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The EU has just launched its European Citizens Consultations, a website where people in all 27 EU states can make proposals and debate the social and economic future of the EU.

We hope that readers will sign up as this initiative could lead to wider consultations. If this is successful, it will also be a great victory for those in the EU institutions who want to involve citizens, and that has to be good.

Not sure how that will

Not sure how that will compete with the over-powerful Lobbies ?

PS posting problems . This comment field was "shrunk" and did not work for some time , now back to normal .

Also could not post under registered name. Will try again now. Sent a couple of mails on that , too.

Regards, frog

Hi Frog, I think this is a

Hi Frog,

I think this is a step in the right direction, not a complete solution, and on that basis it should be supported. If it is deemed a success it will be replicated and expanded.

We've noticed the tech problems and we're putting a team of our best men onto it.

Hi Qarsan Thanks ! May not

Hi Qarsan

Thanks ! May not have happened just to me ...

frog

Qarsan I'm getting YOU CAN'T

Qarsan

I'm getting

YOU CAN'T POST COMMENTS

when logged in .

UZBEKISTAN on CIF This is in

UZBEKISTAN on CIF

This is in the guardian today . Was in left column, with a subheader saying what it was about, now in centre column, just title and author .

Go figger .

RULING THROUGH FEAR
Galima Bukharbaeva

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/15/humanrights

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/15/humanrights

frog

The step is right, no doubt.

The step is right, no doubt. Quarsan you are right. This is not the complete solution of the problem. It will help little, but need more plans to achieve it.