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For a clarity mechanism on the right to self-determination
For a clarity mechanism on the right to self-determination
Avatar: %{name} Jaume Bardolet 16/02/2022 16:53
The EU's main strength is its historical legitimacy, its ability to overcome internal conflicts...
Stronger together: A democratic European Federation
Stronger together: A democratic European Federation
Avatar: %{name} Leonie Martin 19/04/2021 15:54
European integration originated on a continent ruined by World War II to bring peace, prosperity...
Better decision-making for a fairer Europe
Avatar: %{name} ETUC European Trade Union Confederation 20/05/2021 01:46
Need to ensure improvements to the European Union's decision-making processes with a view to...
A reform plan for a citizen-based European Democracy
Avatar: %{name} Hannah Gohlke 22/07/2021 18:47
We need new energy in Europe. New ideas, new ambitions and new rules to build a Europe based on a...
Abolish the Council Veto! (Petition to the Conference’s Representatives)
Avatar: %{name} Maia Mazurkiewicz 20/01/2022 14:06
No single national government of the European Union should be able to dictate its will to other...
Social Progress Protocol
Avatar: %{name} ETUC European Trade Union Confederation 20/05/2021 01:43
Social Progress Protocol to guarantee that workers’, trade union rights and social rights take...
Economic democracy
Avatar: %{name} ETUC European Trade Union Confederation 20/05/2021 01:48
It is necessary to strengthen democracy in the economy and society, including by recognising and...
Truly European Elections: Transnational EU-wide electoral lists
Avatar: %{name} Leonie Martin 19/04/2021 13:51
The European Elections are currently separate national elections in 27 member states, with...
There can be no real European democracy without an autonomous fiscal power of the EU.
There can be no real European democracy without an autonomous fiscal power of the EU.
Avatar: %{name} Movimento Federalista Europeo MFE 12/05/2021 18:00
Historically, the creation of fiscal power coincided with the founding act of a political...
For a true European democracy: abolish the right of veto and give direct powers to the European Parliament in taxation and foreign policy
For a true European democracy: abolish the right of veto and give direct powers to the European Parliament in taxation and foreign policy
Avatar: %{name} Movimento Federalista Europeo MFE 29/05/2021 09:45
The right of veto is not compatible with democracy. The replacement of unanimity by qualified...
A more democratic & effective EU: Stronger European Parliament
A more democratic & effective EU: Stronger European Parliament
Avatar: %{name} Leonie Martin 19/04/2021 16:02
Despite being the most democratic EU institution, the European Parliament (EP) cannot propose any...
For a true European democracy: Abolish the right of veto and assign direct powers to the European Parliament in taxation and foreign policy
For a true European democracy: Abolish the right of veto and assign direct powers to the European Parliament in taxation and foreign policy
Avatar: %{name} Union of European Federalists - UEF Secretariat 28/05/2021 10:52
Democracy is not compatible with the right of veto. Replacing unanimity with qualified majority...
For a true European democracy: There can be no true European democracy without an autonomous EU fiscal power
For a true European democracy: There can be no true European democracy without an autonomous EU fiscal power
Avatar: %{name} Union of European Federalists - UEF Secretariat 04/06/2021 16:52
Historically, the creation of fiscal power has coincided with the founding act of a political...
Giving the European Parliament the right of legislative initiative
Avatar: %{name} Thomas LALAURIE 19/04/2021 13:40
Although the European Parliament now has important powers, it does not yet have a formal right of...
Directly elect the President of the European Union
Directly elect the President of the European Union
Avatar: %{name} Ermanno Russo 19/04/2021 13:50
The recent "sofagate" is just the last example of the weakness of European institutions on the...
We need a common European language
Avatar: %{name} Christian Ciavatta 19/04/2021 13:37
This Fragmentation affects the ability of European citizens to fulfil each other, talk to each...
Abolish the Council of the European Union
Abolish the Council of the European Union
Avatar: %{name} Jeroen Bollen 19/04/2021 14:35
EU legislation is created by the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of...
Democratic decision making: Majority instead of unanimity decisions
Avatar: %{name} Felix Strahl 19/04/2021 20:03
As a democratic union of democratic states the European Union should make its decisions in a...
