarians in the 1990ies complimented by presentation electricity generated is by nuclear and became part of the EU exploring transdisciplinary solutions. plants. Reducing nuclear energy Legislation by Directive 2003/4 and One lecture was dedicated and substituting by renewable Regulation 1367/2006. to “Participatory Modelling”, energy sources will never the less The participants found the developing methods to include pose a challenge. discussion with the former MEPs stakeholders and civil society. Mr. Fabien Ramos from DG Climate interesting and asked questions As it becomes more and more presented the plans of the European regarding the legislative process and evident that Climate Change Commission, which had been parliamentary procedures. Mitigation and Adaptation will strengthened and made more They also stated that more and better induce change in lifestyle for many stringent by the European Parliament. contacts between parliamentarians European citizens, information He underlined the important role and electorate would help the EP is playing in Climate change understanding the –sometimes long mitigation and adaptation policies. and complicated- negotiations The Round Table with former MEPs between the institutions and provided another opportunity strengthen not only support for to talk about the role of the EP the European Parliament, but also in the Climate Change debate participation in European Elections. and I could inform participants of the involvement of the EP in negotiations from the very start of Ilona Graenitz UN Conferences of the Parties to PES, Austria (1995-1999) ©Clermont Auvergne University the Climate Change Convention. [email protected] 24 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

LOOKING AT WORLD PEACE FROM LATIN-AMERICA

The “EP to Campus Program” has take measures intended to impeach polls also indicate that Lula´s PT will facilitated my participation in an the president of the Republic, Dilma continue to be the largest political international seminar on “Foreign Rousseff, a member of the “PT”, group in Congress and will keep Policy, Security and Strategy: the left-leaning labor party led a good number of city halls and Relations between South America by former president Luis Ignacio State governorships. The electoral and Europe” at the Law School of “Lula” da Silva. Shortly before my campaign was at its climax, while a the Federal University of Minas Geráis second visit to Belo Horizonte, small group of European and Latin in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the Brazilian courts of justice had American professors were discussing the State of Minas Geráis, Brazil, on prevented Lula from running again peace and security in the sedate the 18th and 19th October 2018. for the presidency of the country. atmosphere of the academic world. In the context of the visit to Brazil I Michel Temer, the successor of Latin America enjoys a privileged was also invited to deliver a lecture Rousseff in the presidency of the position in the international scene on the European Union Law on Republic, and one of the plotters as an area of peace and common Refugees at the “Dom Helder School who brought her down, was indicted security. The relative instability of of Law”, a private university center for corruption charges while I was several domestic political systems in in Belo Horizonte, and to meet with in Brazil in the month of October. Latin American and the dominant students and faculty of the Master´s My recent visit to Belo Horizonte position of the US in the American degree in international law at the took place in the interval between continent as a whole, does not Law School of the Federal University the first and second rounds of the prevent the Latin Americans from in order to discuss the relations presidential, congressional, regional playing their cards judiciously in the between the European Union and and municipal elections. The second international arena. One reason for Latin America. round should have taken place this relatively peaceful international Three years ago, in 2015, I had on the 29th of October after this situation may lie in the fact that already taken part in a similar joint article has been sent for printing. the Latin America governments program of the “EP to Campus Thus, readers cannot expect to find are not exposed to the same levels Program” with the Federal University fresh news on the electoral process of pressure on peace and security of Minas Geráis and the University when this article will be published. issues to which the European States of Itaúna, a private institution in the Opinion polls forecast a success for are now being exposed due to the neighborhood of Belo Horizonte. the extreme right wing candidate aggressive tone of Russian foreign At the time of my first visit, the for the presidency, Jair Bolsonaro, policy, the ever present threat of opposition parties had begun to a retired army captain. Opinion Islamic terroris and the intensification of the migratory movements on its external borders. I pointed out this anomaly in my report in the panel on “The European Common and Security Policy and World Geopolitics”. Other participants in this panel were professors from Portugal (Isabel Cabrita), Uruguay (Diego Escuder), and Brazil (Flavianne Bolzan de Morais). Due to limitations of space, I cannot include in this short article the entire list of participants and the particular issues discussed in each panel. The Seminar covered the whole spectrum of Panel of Speakers FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018 25

