Elections to the European Parliament ......

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What do you think about it, did you vote?

I did, because I like the idea of an European Community.

 

i'm not in age to vote :/!!!

But if i were i would vote, it's one of the rare ways, to express yourself legally kinda!

kissouille
moony

 

Damn I just got back from my holidays in France, ran to the school where the election took place and they shut the doors just in front of my nose It was 18:01 when I arrived there *grrr* I think every one should go to the elections, it's the way democracy works, even if the institution we elect is only a, as we say in Germany, "paper tiger"... or do you know of any serious powers the European Parliament has except spending a lot of money for themselves?

 

i voted green if any of you know them my first ever vote

 

the green in france, are total bastards. but they ARE still green. but they ARE still bastards.

very stupid bastards.

If i would be able to vote...i'd vote for P.S. .... socialists?

 

If I had been able to vote (see above) I had also voted for the Greens.... here in Germany they're a very strong party (in comparison to other countris), political surveys they that they'd gather about 15% of the votes if our government would be elected now. At the moment, they have about 11% and they form the government together with the social democratic SPD. I think the green party is the only one to give Europe a real future, away from economic interests and national prejudices.

 

Read this:

Keine Mogelpackung für Gen-Food und zwei Jahre Mindestgarantie

Das Europaparlament hat in der zu Ende gehenden Legislaturperiode vor allem beim Verbraucher- und Umweltschutz Akzente gesetzt. In diesen Bereichen entscheidet das Parlament gleichberechtigt mit dem Ministerrat.
Kompromisse wurden oft erst nach einem langwierigen Vermittlungsverfahren erzielt, an dem jeweils 15 Vertreter von Parlament und Rat teilnehmen. Einige der wichtigsten Neuregelungen, die in den vergangenen fünf Jahren beschlossen wurden:
GEN-FOOD muss seit dem 19. April im Handel und in Restaurants gekennzeichnet sein. Bei allen Produkten, für deren Herstellung gentechnisch veränderte Organismen (GVO) eingesetzt wurden, ist ein Hinweis auf Verpackung, Zutatenliste oder Auslage vorgeschrieben.
Im Restaurant müssen GVO-haltige Produkte auf der Speisekarte angegeben werden. Die Kennzeichnungspflicht gilt grundsätzlich auch, wenn sich im fertigen Produkt keine GVO nachweisen lassen.
Ausnahmen gelten allerdings für Produkte von Tieren, die mit genverändertem Futter gefüttert wurden, zum Beispiel für Eier, Fleisch und Milchprodukte.
Für AUSLANDSÜBERWEISUNGEN innerhalb der EU dürfen Banken seit Juli 2003 nicht mehr verlangen, als für gleiche Transaktionen im Inland.
Das gleiche gilt bereits seit Juli 2002 für das Abheben an GELDAUTOMATEN im EU-Ausland.
Auf ZIGARETTENSCHACHTELN muss seit September 2003 mit drastischen Hinweisen wie „Rauchen tötet“ oder „Rauchen macht impotent“ auf die Gefahr des Tabakkonsums hingewiesen werden.
Für Verbrauchsgüter wurde die MINDESTGARANTIE am 1. Januar 2002 EU-weit auf zwei Jahre festgesetzt. So lange können Verbraucher bei mangelhafter Ware reklamieren und eine kostenlose Instandsetzung oder Ersatzleistung fordern.
Eine Richtlinie über die Entsorgung von ALTAUTOS verbietet seit Juli 2002 toxische Schwermetalle wie Blei und Quecksilber bei der Autoproduktion. Die Hersteller sind für die Entsorgung von Autowracks verantwortlich. Diese werden mittlerweile fast vollständig recycelt.
Für FLUGPASSAGIERE gelten ab Januar 2005 klare Entschädigungs-Regeln bei annullierten, ausgebuchten oder verspäteten Flügen. Je nach Länge der Flugstrecke werden bei Ausfällen zwischen 250 und 600 Euro Schadenersatz fällig. Der Text regelt auch detailliert, wann Erfrischungsgetränke, Mahlzeiten oder auch Hotelübernachtungen gewährt werden müssen.
Eine neue KOSMETIK-Richtlinie verbannt ab 2005 krebserregende, fortpflanzungsgefährdende und ergbutverändernde Substanzen aus Hautcremes und anderen Schönheitsmitteln. Ab 2009 sollen Tierversuche für Kosmetika verboten werden.
Süddeutsche Zeitung

 

I'm not old enough, but if I were, then I'd vote for Greens, as well.
They're not very strong here, though, they are working together with Youth Party (which sucks!) but that woman from Greens is quite good, really.

Greens only got 2,3% in Slovenia...and only 28% of legally allowed people voted...

Love,
Borut

 

I voted green. Didn't had much impact as i see the results..

 

I like the idea of an European Community(like an opposite of nation-based states) , but...

EU is too conservative

the borders between EU and non-EU states are very strong
there are too many restrictions for people... visas, passports - fuck it

NO BORDERS NO NATIONS

ONE WORLD-ONE RACE

 

Here's the result:

 

Hmm... the conservatices are much to strong I think...

 

It's the fact...

 

I voted for United Left (Izquierda Unida, IU), here in Spain, they used to be the third force, but now they are little down, and it is becoming a fucking two-party system, like in the states, but it has to change again. the left will be reborn from the ashes, mwahahahahahaaaaaa.
At least PSOE (socialists) won, and not PP (fucking Aznar party).

 

I voted for "Folkebevægelsen imod EU" (Peoples movement against EU) which consists of what in the medias is known as the "radical leftwingers". I don't believe that progress can be equalled to systems, and EU is a system. I'm for a global unity of the people, but I'm against larger and larger political units - that just means more and more distance to the people, and decrease of democracy and a worthy human existance.
Unfortunately the leftwing in most European countries are quite pro-EU, so it's difficult for the peoples movement to join a bloc in Bruxelles (obviously they can't join the rightwing that resist the EU-project).

Nothing, but empty paroles and illusions will be felt close, and as Southernman showed EU reflects a conservative project rather than a socialist.

(I know this reply is delay, but at the time this thread was active, I was in not in the mood of speaking politics and such... but I feel better now, and I will take everything a bit more serious).

love and understanding,

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Wow Wolf, where the hell did you find that thread?

 

European Union is gay

 

We thank you for that statement....

 

If Khaddafi can be invited to Brussels and he orders his tent be set up in the garden of the parliament and if Romano Prodi walks into his tent and sits by his knees then I think people should thank not to me but to Prodi.

wheres democracy, all those ideals? the EU is trying to play the US but too impotent and fickle to be fit.

I hope the greens can change that and the EU can enlarge with Canada and Australia. Thats my world vision.

 

I was hoping for a bigger turnout this year, but was greatly disappointed once again. The kind of people I would like to see vote just won't bother. As a result, we get a majority of right-wingers who stand for the very agenda these non-voters are against. I don't get it...

This year, a new "party" of EU-sceptics was formed in Sweden, and they managed to become the third biggest party in the election, stealing votes mostly from the "left block". I don't like this party, because they refuse to say what they are about apart from their EU-scepticism. They could be closet-nazis for all we know. But they have supposedly charming leaders, and populism goes a long way these days when nobody bothers to look for any information other than what is being fed to them by popular media.

I voted for the Greens obviously. Kind of a bad year for us though...

peace
-Pat