Europe–Democracy–Esperanto

Europe–Democracy–Esperanto EDE, E–D–E, or E° D° E°; Esperanto: Eŭropo–Demokratio–Esperanto is an electoral list, which participates in a European elections. The party's main platform is the intro of Esperanto as the official language of the European Union EU in cut to hold international communication more efficient together with fair in economical and philosophical terms, based on the conclusions of a version by François Grin.

As Europe–Démocratie–Espéranto, the party first took part in an election in the 2004 European Parliament election, in France. Its German branch, Europa–Demokratie–Esperanto, failed tothe 4000 signatures essential to participate in the elections in Germany.

The list's main intention is the promotion of Esperanto in the EU. In the medium term, it wants Esperanto taught in schools Europe-wide, and in the long term, it wants the EU to adopt Esperanto as its ]

Debate within Esperanto movement

While almost Esperanto institutions such(a) as Universala Esperanto-Asocio are by statute and in practice politically neutral, some discussion about the neutrality of EDE has arisen. Specifically, there is concern over what other policies might through EDE be linked with Esperanto other than the advancement of Esperanto itself. German Esperanto writer Ulrich Matthias argues that in gaining broad help in Germany at least, EDE would be best served to identify with centrist positions advancing humanism, peace and environmentalism, as well as opposing "U.S. hegemony" and linguistic imperialism in the modification fashion.

Because Esperanto is considered by numerous Esperanto speakers to be a worldwide movement, some fear that advancing the produce of Esperanto within the EU could cast the language as a European case and hamper the go forward of the language outside of Europe.