A citizens campaign has been started to propose former President and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, for the new post as President of the EU. The choice will be made by the EU Council, i.e. the representatives of the member states.
This campaign started on Monday 5 October.
Within days over 2,500 people had joined the Facebook group and coverage began appearing in blogs and news sites accross the internet. We have received support from all over Europe (and beyond) and there is a real sense of excitement and potential.
The selection of Mary Robinson would send a signal that the EU is concerned about social exclusion, racism and the protection of human rights and the new President would hopefully be able to exert some influence on EU policies both within Europe and in the wider world.
The candidate most mentioned at the moment is Tony Blair, who would not send out those signals. The EU leaders meet on 29th October and while the appointment will not be decided on then, the discussion abut the post will begin in earnest.
We need to keep the momentum going however so we appeal to each person to pass on the links and information to your friends and any networks you are in. There is a petition to sign at www.maryrobinson.eu/petition.html and the campaign has a website at www.maryrobinson.eu where you can also sign up and add to the list of supporters on Facebook.
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