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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...
We need a common european language
Avatar: %{name} Christian Ciavatta 19/04/2021 13:37
Inside the EU there are tens of different languages spoken, this fragmentation affects the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
La démocratie européenne commence par une langue commune : Esperanto.
La démocratie européenne commence par une langue commune : Esperanto.
Avatar: %{name} Blandine CATTIER 04/05/2021 15:34
La démocratie européenne commence par une langue commune : Esperanto.
L'anglais est une langue...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Donner au Parlement européen le droit d'initiative législative
Avatar: %{name} Thomas LALAURIE 19/04/2021 13:40
Bien que le Parlement européen dispose aujourd'hui de pouvoirs importants, il ne dispose pas, à...
Wahlrecht ab 16
Avatar: %{name} Paul Strobach 19/04/2021 13:51
Es gibt keinen sachlichen Grund, wieso EU-Bürgerinnen und EU-Bürger nicht schon ab einem Alter...
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...
Gemeinsamer öffentlicher Diskurs durch EU-weiten bürgerrechtlichen Rundfunk und Medienportale
Avatar: %{name} Tom Berger 19/04/2021 18:16
Demokratie kann unabdingbar nur innerhalb eines Rahmens stattfinden, der durch einen gemeinsamen...
Un Président de la Commission directement élu au suffrage universel direct
Avatar: %{name} Thomas LALAURIE 19/04/2021 13:31
Les élections, qu'elles soient présidentielles ou législatives, sont au coeur du processus...
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...
Une langue pour l'Europe - A language for EU
Avatar: %{name} Alexandre Clo. 20/04/2021 21:55
FR_EN
Europe needs:
A UNIQUE LANGUAGE : to communicate between Europeans, for trade and policy....
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...
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...
Non può esserci vera democrazia europea senza un potere fiscale autonomo dell’UE.
Non può esserci vera democrazia europea senza un potere fiscale autonomo dell’UE.
Avatar: %{name} Movimento Federalista Europeo MFE 12/05/2021 18:00
Storicamente la creazione del potere fiscale ha coinciso con l’atto fondativo di una comunità...
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...
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...
A more united europe
Avatar: %{name} Aggelos Tzitziras 19/04/2021 13:44
I believe that we need a more united Europe, that can defend itself from those countries that...
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...
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...
Pour un Président de l'U.E. unique et élu
Avatar: %{name} Mathéo HOSY 19/04/2021 14:05
Le fonctionnement de l'U.E. est d'abord assez complexe, mais elle souffre d'un problème de...
Per una vera democrazia europea: abolire il diritto di veto e attribuire poteri diretti al Parlamento europeo nella fiscalità e nella politica estera
Per una vera democrazia europea: abolire il diritto di veto e attribuire poteri diretti al Parlamento europeo nella fiscalità e nella politica estera
Avatar: %{name} Movimento Federalista Europeo MFE 29/05/2021 09:45
Il diritto di veto non è compatibile con la democrazia. La sostituzione del voto all’unanimità...
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...
Los Estados Unidos de Europa
Avatar: %{name} Miguel Atanet 17/06/2021 19:52
Rescatando las ideas de Ortega y Gasset y Victor Hugo. Se trata de transformar a la Unión Europea...
Weiterentwicklung: Demokratie
Avatar: %{name} Georg Götz 19/04/2021 14:23
Parlamentarismus ist keine zeitgemäße Demokratie! Die Regierungsform, die wir „demokratisch“ zu...
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...
Reform der EU-Wahlen und Insitutionen
Avatar: %{name} P. L. 19/04/2021 14:06
Forderungen:
- europäisches, einheitliches Wahlrecht für die Wahl des Europaparlaments
-...
Magna Carta Libertatum – Write EU Constitution!
Avatar: %{name} Juha Rannisto 22/10/2021 15:41
The EU should organize a writing competition for the future EU Constitution (in every 20 years).
...
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...
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...
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...
Make 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...
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...
Beschließt endlich ein Statut für europäische Vereine!
Beschließt endlich ein Statut für europäische Vereine!
Avatar: %{name} We are Europe 14/06/2021 21:50
Unsere Forderung lautet, ein Statut für europäische Vereine zu schaffen. Bis heute können Vereine...
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...
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...
Pour une Europe fédérale
Avatar: %{name} gérard PERRET 19/04/2021 16:19
L’objectif de l’UE d’une union sans cesse plus étroite des peuples européens débouche logiquement...
