Following the first round of sessions of the European Parliament in Strasbourg in September and October, panels of European citizens continue to function online throughout November. Their recommendations will be prepared, approved, and then presented and discussed at the Plenary of the Conference in December and January.

Date: November 26 to Sunday, November 28.

How to follow the event: Follow live Plenary Meetings that bring together 200 citizens Multilingual digital platform, Or via the EP Multimedia Center (Friday from 5 to 7.30 p.m. And Sunday from 4.15 to 5.30.).

Themes: The fourth panel will focus on the following themes and sub-themes:

Self-sufficiency and stability

• EU Autonomy
• Boundaries

EU as an international partner

• Business and relationships from an ethical point of view
• International Climate Activity
• Promotion of European values

A strong EU in a peaceful world

• Safety and defense
• EU decision making and foreign policy
• Neighborhoods and expansion

Migration from a human point of view

• Address the causes of migration
• Human considerations
• Integration

Responsibility and solidarity in the EU

• Distribute migrations
• A general approach to asylum

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Next steps

The first three online sessions of the European Citizens’ Panel will be held from November 5 to 7 (on strong economics, social justice, employment, education, youth, culture, sports, and digital transformation) and November 12 to 14 (democracy, European values, rights, the rule of law and security). November 19 to 21 (on climate change, environment and health). In December and January, the panels will meet at four European academic institutions (Dublin, Florence, Natolin / Warsaw and Maastricht) to finalize their recommendations, which will be discussed at a conference plenary.

In view of the evolving situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland and the more drastic measures recently announced, the co-chairs of the conference, in consultation with the participants, decided to adjourn the meeting of the first panel of European citizens. It will take place from December 3 to 5. New dates will be announced soon to allow for active, effective and efficient civic negotiations. The rest of the conference calendar remains unchanged. Until then, all Europeans can continue to share ideas about the future of Europe through the multilingual digital platform.

Context

Panels of European citizens are central to the conference, which is organized by the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission. Joint Statement. The panel discussions take into account the contributions of citizens gathered across Europe Multilingual digital platform, And receive donations and presentations from eminent academic and expert experts.

Citizens are randomly selected by specialist contractors based on the methodology of ensuring that they represent the diversity of the European Union based on geographical origin, gender, age, socio-economic background and educational level. Young people between the ages of 16 and 25 represent one-third of each panel. Each panel will formulate recommendations, which will be forwarded to the Plenary Assembly of the Conference, which will present proposals on the future of Europe. The panels elected 80 citizens (20 for each panel) to represent them in the Plenary of the Conference. The delegates attended the second meeting of the Plenary Session on October 23 in Strasbourg.