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... that a guy knocks his head getting up from the toilets (like Doc Brown in Back to the Future), and get the genius idea of inventing a wonderful new machine which will write my university essays IN GERMAN for me (yes i still believe in Santa Claus). Till then i'll continue suffering!

Sergio, Berlin

... that we start preparations rolling for a ‘Babel festival 2011’, as cafebabel.com will turn ten years old then. All of our over 10, 000 babelians should come! What about a day for babel bands?

Erika, Vilnius

... for an informed public debate about policy issues for the European parliamentary elections in 2009. There will be no pressure for candidates to sharpen their ideas and visions. Even if the ones I support don’t get elected, the interest of the voters is driven by them

Waldemar, Stockholm

... that European leaders deploy a peacekeeping force in war-torn Congo. The horrors of the crisis are a stain on the world’s conscience. Europe should do it for a world where threats to human life anywhere are recognised as threats to us all.

Nicola, Brussels

… that every newly appointed commissioner after the EU elections spends ‘Erasmus’ for two months in another country. Leaders will learn what Europe really means!

Adriano, Paris

Want Turkey to finish negotiations and be a member in 2010? Want Estonia to join the euro? Whether you are student or already on the job market, a true European or a true eurosceptic, traveller or stay-in kind of person, activist or 'passivist', comment below on your new years resolutions.

It’s now public: EUdebate2009.eu is officially launched! The new baby of cafebabel.com will begin his life with one objective: to spice up the European elections 2009!

To hail in 2009 on 1 January, cafebabel.com is gathering your wishes. Whether you are student or already on the job market, a true European or a true eurosceptic, traveller or stay-in kind of person, activist or ‘passivist’, share your good resolutions with us and let us know what your wishes are!

Be original. Be funny! Be no longer than 500 signs (characters with spaces included!) Don’t forget to send a picture of you with your piece. Send everything tied up in a nice red virtual knot to redaction@cafebabel.com, the soonest the better, before 15 December. Thanks everyone!

Jane

(Photo: rusty/flickr)

We’d like to announce you that cafebabel.com has been shortlisted for an European Agenda Award in the category Journalist/Media of the Year!

The European Agenda Award has been designed in order to celebrate the efforts of thinkers and achievers in all fields, and across all sectors, taking note of who 'sets the Agenda' for the EU community.

The award ceremony will take place on the evening of December 3rd at the Renaissance Hotel in Brussels.

• For more info on the European Agenda Award 2008, please refer to www.agenda-award.eu. The EA Awards are part of the European Agenda Summit 2008.

Last Thursday cafebabel.com has been awarded by the European Commission with a Golden Star during the Golden Stars Award Ceremony 2008 in Brussels.