Citizens and civil society have long waited for the Conference on the Future of Europe (hereafter: the Conference) to officially start, on Sunday, 9th May 2021, in Strasbourg. The EU institutions have promised us a Conference that should be a world-wide innovative exercise in democratic reform and citizen participation.

Right in time for the kick-off of the Conference on the Future of Europe, CTOE’s Working Group on “the constitutional question” released on May 8th the first report on their Europe-wide public consultation started at the beginning of 2021.

The long-awaited Conference on the Future of Europe (hereafter: the Conference) will be officially launched on Sunday, 9 May 2021, in Strasbourg. If implemented well, the Conference could be an important step towards a more democratic and effective European Union that works for everyone. 

On the week of 9th of May, Europe Day, at Citizens Take Over Europe we are organising a series of online events in cooperation with all the members of the coalition, taking place across Europe, online, and in different languages. Starting on the 4th of May, our message with these events is one and is clear: we want a conference on the future of Europe that truly puts citizens at the centre and pays attention to our demands.

On the week of 9th of May, Europe Day, the Citizens Take Over Europe is organising a series of online events in cooperation with its 56 members of the coalition, taking place across Europe, online, and in different languages.