The FMA member, Ivailo Kalfin has participated in the EP to Campus Programme at the “Summer Program - School of Government LUISS University” on 20 July in Rome. His speech was entitled “The Role of Parliaments in Front of the Internet Challenges in the A moment of the conference 21st Century.” He said “I believe we should issues concerning peace and security, the acceptance of new applications reconsider the political systems in including migrations, terrorism and in that Consulate until next year. the democratic societies. And this the threats to the environment. I The solution to the problems of can be made in a way to ripe the found particularly interesting the unemployment and living conditions fruits of the digital advancement report by Prof. Enzo Cannizzaro, in Latin America cannot be found for further imposing and from the University of La Sapienza in in accepting as legal immigrants all boosting democracy.” Rome, on the contentious issue of those wanting to come to this part of “The responsibility to protect”. the world, especially when the anti- You can read the full article at Before taking the plane to Brazil European political parties are using www.formermembers.eu I had apprehensions about the the arrival of immigrants to Europe situation I could find as the country as a rallying banner against European was involved in an electoral process integration. On the other hand, since and are thus prepared to work that had heightened the levels of Christopher Columbus discovered with us in order to find solutions to political confrontation and economic five hundred years ago that there our common problems in a world uncertainty. In fact, during the few were new lands in the western which has shrunk considerably as a days that I spent in Belo Horizonte, side of the Atlantic Ocean, Latin consequence of the technological the “Real” was devalued and the America has received hundreds of revolution that permits a broad- shares in the stock exchange fell thousands of European immigrants. based exchange of knowledge across accordingly, while political violence In a globalized social, political and the borders of the nation-States, old and street criminality continued at economic system, isolation is not the and new. a high level. In this context, many solution to the problems of poverty young Brazilians are now looking and inequality. We need to cooperate forward to the professional chances more closely with Latin America. The Manuel Medina Ortega that Europe may offer to them in European Union should look forward S&D, Spain (2010-2014) order to improve their professional to ways to establish new world-wide [email protected] and vital expectations. Due to arrangements that may help to the fact that many Brazilians are solve our problems and those of our descendants of Europeans who brothers and sisters on the other side migrated recently to the new of the Atlantic Ocean. continent, they are entitled to acquire In this context, we should be the citizenship of one or the other aware that Brazil, and the whole of the EU Members. The number of of Latin America, is endowed with applications for the acquisition of a competent, hard working and the Portuguese citizenship submitted well prepared new generation of to the Portuguese Consulate in university students and professors Sao Paulo was so high that the that have received education in our Thanks to Candriam for supporting our EP Government was forced to cancel universities and research centers, to Campus Programme 26 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

FORMER MEMBERS NETWORK

The Association of Former Members of Parliament of the Member States of the Council of Europe or the European Union, known as the European Association, comprises 32 national associations and seeks to promote the European ideal and to contribute to European integration. The FMA is a full member of the European Association since March 2010. The current FMA delegates From left to right: Jean-Pierre Audy, FMA delegate to FP-AP; Rune Rydén, FP-AP President; are Brigitte Langenhagen and Liliane Maury Pasquier, President of the PACE; Brigitte Langenhagen, FP-AP Vice-President and FMA delegate to the FP-AP; Valeh Nasiri, FMA staff. Jean-Pierre Audy. This year the FMA delegate to FP-AP, Brigitte Langenhagen, was elected as FP-AP Vice-President. During the last Colloquy in Strasbourg on 12 October 2018 a declaration on “The Future of Europe” was adopted. The rapporteur was Walter Schwimmer, Former General Secretary of the Council of Europe. “The European Association is concerned about the state of Europe that is at a crossroads. [...] There is a “polycrisis” with still unsolved conflicts, violence A moment of the reception at the Strasbourg Town Hall and even wars in the East of the continent. [...] In this situation the former parliamentarians want to contribute to a better future of Europe where a dignified life for all is possible. Their answer is not less but more Europe, not less but more Union in all maters where joint actions make us stronger but at the same time more respect for subsidiarity. The principle of “Unity in Diversity” where the European countries keep their identity and tradition and cooperate for their common benefit must be respected.”

