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European Republic
European Republic
Avatar: %{name} Gerald-Christian Heintges 26/04/2021 16:55
The fundamental principle on which the European Union must be built in the future is equality of...
Europese Regering en een echt Europees staatsburgerschap
Avatar: %{name} Luk Van Biesbrouck 19/04/2021 18:09
De recente coronacrisis heeft pijnlijk duidelijk gemaakt dat de EU eigenlijk nog steeds een...
El Catalán lengua oficial
Avatar: %{name} Nesi 19/02/2022 07:40
Somos 10.000.000 de hablantes de la lengua catalana. Es una lengua superviviente a muchos...
Youth Participation legacy - EU-level Youth Test
Avatar: %{name} European Youth Forum 04/02/2022 10:48
The EU should develop a ‘Youth Test’ - an impact assessment tool for EU policies and legislation....
Taking this Conference into our own hands
Avatar: %{name} Felix Strahl 20/04/2021 10:21
I know that the Council doesn't want to seriously follow up on our proposals if they concern the...
Ensure votes for EU citizens living in other member states
Ensure votes for EU citizens living in other member states
Avatar: %{name} Sarah Morris 16/02/2022 14:14
Ensure the millions using their right to freedom of movement, living in another EU member state,...
Faire émerger la conscience d’un peuple européen grâce à un processus instituant citoyen
Avatar: %{name} Pierre Calame 02/08/2021 08:50
La construction européenne s’est fondée sur l’unification du marché, solution de recours après...
Reforma institucional de la Unión Europea
Avatar: %{name} Ignacio Esteban Sarmiento Garcia 21/04/2021 12:39
Mi idea para reforzar la democracia en las instituciones de la Unión Europea es la creación de un...
European Movement International : Policy Position on European Electoral Reform
European Movement International : Policy Position on European Electoral Reform
Avatar: %{name} Vanessa Cotterell 23/07/2021 16:41
Elections are the backbone of every healthy democracy, one of the key values the EU is founded...
The EU should respect democratic referendums
Avatar: %{name} Daithi Ó Shea 19/04/2021 21:22
Over the past few years the EU has suffered a lot of rejection to treaties only to have them...
Making EU elections more competitive & innovative
Avatar: %{name} Mikolaj Buszman 22/07/2021 17:42
We need to change how Europeans vote! The way we vote for our European political representatives...
Reduction of administrative EU languages from 24 to 2 languages at a max
Avatar: %{name} Georg Hennemann 15/07/2021 14:56
Nominally the 24 EU official languages have equal status and every citizen is allowed to use the...
Vereinigte Staaten von Europa jetzt
Vereinigte Staaten von Europa jetzt
Avatar: %{name} Philip Hackemann 29/04/2021 15:55
Wir sollten die europäische Integration endlich wieder optimistischer und mutiger vorantreiben....
Europäische Wahlen erfordern europäische Wahllisten
Europäische Wahlen erfordern europäische Wahllisten
Avatar: %{name} Philip Hackemann 29/04/2021 15:34
Künftig sollte mindestens die Hälfte der Abgeordneten des Europäischen Parlaments über...
Kein Hass in einer Demokratie
Avatar: %{name} Dike UNKNOWN 19/04/2021 15:29
Hass kann tödlich sein. R.I.P. Walter Lübcke. Hass ist keine Meinungsfreiheit. Hass in den...
From the quantity of votes to the quality of voices: omnilateral democracy
From the quantity of votes to the quality of voices: omnilateral democracy
Avatar: %{name} Wolfgang PAPE 20/04/2021 20:14
“Democracy” means people (Greek demos) rule (kratein): direct rule by people, distant...
Common European Dialect of English
Avatar: %{name} Max Ernst 28/04/2021 19:31
A lot of people are in favour of making an official EU language, but there are many good...
