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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Európai Egyesült Államok
Európai Egyesült Államok
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Hozzuk létre az Európai Egyesült Államokat! Mert az Európai Unió a jelenlegi formájában a...
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....
Feidhmeannacht Thofa
Avatar: %{name} Labhrás Finneadha 19/04/2021 13:35
Gur Feisirí de Pharlaimint na hEorpa a roghnófaí mar chomhaltaí den Choimisiún. Is iondúil gur...
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...
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...
Faciliter la compréhension et la connaissance des citoyens européens entre eux
Avatar: %{name} HORTALA CYRIL 05/07/2021 14:57
Organiser des rencontres de jeunes européens sur différentes thématiques pour faciliter la...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Meerderheidsbesluitvorming in Europese Raad met betrekking tot vaststelling van eigen middelen EU.
Avatar: %{name} Walter Pfeil 06/05/2021 13:04
Unanimiteitsregel binnen de Europese Raad over de eigen financiën van de EU verhinderen...
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...
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...
Forderungen an die Gestaltung einer demokratischen Zukunft Europas
Avatar: %{name} Europa-Union Landesverband Bayern 30/07/2021 12:22
Für eine nachhaltige Demokratisierung des zukünftigen Europas fordern wir
• Zulassung...
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...
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...
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...
Reform der EU-Wahlen und Insitutionen
Avatar: %{name} P. L. 19/04/2021 14:06
Forderungen:
- europäisches, einheitliches Wahlrecht für die Wahl des Europaparlaments
-...
No national referenda for ratification of European treaty change
Avatar: %{name} Felix Strahl 10/05/2021 12:23
The last attempt for the establishment of a European constitution failed due to several referenda...
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...
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...
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...
Mejorar la educación acerca de las acciones de la UE
Avatar: %{name} Account deleted by user
Los ciudadanos europeos no tienen en la mayoría de los casos consciencia de las acciones reales...
Fuseau Horaire interdit de modification dans les DOM et TOM
Avatar: %{name} Erick Labrousse 12/05/2021 17:24
L’ADEME, présente depuis 1981 en Nouvelle-Calédonie et qui dépend directement du gouvernement...
Un Commissaire dédié à la gestion des plus de 60 ans
Avatar: %{name} Etienne HANNECART 19/04/2021 15:20
Plus de 25 % de la population européenne a plus de 60 ans. L'examen des activités des différents...
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...
Create a pan European digital voters pool
Avatar: %{name} Bart Peeters 09/05/2021 08:26
How nice would it be, and how wel would it promote the European thought, if citizens from all...
A democracy which is not
Avatar: %{name} Victor Buhagiar 28/04/2021 10:40
Because of the inherent setup of the EU where the size of the states vary dramatically the EP has...
Weiterentwicklung: Demokratie
Avatar: %{name} Georg Götz 19/04/2021 14:23
Parlamentarismus ist keine zeitgemäße Demokratie! Die Regierungsform, die wir „demokratisch“ zu...
EU Commission President must be elected from People
Avatar: %{name} Paraskevas Paraskevas 07/05/2021 19:50
I understand that our national governments are and will resist this but since the Commission can...
EU Institutionen und Entscheidungsprozesse radikal neu
Avatar: %{name} Christian Hofmann 20/04/2021 18:16
EU-Kommission und EU-Rat wird ersetzt durch halbjährliche Führung einer/mehrerer amtierenden...
L'europe des peuples
Avatar: %{name} Miklos Molnar 22/04/2021 09:59
J'ai été très enthousiasmé avec l'évolution pacifique et avec l'unification des pays en Europe....
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...
Rewording the European Charter of Rights
Avatar: %{name} riccardo lala 03/05/2021 18:00
The European Charter of Rights is not updated to the digital environment where we are living now,...
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...
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...
The EU needs a single market for news
Avatar: %{name} Adnan Smlatic 25/04/2021 22:42
The media outlets with the widest reach publish in English. That means, with a couple of...
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...
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...
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...
Designation des membres de la commission par le parlement
Avatar: %{name} Damien Cmoi 21/04/2021 17:20
Les membres de la commission doivent être désigné par le parlement (représentant du peuple...
Gesetzesinitiative als Königsrecht des Parlaments
Avatar: %{name} Tobias Rechel 19/04/2021 16:00
Das EU Parlament sollte aus sich heraus Gesetzesinitiativen vorlegen können. Die Kommission als...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Participação no desenvolvimento das politicas europeias
Avatar: %{name} Marco Teixeira 24/04/2021 13:22
Promover a criação de referendos em cada um dos países membros da união, sobre as temáticas em...
