Tag: participatory democracy

Section Sponsors

NEWS
African immigrants vault Spanish wall in Melilla
Around 100 African migrants successfully entered Europe by mounting a triple wall that divides the Spanish enclave Melilla from Morocco yesterday (17 September).

News | Lawmakers accused of rushing EU data protection law
News | Parliament floats more compensation for delayed air passengers
News | Berlusconi’s ‘crazy idea’: Running for the EU elections in Estonia
News | Haulier boss: Growth and road transport ‘cannot be decoupled’
News | France's €30 billion VAT gap revealed
Hot topics
>> more
SPECIAL REPORTS
Special Reports
>> more
LINKSDOSSIERS

European elections 2014: Different this time?
After the financial and sovereign debt crisis, state bailouts and budget cuts, the May 2014 European elections are expected to take the pulse of public confidence towards the European Union. For the first time, voters will also indirectly choose the next president of the European Commission, giving citizens a fresh chance to shape the future of Europe.

LinksDossier | EU spending: Added value through cooperation
LinksDossier | German elections 2013: Don't mention Europe
LinksDossier | CAP 2014-2020: A long road to reform
LinksDossier | The Lithuanian EU Presidency - ‘A fresh Baltic breeze’
LinksDossier | Payment Services Directive: The new payments landscape
INTERVIEWS

Banker: ‘Member states should handle rights to bank accounts’
The European Commission's proposals to give citizens the right to open a bank account are admirable, according to the European Banking Federation’s Eric Leenders, but there needs to be a clear distinction between opening accounts for economic migrants and opening accounts for social inclusion. He tells EurActiv that bank accounts for social inclusion purposes should be left within the determination of the member states.

Interview | Temp chief: Workers face 'a la carte' employment
Interview | Vassiliou: 'Europeans should get out of their chairs more often'
Interview | Campaigner: ‘For the first time, the EU has power over national health budgets’
Interview | José Bové: US demands on transatlantic trade talks are 'indecent'
Interview | Think tanks: EU elections could get 'pretty ugly'
OPINIONS

New technologies are key to foster EU transparency and participation
The EU should make better use of new technologies to improve its democratic decision making, transparency and participation. This is key in an election year, at a time when the sense of trust among citizens in its institutions is at an all-time low, writes Marietje Schaake.

Opinion | Re-setting the way to a decarbonised Europe
Opinion | A truly multilingual capital for the European Union
Opinion | Why Somaliland does not attend ‘New Deal for Somalia’ conference
Opinion | New Deal for Somalia is an important deal
Opinion | How to escape the intergenerational injustice trap in Europe's aging societies
BLOGS

Food for Thought: Mrs. Matvienko’s visit in Athens
These couple of days the Vice President of the Russian Federation Mrs. Valentina Matvienko is paying official visit to capital Athens. Her visit coin..

Blog | ATAG ‘Flightpath’ showcases aviation’s environmental commitment
Blog | EU concern about Ukraine’s trade barriers growth
Blog | Eight small European Countries are the happiest on Earth
Blog | The UK’s future is in a prosperous, sustainable and secure European Union
Blog | European Environment Commissioner to Receive Top UN Environment Award
VIDEOS

New technologies are key to foster EU transparency and participation - 17 September 2013 - Opinion

The EU should make better use of new technologies to improve its democratic decision making, transparency and participation. This is key in an election year, at a time when the sense of trust among citizens in its institutions is at an all-time low, writes Marietje Schaake.

Commission fleshes out working of citizens' initiative - 27 January 2012 - News

The European Commission unveiled a new website yesterday (26 January) for the European Citizens' Initiative and detailed the procedure for their acceptance.

Citizens' Initiative: Trust collective wisdom - 26 January 2012 - Opinion

The European Union will soon launch the European Citizens' Initiative, a new tool to enhance participatory democracy and dialogue between the EU institutions and citizens. Staffan Nilsson, president of the European Economic and Social Committee, is confident that the instrument will empower Europeans to deliver collective wisdom.

Gross: Citizens’ initiative is a 'weak' democratic tool - 30 November 2011 - Interview

The European citizens' initiative, one of the main innovations of the Lisbon Treaty to engage the citizens of Europe, is too weak to bridge the democratic gap as it preserves the the legislative monopoly of the European Commission, Switzerland’s leading expert on direct democracy said in an interview with EurActiv.

Turkish opposition bids to lower ‘unfair’ election threshold - 16 July 2010 - News

The leader of Turkey's main opposition party, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, is attempting to lower the country's election threshold in parliament, which is the highest in Europe, ahead of a general election next year. EurActiv Turkey contributed to this article.

EU's first attempt to frame citizens' initiative - 12 November 2009 - News

The European Commission launched a consultation yesterday (11 November), calling for advice on how to implement the citizens' initiative, one of the key democratic innovations of the Lisbon Treaty.

EU Communication Policy - 26 August 2009 - LinksDossier

Communicating with EU citizens has long been a primary concern of the European Commission, with the need to boost popular trust in the European project becoming more important following the rejection of the EU constitution by French and Dutch voters and more recently rejection of the Lisbon Treaty by the Irish.

Voter survey head: EU politics 'in danger' - 26 May 2009 - Interview

The future of European politics is bleak unless politicians make an effort to change their blighted image and show more leadership, Dr. Ulrich Reinnhardt, CEO of the Stiftung für Zukunftsfragen (Foundation for Future Studies), a German think-tank, told EurActiv in an interview. The foundation has released a comprehensive survey of European voters ahead of the June European elections.

’Collective intelligence’ tool enters European Parliament - 12 November 2008 - News

Interactive tools have made their way into the European Parliament for the first time, facilitating large-scale deliberation during a high-level conference on climate change yesterday (11 November).

The flaws in Europe's democracy - 11 October 2007 - Opinion

In an article published in the autumn 2007 issue of Europe's World, Jerzy Baczynski looks at the reality of democracy in the EU's new member states and addresses the 'democratic deficit' issue.

Deliberative democracy can help EU address democratic deficit - 27 September 2007 - Opinion

Consulting elites offers deliberation but without political equality, whereas consulting the people offers political equality but without deliberation, writes James Fishkin of Stanford University for the Tomorrow's Europe project.

Lessons in democracy for Ukraine - 29 August 2007 - Opinion

The democratic transformations that Ukraine is going through are not unique - other countries that are now democracies had similar problems, observes a July 30 paper from the International Centre for Policy Studies (ICPS).

NGOs assess relationship with EU institutions - 15 September 2004 - News

NGO representatives from across the EU have assessed the efforts made by the EU institutions to hear their views when making policy.

BROWSE ALL SECTIONS

General Sponsors

Section Sponsors

EurActors & Content Partners

EU Press Releases

Tag: participatory democracy

Recent BlogActiv posts

Social Media

Advertising

Services

Yellow Pages

EurActiv Jobsite

About EurActiv

Press Office

Fondation EurActiv-Politech

Contact us