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Citizens and their associations deserve more than a folding seat in building Europe’s future!

Alexandrina Najmowicz

Mar 28, 2022
4 min

Citizens and their associations deserve more than a folding seat in building Europe’s future!

The Conference on the Future of Europe has been launched in May last year as an attempt to reconnect politics and policy with citizens....

Democratizing the European parliament elections: why is it needed and where are we at

Francesca Romana D'Antuono

Feb 25, 2022
4 min

Democratizing the European parliament elections: why is it needed and where are we at

Within the Euro-enthusiast bubble, there is one question people can never wrap their heads around: how is it possible that there are...

Daniela Vancic and Maarten de Groot

Feb 22, 2022
4 min

This Conference can still go either way

The Conference on the Future of Europe is at a crossroads. The decisive question is: will the Conference Plenary be able and willing to...

A European Union that serves its citizens

Sunčana Glavak

Feb 15, 2022
4 min

A European Union that serves its citizens

The Conference on the Future of Europe is the first example of the systematic and structured involvement of EU citizens in shaping future...

Kaspar Schultz

Jan 31, 2022
3 min

Too much democracy can be dangerous

The Conference on the Future of Europe prides itself on giving as many participants as possible a chance to speak. Unfortunately, this...

High Noon for the Conference on the Future of Europe

Johannes Greubel

Jan 26, 2022
4 min

High Noon for the Conference on the Future of Europe

Last weekend, the Conference on the Future of Europe entered a new phase. With most participatory elements of the Conference, including...

Democratization of Democracy: The Conference on the Future of Europe as a Role Model?

Filip Milacic

Jan 13, 2022
4 min

Democratization of Democracy: The Conference on the Future of Europe as a Role Model?

In the recent years there has been much talk about the erosion of liberal democracy, which has been manifested in various disturbing...

Angelanna Andreou, Lefteris Vasilopoulos and Pinelopi Katsigianni

Jan 13, 2022
4 min

Our time to shape Europe

Taking into consideration the crises that the European Union has been through in the last decade, it’s obvious that the dialogue...

Why Europe? On European Purpose and Power

Henning Vöpel

Jan 12, 2022
3 min

Why Europe? On European Purpose and Power

The world is fragmented and the future is uncertain. New paradigms and narratives are emerging. Why should Europe then be the answer? And...

Reforming Europe means getting out of the Brussels bubble

Guy Verhofstadt and Pascal Durand

Jan 12, 2022
4 min

Reforming Europe means getting out of the Brussels bubble

Responding to the democratic crisis is just as important as tackling the climate emergency. This is why we fought for the Conference on...

Europe must fight to defend its identity

Assita Kanko

Dec 20, 2021
3 min

Europe must fight to defend its identity

Europe needs to rearm its identity in the face of Islamism and cancel-culture, writes Assita Kanko. Assita Kanko is a Belgian MEP in the...

Jesus Cordero and Joaquim Candel

Dec 17, 2021
4 min

It is time to speak up on the CoFoE!

The CoFoE aims to be an inclusive and participative process where all Europeans have a say on how our future European Union should look...

CoFoE: Lack of inclusion of people with disabilities is worrying

Yannis Vardakastanis

Dec 17, 2021
4 min

CoFoE: Lack of inclusion of people with disabilities is worrying

Persons with disabilities do not have an equal access to the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), writes Yannis Vardakastanis....

The Conference on the Future of Europe cannot fail

Stefano Mallia

Dec 14, 2021
4 min

The Conference on the Future of Europe cannot fail

The Conference on the Future of Europe has made an uncertain start, but it cannot be allowed to fail. Stefano Mallia writes that the...

Europe has no future without youth engagement in decision-making

Rita Jevdokimova

Dec 9, 2021
4 min

Europe has no future without youth engagement in decision-making

According to the OECD, young people make up 25% of the world's demographic - a percentage that also represents a group of citizens who...

Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé

Dec 9, 2021
4 min

Let’s imagine the Europe of tomorrow!

The Conference on the Future of Europe, launched in March seeks to give EU citizens a voice in determining the bloc’s priorities....

Friedrich Jeschke

Dec 1, 2021
4 min

‘The EU’, too, was once a utopia

Writing about visions is something particularly beautiful and motivating. It makes for lively discussion and inspiration. The fact that...

How the Conference on the Future of Europe can still be saved

Nicoletta Pirozzi

Nov 29, 2021
4 min

How the Conference on the Future of Europe can still be saved

The Conference on the future of Europe is faltering, but EU institutions and member states can still save it. And they should, as it...

The future of Europe jeopardised by inaction of ‘pro-Europeans’

Roberto Castaldi

Nov 24, 2021
3 min

The future of Europe jeopardised by inaction of ‘pro-Europeans’

The Conference on the Future of Europe is underway but there is a great risk that it will turn out to be a lost opportunity. This is due...

Brexit still an Issue for Europe whilst Britain’s border remains in Ireland

Chris MacManus

Nov 23, 2021
4 min

Brexit still an Issue for Europe whilst Britain’s border remains in Ireland

One important issue that the Conference on the Future of Europe needs to deal with is the relationship of the EU with the rest of the...

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