General Assembly in Berlin
The speech of Andreas Bummel at the opening session of Milo Rau’s General Assembly on 11/03/2017 at Schaubühne theatre in Berlin is published here.
Pan-African Parliament
On October 11, 2017, Andreas Bummel spoke at the Pan-African Parliament to promote Africa’s involvement in the efforts for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. Here’s a report.
IPS News
Opinion piece for IPS News: Lawmakers in Europe Want the UN to Debate a Parliamentary Assembly. When Will Governments Follow?, July 20, 2017. Also published at Transcend.
UNPA Campaign
June/July 2017: Comments by Andreas Bummel on the European Parliament’s call for a UN debate on a UN Parliamentary Assembly, on UNA-Germany’s renewed support, at a workshop on the occasion of the G20 summit, and at an event at the parliament of the Netherlands.
IPS News
The UN Needs to Bring Parliamentarians on Board, opinion piece by Andreas Bummel for IPS News, April 28, 2017. Also published at The Wire and South-South News.
Democracy Without Borders
The World’s Citizens need to take back control – with a Global Parliament, blog post by Andreas Bummel, March 20, 2017, originally published at www.foederalist.eu and www.opendemocracy.net.
Great Transition Initiative
Toward Global Political Integration: Time for a World Parliamentary Assembly, piece written by Andreas Bummel for the Great Transition Initiative, August 2016, also published by OpenDemocracy, The World State Debate and The Federalist Debate.
Foreign Policy in Focus
Want a More Democratic UN? Give It a Parliament – Every democracy in the world has an elected legislature. Why not the United Nations? Opinion piece with Jo Leinen, also published by Counterpunch and Arab News.