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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...
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....
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...
Deutschland, Bundeskanzler:in
Avatar: %{name} Dike UNKNOWN 20/04/2021 09:30
Bundeskanzler:in sollte für Deutschland DA SEIN. Beides, EU+Bundeskanzler:in passt nicht zusammen...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Un Commissaire dédié à la gestion des plus de 60 ans
Avatar: %{name} Etienne HANNECART 19/04/2021 15:20
Plus de 25 % de la population européenne a plus de 60 ans. L'examen des activités des différents...
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...
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....
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...
Reforma institucional de la Unión Europea
Avatar: %{name} Ignacio Esteban Sarmiento Garcia 21/04/2021 12:39
Mi idea para reforzar la democracia en las instituciones de la Unión Europea es la creación de un...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Cambiar los tratados para que la Moción de censura pueda prosperar alguna vez
Avatar: %{name} Bonada Navarro 26/05/2021 10:57
La Moción de censura del Parlamento a la Comisión es por excelencia el mecanismo que hace de la...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Halbierung der EU-Bürokratie
Avatar: %{name} Wolfgang Mandl 10/05/2021 09:04
1. Die EU-Bürokraten schaffen viele unnötige Verordnungen und Regulierungen, die keiner braucht....
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...
Reform der EU-Wahlen und Insitutionen
Avatar: %{name} P. L. 19/04/2021 14:06
Forderungen:
- europäisches, einheitliches Wahlrecht für die Wahl des Europaparlaments
-...
The New Platform
Avatar: %{name} Søren Winther Lundby 20/04/2021 09:52
The next generation of the social media platforms ought to arise in the EU. I suggest The New...
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...
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...
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...
Weiterentwicklung: Demokratie
Avatar: %{name} Georg Götz 19/04/2021 14:23
Parlamentarismus ist keine zeitgemäße Demokratie! Die Regierungsform, die wir „demokratisch“ zu...
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...
EU-Parlament als Parlament der Nationalen Parlamente
Avatar: %{name} Hans-Martin Lent-PhilippsX 02/06/2021 18:11
Demokratische Legitimation entsteht nicht allein durch Wahlen. (Durch ungleiche Wahlen schon...
Improve European democracy based on the Swiss democratic model
Avatar: %{name} Bru Wac 13/05/2021 20:36
Switzerland is one of the best democracy in the world.
Citizens have more rights than in Europe....
Az országok parlamentjeinek szerepét növelni kell, mert a tagországok parlamenti képviselői ellenőrizhetők képviselő
Avatar: %{name} Marianna Bolla 11/05/2021 15:59
Rövid idézet az unió egyik dokumentumából " mivel a nemzeti parlamentek olykor aggályaiknak adnak...
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...
Volles Initiativrecht für das EU-Parlament
Avatar: %{name} Stefan Padberg 21/04/2021 11:59
Das EU-Parlament soll das Recht erhalten, Richtlinien vorzuschlagen. Bisher darf dies nur die...
Kein Hass in einer Demokratie
Avatar: %{name} Dike UNKNOWN 19/04/2021 15:29
Hass kann tödlich sein. R.I.P. Walter Lübcke. Hass ist keine Meinungsfreiheit. Hass in den...
Formalize the Spitzenkandidaten System
Avatar: %{name} Marco Primo 25/05/2021 23:24
As it stands the President of the European Commission (the most powerful person in the EU) is...
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...
Stop de regel dat alle 27 lidstaten een beslissing moeten goedkeuren
Avatar: %{name} Paul Verhoeven 19/04/2021 21:53
Door de regel dat beslissingen moeten ondertekend worden door alle 27 lidstaten kan de kleinste...
L'avis de la majorité des citoyens doit être le critère de base pour définir la politique publique
Avatar: %{name} Michel GRIVEAU 21/04/2021 13:59
Si il est important de respecter le droit et les aspirations des minorités , c'est l'avis de la...
