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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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Non può esserci vera democrazia europea senza un potere fiscale autonomo dell’UE.
Non può esserci vera democrazia europea senza un potere fiscale autonomo dell’UE.
Avatar: %{name} Movimento Federalista Europeo MFE 12/05/2021 18:00
Storicamente la creazione del potere fiscale ha coinciso con l’atto fondativo di una comunità...
Per una vera democrazia europea: abolire il diritto di veto e attribuire poteri diretti al Parlamento europeo nella fiscalità e nella politica estera
Per una vera democrazia europea: abolire il diritto di veto e attribuire poteri diretti al Parlamento europeo nella fiscalità e nella politica estera
Avatar: %{name} Movimento Federalista Europeo MFE 29/05/2021 09:45
Il diritto di veto non è compatibile con la democrazia. La sostituzione del voto all’unanimità...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Promoting collaborative civic technologies for enhancing citizen participation as an added value to collaborative urban processes
Avatar: %{name} Università degli Studi di Torino 14/02/2022 19:04
The use and promotion of civic technology contribute to a more inclusive, resident-focused urban...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Reform der EU-Wahlen und Insitutionen
Avatar: %{name} P. L. 19/04/2021 14:06
Forderungen:
- europäisches, einheitliches Wahlrecht für die Wahl des Europaparlaments
-...
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...
Agency in primary schools. Encouraging the active social participation of young students in schools
Avatar: %{name} LAVINIA POPA 21/07/2021 13:11
The present approach is intended to be a plea to encourage the active social participation of...
Beschließt endlich ein Statut für europäische Vereine!
Beschließt endlich ein Statut für europäische Vereine!
Avatar: %{name} We are Europe 14/06/2021 21:50
Unsere Forderung lautet, ein Statut für europäische Vereine zu schaffen. Bis heute können Vereine...
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...
Une langue pour l'Europe - A language for EU
Avatar: %{name} Alexandre Clo. 20/04/2021 21:55
FR_EN
Europe needs:
A UNIQUE LANGUAGE : to communicate between Europeans, for trade and policy....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Allow EU expats to vote in the country they live in
Allow EU expats to vote in the country they live in
Avatar: %{name} OMAR BELINGHERI 19/04/2021 19:03
European citizens living in another EU member state should be able to vote for elections in the...
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...
La démocratie européenne commence par une langue commune : Esperanto.
La démocratie européenne commence par une langue commune : Esperanto.
Avatar: %{name} Blandine CATTIER 04/05/2021 15:34
La démocratie européenne commence par une langue commune : Esperanto.
L'anglais est une langue...
Costruire un'Europa democratica a partire dal contrasto alle mafie
Avatar: %{name} Gioventù Federalista Europea 21/10/2021 21:09
Noi federalisti, assieme ad ARCI, Avviso Pubblico, Fondazione Benvenuti in Italia, Rete CHANCE e...
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...
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...
Truly European Elections: a true reform of the EU Electoral Act
Truly European Elections: a true reform of the EU Electoral Act
Avatar: %{name} Louis Drounau 03/05/2021 12:37
EU elections are currently 27 separate national elections, with limited possibility to vote on...
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...
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...
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....
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...
European Citizens Initiatives - Measure of Information and Inclusion in the Conference On The Future of Europe
Avatar: %{name} EUMANS Movement 29/04/2021 09:39
Together with the promoters of the ongoing European Citizens Initiatives we launched the idea of...
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...
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....
LYMEC's vision on institutional reform - European Parliament
Avatar: %{name} LYMEC Future of Europe 19/05/2021 09:30
The Parliament:
• Should offer Member States the opportunity to make use of single-member...
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...
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...
Assess Impact of Legislation on Islands and Isolated Regions. Invest more in communication with smaller-scale interest groups
Assess Impact of Legislation on Islands and Isolated Regions. Invest more in communication with smaller-scale interest groups
Avatar: %{name} Peter John AGIUS 20/04/2021 10:51
Real cohesion requires new systemic efforts from EU institutions which are Treaty bound to...
The self-determination right
Avatar: %{name} Bonada Navarro 26/05/2021 11:27
The self-determination right is recognised in the Agree on Civil and Political Rights of 1966 in...
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...
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...
Weiterentwicklung: Demokratie
Avatar: %{name} Georg Götz 19/04/2021 14:23
Parlamentarismus ist keine zeitgemäße Demokratie! Die Regierungsform, die wir „demokratisch“ zu...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Demander à l'Union européenne d'encourager tous les pays à mettre l'enseignement de l'espéranto dans les programmes scolaires dès le niveau primaire
Demander à l'Union européenne d'encourager tous les pays à mettre l'enseignement de l'espéranto dans les programmes scolaires dès le niveau primaire
Avatar: %{name} Pierre Dieumegard 25/05/2021 16:37
L'objectif officiel de l'Union européenne depuis 2002 est "l'enseignement d'au moins deux langues...
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...
El catalán en el parlamento europeo
Avatar: %{name} Rosalía 19/02/2022 20:18
El catalán tiene que ser un idioma oficial del parlamento europeo. Hay idiomas que lo hablan ...
Européens, fédérons-nous !
Européens, fédérons-nous !
