Articles by Andreas Bummel

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Lawmakers in Europe Want the UN to Debate a Parliamentary Assembly. When Will Governments Follow?
Andreas Bummel – Inter Press Service-IPS, 31 Jul 2017

20 Jul 2017 – The document pointed out that the EU “should play a proactive part in building a United Nations that can contribute effectively to global solutions, peace and security, human rights, development, democracy and a rule-of-law-based international order.”

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Want a More Democratic UN? Give It a Parliament
Jo Leinen and Andreas Bummel – Foreign Policy In Focus, 31 Aug 2015

Every democracy in the world has an elected legislature. Why not the UN? As we approach the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, we’re moving further into a new century with many of the old, deficient institutions of the last century left untouched.

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WHY WE NEED A UN PARLIAMENT
Andreas Bummel – Open Democracy, 29 Jan 2010

It isn’t less democracy that will allow for more effective global governance. More democracy is urgently needed.The United Nations is the main hub for global multilateralism. With 192 member states, its membership is almost universal. Under its roof, major global issues are negotiated that concern the future of humanity. The international response to the global […]

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(FRENCH) UNE ASSEMBLÉE PARLEMENTAIRE MONDIALE
Andreas Bummel, Grégory Gihoul, Dirk Van Der Maelen et Patrick Moriau, 30 Jun 2009

Et si l’Onu se "parlementarisait"? Une Assemblée parlementaire des Nations unies (UNPA) superviserait toute la gouvernance mondiale, du FMI à l’Onu en passant par l’OMC. La crise financière mondiale a déclenché l’une des pires perturbations économique et sociale au cours des cinq dernières décennies. Restaurer la stabilité économique et financière et redonner confiance dans le […]

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