EUtopia: We the people of the European Union...

Olivier Moréteau launched a new blog, EUtopia, to rethink the European Union in a context of crisis: 

"A fully independent place to rethink the European Union in the perspective of the people and in view of promoting a healthy debate on its future. The approach is meant to encompass multiple dimensions of European integration: historical, philosophical, spiritual, political, legal, economical, sociological, demographic, linguistic etc. in view of proposing elements for a Constitution of the EU, with a federalist inspiration."

Read his draft preamble for a Constitution for the EU.

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