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Ideas for Europe - not asking what is, but what is not, and why. These are the questions of Olivier Védrine. As for professional reasons he holds a permanent dialogue with young people, it is clear that his ideas and questions reach out for young Europeans. What should happen with the institutions in Europe, with Turkey, Russia, with the climate change, with religious freedom and tolerance - this booklet is a firework of ideas. It is completed with some personal impressions of travelling to Ukraine and Azerbaijan. And it clearly underlines what we all have in Europe - more than a technocratic being, but one of a civilization of many hundred years and one of "unity in diversity". Olivier Védrine does not expect to be everyone of his opinion - he wants also to challenge opinions, to challenge European citizens to behave like a citoyen.

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Table of Content
I.
Introduction (by Hans-Jürgen Zahorka) 1
II.
Peace in diversity 3
The return of old reactions 6
Power to Europe 9
Technical pathways for a powerful Europe 16
A solid core to build a political European Union 20
Terrorist threats and democracy: What answers for Europe 23

III.

Must capitalism be restructured? 26

"Governance" - a thought for Europeans? 29

Cultural and religious dialogue: the case of the "Universities for Peace of Lourdes" 33
Global Warming and Europe: The Copenhagen Summit 36

IV.

My journey to the Ukraine 39

Russia is indeed a European country 44

Some Notes from the trips to Azerbaijan 50

The Eastern Partnership, the Geopolitical Stakes and Azerbaijan 54

The European Union Energy Policy 59

Turkey in the EU: Many arguments in Favour 63

Atatürk´s Turkey acceptable for EU, says French professor
(Sunday Zaman, 23.11.2008) 69

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