Progressive Manifesto for a European Democracy
Progressive Manifesto for a European Democracy
Avatar: %{name} Marco SCHWARZ 04/05/2021 10:05
The Progressive Manifesto for a European Democracy is the outcome of several Trans-European...
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....
Renforcer la présence du Parlement européen à Strasbourg
Avatar: %{name} Simon KAHN 03/05/2021 18:09
Strasbourg est le siège du Parlement européen. Depuis des années, la pratique a fait que les...
Pan European meps
Avatar: %{name} Adam Kirtley 20/04/2021 11:08
I am in the UK so evidently no longer part of the EU. However I think the EU would be...
Potere legislativo al Parlamento Europeo
Avatar: %{name} Nicola Piscopo 09/05/2021 13:33
Una vera Democrazia Europea dovrebbe prevedere il potere legislativo e il diritto di iniziativa...
Faire de l'Europe une démocratie directe
Avatar: %{name} Aurélien Cosma 19/04/2021 20:54
L'Union Européenne souffre aujourd'hui d'un important déficit de représentativité démocratique....
Mit 16 Jahren wählen können
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Nach meiner Meinung nach sollte das Wahlalter auf 16 Jahre herabgesetzt werden damit die junge...
Reform of the election of the President of the European Commission and the College of Commissioners
Avatar: %{name} Pedro Gómez 19/04/2021 22:22
The procedure for electing the President of the European Commission and the College of...
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...
A Europe for Europeans
Avatar: %{name} Matthias Waibel 19/04/2021 21:27
1) Center the EU around Europeans. On an individual level and on a regional level.
2)...
Future of the EU
Avatar: %{name} Pietro Serani 20/04/2021 08:38
We have created a good Union but at this moment in time is still incomplete. We can’t have a...
Summon a Constitutional Convention
Avatar: %{name} P. L. 24/04/2021 17:30
To overcome all the institutional, democratic and competence defects the European Union faces...
Respect. Ecoute. Echanges.
Avatar: %{name} Alain K. 25/04/2021 14:31
3 mots tout simples, mais inconnus de l'UE. J'ai déjà participé à des forums organisés par l'UE,...
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...
Apprentissage des langues européennes
Avatar: %{name} Alain Girardet 19/04/2021 21:48
Il doit être une priorité. Au-delà de la maîtrise de sa langue nationale, apprendre au moins...
Adopter le latin moderne comme langue commune européenne
Adopter le latin moderne comme langue commune européenne
Avatar: %{name} Vincent Jacques 06/05/2021 16:40
Malgré le multilinguisme officiel, l'anglais est actuellement la principale langue de...
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...
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...
Citizen Participation in the EU must have a demonstrable and specific impact on decisions taken
Citizen Participation in the EU must have a demonstrable and specific impact on decisions taken
Avatar: %{name} Citizens Takeover Europe CTOE 11/05/2021 15:10
When citizens are invited to participate in the European Union, whether it is through elections,...
Europas fremtid - dit EU om europæisk demokrati
Avatar: %{name} dk4 04/02/2022 11:08
Europas fremtid
dit EU - Europæisk demokrati
Hvad mener europæerne, at EU skal fokusere på i de...
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...
On the veto law
Avatar: %{name} lam UNKNOWN 20/04/2021 02:23
It's clear that the veto law is severely limiting the EU's capability to act fast. There are many...
From the quantity of votes to the quality of voices: omnilateral democracy
From the quantity of votes to the quality of voices: omnilateral democracy
Avatar: %{name} Wolfgang PAPE 20/04/2021 20:14
“Democracy” means people (Greek demos) rule (kratein): direct rule by people, distant...
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...
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....
EU-Wide Referendums on Future Enlargements of the Union
EU-Wide Referendums on Future Enlargements of the Union
Avatar: %{name} Paolo Girolami 21/04/2021 00:02
New accession treaties should only be ratified after holding a EU-wide referendum on the...