Informer les politiques de l'existence et des qualités de la langue internationale espéranto
Avatar: %{name} Marcelle PROVOST 25/05/2021 20:15
L'espéranto est une langue facile et régulière. Elle est un outil qui peut être très utile pour...
Renforcer la présence du Parlement européen à Strasbourg
Avatar: %{name} Simon KAHN 03/05/2021 18:09
Strasbourg est le siège du Parlement européen. Depuis des années, la pratique a fait que les...
Een Europese publieke omroep
Avatar: %{name} Arne Wind 20/04/2021 12:25
De EU heeft een publieke omroep / nieuwsorganisatie nodig. Op dit moment ziet de wereld de EU...
Confederal Europe - a democratic alternative for "sui generis" limbo?
Confederal Europe - a democratic alternative for "sui generis" limbo?
Avatar: %{name} Erik Schrama 20/04/2021 11:57
Whether you are for or against European unity, we all agree that the E.U. cannot continue as it...
Autodeterminació
Avatar: %{name} Jordi Munell 19/02/2022 09:47
Defenso el dret a l'autodeterminació de regions d'Europa com el cas de Catalunya
Direct election of the president of the European Commission
Avatar: %{name} Jose Cruset 19/04/2021 17:01
In order to protect democracy the president of the European Commission should be voted by the...
Derecho a la autodeterminación
Avatar: %{name} Nesi 19/02/2022 07:46
La nación Catalana tiene miles de años de antigüedad. Es un derecho de los pueblos poder decidir...
Un Conseil Fédéral Européen élu (Sénat) remplace le Conseil des ministres pour les Etats en coopération renforcée telle que prévue dans les Traités.
Avatar: %{name} Eric Breny 15/05/2021 17:52
Confier les tâches dévolues au Conseil des ministres de l’Union Européenne à un Conseil Fédéral...
Qu’une seule personne occupe le poste de président du Conseil européen et de président de la Commission.
Avatar: %{name} Marie Caillaud 30/04/2021 12:20
L’Union européenne souffre d’un cruel manque de visibilité, lequel est préjudiciable pour les...
Citizen Participation in the EU must have a demonstrable and specific impact on decisions taken
Citizen Participation in the EU must have a demonstrable and specific impact on decisions taken
Avatar: %{name} Citizens Takeover Europe CTOE 11/05/2021 15:10
When citizens are invited to participate in the European Union, whether it is through elections,...
Ensuring follow-up on citizens' proposals after the Conference
Ensuring follow-up on citizens' proposals after the Conference
Avatar: %{name} European Economic and Social Committee EESC 03/11/2021 15:59
Given its connections with employers, trade unions, civil society at large in all the Member...
Le vote électronique aux élections européennes : vote online, modern democracy
Le vote électronique aux élections européennes : vote online, modern democracy
Avatar: %{name} Arnaud Sobczyk 19/04/2021 23:47
L'élection des représentants au Parlement européen est souvent boudée par les électeurs, en...
Lack of democratic represenation / voting rights for British nationals in Europe
Lack of democratic represenation / voting rights for British nationals in Europe
Avatar: %{name} Bremain In Spain 11/11/2021 16:52
British nationals residing outside of the UK for 15 years have no vote. The UK is the only...
Complete overhaul of the system - EC, Council, Parliament and Lisbon treaty
Avatar: %{name} Dimiter Zahariev 21/04/2021 16:20
The EU is not fit for the 21 century and beyond, it was designed for an "analogue" era driven by...
Stop de regel dat alle 27 lidstaten een beslissing moeten goedkeuren
Avatar: %{name} Paul Verhoeven 19/04/2021 21:53
Door de regel dat beslissingen moeten ondertekend worden door alle 27 lidstaten kan de kleinste...
Europäische Demokratie stärken!
Europäische Demokratie stärken!
Avatar: %{name} Christian Moos 21/04/2021 13:16
Wir, die überparteiliche Europa-Union Deutschland e.V., fordern eine Stärkung der europäischen...
