With 850 labelled citizens' consultations, the debate in France on the future of Europe is in full swing, according to the French authorities. Two tendencies have emerged: the participants see Europe as too complex and the initial cost to access European funding discourages project owners.
“There is much criticism flying around”, some of it “very harsh”, said Arnaud Magnier, the secretary general for citizens' consultations on Europe at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign...