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Parliamentarism is not a modern democracy! The form of government we learned ‘democratically’ is...
Democracy can only take place within a framework characterised by a common public discourse....
The EU’s goal of an ever closer union of the peoples of Europe logically leads to the...
At the Wachau Europe Forum, over a period of one year, European issues were discussed with...
Elections, whether presidential or parliamentary, are at the heart of the democratic process of...
Instead of thousands of hours of information, more disinformation, on European TV channels,...
I believe that we need a more united Europe, that can end itself from third countries that don ‘t...
The election of representatives to the European Parliament is often shaken by voters, especially...
The President of the Commission is currently not directly elected by Europeans, which should be...
The EU provides for its citizens to be resident in any of its Member States in reality however...
EU legislation has a strong impact on Member States. This is not a new finding, on the contrary....
As a chamber representing the interests of citizens, the European Parliament must be able to do...
Additionally to fostering European diversity through multilingualism, a realistic mean of...
I propose that: — (when?) in the elections to the European Parliament (EP). — (who?) all European...
The European Elections are currently separate national elections in 27 member states, with...
At the same time, there can be no restriction on the freedom of speech if we want to have genuine...
The functioning of the EU is first and foremost quite complex, but it suffers from a problem of...
Elections for European Parliament lack focus on Europe. They are run nationally, by national...
This Fragmentation affects the ability of European citizens to fulfil each other, talk to each...
In the future, as in any parliamentary democracy, the President of the Commission should be...
Words are important. Unfortunately, the term “European Commissioner” does not suggest that the...
A political union does not operate well without a common language. Currently it is causing a...
Background:
There is a lack of cohesion regarding the inner-EU solidarity and mutual member...
There is a lack of cohesion regarding the inner-EU solidarity and mutual member...
The recent "sofagate" is just the last example of the weakness of European institutions on the...
Let us make Europe Day (9 May) the EU-wide public holiday and hold European elections every five...
Although the European Parliament now has important powers, it does not yet have a formal right of...
18.05.2021 Hungarian veto threats and veto threats already have a long tradition. In recent...
There is no objective reason why EU citizens cannot vote in European elections from the age of...
EU citizens living in other EU country need to vote rights in all elections as a national of that...
Many important reforms still require unanimity, often leading to blockages at the expense of a...
Setting up a European army
Be selected as members of the Commission of the European Parliament. The executive (government)...
The EU Parliament should be able to put forward legislative initiatives on its own initiative....
The composition of both the The European Council and the The Council of the EU are determined by...
When voting for the European Parliament I don´t wont to be restricted on voting for...
Claims: — European, uniform electoral law for the election of the European Parliament — European,...
Federal Chancellor: in for Germany, DA SEIN. Both, EU + Chancellor: does not fit together and is...
The European Union needs to be further developed into a federal state whose constitution...
In order to protect democracy the president of the European Commission should be voted by the...
Hatred can be fatal. R.I.P. Walter Lübcke. Hatred is not a freedom of expression. Hatred on...
The big problem with this conference is that the institutions have no legal obligation to follow...
One of the biggest weaknesses in the EU is the lack of information on its action. A number of...
Since the introduction of the ECI as a tool of participatory democracy in 2011, only 6...
The procedure for electing the President of the European Commission and the College of...
We have created a good Union but at this moment in time is incomplete. We have a common currency...
The E.U. says it stands for democracy and citizens’ rights. Nevertheless, it is a political...
Europe should function as a genuine federal state with a fully-fledged government and its own...
Despite being the most democratic EU institution, the European Parliament (EP) cannot propose any...
Make possible to have referendum organised by EU for all european citizens
Let us make the EU a fully-fledged democracy. In a classic three powers of democracy...
1) Center the EU around Europeans. On an individual level and on a regional level. 2) EU...
Ideas and denounces are in all my participations, for those who know how to read this spelling...
EU citizens have no direct way to participate in the decisions that happen at the global level....
To make online referendums (to facilitate the participation of all, e.g. support for older people...
As a non-EU citizen working and living in an EU-member state for over six years, I would like my...
Concept of United Citizens of Europe signifying the autonomous character of Union citizenship,...
The EU needs a public broadcaster/news organisation. Today, the world is seeing the EU through...
In order to raise awareness among the public of the issues at stake in the European elections and...
Each political group and a certain number of MEPs in the European Parliament and each Member...
EU legislation is created by the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of...
Nationalism could be curbed by relaxing individual states’ commitments, i.e. returning more...
Fixing the loaction of the European Parliament to a single city shows that there is room for...
Currently, a candidate for European Commission’s President is nominated by the European Council...
The double Commission/European Council is a waste of energy and, above all, of public money. This...
European citizens living in another EU member state should be able to vote for elections in the...
Unfortunately, many MEPs promise beautiful ones only until they are elected. When he enters the...
The traditional federalist viewpoint about constitutional law is that the only acceptable form...
As a European citizen, I see the need for our Union to evolve into a federation of Member States,...
Unanimity is an obstacle to the need for EU countries that violate, or even threaten, the rule of...
We should finally re-launch European integration in a more optimistic and courageous way. History...
Communication and coexistence are still difficult in Europe: There are 24 official languages that...
History is a very interesting source of ideas and scenarios that allow us to better master our...
Thanks to the internet today we all have a voice, but without it we are without a voice, so the...
In order to strengthen European civil society, it is absolutely necessary that the citizens of...
The European Union should have a President chosen by the people of Europe in direct elections....
Europe is not able to act, at least much too much if unanimity is absolutely necessary for...
A new European model is needed. It should support a stronger EU integration at different levels...
In support of the Council of Europe, it would be important to have a consultative body composed...
Für eine Stärkung der europäischen Zivilgesellschaft ist es unbedingt erforderlich, daß sich die...
Each party in the European Parliament chooses its candidate in internal dialogues, and at the...
European integration originated on a continent ruined by World War II to bring peace, prosperity...
It is interesting to include more psychology services by national health systems. A strong...
It will not be worse than today. The problems of EU funds are known – corruption, meaningless...
We want more direct democracy in the form of civic participation. This requires binding citizens’...
As the European Commission is the government of the European Union, it is inconceivable that it...
Europe is the ‘old continent’. This also applies to its demographic structure. While the share of...
Blockchain/DLT has many usecases, one of which is to achieve better security and verifiability in...
In particular, given the international importance of Europe, I believe that further communisation...
I propose that the legislativ process should go through a similar institutional layout like in...
Promote the establishment of referendums in each of the member countries of the Union on the...
EU should support Scotland in all possible continents in their full right for independence and...
The only way to respect the diversity of citizens is to draw lots from MEPs. Thus we avoid...
The European Commission and the EU Council are replaced by a six-monthly leadership of one or...
Many people in Europe realize that the European Union is essential in an increasingly globalized...
The restructuring of the European Legal Order is a very complex task, which cannot be carried out...
More than 25 % of the European population is over 60 years old. A review of the activities of...
The idea of megallapitas was jo. But the basic kernels are not laid down. All odours shall be...
Social networks are characterized by two main problems related to information: they are more...
Despite growing nationalism, populism or whatever …ism they come up with, many people still are...
“Democracy” means people (Greek demos) rule (kratein): direct rule by people, distant...
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