Mart Laar: Vissza a jövőbe. Húsz év szabadság Közép-Európában
Mart Laar: Vissza a jövőbe. Húsz év szabadság Közép-Európában
Avatar: %{name} XXI. Század Intézet 28/06/2021 14:37
Mart Laar: Vissza a jövőbe. Húsz év szabadság Közép-Európában
XX. Század Intézet, Budapest, 2010
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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...
Een Europese publieke omroep
Avatar: %{name} Arne Wind 20/04/2021 12:25
De EU heeft een publieke omroep / nieuwsorganisatie nodig. Op dit moment ziet de wereld de EU...
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...
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 & 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...
Direct democracy - citizens at the parliament
Avatar: %{name} Yann Quintin 20/04/2021 07:37
Set a % of European parliament seats reserved for randomly picked Eu citizens from each eu...
Verbesserung der EU-Kommunikation durch Kampagnen
Avatar: %{name} Theresa Edtstadler 26/04/2021 09:49
Beim Europa-Forum Wachau wurden über einen Zeitraum von einem Jahr europäische Themen mit Bürgern...
Der Allgemeine politische Gleichheitsgrundsatz für alle europäischen Bürger*innen
Avatar: %{name} Ulrike GUÉROT 05/05/2021 15:44
In einer Demokratie sollten alle Bürger*innen gleich vor dem Recht sein, z.B. bei Wahlen und oder...
Avanzar, o involucionar.
Avatar: %{name} Xian Garcia 20/04/2021 10:47
- Las democracias europeas se enfrentan a una amenaza ya conocida: La extrema derecha.
Su...
Que le Parlement européen bénéficie de l’initiative législative.
Avatar: %{name} Marie Caillaud 30/04/2021 12:25
Institution représentant directement les citoyens, le Parlement européen doit pouvoir bénéficier...
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...
Για μια Ευρώπη που σέβεται την δημοκρατία και την ελευθερία, που σέβεται τον άνθρωπο
Avatar: %{name} Γιώργος Κουλουράς 10/05/2021 09:54
Για μια Ευρώπη που σέβεται την δημοκρατία και την ελευθερία, που σέβεται τον άνθρωπο. Οι πολίτες...
Psicología en sistemas sanitarios
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Es interesante que se incluyan mas servicios de psicología por parte de los sistemas nacionales...
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...
Mejorar la educación acerca de las acciones de la UE
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Los ciudadanos europeos no tienen en la mayoría de los casos consciencia de las acciones reales...
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...
Don't overreach
Avatar: %{name} David Roling 25/06/2021 10:51
There is no European demos, so we should not pretend that there is one. From member state to...
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...
Eleição direta e reconhecimento
Avatar: %{name} Daniel Pereira 21/04/2021 01:26
Penso ser necessário publicidade ao projeto europeu e às suas principais figuras. Para além...
5 million EU Citizens without representation in EU parliament.
Avatar: %{name} Anthony de Bois 15/05/2021 17:37
There are more than 5 million EU Citizens living in the UK , that is more than 7 EU Countries…...
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...
Possibility of non-EU citizens living in the EU to cast their vote in EU elections
Avatar: %{name} Rittika Chunder 24/04/2021 12:46
As a non-EU citizen working and living in an EU-member state for over six years, I would like my...
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...
Earn the right to vote!
Earn the right to vote!
Avatar: %{name} Ferenc Gräff 27/04/2021 09:51
Suffrage – or the right to vote – is taken granted as a basic human birth-right in our liberal...
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....
Une assemblée dédiée aux organisations de la société civile, à Strasbourg.
Avatar: %{name} Julien Gastelo 20/04/2021 13:33
Les démocraties sont à bout de souffle, alors que les organisations de la société civile...
EU es a tagallamok viszonya, gazdasagi szerepe es a javadalmak elosztasa.
Avatar: %{name} Michael Hegedus 19/04/2021 19:42
A megallapitas gondolata jo volt. De nincs lefektetve az alapveto kerdesek. Minden Orszag meg...
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