On 13 May 2026, four days before the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the European Commission adopted a formal Communication in response to the European Citizens’ Initiative “Ban on conversion practices in the European Union.” The response is…
After the financial crisis of 2008, Iceland launched an attempt to rewrite its constitution through a citizens-led participatory process.This project, widely praised internationally as the first “crowdsourced constitution”, involved ordinary citizens in drafting proposals for political reform. However, despite popular…
2026
May 11th
What if the most powerful tool for changing European Democracy is already in every classroom?
On April 27 2026, Citizens Take Over Europe joined approximately 250 history educators, teachers, and institutional partners at the 32nd EuroClio Annual Conference, History and Hope: Learning for Change, hosted in Brussels. The conference brought together participants from all over…
Poland is a democratic country that has a growing economy and no ethnic conflict, yet for over a decade, especially since 2005, when it started consolidating the two-party system, it has been slowly drifting apart. Two political forces, Law and…
“To activate the blocking statute we don’t need a European army, we don’t need military power, we don’t need geostrategical influence, or money, we just need political will.” This is what Marco Cappato, founder of Eumans, an organisation that is…
The 2026 parliamentary election in Hungary marks a turning point after 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán. The victory of Péter Magyar and the Tisza movement, with an extraordinary turnout of around 78%, reflects strong citizen demand for democratic…
The next European multiannual budget is crucial for Europe’s future. At a moment when Europe’s democratic model is challenged from all sides, it is crucial that the way the budget is designed, the way it is allocated, the way it…
The European Commission proposed a European Democracy Shield in November 2025. There is no doubt democracy is under threat in Europe, and we support the measures outlined in the Shield as far as they go. In particular, the shield prioritises…
Europe continues to trap itself in a permanent state of political emergency. From geopolitical instability and economic uncertainty to climatic-pandemic breakdowns and democratic backsliding, crisis management has become the dominant mode of governance. Yet rather than strengthening democracy and citizen…
2025
Sep 16th
Strengthening European Democracy: Transparency, Accountability, and Transnational Civic Space
As a transnational coalition of NGOs committed to safeguarding democratic integrity and civic participation at the European level, Citizens Take Over Europe welcomes the recent advances on the ‘Statute and Funding of European Political Parties and Foundations’ which follows the…