A more democratic European Commission: Lead candidates (Spitzenkandidaten)
A more democratic European Commission: Lead candidates (Spitzenkandidaten)
Avatar: %{name} Michał RYBACKI 19/04/2021 16:18
Currently, a candidate for European Commission’s President is nominated by the European Council...
Promoting collaborative civic technologies for enhancing citizen participation as an added value to collaborative urban processes
Avatar: %{name} Università degli Studi di Torino 14/02/2022 19:04
The use and promotion of civic technology contribute to a more inclusive, resident-focused urban...
Better language skills - better democracy. English _and_ Esperanto!
Better language skills - better democracy. English _and_ Esperanto!
Avatar: %{name} Louis v. Wunsch-Rolshoven 05/07/2021 09:50
Learning English requires a great deal of time. Speakers of Romance and Slavic languages are at a...
9 May as public holiday & European Elections Day
Avatar: %{name} Benjamin FEYEN 19/04/2021 13:45
Let us make Europe Day (9 May) the EU-wide public holiday and hold European elections every five...
A President of the Commission directly elected by direct universal suffrage
Avatar: %{name} Thomas LALAURIE 19/04/2021 13:31
Elections, whether presidential or parliamentary, are at the heart of the democratic process of...
Transforming the Council into a Second Chamber
Avatar: %{name} Felix Strahl 19/04/2021 15:12
I propose that the legislativ process should go through a similar institutional layout like in...
Common public discourse through EU-wide civic broadcasting and media portals
Avatar: %{name} Tom Berger 19/04/2021 18:16
Democracy can only take place within a framework characterised by a common public discourse....
A more united europe
Avatar: %{name} Aggelos Tzitziras 19/04/2021 13:44
I believe that we need a more united Europe, that can end itself from third countries that don ‘t...
Reform of EU elections and injunctions
Avatar: %{name} P. L. 19/04/2021 14:06
Claims: — European, uniform electoral law for the election of the European Parliament — European,...
Agency in primary schools. Encouraging the active social participation of young students in schools
Avatar: %{name} LAVINIA POPA 21/07/2021 13:11
The present approach is intended to be a plea to encourage the active social participation of...
Right to vote from 16
Avatar: %{name} Paul Strobach 19/04/2021 13:51
There is no objective reason why EU citizens cannot vote in European elections from the age of...
The future of European democracy — The contribution of regions
Avatar: %{name} Simon Lenhart 19/04/2021 13:12
EU legislation has a strong impact on Member States. This is not a new finding, on the contrary....
Finally adopt a statute for European associations!
Finally adopt a statute for European associations!
Avatar: %{name} We are Europe 14/06/2021 21:50
Our demand is to create a statute for European associations. To date, associations can only be...
A language for Europe — A language for EU
Avatar: %{name} Alexandre Clo. 20/04/2021 21:55
FR_EN Europe needs: A SINGLE LANGUAGE: to communicate between Europeans, for trade and policy. An...
Enhancing the European Focus of European Elections with Transnational Campaign Platform Requirement
Avatar: %{name} Klaus Feldmann 19/04/2021 16:30
Elections for European Parliament lack focus on Europe. They are run nationally, by national...
Towards the United States of Europe
Towards the United States of Europe
Avatar: %{name} Hans-Joachim Gericke 19/04/2021 15:31
In particular, given the international importance of Europe, I believe that further communisation...
For a single and elected President of the EU
Avatar: %{name} Mathéo HOSY 19/04/2021 14:05
The functioning of the EU is first and foremost quite complex, but it suffers from a problem of...
Goodbye to Strasbourg
Avatar: %{name} Niels de graaff 19/04/2021 18:56
The regular move to and from Strasbourg should be cancelled. The current process is good from a...
EU citizens Voting Rights
EU citizens Voting Rights
Avatar: %{name} Alejandro Jesus Zaccaro 19/04/2021 14:39
EU citizens living in other EU country need to vote rights in all elections as a national of that...
Allow EU expats to vote in the country they live in
Allow EU expats to vote in the country they live in
Avatar: %{name} OMAR BELINGHERI 19/04/2021 19:03
European citizens living in another EU member state should be able to vote for elections in the...
