European Democracy Organizations Call to Prioritise Citizens’ Deliberation

41 organizations that work on democratic innovation in 13 Member States urge European institutions to prioritise, promote and stimulate democratic innovation and citizen engagement. The Belgian presidency and the next European legislature are a crucial period for our democracies, we need to act urgently and ambitiously. To strengthen European democracies, we propose three recommendations to plan, integrate and support deliberative processes at all levels.