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The European Citizens’ Consultations deserve pride of place at von der Leyen’s Conference. Commentary 5 September 2019

Butcher, Paul and Stratulat, Corina (2019) The European Citizens’ Consultations deserve pride of place at von der Leyen’s Conference. Commentary 5 September 2019. [Policy Paper]

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    Abstract

    Good news for European citizens! European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen wants “a new push for European democracy”, including a two-year ‘Conference on the Future of Europe’, in which citizens shall “play a leading and active part." Von der Leyen’s proposal endorses her predecessor’s 2017 resolve to “debate, not dictate." Such continuity of message is welcome. But President von der Leyen can go further – she should ensure there is also continuity in the European Union’s (EU) efforts to build up a European civic space. Specifically, she should take into account the European Citizens’ Consultations (ECCs), which were held throughout Europe as recently as 2018 and early 2019. Recalling the ECCs and building on their results would demonstrate that Brussels is committed to a meaningful process of EU democratic renewal – not just collecting a panoply of one-off initiatives.

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    Item Type: Policy Paper
    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > Third Pillar/JHA/PJCC/AFSJ > European citizenship
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > European Policy Centre > Commentary
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 31 Oct 2019 14:51
    Number of Pages: 2
    Last Modified: 13 Dec 2019 12:28
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/100437

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