Tous les biens n’ont pas vocation à être marchands. Mais on ne peut pas non plus se borner à distinguer, comme on le fait souvent, les biens privés qui relèveraient du libre marché et les biens publics qui, par nature ou par destination, doivent être gérés par la puissance publique. Dans une société moderne, il… » read more
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Economy and Finance, french, Rural and sustainable development |
All goods are not destined to be marketable. We cannot limit ourselves to distinguish, as we often do, private goods that belong on the free market and public goods which, by nature or by destiny, need to be managed by public authority. In a modern society, it is necessary to distinguish between goods and services… » read more
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Economy and Finance, English, french, Rural and sustainable development |
L’Union européenne reste, aux yeux du monde, un exemple réussi d’intégration politique et de sauvegarde de la paix. Dans un monde marqué par les tensions et les inégalités, l’Union européenne cherche à transmettre son expertise en dehors de ses frontières. Un exercice difficile. Pour lire l’article complet, cliquez ici ————————————— Document collectif élaboré par Irenees,… » read more
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EU in the world, french, Governance / Democracy and Citizenship |
The European Union remains, in the eyes of the world, an example of political integration and the maintenance of peace. In a world marked by tensions and inequalities, the European Union is looking to transmit its expertise outside its borders – a difficult but worthwhile challenge. To read the full article, click here ————————————- Collectif… » read more
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English, EU in the world, french, Governance / Democracy and Citizenship |
May 28, 2009
Nous proposons que l”Union européenne légifère pour interdire tout brevet sur le vivant. Elle doit aussi obliger les industries à informer, de façon transparente, sur les manipulations génétiques utilisées. Aujourd”hui, le Certificat d”Obtention Végétale (COV) entretient une opacité malsaine car il protège les inventions et les découvertes sans donner aucune information sur les méthodes de… » read more
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Education / Research & Development, french, Rural and sustainable development |
We propose new legislation to ban all patents on living things. This legislation also needs to force industries to inform users, in a transparent way, about the kinds of genetic manipulations which were used. The New Variety Certificates in use today support an unhealthy lack of transparency because they protect inventions and discoveries without the… » read more
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Education / Research & Development, English, french, Rural and sustainable development |
Les entreprises cotées en Bourse doivent publier, dans leur rapport annuel, leurs performances environnementales et sociales. Les paramètres à mesurer doivent être définis par la loi. Et les résultats des entreprises certifiés par un organisme tiers. Ces paramètres environnementaux et sociaux seraient autant de critères de gestion exploitables par des collectifs d’actionnaires citoyens ou par… » read more
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Listed companies are required to publish their social and environmental performance in their annual reports. The measurement parameters must be defined by law. Also, the results of enterprises are certified by a third-party body. These environmental and social parameters will be management criteria for civil shareholders as well as for public authority. To read the… » read more
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L’accès à l’information tient une place de premier ordre dans le dossier des Plantes Génétiquement Modifiées (PGM) afin que chacun – politiques, professionnels, citoyens – puisse participer à un débat démocratique équilibré et consommer l’alimentation qu’il désire. Pourtant, ce dossier est encore trop peu transparent Des mesures simples permettront de répondre aux citoyens qui désirent… » read more
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Access to information holds a place of primary importance in the GMP file so that everyone – politicians, professionals, citizens – can participate in a balanced democratic debate and consume the food they want. Though the file is still not transparent enough, simple measures would respond to the wishes of citizens who want to be… » read more
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On 7th June, Europeans will vote. There are only a few days left to demand more Europe, but not any Europe. Every day, in the meantime, we will publish 2 concrete proposals suggesting a new Europe for tomorrow. They will be written by actors from the Euro
