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NEWSLETTER - DECEMBER 2009 - WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR - WWW.CRPM.ORG |
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REGIONAL CHRISTMAS PARABLE 
On the morning of 27 November 2009, while the Muslims were celebrating Eid and the Christians were about to enter Advent, the Archangel José Manuel Durão Barroso came to bring the Good Tidings: “A new Commission has been born unto thee!” Thereupon the fishermen of Galicia, Shetland and Brittany, the farmers of Andalusia and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the sailors of Bremen, Genoa and Gdansk, the wine growers of Tuscany, Aquitaine and La Rioja, the Swedish, Danish and Finnish innovators, the sugar cane planters from the faraway islands, the musicians of Scotland, Greece and Romania and the pilotari of the Basque Country, all hastened to the manger at Berlaymont. They brought with them their ideas, their proposals, their faith in a new stage in European integration. All gazed in wonder at the grace of the newborn and trembled at the thought of its innocence and vulnerability...
PAT COX WELCOMES THE NEW EU LEADERS 
Pat Cox was member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 2004 and in 2002 he became its President until 2004. He is now the President of the European Movement international organisation (www.europeanmovement.eu) and he has been the main actor for the YES campaign in the second Irish Referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Enrico Mayrhofer: Mr Cox, you have been one of the key people during the Irish campaign to convince people to vote "YES" to the Lisbon Treaty. This Treaty just entered into force and two new personalities have been nominated as heads of the European Union. What do you think about Mr Van Rompuy and Baroness Ashton? Pat Cox: The first thing I am pleased about is the fact that we have two people and not an argument between the 27 capital cities! This is already - in European terms - a positive outcome. Secondly, I have to tell you that I have never met them. However, the echo that I have from people who personally know both very well, is very positive. In my opinion, Mr Van Rompuy and Baroness Ashton both have a high level of competence and we can rely on their competence to express itself in their period in office. There was a good deal of thought and discussion about the personality of the people that might be chosen in particular to lead the European Council. Therefore, I would belong to the school of thought that thinks the choice made is a positive choice; not just speaking of the person selected, but of the nature of the person and his or her personality...
WRITE YOUR LETTER TO SANTA …"ECO MUNDO OCÉANS", EMBARK ON A JOURNEY AND DISCOVER MODERN ECOLOGY AT THE HEART OF THE MERCHANT NAVY 
At this particularly bustling time when everybody is looking
for a gift, here is one original idea: “Eco Mundo Océans”.
It’s an entertaining and instructive board game on the environment
for players of all ages from 7 to 77. Its aim is to raise awareness
of current ecological issues and the conservation of the oceans.
The game is an enjoyable way to learn all about the maritime world,
while maintaining an element of fun. There are two versions designed
to adapt to different levels of play (30 minutes for the short
version or for children and 45 minutes for other players). A leaflet
containing 800 questions & answers helps you get to grips
with the basics of marine biology, everyday types of pollution
and their solutions and the history of the oceans. “Eco Mundo
Océans” is sponsored by the film-maker Jacques Perrin
in view of his upcoming film “Oceans” to be released
on 27 January. The game also benefits from the scientific collaboration
of the Natural History Museum of the City of Geneva in Switzerland.
In this way, players are free to acquire a unique knowledge and
most likely a real concern for the environment.
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