Easy and Inclusive European Voting
Easy and Inclusive European Voting
Avatar: %{name} Teun Janssen 30/07/2021 11:55
We need to increase the ability to vote by mail, by proxy, from abroad and electronically -...
EU-Wide Referendums on Future Enlargements of the Union
EU-Wide Referendums on Future Enlargements of the Union
Avatar: %{name} Paolo Girolami 21/04/2021 00:02
New accession treaties should only be ratified after holding a EU-wide referendum on the...
Adopter le latin moderne comme langue commune européenne
Adopter le latin moderne comme langue commune européenne
Avatar: %{name} Vincent Jacques 06/05/2021 16:40
Malgré le multilinguisme officiel, l'anglais est actuellement la principale langue de...
Europäisches Zentralregister für Parteispenden
Avatar: %{name} Jill Knöper 24/09/2021 10:25
Die europaweit vorherrschende Intransparenz bei Spenden an gesetzgebende Institutionen führt zu...
Establish a Dialogue between EU Citizens and Politicians Before Decisions which affect their Lives and/or the Society
Avatar: %{name} Angelo Marcopolo 19/06/2021 09:49
How to Overcome the apparent Contradiction between 92% of EU Citizens' Wish to be Taken into...
Parlamentarisches Regierungssystem für die EU
Parlamentarisches Regierungssystem für die EU
Avatar: %{name} Philip Hackemann 29/04/2021 15:29
Der Kommissionspräsident soll künftig, wie in jeder parlamentarischen Demokratie, allein vom...
Európai Unió Bizottsága
Avatar: %{name} Zsuzsanna Szászné Molnár 20/04/2021 20:03
Az európai demokrácia veszélyben van. Orbán Viktor veri szét. (A magyar demokráciát már...
EU Solidarity with Scotland
Avatar: %{name} Jock McUrquhart 29/04/2021 18:16
EU leaders need to make it immediately clear that an independent Scotland would be welcomed back...
Create a real representative democracy by strengthening European political parties
Create a real representative democracy by strengthening European political parties
Avatar: %{name} Louis Drounau 04/05/2021 10:59
Political parties are the founding blocks of modern representative democracies.
Among others,...
One single location for all activities undertaken by the European Parliament
Avatar: %{name} ZEI Center for European Integration Studies 26/05/2021 15:23
The activities of the European Parliament are currently spread out over three different...
Avancer rapidement au niveau européen sur la recherche et l'apprentissage d'une langue commune, peut-être l'espéranto
Avancer rapidement au niveau européen sur la recherche et l'apprentissage d'une langue commune, peut-être l'espéranto
Avatar: %{name} Pierre Dieumegard 25/05/2021 15:55
"Unie dans la diversité" est un slogan difficile à appliquer. Il faut une langue commune pour que...
Közös Európai Közszolgálati Média
Közös Európai Közszolgálati Média
Avatar: %{name} Balázs Sándor 20/04/2021 13:28
Számos tagállamban probléma, hogy a közszolgálati média az aktuális kormány érdekeit szolgálja....
Strengthen the democracy through transparency
Avatar: %{name} Kostas Katsamakas 02/05/2021 14:33
You can not have institutions in the EU where meetings happen behind closed doors. This is...
Fixing European Government
Avatar: %{name} Matija Brown 25/05/2021 13:09
The European government is not well respected.
They are undemocratic and confusing.
This needs to...
EU-Botschafter für die Europäische Idee
Avatar: %{name} Jonas Derichs 19/04/2021 18:04
Europäische Union. Wofür brauch ich das? Was ist das überhaupt?
So oder so ähnlich reagieren...
Pan European meps
Avatar: %{name} Adam Kirtley 20/04/2021 11:08
I am in the UK so evidently no longer part of the EU. However I think the EU would be...
Démocratie européenne
Avatar: %{name} André Puvrez 20/04/2021 11:06
L´unanimité est une utopie si l´on veut une Europe efficace. Il faut définir un quota tel une...
