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120 Citizens from the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France and Ireland chosen at random took part in the EU Citizens’ Dialogue in The Hague on May 17, 2019 to discuss the Social, Digital and Global Europe. New interactive discussion methods were used to facilitate the...

The year 2019 will be an important one for the European Union (EU), not only because of Brexit or the possibility of an economic downturn, but also because of the upcoming European Parliament (EP) elections in May. For one, the outcome of the EP elections will be important...

The political drama called Brexit leaves observers in London fascinated, appalled or exhausted. Whereas in the UK, the tension seems to intensify with every twist and turn the British take on their way out of the European Union, Europeans on the continent seem to be...

In the framework of the Citizens’ Consultations 52 citizens from across France meet from October 25 to 27, 2018 in Paris to talk about the future of Europe. The format was a premiere in France. The Bertelsmann Stiftung analysed and evaluated the French Citizens’ Panel....

A report by AlgorithmWatch in cooperation with Bertelsmann Stiftung, supported by the Open Society Foundations

Wolfgang Schulz and Stephan Dreyer analyze in detail the relevant articles of the GDPR and elucidate whether the new regulation can promote more comprehensible and verifiable algorithmic decision-making systems. They examine to what extent the new regulation can safeguard...

Sustainability begins in the municipalities - they are the basis for the implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. Hardly any local authority that is currently dealing with the issue of sustainability does so without taking a closer...

Nostalgia is a powerful political tool. References to a better past are skillfully employed by populist political entrepreneurs to fuel dissatisfaction with present-day politics and anxiety about the future. But we know little about who is most receptive to those messages...

Brussels wants to improve the European citizens’ initiative. The Parliament, Commission and Council agree on many – but not all – points. Not lowering the age required to participate from 18 to 16 is would be a missed chance for the EU.

The European Commission brought together 100 citizens from all EU27 Member States to discuss the future of Europe. The Bertelsmann Stiftung evaluated the consultation. The report delivers convincing proof that new forms of dialogue-based democracy can be used successfully at...