Stories - European Union

How Belgium Leads the Way

Belgium is a democratic innovator. What can the world learn from its example?

CC 4.0 license. Demonstration in Hong Kong north coast against pseudo-universal suffrage., 2015

Make Voting Rights Universal

Truly universal suffrage doesn't exist. Let's change that.

Palermo Climate Declaration: Promises and Compromises

Democracy International’s intern Darragh Power gives in inside on the TRANSEUROPA Assembly in Palermo that...

By the people, for the people, and the bees

The loss of biodiversity is one of the most serious problems of our time. The ECI Campaign, an NGO dedicated...

The European Pubic Sphere in Vienna

Behind citizen’s powerlessness: nostalgia, resentment and hope

With our eyes now turning towards Brussels and the upcoming launch of the Conference on the Future of Europe...

ECI Day 2019: Digital Voices

On April 2, 2019, the ECI Day took place for the 8th time. It was hosted by the European Economic and Social...

The revised European Citizens' Initiative is finally here

After two long years of us reporting about the European Citizens’ Initiative’s (ECI) reform, we are happy to ...

Our Dome at Camp for Future, Hambacher Forst, Germany

The European Public Sphere sets out on a BeNeLux tour

Just before the European Elections, the moment has arrived: the Europe Dome is going on tour again! And it...

“We are fighting with unequal means”

In a last-minute bit of good news ahead of this year’s ECI Day, the ‘Minority SafePack’ European Citizens’...

Democracy Day: Scared Of Simple Answers

A few months ago populism was surging in an unstoppable increase. This week it is collapsing in terminal...