nature parks - a neo-liberal EU project
by Erika Voegeli
nature parks are not a Swiss product, but an EU import items. They fit seamlessly into all strategies of the neoliberal globalists to the dissolution of nation states. Privatization is a keyword in the country of resources and public scrutiny of states and municipalities should be withdrawn. Entbürgerlichung citizens would have a second read, for privatization of a part, and supranational structures on the other hand, create new private-sector influence and decision-making beyond the state-guaranteed political rights, which are to be whittled down because of ever-smaller areas of influence.
The EU itself is a prime example: Fewer laws are passed by elected parliaments of the nation-states, instead, they are not created out of 27 commissioners elected by the people - under the influence of 15 000 well-paid lobbyists of economic and financial groups who maintain their offices in Brussels for this.
will host the Nature Park Strategy, including a program of the European Union to "rural development" because the countries of the EU are behind areas covered by such projects. And just as in the nature parks in Switzerland, they are also in environmental protection, economic development, promotion of labels for better marketing of local products, tourism promotion, job creation, etc. PR-touted moderate. If
is controlled "from the bottom up" from above
is a fact that nature parks on a site of European Commission figure as examples of so-called Local Action Groups - local action groups. This form is read accurately, "the main supports for the implementation of the Leader approach." 1 This entirely non-local, but developed by the EU headquarters approach used by the action groups to implement "to their development strategy and finance. These strategies are the promotion of Public Private Sector Partnerships created and set a multisectoral, from bottom to above is the approach one, which local cooperation and local networks promotes. "2
The action groups are in turn part of national networks that incorporate everything from This development is involved. Merged all is the European Network for Rural Development (European Network for Rural Development ENRD), responsible for effective implementation of EU development programs for rural space.
appetite for use of rural resources
The EU's interest is not unfounded, after all correspond rural areas in the EU 90% of the territory ", and rural development is a vital area of policy. Agriculture and forestry remain crucial for land use and management of natural resources in rural areas of the EU ... "3
Solo the fact that the so-called local action groups have different structures (Leader, National Network, European Network) are finally coupled to the policy of the EU Commission to punish the entire representation lies. What at the municipal level as a local action group comes along, posing as a strategy from the bottom up, turns out to be the last link of a staged the Brussels strategy that presents itself as the promotion of local concern to citizens to suggest, but in reality to Brussels standards and regulatory influences which may prove to be a network of pitfalls and costly court proceedings for the local economy.
"harmonization" - Cover term for elimination of the citizens and centralization
As the dissolution of national boundaries is being driven, presents itself more specific on the page "Regional Policy European Union" under "natural park with no barriers." Because the landscape is a "geographic unit" fancy that had this "separation" by breaking down the barriers - and therefore national government structures, the "harmonized" would be - reversed werden.4 harmonization - a typical spin - means: What has been the law assumed by municipalities, districts, cantons and states, was intended as dissolved and in the example of nature parks on the decisions of such public - private - action groups and associations are assigned, which are connected through the appropriate networks or financial dependence on EU requirements.
dismantling of democracy - not Swiss way
Looking at the development of nature parks in Switzerland, it is found that the approach is virtually the same way. The - empty - Brussels drip missing though, he is replaced by funds from the federal treasury. And this is exactly analogous to the Leader-Strategy public communities involved in a private club, which then forms a new layer that is - and this is crucial for Switzerland - Cut off the direct democratic influence, it creates structures that are ultimately removed from the political control of the population. Well, in the case of nature parks to rate the voters of each affected communities of accession to the park contract - that was then but the last time the procedure is otherwise similar to that in the non-democratically elected Metropolitan conferences and unite in the urban areas of the midlands: decide where Executive members of the participating cities and municipalities have programs for this region - although this constitutionally established power of the federal and cantonal constituent political bodies is, as such, the political right - are - referendum and initiative. It creates another with such bodies, not constitutionally defined, not constitutionally recognized level that ascribes to decision-making powers, which allocated federal and cantonal constitutions clearly and are not available. This is not democratically controlled intermediate level produced or copied - in combination with other such bodies, and sometimes with individual departments to federal agencies that promote such initiatives, in the case of natural parks in the responsible Federal Office for the Environment - policies, regulations, ordinances, etc., in analogy the process in the EU.
The concept that Make private "quasi-governmental organizations" state tasks pushes back the state and initiate its gradual privatization. Here - without a formal EU membership - at different levels of structures tinkered, who, along with other places could fit into neo-liberal concepts. For instance, when the appetite for "land use and management of natural resources" to the financial possibilities of privatized infrastructure or water resources depends.
financial enticements from euphoric times
Switzerland needs at least not such concepts. And certainly not to in times of economic stress, as in the development of such structures money flow, sometimes a lot of money, such as for feasibility studies or the like. In this case, these projects were developed in a time when still plenty of money flowed into the federal treasury. Meanwhile show the shocks of the financial and economic crisis, its impact: The current federal revenues will be significantly lower. And probably the capacity for this park projects for financing more expensive design and feasibility studies already exhausted, there would be any additional costs to be borne by the municipalities and cantons.
Back to reason
nature and landscape are with us for decades maintained and protected. When it really about the promotion of rural Areas is: How would it instead, with a reminder as to the investment support fund for mountain areas? This fund was recently boosted by paying about 1.5 billion francs. This countless interest-free loans have been funded for infrastructure buildings and communities are paid back reliably. This fund has now been disbanded in the new regional policy - to finance the payments of the federal government for park projects from this? But this time without repayment. Until the fund is empty? And then? If the communities of their duty? Or we will sell off our living space to private investors?
we reflect back on ourselves, on our own Values and experiences. Solving us from the mistaken belief that anything new is inherently better. Switzerland has made with the investment support fund best experience. How about instead of destroying democratic EU projects with a revival of the genuine Swiss and truly sustainable solution?
And by the way: Uri would, for example, with its folk theater in which the school children to the Chief Magistrate the valley participated and were met with the visitors to enthusiastic applause, to offer something more autonomous and more meaningful, as an EU copied parking regulations and other additions for the Label vast salad. Besides, such initiatives also give opportunity to young people with meaningful activities let us begin to teach them history and general knowledge in addition to their importance to the community and the common good, instead of leaving it to the mindless cultural degradation of the American way of life.
a leader stands for "Liaison Entre Actions de Développement de l'Économie Rurale", which means "the links between rural economy and development actions."
2 http://enrd.ec.europa.eu/rural-development -policy/leader/en/leader_home_en.cfm)
3 http://enrd.ec.europa.eu/rural-development-policy/introduction/en/introduction_home_en.cfm
4 European Commission. Regional Policy European Union. Natural parks without barriers (Pdf.)
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