It’s called “e-vote” and permits citizens to exchange opinions and make proposals on the present and future of Europe. The initiative was presented on 26 February by Greek foreign minister Ghiorgos Papandreou on the occasion of the weekly meeting of the European Commission. “E-vote in the intention of the current Greek presidency of the EU is a project of e-democracy, electronic democracy. That means that everyone may participate in and contribute to the experiment. Apart from voting, participants can become official partners of e-vote by helping to promote the project and encouraging others to participate”. Papandreou said that according to the data collected so far, 70% of those who expressed a view believe that the EU and the countries that form part of it are moving in the right direction; 84% hope for a greater role of the EU in international affairs and 64% want more time to be given to the weapons inspectors in Iraq. Interestingly only 3% think terrorism is the greatest concern: 47% attribute first place in this classification to economic problems. The survey will be active on the website http://europa.eu.int until 30 June, end of the six months’ Greek presidency, when the final results will be published.