EU es a tagallamok viszonya, gazdasagi szerepe es a javadalmak elosztasa.
Avatar: %{name} Michael Hegedus 19/04/2021 19:42
A megallapitas gondolata jo volt. De nincs lefektetve az alapveto kerdesek. Minden Orszag meg...
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...
Role of the European Movement within European Institutional framework
Avatar: %{name} riccardo lala 03/05/2021 18:00
ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN MOVEMENT WITHIN EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
It is rather singular that,...
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...
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....
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...
Unanimità del consiglio europeo
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Come già richiesto più volte dalla Merkel e dalla von der Leyen è necessario passare a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Une Europe Fédérale et Démocratique
Une Europe Fédérale et Démocratique
Avatar: %{name} Arthur Patou 20/04/2021 10:01
L'Histoire est une source très intéressante d'idées et de scénarios qui nous permettent de mieux...
A True European Parliament For Citizens
A True European Parliament For Citizens
Avatar: %{name} Evan Whelan 14/05/2021 05:01
In order for the EU to be a union of truly democratic institutions, reforms that increase the...
Let's vote for the President of the European Commission in the elections to the European Parliament (picking one from all candidates in the list)
Avatar: %{name} Carlos Buendía Hontañón 01/05/2021 18:11
I propose that:
- (when?) in the elections to the European Parliament (EP).
- (who?) all European...
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...
MiVote Technology- Redesign democracy with Distributive Ledger Technology and Blockchain
Avatar: %{name} Joydeep Mondal 05/07/2021 21:48
MiVote Technology is a driver in digital democracy by providing blockchain – backed products and...
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...
I propose to incorporate blockchain technology into the democratic process (i.e. in elections)
I propose to incorporate blockchain technology into the democratic process (i.e. in elections)
Avatar: %{name} Vi Jo 19/04/2021 22:52
Blockchain / DLT has many usecases, one of which is to enable better security and verifiability...
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...
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...
A Europe for Europeans
Avatar: %{name} Matthias Waibel 19/04/2021 21:27
1) Center the EU around Europeans. On an individual level and on a regional level.
2)...
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...
Pedido de Ajuda a Advogados Europeus
Avatar: %{name} António Rede 26/04/2021 21:41
Neste exacto momento estava a ver uma notícia, sobre o que a UTAO (Unidade Técnica de Apoio...
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...
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...
Une Europe qui se dit démocratique se doit de l'être en acte
Une Europe qui se dit démocratique se doit de l'être en acte
Avatar: %{name} Yannis CHUPIN 20/04/2021 12:26
L'Europe aujourd'hui se dit être un porte-étendard de la démocratie. C'est vrai, mais il faut...
Elezione diretta del presidente della comissione
Avatar: %{name} Andrea Lazzarini 19/04/2021 21:52
Ogni partito dell'europarlamento sceglie il proprio candidato con dialoghi interni e 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...
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...
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...
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...
Eleição direta e reconhecimento
Avatar: %{name} Daniel Pereira 21/04/2021 01:26
Penso ser necessário publicidade ao projeto europeu e às suas principais figuras. Para além...
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...
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...
Démocratie directe
Avatar: %{name} Jean-Christophe Dandoy 21/04/2021 10:13
Permettre à tous les européens de voter en direct pour les représentants de la Commission comme...
Basic Points of a Constitutional Frame for Europe’s Multi-level Governance
Avatar: %{name} riccardo lala 03/05/2021 18:00
The restructuring of the European Legal Order is a very complex task, which cannot be carried out...
Création d'une chaîne européenne
Avatar: %{name} Marine Marcoux 27/04/2021 21:09
Je pense que la création d'une chaîne télévisée à l'échelle européenne promouvant l'Europe, ses...
Référendum et prise en compte des idées des citoyens
Référendum et prise en compte des idées des citoyens
Avatar: %{name} Sarah Gardiol 25/04/2021 23:28
Faire des référendums en ligne (pour faciliter la participation de tous, avec par exemple des...
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...
Europe Fédérale/Election présidence/Listes transétatiques
Avatar: %{name} Nathanaël Becuywe 27/04/2021 16:35
L'Europe est une nécessité vitale pour notre Civilisation.
Pour que l'Europe perdure et gagne le...
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...
Des listes transnationales et voter le même jour pour le scrutin européen
Des listes transnationales et voter le même jour pour le scrutin européen
Avatar: %{name} Camélia Tanane 20/04/2021 00:20
Le scrutin européen devrait être organisé le même jour.
Mais le vrai changement c’est les listes...
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