Events & Multimedia

What role do, or should, member states play in the Conference on the Future of Europe? Is the Conference seen by national governments and stakeholders as a useful opportunity to pursue an agenda of change for Europe?

What is the role of citizens within the Conference on the Future of Europe? What is the link between the Panels and the Conference Plenary? How did the first sessions work and what were the results? Do the different topic streams adequately cover the cluster issues? How are citizens connected to the Plenaries, and how effective can their contribution be?

Following the launch of the first sessions of the Conference’s European Citizens’ Panels, this edition of Conference Conversations focused on the potential political ramifications and consequences of the Conference, particularly on the future of democracy, both at the EU level and beyond.

In anticipation of both the upcoming European Youth Event and the launch of the first of the Conference’s European Citizens’ Panels, this edition of Conference Conversations focused on civil society and citizen and youth engagement on the future of Europe.

Based on questions posed by the audience during the inaugural edition of Conference Conversations, the second edition of this interactive online talk show discussed the underlying process behind the Conference.

What is the possible impact of the Conference on the Future of Europe? What questions about the democratic process in the EU will be raised?

The first edition of the Conference Observatory’s interactive online talk show, Conference Conversations, discussed the set-up, promise and hoped-for results of the Conference.

Does the Conference on the Future of Europe come at the right time and can it significantly influence the debate about the EU’s future? How can public awareness of its existence and results be increased?