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Publication

EU needs to be more ambitious with citizen participation

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New initiative - Kick-off event in Brussels

A new chapter for participatory democracy in Europe

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SHORTCUT 9 – January 2023

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SHORTCUT 8 – September 2022

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SHORTCUT 7 – March 2022

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SHORTCUT 6 – December 2021

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SHORTCUT 5 – March 2021

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Event Stresstest for Democracy

Where are Poland and Hungary headed?

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SHORTCUT 9 – January 2023

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Event

Stresstest for Democracy: The US after its Midterm Elections

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International Conference

Citizen participation is the talk of the town

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Event

France after presidential and parliamentary elections: does French democracy pass the stresstest?

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Working Conference

A push for European Identity in Europe´s cities and regions

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Publication

From innovation to permanence: citizens’ assemblies in the EU

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Online Event

Conference Conversations #12: The end of the Conference on the Future of Europe: Where do we go from here?

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Study

Europe lacks a functioning infrastructure for its citizens’ political participation

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Material collection

Practical hints for inclusive, deliberative and effective citizen participation

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Event

Conference Conversations #10: What’s the future of participatory democracy in the EU?

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Publication

Going ahead: recommendations for the EU’s Conference on the Future of Europe

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Project results

The genie is out of the bottle – Citizens’ Dialogues for the future of Europe

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SHORTCUT 8 – September 2022

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SHORTCUT 7 – March 2022

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6-Regions Dialogue

More Unity in Diversity. European border regions in a Citizens’ Dialogue

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Cooperation with the European Committee of the Regions

“From local to European”—Citizens’ Dialogues for the future of Europe

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SHORTCUT 6 – December 2021

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Event

Herman Van Rompuy on the state of European Democracy: Be there

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Conference Observatory

Keeping a close watch on European democracy

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Event

EU Commission Vice-President
Věra Jourová on digital participation in Europe

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SHORTCUT 5 – March 2021

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Opinion Piece

Not up for debate: democracy and the rule of law in the EU

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Democracy in Europe

Amb@ssadors of the European People - EU Commissioners in Citizens' Dialogue

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Web Discussion

Digital Democracy – What Europe can learn from Taiwan

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DEMOCRACY AND THE EU

The EU and its Conference on the Future of Europe

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European Conference

For a Strong, Sovereign and United Europe

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Event

Starting the Planning Process for the Conference on the Future of the European Union

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Citizens‘ Participation

Citizens for the Conference on the Future of Europe

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Publication

New ways to increase citizens’ participation in Europe

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DINNER DIALOGUE

EU politics: Participation is trending

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EU citizens' dialogue

A Different Kind of EU Summit: Citizens' Dialogue in The Hague

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EU Citizens' Dialogue

French Citzens' Panel on the future of Europe

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Event

Oettinger: "Europe must not turn into an open-air museum"

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EU CITIZENS' DIALOGUE

Europe on an equal footing: EU citizens' dialogue in Passau

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Analysis

Youth and the European Citizens' Initiative: an opportunity for the EU

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European Citizens' Panel on the future of Europe

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EU CITIZENS’ DIALOGUE

Among Friends and Critics of the EU on the German-Polish Border