The revised European Citizens' Initiative is finally here
After two long years of us reporting about the European Citizens’ Initiative’s (ECI) reform, we are happy to finally announce that the new regulation of the ECI has been approved! For the first time ever, the ECI will see concrete structural improvements and become a more user-...
L'initiative citoyenne européenne révisée est enfin arrivée
Après deux longues années de rapports sur la réforme de l'initiative citoyenne européenne (ICE), nous sommes heureux d'annoncer enfin que le nouveau règlement de l'ICE a été approuvé ! Pour la toute première fois, l'ICE verra des améliorations structurelles concrètes et...
The spirit of 1979
Matt Qvortrup is Professor of Political Science at the University of Coventry and an expert on referendums. In his new book, The Referendum and Other...
L'esprit de 1979
Matt Qvortrup est professeur de sciences politiques à l'Université de Coventry et expert en référendums. Dans son nouveau livre, The Referendum and Other...
Face-to-face with the Citizens of the Irish Assembly
Ireland is perhaps one of the most publicised examples of the phenomenon of citizens’ assemblies, or randomly-selected citizens that deliberate important national issues. The Irish Citizens’ Assembly and its predecessor, the Constitutional Convention, have resulted in three...
Face à face avec les citoyens de l'Assemblée irlandaise
L'Irlande représente peut-être l'un des exemples les plus médiatisés du phénomène des assemblées citoyennes, ou de citoyens tirés au sort, qui délibèrent sur des questions d'importance national. L'Assemblée Citoyenne irlandaise et son prédécesseur, la Convention...
The European Public Sphere sets out on a BeNeLux tour
Just before the European Elections, the moment has arrived: the Europe Dome is going on tour again! And it will be exciting: 11 stops, our current maximum, and three new countries. On the respective dates, there will be two to three talks under the dome. Aside from the invitees...
Le European Public Sphere part en tournée au BeNeLux
Peu avant les élections européennes, le moment est venu : le Dôme de l'Europe repart en tournée ! Et ce sera passionnant : 11 étapes, notre maximum actuel - et trois nouveaux pays. Aux dates respectives, deux à trois discussions auront lieu sous le dôme. Outre les invitées des...
Listen: The Real Story - Are referendums ever a good idea?
This week, Democracy International made the case for more citizen participation on the BBC's The Real Story. The panel discussion with Professor Matt Qvortrup of Coventry University, Dr. Alexandra Cirone of Cornell University and Caroline Vernaillen of Democracy International...
HomeParliaments present results with German Minister of State Michael Roth
The first round of HomeParliaments, a pioneer project by Pulse of Europe, Democracy International and Dr. Raban Fuhrmann, was concluded on 30 October with an event in Berlin. At the closing event, German Minister of State Michael Roth responded to the question "How should the EU...