{"id":1217,"date":"2018-11-19T15:16:30","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T14:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euroalter.local\/?p=1217"},"modified":"2020-02-21T15:18:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T14:18:23","slug":"citizens-choose-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euroalter.com\/fr\/citizens-choose-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizens Choose an EU Citizens Assembly to Renew EU Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year the project\u00a0<i>CARE for the Future of Europe\u00a0<\/i>has developed and evaluated an EU appropriate form of deliberative assembly. Over two weekends, groups of citizens in Berlin, Rome, Cluj and Budapest met to discuss how to make Europe a more citizen-led democracy. The project gave citizens space to deliberate on the future of the EU in a structured, informed process, and to decide on a single policy recommendation for a more democratic Europe. The majority of the 123 participants voted to establish an EU Citizens\u2019 Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The next step is to raise awareness of the citizens\u2019 recommendation. First at an event at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/citizens-assembly-for-europe-tickets-52255158586\">European Parliament<\/a>\u00a0on 27th\u00a0November and then at the conference\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/citizens-assemblies-time-to-renew-european-democracy-tickets-49046125281?aff=eac2\">Citizens Assemblies: Time to Renew European Democracy<\/a>\u00a0in Liverpool on 5th\u00a0December. We will present the findings from the project and citizen recommendations, and we will discuss how best to implement an EU citizens\u2019 assemblies. For event details and to register, please click links.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16093\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16093 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/euroalter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/42948866380_19dad6fdde_k-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euroalter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/42948866380_19dad6fdde_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/euroalter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/42948866380_19dad6fdde_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/euroalter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/42948866380_19dad6fdde_k-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"654\" \/><\/div>\n<h2><b>Our \u2018Citizens\u2019 Assembly\u2019 Model<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The deliberative approach in the\u00a0<i>CARE<\/i>\u00a0project is innovative for two reasons. It is applied for the first time at EU level using a decentralised, Member State focussed method. Secondly, it combines\u00a0<i>online<\/i>\u00a0citizen participation with representative, offline citizens\u2019 assemblies.<\/p>\n<p>Citizens had the opportunity to understand, discuss, challenge and develop ideas that relate to the common question:\u00a0<b>how can we increase effective citizen engagement\u00a0in debates about the future of Europe, and\u00a0influence EU policy?\u00a0<\/b>Citizens learnt about and discussed five options to develop EU citizen engagement \u2013 legislative crowdsourcing, referendums, citizens\u2019 assemblies, enhanced consultations and citizen lobbying \u2013 and voted for their preferred option. The choice made was to establish an EU Citizens\u2019 Assembly.<\/p>\n<h2><b>What we achieved<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The project has shown that there is a real appetite for \u2018doing politics differently\u2019. Citizens want to participate in the complex questions facing Europe in a balanced and constructive way. Our innovative approach to citizen participation is an excellent new way of providing spaces for flexible, inter-societal engagement in EU policy-making and treaty conventions. An approach that works in a geographically and culturally diverse polity such as the EU.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<i>CARE<\/i>\u00a0project was a strong collaboration between academic and civil society partners:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpool.ac.uk\/\">University of Liverpool<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wemove.eu\/\">WeMove.EU<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.euroalter.com\/\">European Alternatives Italy<\/a>, Asociatia Efectul Fluture (de-clic initiative) in Romania, DemNet in Hungary, and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizens-initiative.eu\/\">ECI Campaign<\/a>. Please click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensassemblies.eu\/en\">CARE<\/a>\u00a0for more information about the project or contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:james.organ@liverpool.ac.uk\">james.organ@liverpool.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year the project\u00a0CARE for the Future of Europe\u00a0has developed and evaluated an EU appropriate form of deliberative assembly. 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