Plate-forme très évoluée pour la collecte et la gestion des idées des citoyens
Avatar: %{name} Luc Maltier 20/04/2021 11:04
Sur le même principe que la présente plate-forme, créer une plate-forme permanente :
* pour...
Europese Senaat
Avatar: %{name} Stephaan Taccoen 20/04/2021 10:13
Naast het EP, zou er een Europese Senaat kunnen opgericht worden, die indirect wordt verkozen en...
Democracy starts at home: Let Europeans vote on the EU
Democracy starts at home: Let Europeans vote on the EU
Avatar: %{name} Erik Schrama 24/04/2021 13:07
The EU claims to stand for democracy and human rights.
Nevertheless, the EU is a political...
Towards a Credible Space Programme
Avatar: %{name} Wolfgang WIELAND 19/05/2021 01:08
From the mid 1990ies to 2016, European launchers dominated the commercial market. This remarkable...
Inserimento del principio dell’uguaglianza tra i generi e della democrazia paritaria tra i valori del Trattato
Avatar: %{name} Noi Rete Donne 14/02/2022 15:52
“Mi sono sentita ferita e lasciata sola: come donna e come europea. Perché non si tratta di...
Deutschland, Bundeskanzler:in
Avatar: %{name} Dike UNKNOWN 20/04/2021 09:30
Bundeskanzler:in sollte für Deutschland DA SEIN. Beides, EU+Bundeskanzler:in passt nicht zusammen...
Europäische Demokratie: European Mobility Project
Avatar: %{name} Nikitas Popp 07/01/2022 11:23
Abstract
Die Europäische Union hat ein Identitätsproblem.
Komplexe und langwierige...
NavigatEUr – A web platform to increase young people’s engagement with the European Parliament
NavigatEUr – A web platform to increase young people’s engagement with the European Parliament
Avatar: %{name} Patrick Eser 14/11/2021 19:33
In recent years, the EU has identified the urgent need to connect more with its citizens,...
Grenzüberschreitende Regionen als bürgernahe Verwaltungsebene und wichtiger Schritt zur europäischen Staatsbürgerschaft
Grenzüberschreitende Regionen als bürgernahe Verwaltungsebene und wichtiger Schritt zur europäischen Staatsbürgerschaft
Avatar: %{name} Leander Jost 09/05/2021 15:30
Bislang dominieren die Nationalstaaten das politische Geschehen in der europäischen Union, was...
Pour une Europe plus fédérale, suppression du vote à l’unanimité
Avatar: %{name} Fernando Ferreira 25/10/2021 14:23
En ce qui concerne la question de la gouvernance de l’Union européenne et du renforcement de la...
On the veto law
Avatar: %{name} lam UNKNOWN 20/04/2021 02:23
It's clear that the veto law is severely limiting the EU's capability to act fast. There are many...
Bottom-up participatie
Avatar: %{name} Jan Van Langendonck 10/05/2021 09:02
Europa staat momenteel te ver van de burger. Geef de burger meer middelen om te participeren en...
Reviewing and democratizing the nomination of European Commissioners
Reviewing and democratizing the nomination of European Commissioners
Avatar: %{name} Alexandre Le Coz 07/05/2021 20:29
Taking into account the elections to the Parliament, elected MEPs from every country shall...
Future of the EU
Avatar: %{name} Pietro Serani 20/04/2021 08:38
We have created a good Union but at this moment in time is still incomplete. We can’t have a...
Devolver la voz a los Parlamentos Nacionales
Devolver la voz a los Parlamentos Nacionales
Avatar: %{name} Alonso de Mendoza 19/04/2021 17:41
Crear un foro de debate sobre el futuro de la Unión Europea en el que los propios órganos de...
Europäischer Pass ermöglicht Wahlrecht am Hauptwohnsitz
Avatar: %{name} Martin Hofer 10/05/2021 10:42
Jede Person mit einem Europäischen Pass kann in dem Land wo sie arbeitet und damit auch Steuern...