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...
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 wasteful from...
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...
The addition of Citizen's 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...
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...
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...
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...
Demander à l'Union européenne d'encourager tous les pays à mettre l'enseignement de l'espéranto dans les programmes scolaires dès le niveau primaire
Demander à l'Union européenne d'encourager tous les pays à mettre l'enseignement de l'espéranto dans les programmes scolaires dès le niveau primaire
Avatar: %{name} Pierre Dieumegard 25/05/2021 16:37
L'objectif officiel de l'Union européenne depuis 2002 est "l'enseignement d'au moins deux langues...
Demokratisch legitimierte "EU-Regierung" statt Europäischer Rat
Avatar: %{name} Marcel Andre Vogt 21/04/2021 18:02
Die wesentlichen Entscheidungen werden vom Europäischen Rat getroffen, einem Organ, dem es an...
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...
EU citizens Voting Rights
EU citizens Voting Rights
Avatar: %{name} Alejandro Jesus Zaccaro 19/04/2021 14:39
EU citizens living in another EU country need to have voting rights in all elections as a...
9. Mai als öffentlicher Feiertag & Tag der Europawahl
Avatar: %{name} Benjamin FEYEN 19/04/2021 13:45
Lasst uns den Europatag (9. Mai) zum EU-weiten Feiertag machen und an diesem Tag auch alle fünf...
Auf dem Weg zu den Vereinigten Staaten von Europa
Auf dem Weg zu den Vereinigten Staaten von Europa
Avatar: %{name} Hans-Joachim Gericke 19/04/2021 15:31
Insbesondere vor dem Hintergrund der internationalen Bedeutung Europas halt ich die weitere...
Nieuwe hoop voor Europa!
Nieuwe hoop voor Europa!
Avatar: %{name} Gerolf Annemans 31/07/2021 14:13
Over de toekomst van Europa kan niet zinnig gedebatteerd worden zonder ook de toekomst van de...
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...
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...
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...
Stati Uniti d’Europa
Stati Uniti d’Europa
Avatar: %{name} Emanuele Scattarreggia 19/04/2021 15:44
Da cittadino europeo, avverto l’esigenza che la nostra Unione debba evolversi in una federazione...
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....
PARLAMENTUM: Parliamentary Democracy as Model and New Bauhaus of European Democracy
Avatar: %{name} Maarten Vermeir 11/11/2021 18:33
The Erasmus Project launched throughout the articles 'The Erasmus Project: a Framework for...
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...
Le budget européen vaut bien un débat démocratique
Avatar: %{name} catherine vieilledent 15/08/2021 14:04
Depuis les années 80 (« I want my money back »), l’Union européenne est dotée d’un budget très...
Global unicracy
Avatar: %{name} Pacifistische Zalm 03/03/2022 04:32
The current system of division blocks solutions. We need to work together globally as equals...
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...
Forza Use e Forza Onu2.0
Forza Use e Forza Onu2.0
Avatar: %{name} Giuseppe Catania 24/03/2022 11:42
Siamo nel periodo della singolarità sociale/tecnologica (tutto interconnesso e in rapida...
Kis magyar vétótörténet: Orbán sosem volt rest diktátor barátainak segédkezni
Kis magyar vétótörténet: Orbán sosem volt rest diktátor barátainak segédkezni
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A magyar vétófenyegetéseknek és vétóknak már régi hagyományai vannak. Az utóbbi években Kína,...
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...
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...
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...
EU Taxonomie - nogreenwashing
EU Taxonomie - nogreenwashing
Avatar: %{name} Thorsten 10/02/2022 18:40
Eine EU-Taxonomie Verordnung gegen Greenwashing ist eine gute Idee zur Förderung besserer...
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...
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....
Supprimer le Conseil Européen / Remove the European Council
Avatar: %{name} Gaël Pelletier 19/04/2021 15:26
Le doublon Commission / Conseil Européen est un gaspillage d'énergie, et surtout d'argent public....
Prinzipienpariarchat-Mann*Frau
Avatar: %{name} Anton Edler 12/05/2021 10:34
„Die Revolution ist tot, es lebe das Pariarchat“ (frei nach F. Nietzsche).
Ich meine, dass die...
