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10th anniversary European Citizens' Initiative
European Union
European Citizens’ Initiative: 10-year anniversary!
The European Union, since its inception in the 1990s, has attempted to build its political foundations on the power of collective action and unity. The European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) was first proposed with the intent of...
Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy 2022
Switzerland
Home stretch: less than 100 days to the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy
Finally! After two years of pandemic-related uncertainty and a first-ever online edition, our much-anticipated Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy is taking place in person again. Over 300 direct democracy supporters from...
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Italy
Italian court blocks referendums – the constitutional check explained
Italy's Constitutional Court on Tuesday blocked an attempt to hold a referendum on euthanasia, transferring...
Global
A deep dive into democratic institutions: 'Rules of the Game'
Every two weeks the political economic Stephan Kyburz publishes an exciting episode of his podcast ‘Rules of...
International
Wishes, Plans and Goals: Democracy International 2022
After Democracy International celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2021, we are now setting sail for another...
International
Parliamentarians from around the globe call for UN reform
Over 120 members of parliament from over 40 countries have lent their support to our ongoing We The Peoples...
Taiwan
PODCAST: Taiwan's Direct Democracy with Yen-Tu Su
   
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Worldwide
Democracy despite crisis
Clara Egger is a professor of international relations at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands,...
Bulgaria
Good governance goes hand in hand with democratic renewal: the case of...
Corruption has reigned over Bulgaria for a long time which has made society vulnerable and reduced its...
European Union
6 countries, 6 places of remembrance and 12 Dome Talks
6 countries, 6 places of remembrance and 12 Dome Talks – that was the motto of this year's European Public...
Italy
Palermo Climate Declaration: Promises and Compromises
Democracy International’s intern Darragh Power gives in inside on the TRANSEUROPA Assembly in Palermo that...
European Union
EU’s democratic experiment: the good, the bad, and the ugly
In mid-September, the first stage of the European democratic experiment began: 800 randomly selected citizens...