Euractiv.com Est. 1min 17-11-2023 (updated: 08-03-2024 ) Content-Type: Sponsored By Sponsored By An organization or individual has paid to be connected to this work but did not approve or review it. [Shutterstock/Alexandros Michailidis] Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Languages: Français | Deutsch | Ελληνικά | PolskiPrint Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram Read this Special Report in Romanian or in Dutch. From the Conference on the Future of Europe to the European Citizens’ Panels, in recent years, the EU institutions have been promoting a stronger participatory approach to their decision-making processes. The European Parliament and other EU bodies are now pushing to expand the participatory toolkit even further, in an effort to give European citizens a stronger voice in the work of the institutions and their policy-making. But to what extent is this approach working in practice when it comes to specific policies? Research on the management of the recovery funds suggests a rather centralised approach that mainly excluded the voices of citizens and their local and regional representatives. This special report looks at the increased focus on the EU participatory approach, some of its current gaps, and possible ways forward. Subscribe now to our newsletter EU Elections Decoded Email Address * Politics Newsletters Download PDF EU citizens poorly involved in recovery funds’ design and spending, report shows News | Participatory democracy 04-07-2023 Est. 5minNGOs warned of “opacities” in the way the pandemic recovery funds have been designed and spent across a number of European countries, which have often locked citizens out from decisions affecting them. EU Parliament pushes for more participatory tools for Europeans News | Participatory democracy 18-09-2023 Est. 5minThe European Parliament called on the EU to give European citizens a stronger voice and more instruments to influence the Union’s decision-making, as well as institutionalise participatory and deliberative processes. Cities, regions call out EU for ‘blind’ implementation of recovery funds News | Participatory democracy 11-10-2023 Est. 5minThe implementation of the pandemic recovery funds remains mostly a top-down process, managed centrally and with limited attention to on-the-ground needs, according to local and regional authorities, who are calling out centralising tendencies in the management of EU funds. EESC seeks permanent youth participation News | Participatory democracy 16-11-2023 Est. 4minRead this article in Romanian. Young people’s voices should have a permanent role when considering legislation, the President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Oliver Röpke told Euractiv in an interview, adding that youth participation should … Šuica: Commission to revamp its online citizen engagement platform Interview | Participatory democracy 12-02-2024 Est. 6minThe European Commission will release a revamped version of its Have Your Say online citizen’s engagement portal this month, Commission Vice-President Dubravka Šuica told Euractiv.
