Conference on the Future of Europe: What will become of citizens' voices?

One year ago, the "Conference on the Future of Europe" took place. The EUROPE DIRECT Bocholt, together with the other EUROPE DIRECT centers in North Rhine-Westphalia, is following up on Tuesday, May 17: What will now become of the voices of citizens? And how did participants feel about the citizens' forums and their participation opportunities? The event will begin at 7 p.m., and those interested can join in live online via "Zoom".

It was the largest citizen participation project in the history of the EU to date. European citizens from all corners of the Union were called upon to contribute and evaluate their ideas on the multilingual, digital platform. A wide variety of topics were discussed in numerous events. On May 9, the results of the conference were presented. How will the EU institutions take up the citizens' suggestions?

Questions to Daniel Freund (MEP) and Steffen Schulz (European Commission)

Moderator Katja Sinko discusses with Greta Adamek from Bonn and Klaus Gurniak from Wegberg, who participated in the citizens' forums and contributed their ideas. For the EU institutions, Steffen Schulz from the European Commission and Daniel Freund from the European Parliament will be present this evening.

Join the discussion online

Participants can also weigh in: How did they feel about the process of the Future of Europe Conference? Would the guests like to see such or similar participatory formats being integrated on an ongoing basis? What do they hope for regarding the implementation of the proposals?

The video conference will be conducted via the video platform "Zoom". The access data are:

Direct dial-in link: https://bit.ly/3w15b8Y

Meeting ID: 848 9031 3205
ID code: 892063

For more information, visit www.europe-direct-bocholt.de.