You can read the full declaration at A moment of the Strasbourg Colloquy at the Palais de l’Europe - Council of Europe www.formermembers.eu FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018 27

FORMER MEMBERS NETWORK VISIT UNDER EU PRESIDENCY

THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS IN VIENNA

The meeting organised by H. E. by using efficient energy and smuggling and firearms; corruption, Maria Assunta Accili, Ambassador organising exchanges of experiences money laundering and economic of the Permanent Mission of Italy to between developed countries and crimes; reform of justice and prisons); the International Organisations in developing countries. and terrorism (prevention). Mandates Vienna, who cordially welcomed us Director Patrick Grenard, of the are established by international to Palazzo Metternich, the residence CTBTO (Comprehensive Test Ban treaties (to set global standards) of the Italian Ambassador to Austria, Treaty Organisation), called for his and are delivered through political was particularly interesting. The organisation to become more widely analysis (to understand the problem) statements made provided us with known, on the basis of the treaty and technical cooperation (to address information and news enabling banning all nuclear explosions on the problem). In 2017, UNODC’s us to become better acquainted earth for both military and peaceful total budget was USD 373.7 with the work done by the high purposes. He announced that several million, 95% of which was covered representatives of the International states had failed to ratify the treaty by voluntary contributions from Organisations, in the presence and spoke of the alerts launched by member countries, bearing in mind of the European ambassadors to CTBTO monitoring stations when an that the European Union was the those organisations. unusual seismic event was detected third largest donor (USD 63 million). Director Christophe Xerri, of the indicating that nuclear tests were It has been involved in substantial Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste being conducted in the area (such as legislative activity ranging from Disposal department at the IAEA in North Korea in 2017). prevention – of crime and corruption (International Atomic Energy Mr Giovanni Gallo, Senior Legal – to rehabilitation, regarding the Agency) pointed out that the Agency Advisor, UNODC (United Nations transformation of countries and worked with 170 states and that Office on Drugs and Crime), pointed regions based on analysis, research among the priorities there were out that in 1997 the UN Secretary and technical cooperation. also nuclear applications in the General had established an office for Lastly, Mr Ian Freeman, Office of field of science, known as ‘atomic drug control and crime prevention the Director, UNOOSA (United science in peaceful applications’, which was designed to take over Nations Office for Outer Space which helped countries with various the roles and obligations of all the Affairs), reported on international technologies and in developing bodies involved in crime fighting. It cooperation for peaceful purposes appropriate infrastructure. was renamed the UNODC in 2002. and space exploration and on the In considering the 2030 Agenda, The three main pillars of its work use of space science and technology Mr Stefano Bologna, Special programme are: drugs (alternative for sustainable economic and social Advisor to the Director General, development and monitoring of development: the Office helped UNIDO (United Nations Industrial illegal crops; combating drug member countries to establish Development Organisation), trafficking; prevention, treatment legal and regulatory frameworks to stressed the importance of and rehabilitation with regard to govern space activities and improve implementing an inclusive kind of drug consumption and HIV/AIDS); developing countries’ ability to use industrial development that took crime (organised crime, including space technology and applications. environmental impact into account, the trafficking of persons, migrant At present there are some 1800 satellites passing through space, compared to around 550 in 2017; they are all required to register with the United Nations.

Monica Baldi EPP-ED, Italy (1994-1999) FMA Delegation with representatives of the International Organisations [email protected] 28 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

FMA VISIT TO AUSTRIA

The FMA Board member Lord Richard Balfe led an FMA delegation composed of 24 former MEPs from twelve EU countries and four European political families (EPP-ED, Socialists, Liberals and Greens), that visited Austria from 28 to 30 October on the occasion of the Presidency of the Council of the EU. The FMA in co-operation with the Austrian Association of former FMA Delegation with Ms Karoline Edtstadler, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior parliamentarians set up a programme aimed at evaluating progress towards achievements of the EU Presidency. It included official meetings with Parliament, government and international organisations’ representatives, as well as an open debate with university students. The programme started with a meeting of the delegation with the Secretary General of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation FMA Delegation during the meeting with Austrian parlamentarians in Europe (OSCE), Mr Thomas Greminger, who stated: “The OSCE to achieve comprehensive ceasefire Deputy Head of the ODIHR stated: is the platform for inclusive dialogue in Eastern Ukraine. “Since 1996, we have observed addressing a broad range of security A special session was devoted to the over 350 elections, in 56 of our 57 issues in the Euroatlantic and important work carried out by the participating States. This includes to Eurasian area”. There has been some Office for Democratic Institutions EU member states, as well as those discussions on the major challenges and Human Rights (ODIHR) in the looking to accede to, or enhance to security in Europe, with an field of election observation and its partnerships with, the EU”. The emphasis to the efforts still needed follow-up actions. Mr Richard Lappin, series of meetings were concluded by interesting and stimulating exchanges with representatives of the different international organisations kindly invited by H.E. Maria Assunta Accili Sabbatini, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, to meet the whole FMA delegation at the Palais Metternich. The discussion proved the importance of the existence of these institutions and the need for A moment during the meeting with Thomas Greminger, Secretary General of the further support by the international Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) community. FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018 29

