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[...] #NowEurope: My future, Europe's future Strengthening young people's awareness for Europe and their political empowerment for the 2024 European elections. read[...]

[...] Less than a third of young people under the age of 30 state that the most effective way to make their voices heard is to participate in elections. It is therefore hardly surprising that only about every second person voted in the last European elections. For the upcoming elections on 9 June 2024, the new project #NowEurope takes up this challenge and works with the European Youth Parliament and other partners to[...]

[...] During the project leadership presentation, Sebastian Schmidt-Kaehler and Inga Münch outlined a clear vision for a national healthcare platform and its functionality. This vision places a strong emphasis on prioritizing the needs of patients while also establishing guidelines for a fair digital future. Both emphasized that the Bertelsmann Stiftung would neither build nor operate such a portal. Instead, they[...]

[...] During his election campaign, French President Macron committed to launching a public debate on euthanasia and suicide in France. For years, there have been debates between French supporters and opponents of changing the law to introduce active euthanasia. 184 citizens therefore came together in a Citizens' Convention to discuss and work on this issue. The convention was a great success, lessons learned can be drawn[...]

[...] Young people meet to discuss European challenges and solutions in Baku, Azerbaijan Jessica Gerke from the NextGen team "Young People and Society" discusses with other experts and participants the exciting work of the European Youth Parliament, which organizes an International Session twice a year under the auspices of the Schwarzkopf Foundation. At an evening panel under the open sky and a temperature of[...]

[...] Participatory budgeting has a long, worldwide tradition. Administrations and politicians regularly make financial decisions and decide on the budget for the coming years. Participatory budgeting involves the population in financial planning, and experts describe it as one of the most successful democratic innovations of recent decades–with many active participants worldwide.International experience[...]

[...] Belgium is conducting a democratic experiment to link representative and participatory democracy: In Deliberative Committees, Brussels citizens and members of parliament jointly develop recommendations that are followed up and often implemented. The Deliberative Committees reduce the distance between citizens and political decision-makers and strengthen democracy.Download the SHORTCUTas PDF here. Message to[...]

[...] Democratic governments around the globe are increasingly seeking to find new and effective ways to involve citizens in policy making. Through its unique blend of trust between citizens and government, and the existence of a vibrant, tech-savvy civil society, Taiwan has become a front-runner in the development and implementation of innovative citizen participation. Two instruments in particular stick out: the Join[...]

[...] In Transnational Citizens' Dialogues, randomly selected citizens from different countries come together and exchange ideas. In transnational groups, they co-create ideas and proposals and then discuss them directly with policymakers. Our SHORTCUT is a collection ofexperiences and findings from five pilot projectswherewedemonstratehow Transnational Citizens’Dialogues work, both asrealand digital events. If the EU[...]

[...] French President Emmanuel Macron has dared to do something new. 150 randomly selected citizens met regularly over a period of a few months in a Citizens’ Assembly on the topic of climate change. They developed 149 proposals on how France could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions while guaranteeing social justice. Much of this has now become law. However, there was also criticism: Some participants were expecting[...]