Democratic and
European values
EMI Political Committee on Democracy, Citizen Participation and Fundamental Values
Priority Policy Areas
Bridging the gap between citizens, representative associations, and the EU
- Supporting Treaty reform to innovate the EU’s governance, enhance its democratic legitimacy and improve its institutional functioning;
- Fostering citizen’s participation in EU decision-making at the local, regional, national and EU level and bringing forward the consolidation of a European public sphere;
- Promoting civil society organisations and civil dialogue at all levels in line with Article 11 TEU;
- Promoting the formalisation of national and European citizens’ panels as constructive tools for engagement and for the development of a closer dialogue between citizens and political institutions with a clear follow-up;
- Turning the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe into reality to deliver on the issues that lie at the heart of citizens’ proposals;
- Fostering involvement of youth in EU decision-making at local, regional, national and EU level, and providing opportunities for debate and serving as a bridge between youth and stakeholders on all levels;
- Fostering responsible citizenship and civic education and history education about the EU in a wider European context and by taking into account current events.
Promoting and protecting values, civic space and European unity
- Defending EU’s fundamental values including the rule of law, democracy, fundamental rights and equality across the European continent and connecting these issues with the EU’s long-term budget;
- Protecting our borderless Union by ensuring the freedom of movement and the reinforcement of the Schengen agreement;
- Promoting civil society, diversifying civic space and strengthening pluralistic and diverse societies in which fundamental rights are protected against all forms of discrimination as well as nationalist and populist movements, while paying particular attention to the needs and rights of historically underrepresented groups and minorities;
- Prioritising the defence of gender rights and the mainstreaming of gender perspectives in all policy reforms and ensuring that gender equality is a central component of the European project;
- Protecting sovereign parliaments, fair elections, independent courts and free press in the EU and beyond;
- Supporting a long-term, sustainable and multi-dimensional approach when it comes to the integration of migrants and refugees by boosting their potential in all the aspects of society and ensuring their representation;
- Enhancing the regulation, transparency and accountability of online platforms and shaping the digital sphere to accommodate inclusive, democratic dialogues;
- Highlighting the cultural considerations and cultural dimensions of Europe, promoting cultural heritage as a key vector for achieving all policies in Europe, promoting investment in the cultural sector, and emphasising the crucial role of our shared cultural heritage for the promotion of our shared European values.
Strengthening democracy
- Reforming the way the EU makes decisions by moving from unanimity to qualified majority voting (QMW) in all those policy areas to which competences have been conferred by the Treaties to the EU;
- Increasing transparency of decision-making procedures and of lobbying activities at all levels;
- Strengthening deliberative democracy and its participatory tools to promote civil dialogue and to ensure that citizens can participate and influence decision-making;
- Reforming policies to actively support and include historically underrepresented groups and minorities, ensuring their equal participation and representation in all aspects of the European life in order to create a more diverse, inclusive, and representative Europe;
- Tackling discrimination, fake news, hate speech and violence online through comprehensive measures to combat their dissemination.
Co-Chairs
- Magdalena Adamowicz MEP (EPP)
- Valeria Ronzitti (SGI Europe)
Committee Members
- Michalis Angelopoulos (European Movement Greece)
- Martina Bardini (EURACTIV)
- Frank Burgdörfer (European Movement Germany)
- Benoît Cassorla (SGI Europe)
- Nirvana Deliu (European Movement Albania)
- Elisabeth Dittrich (European Movement Austria)
- Elias Dray (European Youth Forum)
- Monica Ermolli (Union Syndicale Fédérale)
- Monica Frassoni (European Green Party)
- Dimitra Koutouzi (EUROMIL)
- Luca Lionello (Union of European Federalists)
- Hervé Moritz (European Movement France)
- Luis Norberto González (European Movement Spain)
- Nicoletta Parisi (European Movement Italy)
- Lisseth Pérez (European Movement Belgium)
- Domènec Ruiz Devesa (Party of European Socialists)
- Christelle Savall (JEF Europe)
- Petra Schulze-Steinen (European Movement Finland)
- Molly Scott Cato (European Movement UK)
- Mihai Sebe (European Democratic Party)
- Eimear Shine (UNITEE)
- Jón Steindór Valdimarsson (European Movement Iceland)
- Ana Stevanovic Djukic (European Movement Serbia)
- Laura Tatarėlytė (European Movement Lithuania)
- Sakari Teerikoski (European Movement Sweden)
- Carol Thomas (CEMR)
- Hanna Thomassen Inderhaug, (European Movement Norway)
- Antonella Valmorbida (ALDA Europe)
- Daniela Vancic (Democracy International)
- Paul Wardenga (Samaritan International)
- Patrick Voller (European People’s Party)
- Kurt Nielsen (European Movement Denmark)
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