Press releases & Statements

On May 7, the Portuguese Closing Session for the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) was held at the Serralves Foundation in Porto. This ceremony, hosting the national Portuguese representatives of the CoFoE in Strasburg, the State Secretary for European Affairs and the Portuguese Prime Minister, marked a closing chapter of the efforts made for the Conference, giving an overview of what was done on the national level.

In order to ensure that the EU institutions walk the talk, it is essential that all possible instruments are used in order to follow up on the outcomes of the Conference on the Future of Europe. With this letter, we call on you to take the lead in your respective institutions to launch a Convention, and to do so in the most inclusive and participatory manner possible.

We recommend that the EU reopens the discussion about the constitution of Europe with a view to creating a constitution informed by the citizens of the EU. Citizens should be able to vote in the creation of such a constitution.

The EUI-STG Democracy Forum, Europe Calling, Mehr Demokratie, Pulse of Europe and Citizens Take Over Europe discuss European democracy, citizens' rights and the Conference on the Future of Europe.

#DoNotLeaveUsAlone Sign our petition & join our solidarity demonstration at the Chancellor’s Office.

Citizens Takeover Europe will take part in “EUmans in Warsaw ”, the pan-european congress that the citizens’ movement, between the founders of our coalition, will hold in the Polish capital on the 11 and 12 of March.

Our statement in solidarity with Ukraine!

The Conference on the Future of Europe is at a crossroads. The decisive question is: will the Conference Plenary be able and willing to take charge of this Conference, develop a parliament-like dynamic and include perspectives previously excluded, or will it remain an exclusionary political talking shop and risk enabling the extreme right? Write Daniela Vancic and Maarten de Groot

The best way to ensure transparency and accountability in Conference Plenary decision-making is by adopting the ‘European Parliament method’.

The following article presents an answer to this question by making a concrete proposal for a working procedure for the Conference Plenary and its Working Groups. The proposal builds on and is in line with the Joint Declaration and the Conference Rules of Procedure.