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Eliminate unanimity for Council decisions that do not concern the admission of new members, loss...
It's clear that the veto law is severely limiting the EU's capability to act fast. There are many...
The EU provides for its citizens to be resident in any of its Member States in reality however...
I would be very curious to know where they are able to describe the term democracy. Nobody knows...

“Democracy” means people (Greek demos) rule (kratein): direct rule by people, distant...
We propose that the European institutions regulate a harmonisation of European electoral rules,...
Make possible to have referendum organised by EU for all european citizens
Each party in the European Parliament chooses its candidate in internal dialogues, and at the...
Europe is a vital necessity for our ivilisation. For Europe to continue and win the heart of all...
In order to strengthen democracy in the EU, Council meetings should be open to the public and the...
1) Center the EU around Europeans. On an individual level and on a regional level. 2) EU...
Many important reforms still require unanimity, often leading to blockages at the expense of a...
Hatred can be fatal. R.I.P. Walter Lübcke. Hatred is not a freedom of expression. Hatred on...
Over the past few years the EU has suffered a lot of rejection to treaties only to have them...
The double Commission/European Council is a waste of energy and, above all, of public money. This...
3 simple words, but unknown to the EU. I have already participated in forums organised by the EU...

It is critical that EU funds a European Broadcast Channel to communicate on EU-wide news (EU...
— European democracies face a well-known threat: The extreme right. Their appearance is natural...
What two parliaments for the EU? We only need one. Brussels or Strasbourgh. “Close one of them”....
I propose that the legislativ process should go through a similar institutional layout like in...
European Council, European Commission, The Council of Europe. Political institutions composite of...
Since the EU is not able to reform itself, all willing states of the EU should call for a...
Is it all there in those reports, Portuguese Justice- Bad, Corruption in Portugal- A lot, Public...
Let us make the EU a fully-fledged democracy. In a classic three powers of democracy...
The EU is often embedded with the term “sui generis” — being Latin for “of its own child/unique”....
Two proposals: 1. The EP should have the right to take legislative initiatives, and the...
The European Union needs to be further developed into a federal state whose constitution...
Europe is more than just a market. For too long the emphasis has been on presenting the Union in...
It must be a priority. Beyond their national language, learn at least that of neighbouring...
The fundamental principle on which the European Union must be built in the future is equality of...
Additionally to fostering European diversity through multilingualism, a realistic mean of...
A political union does not operate well without a common language. Currently it is causing a...
Elections for European Parliament lack focus on Europe. They are run nationally, by national...
The European Union today suffers from a significant deficit in democratic representativeness....
The rule that decisions must be signed by all 27 Member States allows the smallest sleeper to...
Under the current system, the outcome of the European elections has little effect on the...
EU citizens must have the responsibility and the right to “build” a new European model. So far,...
Democracies are at the end of their life, as civil society organisations express themselves in a...

Political parties are the founding blocks of modern representative democracies.
Among others,...
Let’s discontinue the activities of the Economic and Social Committee and of the Committee of...
Thanks to the internet today we all have a voice, but without it we are without a voice, so the...
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