Introduction
For 10 years, Europe’s supporters have been hanging their heads in shame because for so long Europe and sovereignty have been opposed. It is now time to affirm that, on the big challenges of our era, on our security, on migrations, trade or digitalisation, the true sovereignty comes from an European common action, in a renewed democratic background. Europe must focus on these challenges and must dare to defend its interests and its values throughout the world.
Those who want to weaken Europe will let France alone in front of the threats our times are facing : Europe will be for us a supplementary protection in this new world we see emerging.
Propositions
1/ Goal n°1 : Take the time to debate and re-establish trust in Europe
- We'll propose to launch democratic conventions throughout Europe from the end of 2017. During six to ten months, in each State, a European debate will be organised on the content of the Union’s action and the priorities it should focus on. Nourished with the debates, the European governments will set up a short roadmap, with some common challenges and precise actions, drawing the priority actions of the Union and the introduction calendar for the coming five years.
- We'll introduce pan-European electoral lists for the 73 MEPs corresponding to the British sieges. If the Brexit negotiations calendar allows it, the change would be introduced as soon as in the 2019 European elections.
2/ Goal n°2 : Strengthen the Union on the five dimensions of sovereignty
- Europe of security
- We'll propose to reinforce Frontex, by giving it surveillance and protection capabilities for the external borders, with the goal of new 5,000 mobilisable men for the agency.
- We'll propose to develop global partnerships with the main countries of departure and transit of the migrants, based on development aids, the setting of check-points in these countries before the migrants get to E.U., the help to fight smugglers and the return of migrants that have not been authorised to stay in the E.U. The respect of the engagements will be controlled during an annual conference and will determine the level of development aid.
- We'll propose to create a European Fund for defence that will finance common military equipments, such as European drones, and joint programs of military R&D.
- We'll propose to introduce a European permanent HQ to schedule and control the European defensive operations, in strong relation with national commands and NATO.
- We'll propose to create a European Security Council gathering the most skilful military, diplomatic and intelligence personals of each member state.
- We'll propose to introduce a true European intelligence system to make the intelligence actions easier : a centralised data base with an obligatory exchange of information, accessible to the intelligence services of each member state.
- We'll propose to strengthen and harmonise the security of European IDs with biometric technologies.
- Europe of growth
- We'll propose to introduce a budget for the eurozone with three functions : investments for the future, financial help for emergencies and response to economic crisis. The access to this budget will be granted on the respect of common rules on fiscal and social orientations to avoid dumping in our Union.
- We'll propose to create a new position of Minister of Economics and Finance of the Eurozone, in charge of the Eurozone's budget, under the control of a Eurozone Parliament, composed of MEPs of Eurozone member states.
- We'll demand to introduce a common base of European social rights : minimum standards for the right to a formation, health coverage, unemployment insurance and minimum wage.
- A protecting Europe in the globalisation
- We'll stand for the reinforcement of anti-dumping tools, which must be more deterrent and reactive (ex: to fight against unfair competition on steel from China or India)
- We'll stand for a "Buy European Act" to reserve the access of European public markets to companies that have more than half of their production in Europe.
- We'll propose to introduce a European tool of control on foreign investments in Europe to preserve our interests in strategic sectors.
- We'll propose to create a "European Trade Prosecutor" to control the respect of engagements by the member states and punish those who don't respect them, especially in social, environmental and fiscal fields.
- We'll demand to introduce in all E.U. trade deals a section about fiscal cooperation, as well as social and environmental provisions
- We'll propose to introduce vigilance comities with NGOs during the negotiations of trade deals in order to evaluate their application and impacts.
- Europe of sustainable development
- We'll reform the European carbon market, with a minimum tax for the ton of carbon.
- We'll make the CAP more protective and reactive, with mechanisms of stabilisation on incomes adapted to each sector and with a more environmental-friendly agriculture to lead the future of the industry.
- Europe of digitalisation
- We'll promote the introduction of a European Fund to finance the growth of European start-ups (minimum 5 billions €)
- We'll renegotiate the Privacy Shield with the U.S. in 2018 to regulate the American big internet companies in our continent and guarantee the protection of personal data.
3/ Goal n°3 : Strengthen the European identity
- We'll propose to progressively generalise the Erasmus program with the goal of 200,000 young French a year (25% of the age group) doing a semester in Europe by 2022.
- We'll create a European status for the trainees to facilitate their mobility in the continent.