Direktwahl des Kommissionspräsidenten
Avatar: %{name} Jose Cruset 19/04/2021 14:29
Der Kommissionspräsident wird derzeit nicht direkt von den Europäern gewählt, das sollte im Sinne...
Teil 0, Einleitung zu den Reformüberlegungen zu den Organen der Europäischen Union "Checks and balances"
Avatar: %{name} Jörg Warneke 16/08/2021 17:56
Aktuell bestehen in der EU demokratische Defizite. Auch sind die „Checks and balances“ der...
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...
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...
Wie wir zu einem europäischen Bundesstaat kommen könnten
Avatar: %{name} Benedikt Kuhn 01/10/2021 21:30
Mein Traum für Europa ist eine Art Bundesstaat nach deutschem oder amerikanischem Vorbild: eine...
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...
Trasformare la Commissione in un governo con un Primo Ministro
Avatar: %{name} Mattia Galante 19/04/2021 15:53
Le parole sono importanti. Purtroppo il termine "Commissario Europeo" non fa pensare ad un...
Die Zukunft europäischer Demokratie – Der Beitrag von Regionen
Avatar: %{name} Simon Lenhart 19/04/2021 13:12
Die EU-Gesetzgebung wirkt sich stark auf die Mitgliedstaaten aus. Das ist kein neuer Befund, ganz...
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...
Renforcer les pouvoirs du PE mais laisser le droit d’initiative législative à la Commission européenne
Avatar: %{name} Isabelle Sterling 24/10/2021 16:10
Depuis l’élection du PE au suffrage universel, la question de donner le pouvoir d’initiative au...
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...
The absurdity of the lack of a common European interest
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There is no such thing as a common European interest.
Since its inception the Union has been a...
Pour une meilleure information des citoyens sur la démocratie européenne
Pour une meilleure information des citoyens sur la démocratie européenne
Avatar: %{name} Vincent Baissat-Szlingier 19/04/2021 14:48
Une des plus grandes faiblesses de l'UE est le manque d'information sur son action.
Pour y...
Création d'un Sénat européen
Création d'un Sénat européen
Avatar: %{name} Rémi Grimard 19/04/2021 17:18
La ratification par les parlements des États membres de décisions européennes empêchent des...
Integrating Conscription in the EU
Avatar: %{name} Marlies Isani 10/05/2021 02:44
The idea is that we need an integrating form of conscription, which:
a) includes both women and...
Schluss mit Erpressung und Bremsung - Schluss mit der Möglichkeit ein Veto einzulegen!
Schluss mit Erpressung und Bremsung - Schluss mit der Möglichkeit ein Veto einzulegen!
Avatar: %{name} Wolfgang Obermüller 22/04/2021 00:53
Europa ist nicht handlungsfähig, jedenfalls viel viel zu träge, wenn Einstimmigkeit für wichtige...
Reforming how the EU Commission, Council and Parliament is elected
Avatar: %{name} Aziz Tasar 14/05/2021 22:09
1.The Parliament should be elected through a Eu wide list, since the Positons of Political groups...
Europa braucht eine verfassunggebende Versammlung
Avatar: %{name} Klaus Feldmann 16/05/2021 09:25
Unter diesem Themenbereich "Demokratie in Europa" findet sich eine Fülle von Vorschlägen, die...
Un vrai budget pour l’Europe : pas de taxation sans représentation, pas de représentation sans taxation
Avatar: %{name} catherine vieilledent 15/08/2021 14:28
Pour la première fois, l’UE a décidé un plan de relance massif de 750 milliards d’euros afin...
Soveranity its democracy
Avatar: %{name} Blocked user 27/04/2021 15:16
Europe has very different kind of people, ideas etc, that's why we need to give more soveranity...
Sitzverteilung im Parlament nach Kopfzahl der Bürger
Avatar: %{name} Rainer FASSNACHT 22/04/2021 14:58
Die Sitzverteilung erfolgt derzeit nach der sogenannten „degressiven Proportionalität“, was dazu...
Avanzar, o involucionar.
Avatar: %{name} Xian Garcia 20/04/2021 10:47
- Las democracias europeas se enfrentan a una amenaza ya conocida: La extrema derecha.
Su...
Européens, fédérons-nous !
Européens, fédérons-nous !
Avatar: %{name} Michel Caillouët 20/04/2021 08:44
Amis européens, fédérons-nous ! 🙏
Défis de 2021 et au-delà : le fédéralisme européen plus que...
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