Avatar: %{name} Michel Caillouët 20/04/2021 08:44
Amis européens, fédérons-nous ! 🙏
Défis de 2021 et au-delà : le fédéralisme européen plus que...
The addition of Citizen's 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...
United Citizens of Europe
Avatar: %{name} Luigi MOCCIA 21/04/2021 18:36
Concept of United Citizens of Europe signifying the autonomous character of Union citizenship,...
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...
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...
Europäisches Vereinsstatut
Europäisches Vereinsstatut
Avatar: %{name} Gerald-Christian Heintges 20/04/2021 20:39
Für eine Stärkung der europäischen Zivilgesellschaft ist es unbedingt erforderlich, daß sich die...
LYMEC's vision on institutional reform - European Council
LYMEC's vision on institutional reform - European Council
Avatar: %{name} LYMEC Future of Europe 19/05/2021 09:27
The European Council:
• Should be merged with the Council of the European Union into one council...
For a public European Broadcast Channel to communicate European news and policies
For a public European Broadcast Channel to communicate European news and policies
Avatar: %{name} Benoît Michau 21/04/2021 07:22
It is critical that EU funds a European Broadcast Channel to communicate on EU-wide news (EU...
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...
Represión en Cataluña
Avatar: %{name} Carlos 19/02/2022 10:27
Como ciudadano catalán, quiero trasladar a la UE la represión que los defensores de la...
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...
Schluss mit Erpressung und Bremsung - Schluss mit der Möglichkeit ein Veto einzulegen!
Schluss mit Erpressung und Bremsung - Schluss mit der Möglichkeit ein Veto einzulegen!
Avatar: %{name} Wolfgang Obermüller 22/04/2021 00:53
Europa ist nicht handlungsfähig, jedenfalls viel viel zu träge, wenn Einstimmigkeit für wichtige...
LYMEC's vision on the EU’s Democratic Legitimacy
Avatar: %{name} LYMEC Future of Europe 19/05/2021 15:24
The EU’s Democratic Legitimacy:
* The European Union ought to be represented by a head of...
Establish a Permanent European Citizens Assembly
Establish a Permanent European Citizens Assembly
Avatar: %{name} Citizens Takeover Europe CTOE 11/05/2021 15:31
Establish a permanent European Citizens Assembly as a forum for deliberation and citizens’...
Allow EU treaty change
Allow EU treaty change
Avatar: %{name} Christiaan DE VRIES 26/04/2021 11:18
The Conference on the Future of Europe is supposed to give a new boost to the EU's democratic...
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...
LYMEC's vision on institutional reform - European Court of Justice
Avatar: %{name} LYMEC Future of Europe 19/05/2021 15:32
The European Court of Justice:
• Should be composed of at least one Judge from every Member...
Lobbying platform for a sustainable future
Avatar: %{name} Martin Jenny 19/04/2021 22:35
Currently, EU laws are heavily influenced by lobbyists commissioned by financially strong...
Putting Civil Society on the driving seat of the EU
Putting Civil Society on the driving seat of the EU
Avatar: %{name} European Economic and Social Committee EESC 03/11/2021 15:50
The EESC proposes to place civil society at the heart of the EU in a sustainable way as a...
Let’s Synchronize National Elections
Let’s Synchronize National Elections
Avatar: %{name} Alberto ALEMANNO 30/07/2021 13:07
The only thing Europeans don’t do together is politics. This is because national parties - not EU...
Replacing the European Council with a European Senate
Replacing the European Council with a European Senate
Avatar: %{name} Giorgio Sciara 22/04/2021 17:30
The European Council is the least democratic institution of the European Union, it is the place...
LYMEC's vision on institutional reform - European Commission
LYMEC's vision on institutional reform - European Commission
Avatar: %{name} LYMEC Future of Europe 19/05/2021 09:22
The Commission:
• Should be a political executive branch, not an apolitical or technocratic...
In Zukunft ohne EURATOM! Im Rahmen der Zukunftskonferenz fordert atomstopp den Start der Auflösung der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft EURATOM
In Zukunft ohne EURATOM! Im Rahmen der Zukunftskonferenz fordert atomstopp den Start der Auflösung der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft EURATOM
Avatar: %{name} Gabi Schweiger 06/05/2021 14:51
Der EURATOM-Vertrag aus 1957 stellt auf Grund seines Status als Primärrecht eine beispiellos...
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...
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....
Europäische Republik
Europäische Republik
Avatar: %{name} Andy Maar 28/04/2021 08:06
Die Europäische Union gilt als größtes Friedensprojekt in der Geschichte unseres Kontinentes....
Standing Committee on Outer Space Affairs
Standing Committee on Outer Space Affairs
Avatar: %{name} Cedric Röhrich 19/04/2021 20:19
The work in the parliamentary committees is of enormous importance for the particular topic....
European Republic
European Republic
Avatar: %{name} Gerald-Christian Heintges 26/04/2021 16:55
The fundamental principle on which the European Union must be built in the future is equality of...
Europese Regering en een echt Europees staatsburgerschap
Avatar: %{name} Luk Van Biesbrouck 19/04/2021 18:09
De recente coronacrisis heeft pijnlijk duidelijk gemaakt dat de EU eigenlijk nog steeds een...
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