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Acting by majority is crucial for any democratic institution.
To date, the most important...
To date, the most important...
In this Policy paper, Christine Verger, adviser at the Jacques Delors Institute, explains the...
Hace 99 años que Coudenhove-Kalergi dijo proféticamente respecto a Europa y entre otras cosas:...
Right. Now that I got your attention, the disclaimer: I love being able to participate in this...
Les membres de la Commission sont nommés et cela fait l’objet d’intenses négociations politiques...
De EU heeft een publieke omroep / nieuwsorganisatie nodig. Op dit moment ziet de wereld de EU...
Somos 10.000.000 de hablantes de la lengua catalana. Es una lengua superviviente a muchos...
Noch fallen Kommunikation und Miteinander in Europa schwer: 24 Amtssprachen stehen in der EU...
Fixing the loaction of the European Parliament to a single city shows that there is room for...
Recent exercises in participative democracy, like the Citizens’ Assembly in Scotland and the...
The TUE treaty states that the UE is an "ever closer union" and states many times "etat de...
I am in the UK so evidently no longer part of the EU. However I think the EU would be...
A) Create transnational lists but just for the lead candidates (EU constituency), not for...
Call for change
NOTICING that conditions for the EU Basic Regions (NUTS) differ in political...
NOTICING that conditions for the EU Basic Regions (NUTS) differ in political...
I know that the Council doesn't want to seriously follow up on our proposals if they concern the...
Opinion 10: European Commission coordination, even outside its formal powers, can be necessary if...
The next generation of the social media platforms ought to arise in the EU. I suggest The New...
Let's give the EU a real democratic basis and people's consent, it's up to the people to decide...
Il principio della “unanimità” nelle decisioni del Consiglio Europeo, cioè degli Stati membri, è...
La dualité de présidence Ursula/charles Michel est incompréhensible pour les gens. Nous aimerions...

There is a clear consensus in the international academic community and the IT&C...
Pragmatism was in the EU’s DNA since its inception, but this is sadly no longer the case. The...
In a Europe where each of the social political sectors tries to manipulate the populations of...
След предизборната програма на Зелените във ФРГ в Цайт прочетох онлайн, че някои от Зелените се...
Each country's member in the European Council is not (anymore) the head of state or of the...
EU Citizens and MEPs can Help Eachother for a Better Democracy in Europe :
Among various...

- Unify the attributions of the President of European Council to President of Commission, as to...
Creare cittadini consapevoli, in questo caso, cittadini europei consapevoli, necessita di...
1) Englisch muss Pflichtsprache für alle werden und ab dem Kindergarten gelehrt werden. Ältere...
Prosím, zřiďte firewall, který by chránil kybernetický prostor EU před útoky ransomware a hackerů.
Un Gobierno federal con un Presidente y un vicepresidente elegidos por sufragio universal y...
La structure démocratique actuelle est fragile et bloquée. L’Europe citoyenne n’existe que...
In order to strengthen democracy in the EU, Council meetings should be open to the public and the...

The Commission:
• Should be a political executive branch, not an apolitical or technocratic...
• Should be a political executive branch, not an apolitical or technocratic...

Participatory and deliberative tools complement and strengthen representative democracy by giving...
We need to change how Europeans vote! The way we vote for our European political representatives...
Il y a un problème majeur de démocratie dans l'UE : les exécutifs des Etats membres se déplacent...
Die europaweit vorherrschende Intransparenz bei Spenden an gesetzgebende Institutionen führt zu...

We enthusiastically welcome the start of the Conference on the Future of Europe. We are living in...
L'objectif de cette proposition est de renforcer la démocratie européenne et de l'ancrer dans les...
Hallo Europa,
die gezeigte europäische Demokratie redet sehr viel, erreicht leider viel zu wenig....
die gezeigte europäische Demokratie redet sehr viel, erreicht leider viel zu wenig....
Het is puur toevallig dat ik over dit initiatief las in een klein bericht van een...
1) Center the EU around Europeans. On an individual level and on a regional level.
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Gli strumenti europei al servizio dei cittadini europei sono tanti e possono anche essere...
The European Union should have a President chosen by the people of Europe in direct elections....
Si il est important de respecter le droit et les aspirations des minorités , c'est l'avis de la...
Under the current system, the outcome of the European elections has little effect on the...
Es cierto que existen muchas herramientas para la democratización de terceros Estados con mirada...
Le istituzioni dell'Unione Europea devono adottare rapidamente un assetto federale, con il...
The European Union should follow the concept of nation-state. The European institutions should...
Mi idea para reforzar la democracia en las instituciones de la Unión Europea es la creación de un...
Die Einstimmigkeit muss im Europäischen Rat und im Rat verschwinden
Europa steht vor vielen...
Europa steht vor vielen...
Grundsätzlich soll gelten, dass alle die politischen Positionen, die nicht von der Bevölkerung,...
As extreme positions go viral and the spread of false information rests uncontained, a toxic...
Desde el inicio de la iniciativa ciudadana europea (ICE), únicamente se han presentado 78...
Voting more often (every few months) on different topics , would create more debate across Europe...
Ogni partito dell'europarlamento sceglie il proprio candidato con dialoghi interni e in...
Sarei molto curioso di sapere in quanti sono in grado di descrive il termine democrazia.
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Permettre à tous les européens de voter en direct pour les représentants de la Commission comme...
O nível de abstenção das eleições europeias devia fazer-nos pensar na sua legitimidade, porque...
The European Parliament as the only body of the European Union that is directly elected by the...
The EU has to break the Gordian knot of wanting to rule but not having a government. Governance...
Cada vez que as minhas ideias sobre o estado em que se encontra a Europa, vão contra a lógica de...

The EU offers many more opportunities to participate than the average Member State. Think of the...
Le Conseil de l’Union doit devenir une seconde chambre composée d’élus des divers Etats membres....
An alarming degree of supranational mission creep has derived from the notion of European...
In order to achieve a European Constitution in a meaningful period of time, it will be necessary...
Once a month, as many public television stations as possible in the EU should jointly offer a...
De permanente crisis waarin de EU zich bevindt, is het gevolg van fundamentele verschillen tussen...
In order to strengthen European civil society, it is absolutely necessary that the citizens of...
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SET THE LEARNING OF A 2ND E.U LANGUAGE AT SCHOOL - It's not only a lever for the child's...
SET THE LEARNING OF A 2ND E.U LANGUAGE AT SCHOOL - It's not only a lever for the child's...
En France, la Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat à montrée la voie : je souhaite pouvoir me...
In Europa sinkt das Vertrauen in die Demokratie, alleine in Portugal sagen laut einer Umfrage das...
In Europa fehlt ein direkter, unkomplizierter Feedback-Mechanismus zwischen BürgerInnen und...
Pour encourager les Européens à mieux se connaître et à mieux connaître la langue, la culture et...

“Democracy” means people (Greek demos) rule (kratein): direct rule by people, distant...
Together with the promoters of the ongoing European Citizens Initiatives we launched the idea of...
2 idées distinctes
1) le référendum avant de valider les grandes décisions européennes (traités...
Il ne peut pas y avoir de démocratie européenne. La démocratie, c'est le pouvoir du peuple. Le...
Current EU policies to strengthen the civil society are based on long-lasting presumptions and...
Gracias a internet hoy todos tenemos voz, pero sin ella estamos sin voz, por eso la UE debe...
Because of the inherent setup of the EU where the size of the states vary dramatically the EP has...
I would like to know different points of view how democracy works in every EU countries. So far...
Les démocraties sont à bout de souffle, alors que les organisations de la société civile...
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