är anmäld till kommande val, till Europaparlamentet, 2024-09-06. En röst för KSP är en röst för ’Transparent Funktionalism’:
Med Transparent Funktionalism hävdar jag att ändamålet, dvs funktionen, skall bestämma formen och det skall vara genomlysande, dvs transparent. Det ska vara lätt att förstå vad EU sysslar med och att EU’s kontakt med allmänheten ska vara sådan att den vanliga medborgaren skall kunna påverka beslut som tas inom EU, på ett sätt att intressekonflikter inte uppstår.
Jag går till val på en enda fråga, nämligen mordet på Olof Palme. Kuldip Singh.
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Som en mellanstatlig eller överstatlig organisation, är EU en mycket kostnadskrävande institution och därmed ett system eller styrelseform där de flesta viktiga beslut fattas av ett statligt ministerstyre, dvs inom ramen av denna regionala mellanstatliga institution och de olika organ, där demokratiskt valda representanterna från de nationella medlemsländernas regeringar förhandlar med varandra, och de statliga tjänstemän, snarare än av folkvalda. Utan tvekan råder det ett enormt demokratiskt underskott, särskild ifråga om vad som förväntas, avseende statlig myndighets kontakt med allmänheten. När det gäller representations demokrati inom Europeiska unionen, EU, baseras kritiken på att den vanliga medborgarens uppfattning är, att EU-institutionerna saknar tillgänglighet eller representation – att det finns en klyfta mellan dessa institutioners befogenheter och medborgarnas upplevda oförmåga att påverka beslut som tas, på EU nivå och inom dessa institutioner. Beslut, som de facto ska sedan verkställas på de olika nivåerna i de olika medlemsländerna, inom EU.
För att belysa i huvuddragen, vad EU har betytt eller betyder för Dig, följer här, på engelska, en kortfattad summering om, EU’ s tillkomst och vad EU står för.
Marshall Plan Official (name European Recovery Program) A programme of financial aid and other initiatives, sponsored by the US, designed to boost the economies of western European countries after the Second World War. It was originally advocated by Secretary of State George C. Marshall and passed by Congress in 1948.
European Coal and Steel Community (abbreviation ECSC) An organisation established in 1952 to regulate pricing, transport, and tariffs for the coal and steel industries of the member countries.
European Parliament The Parliament of the European Union, originally established in 1952. From 1958 to 1979 it was composed of representatives drawn from the parliaments of member countries, but since 1979 direct elections have taken place every five years. Through the Single European Act (1987) it assumed a degree of sovereignty over national parliaments. It meets in Strasbourg, and its committee is in Brussels.
European Economic Community (abbreviation EEC) An institution of the European Union, an economic association of western European countries set up by the Treaty of Rome (1957). The original members were France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
European Atomic Energy Community (abbreviation Euratom) An institution established in 1957 to aid the exploitation of nuclear discoveries in Europe.
European Investment Bank A bank set up in 1958 by the Treaty of Rome to finance capital investment projects promoting the balanced development of members of the European Community. It is based in Luxembourg.
The European Community (abbreviation EC) An institution formed in 1967 from the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Economic Community (EEC), and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom); it comprises also the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the European Court of Justice. Until 1987 it was still commonly known as the EEC. The name ‘European Communities’ is still used in legal contexts where the three distinct organizations are recognized.
European Space Agency (abbreviation ESA) An organisation set up in 1975 to coordinate the national space programmes of the collaborating countries. It is based in Paris.
European Monetary System (abbreviation EMS) A monetary system inaugurated by the European Community in 1979 to coordinate and stabilize the exchange rates of the currencies of member countries, as a prelude to monetary union. It is based on the use of the Exchange Rate Mechanism.
The European Union (abbreviation EU) A union created on 1 November 1993, with the coming into force of the Maastricht Treaty. It encompasses the old European Community (EC) together with two intergovernmental ‘pillars’ for dealing with foreign affairs and with immigration and justice. Now, it has 27 member states.
Eurozone The economic region formed by those member countries of the European Union that have adopted the euro.
European Monetary Union (abbreviation EMU) A European Union programme intended to work towards full economic unity in Europe based on the phased introduction of a common currency (the euro). The programme was announced in 1989; the second stage came into effect on 1 January 1994 under the terms of the Maastricht Treaty, and in 2002 the euro replaced the currencies of twelve European Union countries.
Euro (abbreviation/symbol € ) The single European currency, which replaced the national currencies of France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Luxembourg, Austria, Finland, the Republic of Ireland, Belgium, and the Netherlands in 2002. Nineteen member states of the European Union now use the euro.
Euromarket A financial market which deals with Eurocurrencies. The European Union regarded as a single commercial or financial market.
European Commission A group, appointed by agreement among the governments of the European Union, which initiates Union action and safeguards its treaties. It meets in Brussels.
European Commission for Human Rights An institution of the Council of Europe, set up under the European Convention on Human Rights to examine complaints of alleged breaches of the Convention. It is based in Strasbourg.
European Convention on Human Rights An international agreement set up by the Council of Europe in 1950 to protect human rights. Under the convention were established the European Commission for Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights.
European Court of Human Rights An institution of the Council of Europe, set up to protect human rights in conjunction with the European Commission for Human Rights. The court, based in Strasbourg, is called to give judgement in cases where the commission has failed to secure a settlement.
European Court of Justice An institution of the European Union, with thirteen judges appointed by its member governments, meeting in Luxembourg. Established in 1958, it exists to safeguard the law in the interpretation and application of Community treaties.
European Council A grouping of the heads of government of the European Union countries, inaugurated in 1975, which meets two or three times a year.
Europeanise Give someone or something a European character or scope.
European Relating to or characteristic of Europe or its inhabitants: – the culture and history of the European peoples. Relating to the European Union: – the European currency – a native or inhabitant of Europe – national of a state belonging to the European Union – a person who is committed to the European Union – a person of European parentage
Europhile A person who admires Europe or is in favour of participation in the European Union.
Europhobe A person having a strong dislike of Europe or opposing participation in the European Union.
Eurosceptic A person who is opposed to increasing the powers of the European Union.
Eurocentric Focusing on European culture or history to the exclusion of a wider view of the world; implicitly regarding European culture as pre-eminent:
Eurovision A network of European television production administered by the European Broadcasting Union.
European chameleon Also called Chameleon vulgaris. A small slow-moving Old World lizard with a prehensile tail, long extensible tongue, protruding eyes that rotate independently, and a highly developed ability to change colour.
European tortoise Also called Testudo graeca. A slow-moving typically herbivorous land reptile of warm climates, enclosed in a scaly or leathery domed shell into which it can retract its head and thick legs.