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Bonde's Political Testament

7 may 2008 - Jens-Peter Bonde is leaving the Parliament, but not politics altogether. While he will focus now on leading the EUDemocrats, he wants to leave behind a 10 point legacy – a political testament. In it he names the most needed reforms and changes that the European Union needs.

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The new EU President is getting less attention in European media than the US elections.

The next President of Europe

5 may 2008 - It is nice to see that every European newspaper and the electronic media have a big coverage of the election of a new US President almost every day. It is only sad that they cover even the selection of candidates for the American elections in every local town - and not the election of the President for Europe![meer...]

Censorship in the European Parliament! - The European Business and Parliament Scheme

2 may 2008 - Following the story on the alleged lobbying office recently found within the European Parliament on April 30, EUD President Jens-Peter Bonde decided to pay a visit to the European Business and Parliament Scheme (EBPS). After all, the opportunity to test the transparency of the scheme was not to be missed. EUD fell short of expectations...[meer...]

EUDemocrats Open Branding contest

Check out the new EUD European-wide contest and enter for the chance to win the first prize of 2000 Euro and the prestige of having designed the logo of a European Political Alliance.

[More details here]

Introducing the Foundation for EU Democracy

April 3 2008 – The Foundation for EU Democracy, a brainchild of Anthony Coughlan, Jens-Peter Bonde and Sharon Ellul Bonici, was registered in Brussels in October 2007 as a response to a pilot project launched in 2007 by DG Education and Communication in the European Commission.

[find out more about the Foundation]

X09 signature campaign

18 feb 2008 - The ratification process of the Lisbon Treaty is moving forward, and so is the referendum campaign X09. The more votes it gathers, the closer come EU citizens to having a chance to be the ones deciding their future.[find out how to get involved]

Quotes on Constitution

13 dec 2007 - Under Portugese hospitality, the smiling heads of the EU signed the new Treaty of Lisbon, all together and united (except the British Prime-Minister, Mr. Gordon Brown who arrived late, crushing all stereotypes). Is the new text really different from the one of the rejected Constitution? See what the very same leaders you have elected have to say on this[more]

Democracy International Campaign

15 Nov 2007 - The EUD support Democracy International and the second European Referendum Campaign standing for "a real and unbiased debate on the EU Constitution alias the Reform Treaty in the framework of a fair referendum". Visit the official website... and sign up!