CO-OPERATION WITH THE EUI

Ahead of the vote in May 2019, a conference “40 Years of European Parliament Direct Elections” was organised jointly by the Alcide de Gasperi Research Centre (EUI) and the Historical Archives of the European Union (EUI), with support of the Robert Schuman Centre (EUI), School of Transnational Governance (EUI), the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Rome Office, Association ‘Friends of the Historical Archives of the EU’, From left to right: Dieter Schlenker, Renaud Dehousse, Enrique Barón Crespo, Emmanuelle European Parliamentary Research Ortoli and Etienne Bassot ©European University Institute, 2018 Service (EPRS) and the European Parliament’s Former Members Association (FMA). Among the distinguished speakers were former EP Presidents Enrique Barón Crespo, Pat Cox, and Klaus Hänsch, Monica Frassoni, Co-chair of the European Green Party, Alain Lamassoure and Laura Ferrara, Members of the European Parliament, Íñigo Méndez de From left to right: Laura Ferrara, Brigid Laffan, Laurens Jan Brinkhorst and Martin Kamp ©European University Institute, 2018 Vigo, Member of the Spanish Parliament, Monica Baldi and personalities such as Presidents and budgetary responsibilities. The Laurent Brinkhorst, as well as nearly Simone Veil and Nicole Fontaine, conference discussed the evolution 20 ex-MEPs brought over by the the political and institutional of the EP, highlighting not European Parliament’s Former relevance of this institution has only its expansion as a powerful Members Association. steadily grown. The EP established institution, but also its role in Since the first direct elections to itself as a key actor in the European democratising decision-making the European Parliament in 1979, Union’s policy-making process, processes at the supranational thorugh the contribution of acquiring legislative, supervisory, level. The distinguished speakers also looked forward to May 2019, debating the relevance of the growing powers of the EP in a political context where the legitimacy of the EU is increasingly questioned and Eurosceptic parties seem to be gaining popularity across the continent. The panels brought together high-profile academics and political actors who shared insights and experiences about the role of the European Parliament in the construction and Monica Baldi and Pat Cox ©European University Institute, 2018 democratisation of the EU. 30 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

PHOTO REPORT

The European Parliament Former Members Association (FMA), under the presidency of Hans-Gert Pöttering, successfully hosted its Annual Events on 28th and 29th of November in the European Parliament in Brussels.

During a Cocktail Reception, the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, EP President Tajani with former EP Presidents, Pat Cox and Hans-Gert Pöttering ©European welcomed the Former Members Parliament back to the Parliament. Among them were well-known former MEPs like Astrid Lulling and former President of the Parliament Pat Cox. Mr Tajani appreciated the work of the FMA and of their members. He said that the information former MEPs can provide to society is very precious.

Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation was the keynote speaker at the Dinner Debate. He focussed on challenges for EU generations in different points of time. Panel of Speakers at the FMA Annual Seminar ©European Parliament On 29th of November, the FMA hosted the Annual Seminar at the European Parliament. Former Members, as well as university students from KU Leuven and UC Louvain, attended the seminar. Three experts, Heidi Hautala, Mikulas Dzurinda and Iñigo Méndez de Vigo, provided the audience with their insightful presentations on how former MEPs and citizens can inspire enthusiasm for Europe.

Students and former MEPs participated in the seminar and were able to ask questions and engage with the speakers.

Commissioner Carlos Moedas at the Annual Dinner ©European Parliament FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018 31

PHOTO REPORT LATEST NEWS ACTIVITIES 31 3 April 2019 3 April 2019 3 April 2019 EP-EUI HISTORY ROUNDTABLE ANNUAL MEMORIAL FMA COCKTAIL AND ON “40 YEARS OF EUROPEAN SERVICE DINNER DEBATE PARLIAMENT DIRECT Current and former MEPs will From 6.30 p.m. in Members’ ELECTIONS” JOINTLY commemorate their colleagues Restaurant, European Parliament, ORGANISED WITH THE FMA. who passed away in 2018-2019. Brussels. Guest Speaker: Professor Renaud From 2.45 p.m. to 5.15 p.m.. From 5.45 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. Dehousse, President of the European Parliament. Brussels. European Parliament, Yehudi Menuhin Space. Brussels. European University Institute

4 April 2019 June 2019

FMA GENERAL ASSEMBLY VISIT TO ROMANIA AND ANNUAL LUNCH Details will be communicated at At 10.00 a.m. followed by the a larger stage. Annual Luch at 1.00 p.m.

