The European Citizens’ Consultations were launched by French President Emmanuel Macron in April 2018. These participatory debates and events are taking place in 27 EU Member States until October

EMI Policy Update: Any compromise which might be found between the Member States to better regulate immigration and border security must not disregard the fundamental rights of asylum seekers as human beings.

Ahead of the European Parliament elections, the European Movement International together with a group of researchers led by Matthew MacWilliams, and with the support of the Open Society Initiative for Europe, conducted a poll (fielded by YouGov) on the drivers of behaviours and attitudes of citizens in 13 European Union member states (representing 75% of the membership of the European Parliament) towards democracy and authoritarianism.

ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), PwC, BSA | The Software Alliance and the European Movement International held a panel discussion entitled 'Digitalisation, SDGs & Future of work: addressing tomorrow's skills and jobs challenges' on 15 October 2019 (11:30-14:30) at the Hotel Renaissance, Brussels (Rue du Parnasse 19).
As individuals, employers, education providers, policy makers, we all need to think how to develop the professional skills needed in this changing world, also going beyond technical knowledge, including emotional intelligence, as well as continuous learning, as careers are longer and paths increasingly less linear. But this requires both a certain mindset and probably a kind of paradigm shift for many.