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Európai Unió Bizottsága
Avatar: %{name} Zsuzsanna Szászné Molnár 20/04/2021 20:03
Az európai demokrácia veszélyben van. Orbán Viktor veri szét. (A magyar demokráciát már...
Elezione diretta del presidente della comissione
Avatar: %{name} Andrea Lazzarini 19/04/2021 21:52
Ogni partito dell'europarlamento sceglie il proprio candidato con dialoghi interni e in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
Reform der EU-Wahlen und Insitutionen
Avatar: %{name} P. L. 19/04/2021 14:06
Forderungen: - europäisches, einheitliches Wahlrecht für die Wahl des Europaparlaments -...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Une Europe qui se dit démocratique se doit de l'être en acte
Une Europe qui se dit démocratique se doit de l'être en acte
Avatar: %{name} Yannis CHUPIN 20/04/2021 12:26
L'Europe aujourd'hui se dit être un porte-étendard de la démocratie. C'est vrai, mais il faut...
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...
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...
Le vote électronique aux élections européennes : vote online, modern democracy
Le vote électronique aux élections européennes : vote online, modern democracy
Avatar: %{name} Arnaud Sobczyk 19/04/2021 23:47
L'élection des représentants au Parlement européen est souvent boudée par les électeurs, en...
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....
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...
EU-Botschafter für die Europäische Idee
Avatar: %{name} Jonas Derichs 19/04/2021 18:04
Europäische Union. Wofür brauch ich das? Was ist das überhaupt? So oder so ähnlich reagieren...
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...
Des référendums européens
Avatar: %{name} Philippe LERUTH 10/05/2021 09:47
Les grandes options de la politique européenne pourraient être soumises à référendum en Europe...
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...
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...
European Association Statute
Avatar: %{name} Gerald-Christian Heintges 20/04/2021 21:32
In order to strengthen European civil society, it is absolutely necessary that the citizens of...
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...
Approfondir l'U.E. comme Confédération
Avatar: %{name} Guy Monard 09/05/2021 21:08
L'Union européenne n'est pas une démocratie, une nation nouvelle, mais une précieuse...
Europa: construyendo inclusión. La Europa de las personas, una esperanza compartida #FuturoDeEuropa#sininclusionnohayEuropa
Avatar: %{name} PILAR VILLARINO 09/05/2021 09:27
El Movimiento CERMI quiere una Europa inclusiva con las personas con discapacidad y con sus...
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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...
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...
I propose to incorporate blockchain technology into the democratic process (i.e. in elections)
I propose to incorporate blockchain technology into the democratic process (i.e. in elections)
Avatar: %{name} Vi Jo 19/04/2021 22:52
Blockchain / DLT has many usecases, one of which is to enable better security and verifiability...
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...
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...
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...
Strengthen the democracy through transparency
Avatar: %{name} Kostas Katsamakas 02/05/2021 14:33
You can not have institutions in the EU where meetings happen behind closed doors. This is...
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...
Reforming the legislative procedure
Avatar: %{name} Jan Kerschbaum 21/04/2021 21:19
Ever since the first departure from the intergovernmental model, the EU is as much a union of...
Stärkung der Bevölkerung durch dirketdemokratische Elemente
Stärkung der Bevölkerung durch dirketdemokratische Elemente
Avatar: %{name} Daniel Baumann 08/05/2021 11:15
Derzeit ist das Europäische Parlament die einzige Organisation der EU, welche direkt vom Volk...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Redevabilité des comptes aux citoyens
Avatar: %{name} Leonard MATALA-TALA 08/05/2021 12:08
Il importe que l'Union européenne et ses officiels s'engagent concrètement à rendre compte de...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Democracy starts at home: Let all Europeans vote on a new European treaty
Democracy starts at home: Let all Europeans vote on a new European treaty
Avatar: %{name} Erik Schrama 01/05/2021 15:07
The EU claims to stand for democracy and human rights. The EU is also a political project aimed...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Demokratisch legitimierte "EU-Regierung" statt Europäischer Rat
Avatar: %{name} Marcel Andre Vogt 21/04/2021 18:02
Die wesentlichen Entscheidungen werden vom Europäischen Rat getroffen, einem Organ, dem es an...
Democracy in Europe to magnify the British Empire?
Avatar: %{name} António Rede 06/05/2021 01:48
Who in Europe is going to get Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple to pay taxes in the European...
Partecipazione ed integrazione
Avatar: %{name} Federica Salvan 21/04/2021 10:21
La partecipazione prevede che ciascuno, ciascuna, secondo la propria appartenenza, identità...
Het Nederlands als de officiële voertaal van de EU
Het Nederlands als de officiële voertaal van de EU
Avatar: %{name} Erik Schrama 24/04/2021 13:34
Als je op dit forum rondkijkt, valt het al snel op dat er meerdere deelnemers zijn die...
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...
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...
Stop Lobbies and Corruption /Halt aux Lobbys et à la corruption
Avatar: %{name} Account deleted by user
Lobbies and corruption are the biggest problems in all democracies in the world, as well as in...
