Le Parlement européen vote pour intégrer les citoyens dans le processus de réforme de l’Union européenne
Le 15 janvier, le Parlement européen a voté en faveur d’une conférence participative, composée exclusivement de citoyens, sur le futur de l’Europe (CoFoE) pour préparer la voie vers une révision des traités de l’Union...
UN urged to consider citizen-led proposals
Civil society groups launch global campaign for a World Citizens’ Initiative
328 European candidates support citizen-led democratic EU reform
As part of the “Now the Citizens” campaign, 328 candidates for the European Parliament elections have signed a pledge in support of giving the citizens a say on the democratic future of Europe. Their names are published...
2020 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy in Bern
The biggest world conference on active citizenship and participatory democracy comes back to Switzerland.
UPDATE: the 2020 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy has been postponed as a result of the global Covid-19...
European Parliament approves stronger European Citizens’ Initiative
Press release 12/3/19 Cologne, Germany
The text of the new regulation of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) has been approved by the European Parliament today in Strasbourg. Democracy International welcomes the...
Big win for civil society as EU Parliament adopts historic lobby transparency rules
Press Release
31/01/19
Cologne, Germany
Big win for civil society as European Parliament adopts historic lobby transparency rules
Democracy experts warn new regulation could undermine digital dimension of the European Citizens’ Initiative
18 experts warn against the Council proposal to ban the use of alternative software to collect European Citizens’ Initiative signatures.[1]
- Council wants to to ban alternatives to...
Cities commit to greater democracy in historic Magna Charta
World cities have committed to collaborating to protect and expand democracy, even in the face of threats from higher levels of government.
Les villes s'engagent pour une plus grande démocratie dans une Magna Charta historique
Les villes du monde se sont engagées à collaborer pour protéger et étendre la démocratie, même face aux menaces des niveaux supérieurs de gouvernement.
European Parliament votes to start interinstitutional negotiations on the revision of the European Citizens’ Initiative, but simultaneously commits to holding plenary debates on successful ECIs
European Parliament votes to start interinstitutional negotiations on the revision of the European Citizens’ Initiative, but simultaneously commits to holding plenary debates on successful ECIs.