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More Europe Statement

Given the dramatic social situation in many Member States caused by the

economical crisis and the anti-European voices predicting the breakup of theEconomic and Monetary Union, the undersigned ask for More Europe.

We consider it is necessary to move to a greater European integration in orderto address the current situation of social and economic crisis affecting Europeand for this reason we will join our forces as European citizens. To achieve ourgoal we claim that:

1) The Schengen area of free movement is the result of the political and socialwork of a generation knowing the devastating consequences of World War II.The Schengen area guarantees equality, security, communication, cooperation

and, to sum up, freedom between European citizens. This statement supportsthe defense of the EU area as a whole. Any exception on this means unequalrights among European citizens and residents.

2) The symbols and the flag of the EU are not just objects. Otherwise theyrepresent our values as a community, which are fundamental to the progressand democracy of the European society.

3) We encourage public authorities to implement a common subject onEuropean Union in all European educational systems. The subject will includeEU history, its operation and its significance in the national and international

society today.

4) We consider it is urgent to establish a fiscal and social harmonization. Havingin account the voices rising daily in the international arena by questioning thestrength of an unprecedented monetary union in human history, we believe themore similar the economic instruments and social benefits in the eurozone are,the more reinforce the welfare state will be.

5) We believe it is very important to increase the participation of citizens in theEuropean decision making process. With that aim we suggest the direct electionof the European Commissions President through the creation of supranational

European Parliament electoral slates.

6) We believe it is essential to set only one seat for the European Parliament,either in Brussels or Strasbourg, in order to reduce costs and duplication ofduties. We believe that this austerity measure will bring the institutions closer tocitizens. If Brussels is chosen as the only headquarters, we suggest thatStrasbourg remains as a symbol of the creation of the EU and become a peaceand common history museum.

7) We propose the creation of a European Electoral Act to regulate EuropeanParliament elections. This measure will prevent European Parliament electionscampaigns to develop in national key. It would also help citizens to learn aboutthe work of their representatives in the European Parliament, it will foster public

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debate and participation among citizens, and promote the visibility andunderstanding of policies that are decided and implemented at a Europeanlevel.

The platform More Europe calls citizens to support and join the defense of a

greater European integration. We appeal citizens to join forces and contribute tobuild a bottom-up project, which will allow all of us to feel a greater identificationwith the common project of the European Union. This is necessary to preservethe current unity of our continent, that has historically been fragmented, and thatis currently possible thanks to the process of European integration and theinstitutional design created by all of us.