{"id":17730,"date":"2021-02-01T10:05:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T09:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euroalter.local\/?p=17730"},"modified":"2021-02-03T11:37:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T10:37:40","slug":"civic-council-european-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euroalter.com\/fr\/civic-council-european-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Civic Council on European Democracy is looking for you!"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are based in Sicily, the Civic Council on European Democracy is looking for you!<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Forum on European Culture and European Alternatives are organising a Civic Council on European Democracy. An online session among European citizens and residents on the topic of democracy, accountability and participation. If you are interested in democracy, the idea of Europe and forging new transnational bonds, then this call is for you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Democracy and the rule of law in Europe are currently at risk. <\/span>We are finding ourselves in one of the biggest crises in history and government restrictions are shaping our daily lives. Especially now it is of utmost important that we protect our democracy. We need to know on what kind of information our politicians base their decisions. We need to be able to hold them accountable for their actions. It is important to keep on working on the functioning of our democracies, both on the national and transnational levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We need more shared spaces for conversations. For the European project to function, stories are needed that speak to all its citizens, not just a select few. That\u2019s why we are establishing a Civic Council on European Democracy \u2013 a platform that brings about energetic proposals to shake and reshape the European myth, bringing about new stories of common origin and destination. That\u2019s why we need engaged citizens like you.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the Civic Council on European Democracy?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Civic Council is an initiative of the <\/span>Forum on European Culture 2020<\/span><\/a> in Amsterdam, and is carried out in close cooperation with European Alternatives, Rome, and Gazeta Wyborcza in Warsaw. During the three sessions of the Civic Council, we combine the perspectives of (local) citizens, European thinkers, civil society actors and artists to create new common European narratives. Please watch the recording of the Civic Council on European Democracy #1 in Amsterdam <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You are invited to this online session to share your opinions and perspectives on Europe from your personal or professional experience. How do you relate to the continent? What would you do to update Europe\u2019s story? Take your chance to chip in and sign up!<\/span><\/p>\n

Where and how?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Council is divided in two sessions that will take place online:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n