ARCHIVES OF MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS

The Historical Archives of the European Parliament are available to receive and process the papers of former and current members of the European Parliament. Once deposited, papers will be processed in accordance with the EP Bureau decision of 10 March 2014. This may involve their indexation, digitisation and/or conversion to PDF/A documents as well as making them available to the public, unless they are confidential, in accordance with relevant legal provisions.

For an application form for the deposit of papers, please contact the Parliament’s Historical Archives (see below) or the FMA secretariat.

Sandrine BONNET Historical Archives - Directorate for the library European parliament Tel : +352 4300 23273 Mail : [email protected] 32 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

NEW MEMBERS

Burkhard Balz was a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2018. Through his time in the European Parliament he served as a member in the committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); special committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect and committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged Burkhard BALZ contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money (Germany, 2009- laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. 2018, EPP)

Irène Crepaz was a Member of the European Parliament from 1995 to 1996. Through her time in the European Parliament he served as member in the committee on Social Affairs and Employment, the delegation for relations with Bulgaria and Romania and the delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Irène CREPAZ (Austria, 1995- 1996, PES)

Luigi Florio was a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 1999. Through his time in the European Parliament he served as Vice-Chair in the delegation for relations with Israel and as a member in the committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens’ Rights, committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities and the delegation for relations with Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. Luigi FLORIO (Italy, 1994-1999, EPP-ED)

Otmar Franz was a Member of the European Parliament from 1981 to 1989. Through his time in the European Parliament he served as member in the committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, delegation for relations with Japan and the delegation for relations with the Northern European Countries and the Nordic Council.

Otmar FRANZ (Germany, 1981-1989, EPP-ED) FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018 33

NEW MEMBERS

Geoffrey Hoon was a Member of the European Parliament from 1984 to 1994. Through his time in the European Parliament he served as Chair in the Delegation for relations with the United States and the delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of China, he served as well as vice-chair in the committee on the Verification of Credentials as a member in the committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens’ Rights and the delegation for relations with the Gulf Geoffrey HOON States. (United Kingdom, 1984-1994, SOC)

Alain Hutchinson was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009. Through his time in the European Parliament he served as Vice-Chair in the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) and as a member in the committee on Regional Development

Alain HUTCHINSON (Belgique, 2004-2009, PES)

Viviane Reding was a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999 and from 2014 to 2018. Through her time in the European Parliament she served as Chair in the committee on Petitions, as Vice-chair in the committee on Social Affairs, Employment and the Working Environment and Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs and as a member in the Political Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Security and Disarmament, Viviane REDING committee on International Trade, delegation for relations with the countries of Central (Luxembourg, America and Mexico, Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, South-east 1989-1999/ Asia and the Republic of Korea and the Members from the European Parliament to the Joint 2014-2018, EPP) Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)

Herbert Reul was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2017. Through his time in the European Parliament he served as Chair in the committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula and as a member in the committee on Industry, Research and Energy, temporary Committee on Climate Change, and the delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of China Herbert REUL (Germany, 2004- 2017, EPP) 34 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

NEW MEMBERS

Karl Von Wogau was a Member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 2009. Through his time in the European Parliament he served as Chair in the committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy and the subcommittee on Security and Defence; He served as well as a vice - chair in the delegation for relations with Switzerland and as a member in the committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Karl VON Defence Policy, temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA WOGAU for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners, delegation for relations with the NATO (Germany, 1979- Parliamentary Assembly, delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf, 2009, EPP-ED) Delegation to the EC-European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Marina Yannakoudakis was a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2014. Through his time in the European Parliament she served as a member in the committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, dommittee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality and the Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee. Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS (United Kingdom, 2009-2014, ECR)

SPONSORS

The FMA would like to thank for its generous contribution CANDRIAM

and KBC

For sponsoring the “EP to Campus” Programme. FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018 35

NEW PUBLICATIONS

‘Mein leben als frau in der politik’ (My life as a woman in politics) by Astrid Lulling, self-published, 320 pages, €19.50, in German only. Available through www.editions-schortgen.lu

