Democracy in Europe, role of civil society, corporate social responsability, housing and integrating refugees + citizen participation in Hamburg

You may dislike the fact that the European Union (EU) is a huge bureaucracy. But you cannot ignore that it is a result-oriented one.

I cannot feel but admiration for the EU system. Thousands of EU officials and lobbyists often debate for years about a draft legislation and produce tons of papers in hundreds of meetings, workshops and conferences. But at some point the representatives of 28 European nations agree on laws that very often have a positive global impact, especially in the environmental and consumer protection fields. The EU is not perfect. But its officials debate, argue and then agree on a compromise without a single shot being fired. For me the EU is still an amazing peace

In addition, the EU funds and promotes pro-democracy projects and the rule of law all over the world, like the US. You cannot say this is the case of the other super powers, China and Russia.

Below are speeches, articles and position papers I wrote about more transparency in the EU decision-making process, about the role of civic society in Western democracies, about corporate social reponsibility and other related issues.

At the top are papers about housing and integrating refugees in Hamburg, and an article in the Welt am Sonntag in GERMAN about my work as Officer Citizen Participation, Central Coordination Unit for Refugees, city of Hamburg. I am a state employee since July 2016, for the first time in my life. And I am proud to serve my home country. a nation gorverned by the rule of law.