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...
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...
Demokrácia az Unióban
Avatar: %{name} Stefi Banszki 19/04/2021 22:39
Sajnos sok képviselő csak addig ígér szépeket amíg meg nem választják. Majd amikor bekerül az EU...
We want more direct democracy and more involvment in EU politics.
We want more direct democracy and more involvment in EU politics.
Avatar: %{name} Landry Mahoro 09/05/2021 15:08
EU citizen need to be able to elect their commission and president, this would allow the citizens...
Stärkung der Europäischen Demokratie durch Einführung transnationaler Listen als Grundstein für die Bildung echter europäischer politischer Parteien
Avatar: %{name} Monika Hermann 09/01/2022 15:12
Derzeit wird das Europäische Parlament (EP) in 27 nationalen Teilwahlen gewählt. Gewählt werden...
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...
Confederal Europe - a democratic alternative for "sui generis" limbo?
Confederal Europe - a democratic alternative for "sui generis" limbo?
Avatar: %{name} Erik Schrama 20/04/2021 11:57
Whether you are for or against European unity, we all agree that the E.U. cannot continue as it...
Európa nepotrebuje vládu a politikov a teda bruselský aparát úradníkov
Avatar: %{name} Euro Hujer 11/05/2021 07:44
Pre spoločnú Európu je potrebné žiť v spoločnom ekonomickom priestore bez ciel a s voľným pohybom...
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...
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...
EU Staatsbürgerschaft und EU-Regierung
Avatar: %{name} Dirk Scharmann 30/04/2021 00:11
Geben Sie jedem Bürger der Mitgliedsstaates der EURO-Zone die Möglichkeit, neben seiner...
Exercício de cidadania / Citizenship
Avatar: %{name} Mariana Pereira 24/04/2021 12:24
Considera-se que esta plataforma é um espaço pensado para materializar as reflexões e discussões...
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...
L'europe des peuples
Avatar: %{name} Miklos Molnar 22/04/2021 09:59
J'ai été très enthousiasmé avec l'évolution pacifique et avec l'unification des pays en Europe....
The EU should simplify its decision-making process.
Avatar: %{name} Europe Direct ELIAMEP 07/02/2022 17:24
The EU should simplify its decision-making process. Students’ Ideas; World Café between Students...
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...
Complete overhaul of the system - EC, Council, Parliament and Lisbon treaty
Avatar: %{name} Dimiter Zahariev 21/04/2021 16:20
The EU is not fit for the 21 century and beyond, it was designed for an "analogue" era driven by...
Protection of European Democracy from Lobbist culture
Avatar: %{name} Luka Skular 09/05/2021 15:17
It is my opinion that corporate lobbying, as shown by other examples in the world, is as big a...
Interdire la diffusion des médias détenus par les gouvernements étrangers - Forbid the broadcast of media held by foreign governments
Avatar: %{name} Alexandre Clo. 20/04/2021 22:27
Les puissances étrangères (Chine, Turquie, Russie) se servent de leurs médias pour répandre leur...
Principala problema a Europei este reducerea corupției decidenților
Avatar: %{name} Tiberiu Gavrus 19/05/2021 12:59
Reducerea corupției decidenților din politică și administrație se poate realiza intr- o măsură...
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...
Ηλεκτρονική Πλατφόρμα επικοινωνίας Πολιτών
Ηλεκτρονική Πλατφόρμα επικοινωνίας Πολιτών
Avatar: %{name} Τάσος Σιακαλλή 02/05/2021 20:22
Εισηγούμαι την δημιουργία μιας πιο εξειδικευμένης πλατφόρμας επικοινωνίας πολιτών, όπου ο πολίτης...
Europe Fédérale/Election présidence/Listes transétatiques
Avatar: %{name} Nathanaël Becuywe 27/04/2021 16:35
L'Europe est une nécessité vitale pour notre Civilisation. Pour que l'Europe perdure et gagne le...
Devolver la voz a los Parlamentos Nacionales
Devolver la voz a los Parlamentos Nacionales
Avatar: %{name} Alonso de Mendoza 19/04/2021 17:41
Crear un foro de debate sobre el futuro de la Unión Europea en el que los propios órganos de...
The reform of EU Institutions
The reform of EU Institutions
Avatar: %{name} gerrie boom 09/05/2021 23:42
We need to talk about the current EU Institutions. One of the most important things in a...
Make our Union a Beacon of Real Democracy
Avatar: %{name} Renzo Nieland 22/04/2021 18:09
The big problem with this conference is that the institutions have no legal obligation to follow...
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...
Dra om gränserna inom EU
Avatar: %{name} Toni Brandt 09/05/2021 09:37
Europakartan är inte något statiskt utan har ritats om otaliga gånger genom historien. De...
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...
Conseil Citoyen Européen consultatif
Avatar: %{name} DIDIER HADDAD 19/04/2021 19:12
En soutien , au Conseil de l'Europe , il serait important d'avoir un organe consultatif composé...
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...
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