Better information for citizens on European democracy
Better information for citizens on European democracy
Avatar: %{name} Vincent Baissat-Szlingier 19/04/2021 14:48
One of the biggest weaknesses in the EU is the lack of information on its action. A number of...
European democracy begins with a common language: Esperanto.
European democracy begins with a common language: Esperanto.
Avatar: %{name} Blandine CATTIER 04/05/2021 15:34
European democracy begins with a common language: Esperanto. English is a useful language for...
Building a democratic Europe from the fight against mafias
Avatar: %{name} Gioventù Federalista Europea 21/10/2021 21:09
We federalists, together with ARCI, Public Notice, Fondazione Benvenuti in Italy, the CHANCE and...
United States of Europe
United States of Europe
Avatar: %{name} Emanuele Scattarreggia 19/04/2021 15:44
As a European citizen, I see the need for our Union to evolve into a federation of Member States,...
Truly European Elections: a true reform of the EU Electoral Act
Truly European Elections: a true reform of the EU Electoral Act
Avatar: %{name} Louis Drounau 03/05/2021 12:37
EU elections are currently 27 separate national elections, with limited possibility to vote on...
English as a second official language in all Member States
English as a second official language in all Member States
Avatar: %{name} Martin Karim 21/04/2021 10:53
A second official language in all EU Member States would be a good compromise between current...
Abolition of the European Council
Avatar: %{name} Yves Bruggeman 19/04/2021 16:48
Let us make the EU a fully-fledged democracy. In a classic three powers of democracy...
Direct election of the President of the Commission
Avatar: %{name} Jose Cruset 19/04/2021 14:29
The President of the Commission is currently not directly elected by Europeans, which should be...
Push for a UN Parliament
Push for a UN Parliament
Avatar: %{name} Andreas Hemmetter 19/04/2021 14:57
EU citizens have no direct way to participate in the decisions that happen at the global level....
Eliminate unanimity for most Council decisions
Avatar: %{name} Rafael LOPEZ JUAREZ 19/04/2021 18:59
Eliminate unanimity for Council decisions that do not concern the admission of new members, loss...
European Citizens Initiatives - Measure of Information and Inclusion in the Conference On The Future of Europe
Avatar: %{name} EUMANS Movement 29/04/2021 09:39
Together with the promoters of the ongoing European Citizens Initiatives we launched the idea of...
Introducing a time limit for unanimous consensus before using qualified majority to enable (faster) conclusion of more difficult reforms
Avatar: %{name} Barbara Polak-Labit 19/04/2021 15:02
Many important reforms still require unanimity, often leading to blockages at the expense of a...
Delete the European Council/Remove the European Council
Avatar: %{name} Gaël Pelletier 19/04/2021 15:26
The double Commission/European Council is a waste of energy and, above all, of public money. This...
LYMEC's vision on institutional reform - European Parliament
Avatar: %{name} LYMEC Future of Europe 19/05/2021 09:30
The Parliament:
• Should offer Member States the opportunity to make use of single-member...
Defend democracy in Central Europe
Avatar: %{name} Erik Boros 20/04/2021 14:50
I am a student from Hungary. As of 2021, I have now officially lived a larger part of my life in...
Language as a mean to communication: Institutionalise a second language to be learned in all EU Member States
Avatar: %{name} Barbara Polak-Labit 19/04/2021 18:26
Additionally to fostering European diversity through multilingualism, a realistic mean of...
Assess Impact of Legislation on Islands and Isolated Regions. Invest more in communication with smaller-scale interest groups
Assess Impact of Legislation on Islands and Isolated Regions. Invest more in communication with smaller-scale interest groups
Avatar: %{name} Peter John AGIUS 20/04/2021 10:51
Real cohesion requires new systemic efforts from EU institutions which are Treaty bound to...
The self-determination right
Avatar: %{name} Bonada Navarro 26/05/2021 11:27
The self-determination right is recovered in the agree on Civil and Political Rights of 1966 in...
Removing the barrier to political involvement for non-nationals in EU Member States
Avatar: %{name} Barbara Polak-Labit 19/04/2021 14:41
The EU provides for its citizens to be resident in any of its Member States in reality however...
