Will citizens be informed or consulted about the work of the Conference on the Future of Europe? Will they even have a direct influence on the decisions made?
These are the words of the Bertelsmann Stiftung – a German foundation and think tank – on the role that Europeans will play in this conference.
The European Parliament was keen to include citizens, calling in particular for the organisation of citizens’ agoras (see EUROPE B12404A1). The Commission, too, has stressed the...