Allow EU Citizens to directly vote for more decisions
Allow EU Citizens to directly vote for more decisions
Avatar: %{name} Johannes Fors 22/04/2021 09:37
Many EU citizens feel powerless about the decisions made in parliament. We can only vote every 5...
Demokratische Verfassung für einen europäischen Bundesstaat
Avatar: %{name} Martin Göb-Fuchsberger 22/04/2021 03:09
Die Europäische Union muss zu einem Bundesstaat weiter entwickelt werden, dessen Verfassung...
Der Allgemeine politische Gleichheitsgrundsatz für alle europäischen Bürger*innen
Avatar: %{name} Ulrike GUÉROT 05/05/2021 15:44
In einer Demokratie sollten alle Bürger*innen gleich vor dem Recht sein, z.B. bei Wahlen und oder...
Demokrácia az Unióban
Avatar: %{name} Stefi Banszki 19/04/2021 22:39
Sajnos sok képviselő csak addig ígér szépeket amíg meg nem választják. Majd amikor bekerül az EU...
Mehrheitsprinzip statt Vetos, von Steuern bis Verteidigung
Avatar: %{name} Bündnisgrüne Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Europa 01/08/2021 21:20
Wir brauchen eine handlungsfähige Europäische Union. Das Mehrheitsprinzip ist eine notwendige...
L'avis de la majorité des citoyens doit être le critère de base pour définir la politique publique
Avatar: %{name} Michel GRIVEAU 21/04/2021 13:59
Si il est important de respecter le droit et les aspirations des minorités , c'est l'avis de la...
Reform of the election of the President of the European Commission and the College of Commissioners
Avatar: %{name} Pedro Gómez 19/04/2021 22:22
The procedure for electing the President of the European Commission and the College of...
Europees Parlement
Avatar: %{name} Stephaan Taccoen 21/04/2021 13:11
Twee voorstellen:
1. Het EP moet het recht krijgen wetgevende initiatieven te nemen, en de...
Elect the President of the EU. One President, elected by all Europeans.
Elect the President of the EU. One President, elected by all Europeans.
Avatar: %{name} Clemente Cappello 21/04/2021 12:59
The Eu is struggling, it's time to change it.
You can change it by having one President of...
Volles Initiativrecht für das EU-Parlament
Avatar: %{name} Stefan Padberg 21/04/2021 11:59
Das EU-Parlament soll das Recht erhalten, Richtlinien vorzuschlagen. Bisher darf dies nur die...
European Political Parties: Make EU political representation citizens-based
Avatar: %{name} Elisabeth Friedrich 23/07/2021 12:09
We need to redefine what constitutes a European Political Party (EuPP) to bring it closer to EU...
European Movement International: Enhancing Citizen Participation in the European Union
European Movement International: Enhancing Citizen Participation in the European Union
Avatar: %{name} Vanessa Cotterell 23/07/2021 15:12
Enhancing citizen participation is key to ensuring citizens’ trust in governments and the EU...
Formation européenne à la gouvernance à multi-niveaux et cycle de formation des fonctionnaires nationaux
Avatar: %{name} Pierre Calame 02/08/2021 08:54
L’Union Européenne a promu les idées de gouvernance à multi-niveaux et de subsidiarité active. Ce...
Partner Regions for the future of Europe
Partner Regions for the future of Europe
Avatar: %{name} Unai GÓMEZ-HERNÁNDEZ 07/05/2021 08:36
RLEG, the joint initiative of a group of leading European regions with legislative powers, has...
Making the Conference on the Future of Europe a permanent fixture after the Spring of 2022
Avatar: %{name} Karl Müller 07/05/2021 15:06
Due to delays for various reasons, this Conference is scheduled to last for only a short year....
European Republic
Avatar: %{name} Gerald-Christian Heintges 20/04/2021 23:18
The fundamental principle on which the European Union must be built in the future is equality of...
Faire de l'Europe une démocratie directe
Avatar: %{name} Aurélien Cosma 19/04/2021 20:54
L'Union Européenne souffre aujourd'hui d'un important déficit de représentativité démocratique....
L'Europe à l'école - Europe at school
Avatar: %{name} Alexandre Clo. 20/04/2021 21:31
FR_EN
SET THE LEARNING OF A 2ND E.U LANGUAGE AT SCHOOL - It's not only a lever for the child's...
Is EU really a democratic institution?
Avatar: %{name} Martin Galik 20/04/2021 21:30
Is EU really a democratic institution?
In a nutshell:
Pros of EU:
- The Shengen free space of...
Making the ECB accountable, transparent and accessible
Avatar: %{name} Rubén Franco Pescador 07/05/2021 19:13
In its efforts to bring EU institutions closer to the public, the Union is failing at making more...
Military personnel have the right to vote and to stand for election
Military personnel have the right to vote and to stand for election
Avatar: %{name} European Organisation of Military Associations and Trade Unions EUROMIL 14/06/2021 12:54
In several EU Member States, undue restrictions are placed on political rights of military...
Una única elección para una Europa única: procesos electorales
Avatar: %{name} Julia Fernández 28/04/2021 20:30
Proponemos que las instituciones europeas regulen una armonización de procesos de la normativa...
Policies for future generations
Avatar: %{name} Tom Ryan 20/04/2021 15:22
At times, politicians introduce policies based on what will get them re-elected in three, four,...
Een politieke unie met volwaardige regering en Europese belastingen
Avatar: %{name} Wim Aerts 20/04/2021 11:02
Europa zou als een echte federale staat moeten functioneren met een volwaardige regering en eigen...
Right of Initiative for the European Parliament
Avatar: %{name} Marco Primo 25/05/2021 23:24
Currently only the European Commission and not the European Parliament can write and propose...
Europa der Regionen nicht der Staaten
Europa der Regionen nicht der Staaten
Avatar: %{name} Peter Korecky 20/04/2021 15:59
Voraussetzung für ein Europa der Regionen ist die Umwandlung eines EU-Parlaments mit in...
No alla unanimità nelle decisioni del Consiglio
Avatar: %{name} Raffaele Raja 26/05/2021 11:01
Il principio della “unanimità” nelle decisioni del Consiglio Europeo, cioè degli Stati membri, è...
Transnational lists : a political opportunity for Europe
Avatar: %{name} Matthieu Meunier 27/04/2021 12:34
In this Policy paper, Christine Verger, adviser at the Jacques Delors Institute, explains the...
Lutter contre la tendance de l'UE à n'avoir que des publications en anglais, développer les publications en langues nationales
Lutter contre la tendance de l'UE à n'avoir que des publications en anglais, développer les publications en langues nationales
Avatar: %{name} Pierre Dieumegard 25/05/2021 10:17
La langue anglaise n'est comprise que par une minorité d'Européens. Malheureusement, les...
Stärkung der europaweiten Meinungsöffentlichkeit durch Überbrückung vorhandener Sprachbarrieren
Avatar: %{name} Gerhard Kappius 26/04/2021 09:09
Noch fallen Kommunikation und Miteinander in Europa schwer: 24 Amtssprachen stehen in der EU...
We need more Democracy
Avatar: %{name} Giorgio Conticelli 01/05/2021 18:14
We need more democracy in Europe. We need a real power for the EU Parliament, with control over...
Stop Lobbies and Corruption /Halt aux Lobbys et à la corruption
Avatar: %{name} Account deleted by user
Lobbies and corruption are the biggest problems in all democracies in the world, as well as in...
Una lingua per l'Unione Europea
Avatar: %{name} Marco Tuttolomondo 24/04/2021 20:28
Il capitolo Brexit è giunto alla fine e il Regno Unito potrà dunque godersi la sua isolation. La...
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