European-wide Statehood/Independence Days
European-wide Statehood/Independence Days
Avatar: %{name} Marko SILIC 19/04/2021 14:02
Background:
There is a lack of cohesion regarding the inner-EU solidarity and mutual member...
Evolution: Democracy
Avatar: %{name} Georg Götz 19/04/2021 14:23
Parliamentarism is not a modern democracy! The form of government we learned ‘democratically’ is...
What the Outcome of the Citizens Consultation?
What the Outcome of the Citizens Consultation?
Avatar: %{name} Simona Bonfante 19/04/2021 21:48
The outcome of the citizens consultation held on this platform is non stated. What it will be...
Transforming the Commission into a government with a Prime Minister
Avatar: %{name} Mattia Galante 19/04/2021 15:53
Words are important. Unfortunately, the term “European Commissioner” does not suggest that the...
Elected Executive
Avatar: %{name} Labhrás Finneadha 19/04/2021 13:35
Be selected as members of the Commission of the European Parliament. The executive (government)...
A federal and democratic Europe
A federal and democratic Europe
Avatar: %{name} Arthur Patou 20/04/2021 10:01
History is a very interesting source of ideas and scenarios that allow us to better master our...
Creation of a European Senate
Creation of a European Senate
Avatar: %{name} Rémi Grimard 19/04/2021 17:18
The ratification of European decisions by the parliaments of the Member States prevents quick...
Husband English the official procedural language
Avatar: %{name} Joel Lovén 19/04/2021 17:08
A political union does not operate well without a common language. Currently it is causing a...
Call on the European Union to encourage all countries to include the teaching of hope in school curricula from primary level
Call on the European Union to encourage all countries to include the teaching of hope in school curricula from primary level
Avatar: %{name} Pierre Dieumegard 25/05/2021 16:37
The official objective of the European Union since 2002 is to “teach at least two foreign...
For a federal Europe
Avatar: %{name} gérard PERRET 19/04/2021 16:19
The EU’s goal of an ever closer union of the peoples of Europe logically leads to the...
Catalan in the European Parliament
Avatar: %{name} Rosalía 19/02/2022 20:18
Catalan has to be an official language of the European Parliament. There are languages that are...
Europeans, let’s federate!
Europeans, let’s federate!
Avatar: %{name} Michel Caillouët 20/04/2021 08:44
Friends of Europe, let us federate! The challenges of 2021 and beyond: European federalism more...
The addition of Citizens’ Assemblies/Conventions into the EU legislative process
Avatar: %{name} Dorian Wigand 10/05/2021 15:47
For a couple of years now, citizen’s assemblies have been gaining interest in countries all...
United Citizens of Europe
Avatar: %{name} Luigi MOCCIA 21/04/2021 18:36
Concept of United Citizens of Europe signifying the autonomous character of Union citizenship,...
Legislative initiative as Parliament’s royal law
Avatar: %{name} Tobias Rechel 19/04/2021 16:00
The EU Parliament should be able to put forward legislative initiatives on its own initiative....
Run General Elections in Member States Concurrently
Avatar: %{name} Allan Deering 19/04/2021 14:18
The composition of both the The European Council and the The Council of the EU are determined by...
Europäisches Vereinsstatut
Europäisches Vereinsstatut
Avatar: %{name} Gerald-Christian Heintges 20/04/2021 20:39
Für eine Stärkung der europäischen Zivilgesellschaft ist es unbedingt erforderlich, daß sich die...
LYMEC's vision on institutional reform - European Council
LYMEC's vision on institutional reform - European Council
Avatar: %{name} LYMEC Future of Europe 19/05/2021 09:27
The European Council:
• Should be merged with the Council of the European Union into one council...
For a public European Broadcast Channel to communicate European news and policies
For a public European Broadcast Channel to communicate European news and policies
Avatar: %{name} Benoît Michau 21/04/2021 07:22
It is critical that EU funds a European Broadcast Channel to communicate on EU-wide news (EU...
LYMEC's vision on the EU's political limits
Avatar: %{name} LYMEC Future of Europe 19/05/2021 15:14
The political limits of the EU:
• Subsidiarity and the proximity to citizens should be central...
