On 10 July, Austrian Chancellor Dr. Wolfgang Schüssel called for a tax on financial transactions for the first time. In an interview with the German newspaper "Bild am Sonntag" he spoke in favor of such a tax. See also the report in "Der Standard"(in German)
In a speech held on 6 July 2005 in the Austrian Parliament, Schüssel also stressed that he considers the Eco-Social Market Economy the best economic system ever invented by man. Read the speech in German.
From 16 to 21 August hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world will gather in Cologne, Germany following an invitation by the Pope. They will pray together, but also search for answers to the most pressing questions of today. Therefore the organizing committee has invited the Global Marshall Plan Initiative to introduce the concept of the Global Marshall Plan and hold discussions with the youth. The workshop will take place on Friday, 19 August from 16:15 to 18:00 in the Pfarrheim St. Sebastian, Sternenburgerstr. 27, Bonn. For further information on the workshop please contact Andea von Lehmden
The Global Marshall Plan Initiative's campaign "A European Hope" is perceived very well and finds support. Many of the 200 people invited in mid July expressed their interest in the Global Marshall Plan Initiative and the campaign. Some 15 persons have already agreed to contribute to the book - among them Ulrich Beck, Susan George, Lord Anthony Giddens, Prof. Hartmut Grassl, Dominique Strauss-Khan and Prof. Brigitte Young.
We are still interested in your recommendations of more people, who should be invited to contribute to the campaign.
Your Support for the Book from September
onwards
From mid September to mid/end November we are searching for professional volunteers who want to support the book project with translations (English-German/German-English), editorial office and composition - ideally directly within our project team in the coordination office in Hamburg. If you are a professional in this area and want to join the project team, please get in touch with Sabine Stoeck.
At the Spiritual Activism Conference in Berkley, California, Michael Lerner stated that the Tikkun Community and its project, the Network of Spiritual Progressives in the US, are endorsing the Global Marshall Plan Initiative.
Thanks to artists Nicole Herrmann, Björn von Schlippe and Helmut Steinbach,
we can offer you a new feature on our website. Get a background picture for your
desktop; choose from five designs. The same designs will be made available as
e-cards soon. Please visit our website regularly for updates.
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Edwin Ferger, coordinator of the Global Marshall Plan Initiative's education team, developed a CD-ROM with teaching material to bring the Global Marshall Plan to school and make children aware of the issues. More information about the CD (in German, pdf, 50 kB)
On 8 August 2005, the Global Marshall Plan Initiative's coordination office
will move to its new location in the Old Town of Hamburg, right next to St.
Katharinen church and opposite the historical Speicherstadt. Our new address
is:
Global Marshall Plan Initiative
Steckelhörn 9
20457
Hamburg
Germany
Telephone and fax numbers remain the same:
Phone:
+49 (0)40 822 90 420
Fax: +49 (0)40 822 90 421
Students of the University of Bayreuth have developed the BOTOS-Approach -
An Alternative Calculation of Debt Sustainability (BOTOS = Board of Trustees on
Sustainability). The paper proposes an alternative apporach for calculating a
sustainable debt level for countries participating in the Heavily Indebted Poor
Countries (HIPC) Initiative. The paper is available online (in
English)
Prof. Radermacher's comments on the
BOTOS-Approach (in German)
July/August 2005, INTEGeR... NEWS
The inspiring Visions and leadershipof Jeremy Rifkin, Donald Kalff and
Franz Josef Radermacher
16-21 August 2005, Cologne
World Youth Day
see above
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