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EU Conference on Future of Europe
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Relevant as a case study in large-scale participatory governance and collective intelligence mechanisms; tangentially applicable to discussions of how democratic institutions might govern AI and emerging technologies at a supranational level.
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Summary
The Conference on the Future of Europe was a participatory democratic exercise by the European Union, engaging citizens across member states in shaping EU policy priorities and institutional reforms. It ran from 2021 to 2022, producing recommendations on topics including digital transformation, democracy, and governance. The initiative represents a large-scale experiment in collective intelligence and citizen deliberation at a continental scale.
Key Points
- •Engaged over 800 citizen representatives in structured deliberative panels across EU member states to generate policy recommendations.
- •Produced 49 proposals and 326 specific measures covering areas including digital transformation, climate, democracy, and EU institutional reform.
- •Represents one of the largest participatory governance experiments in history, relevant to models of collective decision-making.
- •Outcomes inform EU legislative and treaty reform discussions, including potential changes to how the EU governs emerging technologies.
- •Demonstrates mechanisms for aggregating diverse citizen input into actionable policy at scale, relevant to AI governance design.
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# Conference on the Future of Europe
Following a series of citizens-led debates held over the course of a year, the Council has been acting on citizens' recommendations and proposals to help shape the future of Europe.
## The Conference in a nutshell
The Conference on the Future of Europe was a **citizens-led series of debates** that enabled people from across Europe to share their ideas and help shape our common future.
The Conference was a unique and unprecedented democratic exercise in which citizens had the chance to discuss **key priorities and challenges** and propose **recommendations** on the kind of Europe they want to live in. The Conference ran for a year, from April 2021 to May 2022. It closed with the presentation of a **final report** containing 49 proposals and 326 measures to the presidents of the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission.
Since then, the three institutions have been **following up** on those proposals and measures, each within its own sphere of competences and in accordance with the EU treaties.
## Follow-up in the Council
The Council remains fully committed to the Conference process and to swiftly responding to citizens' concerns. Since the close of the Conference, the Council has taken concrete steps to deliver in areas such as the economy, social justice, external relations, energy, climate change and health.
### Key EU action reflecting citizens' proposals
#### A stronger economy, social justice and jobs
- minimum wages
- equal pay for equal work between men and women
- gender balance on corporate boards
- strengthening geographical indications
#### Education, culture, youth and sports
- learning for the green transition
- youth involvement in the EU
- protection of regional foods
#### Digital transformation
- fundamental rights in the digital space
- fair competition between platforms
- secure European digital identity (eID)
#### European democracy
- rules on political advertising
- European citizens’ panels
- role of civic space
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