Commissioner Wallström discusses the European Citizens’ Consultation, 11 May 2009

Commissioner, I have some concerns about the organisation of the meeting but I was impressed by the quality of the discussions, one of the experts said “If you take people seriously, they respond seriously”.

Exactly

I also had several people tell me that, since they got involved in the consultations, they’re taking more interest in the news, [...]

The People Are Talking, But Who Is Listening?

The Europeans Citizens Consultations is a series of national online forums, set up to allow the public to discuss “What can the EU do to shape our social future in a globalised world?”.
After a series of national debates a series of 15 of the most popular resolutions were sent to Brussels, along with 150 randomly [...]