Astrid Lulling, born to a labours family in Schifflingen, is a living legend. From 1949 onwards, she experienced as young labour unionist the foundation of the European Coal and Steal Community. As socialist parliamentarian after 1965 she fought for the equality between men and women in the European Parliament and the Chamber. In 1970 she was elected the first female mayor in a local community in Luxembourg. Astrid Lulling was the figurehead of the Socialist party until 1982 before Pierre Werner was winning her over for the Christian- Democratic party. She was loved, hated, and experienced ups and downs during her political career. Despite the hostilities, she was one of the most popular politicians until her resignation in 2014. The Bar at the European Parliament in Brussels is named after her: “Astrid Lulling Lounge”. In this book she wrote down her memories...with a twinkle in the eye.

‘All the Qur’an in 100 pages by a non-Muslim for non- Muslim’ by Amédée Turner, published by Champagne Cat, 94 pages, £6.49, in English only. Available through Amazon.

Everything in the Qur’an is explained and put in the context of the modern and ancient world, especially the relationship between Islam and the West. The descriptions are illustrated and underpinned with 400 of the most telling quotations from the Qur’an. Includes a special study of the relationship between ISI and the provisions of the Qur’an. Everything that is actually and undeniably in the Qur’an is incontestable in Islam. All other Islamic writings are debatable. 36 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

IN MEMORIAM

† 15 August 2018 Rita BORSELLINO S&D (2009-2014)

She served as an Italian member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2014. During her time in Parliament, Ms Borsellino was member of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament.

At the national level, she represented Partito Democratico.

† 2 September 2018 Jean SEITLINGER EPP-ED (1979-1984)

He served as a French member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1984. During his time in Parliament, Mr Seitlinger was member of the European People’s Party.

At the national level, he represented Union pour la France en Europe.

† 10 October 2018 Yvan BLOT NA (1989-1999)

He served as a French member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999. During his time in Parliament, Mr Blot was member of the Non-attached.

At the national level, he represented Front national.

† 10 November 2018 Raffaele BALDASSARRE EPP-ED (2009-2014)

He served as an Italian member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2014. During his time in Parliament, Mr Baldassarre was member of the European People’s Party.

At the national level, he represented Il Popolo della Libertà and Forza Italia. 37 FMA BULLETIN 65 - DEC 2018

SUMMER PROGRAMME AT LUISS UNIVERSITY

[...] There is another very important characteristic of the new media – their atomization. Today an individual profile in a social platform or a blog are media per se – they produce news and participate in shaping the public opinion. [...] They also create a very favorable soil for new players and processes in the political life. “Digital media become an important player in political ©European Parliament communication.” Extracts of the speech by Ivailo Kalfin and the content of making politics. [...] The result is very obvious – in during his participation in the EP to [...] The traditional media are a number of European countries Campus Programme at the “Summer informative and they transfer the we see newcomers or much Program - School of Government messages from the politicians to the strengthened formerly marginalized LUISS University” in Rome. voters while the digital ones provide parties on the political stage. Many His speech was entitled “The Role of the possibility to receive a reaction to of them are populist and nationalist. Parliaments in Front of the Internet the message and even to enter in a [...] Is it possible to retain politics in Challenges in the 21st Century” dialogue.[...] elected representatives the EU away from the risky waters “In the last years the new have a much better possibility to of populism and nationalism? My technologies changed dramatically interact with the citizens between answer is affirmative. [...] I would the communication channels the elections. rather focus on two proposals and hence – the way candidates Digital media bring in politics is - The first proposal is to dramatically and elected representatives the increased transparency. Or the enhance the use of digital connect with the citizens. Internet possibility for transparency. If used, technologies to make politics more based technologies became a that can be a very strong tool in understandable, transparent and powerful engine of change in the politics.[...] More transparency as a closer to the citizens. media environment. constant goal is healthy. - My second proposal is much more New realities happen so rapidly, that forward reaching. I believe we should most of the people even do not reconsider the political systems in the realize the span of the change. But democratic societies. And this can be when you look back, the enormous made in a way to ripe the fruits of shift happening within few years in the digital advancement for further the way to make politics is obvious. imposing and boosting democracy. Now [...] political rallies are replaced [...] We have to change the political by the social media. [...]Digital media systems towards a better mix are not just another communication between representative and direct channel. They practically influence democracy. the content and the perception of the information. Digital media become an important player in The full article is available at political communication. Ivailo Kalfin ©European Parliament www.formermembers.eu Digital media change both the form