Shaping the future of democracy in Europe – join the debate
The Debate on Democratic Resilience is open, and your input can help shape the future of democracy in Europe.
From media literacy and access to trustworthy information to citizen participation and digital skills – what changes would make democracy stronger? Share your proposals, host or join an event, and connect with others who care about these issues.
Your contributions will build on the European Democracy Shield and feed into future EU initiatives, including our European Citizens’ Panel on Democratic Resilience.
Your voice matters—join the debate today!
Recruitment begins for Citizens’ Panel on Democratic Resilience
The European Commission has launched the recruitment campaign for the next European Citizens’ Panel on Democratic Resilience.
Recruitment is taking place in all 27 EU Member States in randomly selected locations. Recruiters from the Sortition Foundation will go door-to-door inviting residents to participate.
Interested citizens enter a random selection process to form a group of 150 participants reflecting the EU’s diversity. They will then travel to Brussels to work on recommendations to strengthen democracy in Europe, as part of the follow-up to the European Democracy Shield.
If someone knocks on your door, it could be your chance to help shape how democracy in Europe evolves!
Citizens deliver final recommendations to boost EU Preparedness
Over three weekends, 150 randomly selected citizens from all 27 EU Member States—representing the EU’s diversity— came together to discuss how Europeans can be better engaged, empowered, and prepared for future crises. During their final session, participants refined their ideas and agreed on a set of concrete recommendations to guide EU action on population preparedness.
Their proposals, now formally submitted to the European Commission, will help ensure that the actions and initiatives of the EU Preparedness Union Strategy are inclusive, effective, and aligned with citizens’ needs.
The panel’s work was streamed live, offering a direct view of democracy in action. Recordings and recommendations can be found on the Preparedness Panel page.
Online debate on Democratic ResilienceThis online debate invites you to share your views, experiences and ideas on how to strengthen democratic resilience across Europe.
Youth Policy DialoguesTired of feeling unheard? That’s changing. Recently, young people from all over the EU and beyond sat down for real, face-to-face talks with us and shared what’s on their minds. Now, it’s your turn.
Young Citizens Assembly on PollinatorsThe decline of pollinating insects threatens the availability of food, our future prosperity and nature. So, how do we reverse the decline of wild pollinating insects?
What is the Citizens’ Engagement Platform?
This is your dedicated space to engage and debate on EU policies that affect us all.
Your feedback is a vital part of our policymaking process. Everyone's voice matters and we are keen to hear yours.
Thanks to real-time translation, you can participate in any of the EU's 24 official languages, and engage with your fellow citizens. Let's build Europe together!
Citizen engagement phases
- ParticipationOnline contributions
Citizens create, comment and vote on contributions on the Citizens' Engagement Platform
- DeliberationEU Citizens' Panels
Contributions feed into European Citizens' Panels and input into the European policymaking process
- Follow-upTaking action on citizens' recommendations
Contributions are followed up on via discussions based on regular reports
- FeedbackTransparent communication on the outcome
Citizens are informed about policy actions
European Citizens' Panels
A key objective of the European Commission is the stronger citizen participation in its democratic processes and policies. In this vein, the Commission has established European Citizens’ Panels as a regular feature of democratic life in the EU.
Each Citizens’ Panel brings together 150 randomly selected citizens from all 27 EU Member States, reflecting Europe's diversity and young generations. The Panels make recommendations on key policies that affect us all.
Stay tuned for latest developments on current and future Panels.
How can I participate?
You can participate by posting contributions or by commenting or endorsing contributions from others. You can contribute in any of the 24 official EU languages. You have to sign-in using EU-Login. Please refer to the EU-login page to create an account.
When you are signed in, you can add your own contribution by clicking on the "New contribution +" button. You then indicate the title and content of your contribution, which must contain between 150 and 1500 characters.
You can also comment on a contribution or “endorse” it. An ‘endorsement’ can be considered similar to ‘liking’ a post on other forms of social media.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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