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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
This Fragmentation affects the ability of European citizens to fulfil each other, talk to each...
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...
European democracy begins with a common language: Esperanto.
European democracy begins with a common language: Esperanto.
Avatar: %{name} Blandine CATTIER 04/05/2021 15:34
European democracy begins with a common language: Esperanto. English is a useful language for...
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...
Giving the European Parliament the right of legislative initiative
Avatar: %{name} Thomas LALAURIE 19/04/2021 13:40
Although the European Parliament now has important powers, it does not yet have a formal right of...
Right to vote from 16
Avatar: %{name} Paul Strobach 19/04/2021 13:51
There is no objective reason why EU citizens cannot vote in European elections from the age of...
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...
A President of the Commission directly elected by direct universal suffrage
Avatar: %{name} Thomas LALAURIE 19/04/2021 13:31
Elections, whether presidential or parliamentary, are at the heart of the democratic process of...
Common public discourse through EU-wide civic broadcasting and media portals
Avatar: %{name} Tom Berger 19/04/2021 18:16
Democracy can only take place within a framework characterised by a common public discourse....
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...
A language for Europe — A language for EU
Avatar: %{name} Alexandre Clo. 20/04/2021 21:55
FR_EN Europe needs: A SINGLE LANGUAGE: to communicate between Europeans, for trade and policy. An...
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...
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...
There can be no real European democracy without an autonomous fiscal power of the EU.
There can be no real European democracy without an autonomous fiscal power of the EU.
Avatar: %{name} Movimento Federalista Europeo MFE 12/05/2021 18:00
Historically, the creation of fiscal power coincided with the founding act of a political...
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...
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...
A more united europe
Avatar: %{name} Aggelos Tzitziras 19/04/2021 13:44
I believe that we need a more united Europe, that can end itself from third countries that don ‘t...
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...
For a true European democracy: abolish the right of veto and give direct powers to the European Parliament in taxation and foreign policy
For a true European democracy: abolish the right of veto and give direct powers to the European Parliament in taxation and foreign policy
Avatar: %{name} Movimento Federalista Europeo MFE 29/05/2021 09:45
The right of veto is not compatible with democracy. The replacement of unanimity by qualified...
For a single and elected President of the EU
Avatar: %{name} Mathéo HOSY 19/04/2021 14:05
The functioning of the EU is first and foremost quite complex, but it suffers from a problem of...
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...
The United States of Europe
Avatar: %{name} Miguel Atanet 17/06/2021 19:52
Rescuing the ideas of Ortega y Gasset and Victor Hugo. It is a question of transforming the...
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...
Evolution: Democracy
Avatar: %{name} Georg Götz 19/04/2021 14:23
Parliamentarism is not a modern democracy! The form of government we learned ‘democratically’ is...
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 of EU elections and injunctions
Avatar: %{name} P. L. 19/04/2021 14:06
Claims: — European, uniform electoral law for the election of the European Parliament — European,...
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...
Husband 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...
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. News eless, the EU is a political project...
Finally adopt a statute for European associations!
Finally adopt a statute for European associations!
Avatar: %{name} We are Europe 14/06/2021 21:50
Our demand is to create a statute for European associations. To date, associations can only be...
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...
For a federal Europe
Avatar: %{name} gérard PERRET 19/04/2021 16:19
The EU’s goal of an ever closer union of the peoples of Europe logically leads to the...
The addition of Citizens’ 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...
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 good from a...
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...
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...
Highly developed platform for collecting and managing citizens’ ideas
Avatar: %{name} Luc Maltier 20/04/2021 11:04
On the same principle as this platform, create a permanent platform: * to look at the ideas...
Democratically legitimised ‘EU government’ instead of European Council
Avatar: %{name} Marcel Andre Vogt 21/04/2021 18:02
The main decisions are taken by the European Council, an institution lacking democratic...
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...
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