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MEPs pledge support for an EU-wide citizens assembly

Political disillusionment has been growing across Europe for more than a decade now, and the consequences are alarming: the gap between citizens and their representatives is widening.

11 April 2024

EU flags at the EU Parliament in Brussels

More than ever, we need the European Parliament to push for bolder measures to prioritise, promote and stimulate democratic innovation and citizen engagement.

Ahead of the European Elections, the Democratic Odyssey is pushing for deliberative democracy to have a more prominent place on the EU political stage. The turnover of the Parliament is the perfect occasion to ask the candidates from all parties across the continent: (how) does your program aim to enhance deliberative democracy across Europe and how?

With this goal in mind the DO core team sailed to the European Parliament, together with consortium members from the Young European Federalists Strasbourg, to interview MEPs ahead of the June vote. In this rolling series of interviews, we will be showcasing how the candidates understand citizen participation, and how they situate it alongside other political priorities of our time.

Every Tuesday, in the run up to the elections, we’ll be releasing a new interview on the Democratic Odyssey’s instagram page, so follow us there to learn more about each party’s deliberative agenda! 

 

 

EU Elections special - The Democratic Odyssey in conversation with: Damian Boeselager

EU Elections special - The Democratic Odyssey in conversation with: Alin Mituta

EU Elections special - The Democratic Odyssey in conversation with: Anna Donath

Last update: 11 April 2024

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