Repression in Catalonia
Avatar: %{name} Carlos 19/02/2022 10:27
As a Catalan citizen, I want to transfer to the EU the repression that defenders of Catalonia’s...
Towards a single institutional seat for the European Parliament
Avatar: %{name} Jorrit Steenman 20/04/2021 12:15
Fixing the loaction of the European Parliament to a single city shows that there is room for...
End with extortion and braking — end with the possibility to veto!
End with extortion and braking — end with the possibility to veto!
Avatar: %{name} Wolfgang Obermüller 22/04/2021 00:53
Europe is not able to act, at least much too much if unanimity is absolutely necessary for...
LYMEC's vision on the EU’s Democratic Legitimacy
Avatar: %{name} LYMEC Future of Europe 19/05/2021 15:24
The EU’s Democratic Legitimacy:
* The European Union ought to be represented by a head of...
Establish a Permanent European Citizens Assembly
Establish a Permanent European Citizens Assembly
Avatar: %{name} Citizens Takeover Europe CTOE 11/05/2021 15:31
Establish a permanent European Citizens Assembly as a forum for deliberation and citizens’...
Allow EU treaty change
Allow EU treaty change
Avatar: %{name} Christiaan DE VRIES 26/04/2021 11:18
The Conference on the Future of Europe is supposed to give a new boost to the EU's democratic...
Transnational lists and vote on the same day for the European elections
Transnational lists and vote on the same day for the European elections
Avatar: %{name} Camélia Tanane 20/04/2021 00:20
The European elections should be held on the same day. But the real change is transnational...
LYMEC's vision on institutional reform - European Court of Justice
Avatar: %{name} LYMEC Future of Europe 19/05/2021 15:32
The European Court of Justice:
• Should be composed of at least one Judge from every Member...
Lobbying platform for a sustainable future
Avatar: %{name} Martin Jenny 19/04/2021 22:35
Currently, EU laws are heavily influenced by lobbyists commissioned by financially strong...
Putting Civil Society on the driving seat of the EU
Putting Civil Society on the driving seat of the EU
Avatar: %{name} European Economic and Social Committee EESC 03/11/2021 15:50
The EESC proposes to place civil society at the heart of the EU in a sustainable way as a...
Let’s Synchronize National Elections
Let’s Synchronize National Elections
Avatar: %{name} Alberto ALEMANNO 30/07/2021 13:07
The only thing Europeans don’t do together is politics. This is because national parties - not EU...
Replacing the European Council with a European Senate
Replacing the European Council with a European Senate
Avatar: %{name} Giorgio Sciara 22/04/2021 17:30
The European Council is the least democratic institution of the European Union, it is the place...
LYMEC's vision on institutional reform - European Commission
LYMEC's vision on institutional reform - European Commission
Avatar: %{name} LYMEC Future of Europe 19/05/2021 09:22
The Commission:
• Should be a political executive branch, not an apolitical or technocratic...
In the future without EURATOM! At the Future Conference, atomic stop calls for the start of the dissolution of the European Atomic Energy Community EURATOM
In the future without EURATOM! At the Future Conference, atomic stop calls for the start of the dissolution of the European Atomic Energy Community EURATOM
Avatar: %{name} Gabi Schweiger 06/05/2021 14:51
Given its status as primary law, the 1957 EURATOM Treaty constitutes an unprecedented unjustified...
Improving education about EU actions
Avatar: %{name} Account deleted by user
European citizens are in most cases unaware of the real actions of the European Union. It is...
European Federation
Avatar: %{name} Jean Deconick 19/04/2021 21:06
The union should be transformed into a federation. As model we can use mix of Germany and Russia....
European Republic
European Republic
Avatar: %{name} Andy Maar 28/04/2021 08:06
The European Union is seen as the largest peace project in the history of our continent. However,...
Standing Committee on Outer Space Affairs
Standing Committee on Outer Space Affairs
Avatar: %{name} Cedric Röhrich 19/04/2021 20:19
The work in the parliamentary committees is of enormous importance for the particular topic....
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...
European Government and genuine European citizenship
Avatar: %{name} Luk Van Biesbrouck 19/04/2021 18:09
The recent coronavirus crisis has painfully highlighted the fact that the EU is still in fact a...
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