Madariaga - College of Europe Foundation

Welcome

"I am proud to preside over the activities of this young and dynamic Foundation whose unique structure will allow it to contribute significantly and in an innovative manner to promoting a more active and cooperative Europe in the world".

Javier Solana
President of the Madariaga - College of Europe Foundation, Secretary General of the Council of European Union and High Representative for the European Common Foreign and Security Policy

"The new challenge for the European Union is to become a global actor and as such an active contributor to global governance. To achieve this the EU has to speak with one voice".

Jean-Luc Dehaene
Vice-President of the Madariaga - College of Europe Foundation, President of the Administrative Board of The College of Europe, Member of the European Parliament

SEULE L'EUROPE/ ONLY EUROPE

by Pierre Defraigne

Against a backdrop of general indifference to the European elections of 2009, Pierre Defraigne presents a clarion call for thoughtful engagement and considered participation in the European project.

In this bilingual pamphlet, the author distances himself from the current, catchy but nevertheless complacent discourse addressing a Europe of consumers and users, of mobility and Euros in the pocket, of the pax europeana. He addresses young citizens and confronts them with the world as it is: a world of crisis, climate change and security challenges.