Mark your calendars: the 6th Citizen Participation and Deliberative Democracy Festival will take place in Brussels from 4 to 6 November 2026, hosted by the European Commission's Competence Centre on Participatory and Deliberative Democracy.
Richard Němec, a young participant in the European Citizens' Panel on Preparedness, took his experience one step further by joining a panel discussion at the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Festival's Forum in Brussels on 10 June.
Are you ready to step up and act on climate change? Until 31 October, a call for new European Climate Pact Ambassadors is open! Applications are assessed on a rolling basis.
A new initiative has been launched to ensure that local decision-making benefits current and future generations alike. Below is an overview of the Pledge on International Fairness and how you can encourage regional leaders to get involved.
On 17 July 2026, 100 of our more than 600 Citizen Engagement Ambassadors met in person, with many more joining online, for the first edition of the Citizen Engagement Ambassadors' Academy! In case you missed the event, you can still watch the recordings of both the morning plenary session and the afternoon one.
Three new documentaries bring the latest European Citizens' Panels to the screen, each following randomly selected citizens as they came together in Brussels to shape recommendations on major EU priorities.
In summer 2026, the topic of Democratic Resilience travelled across Europe, with local events already held, for instance in Lithuania, Spain, Luxembourg and Belgium, aiming to bring the topic closer to citizens across the EU.
Citizens’ recommendations at the heart of EU action: 150 participants in the European Citizens’ Panel on Preparedness put forward 20 recommendations aimed at shaping the implementation of the new EU Preparedness Union Strategy.
As of 15 September, the European Commission has launched a communication campaign on democracy to increase citizens’ awareness of the European Citizens’ Panels and participation in the Citizens’ Engagement Platform.
A few weeks ago, a group of 150 randomly selected citizens from all 27 EU Member States, reflecting the EU’s diversity, kicked off the works of a new European Citizens’ Panel, which will draft recommendations to strengthen democracy in Europe.
Dear Ambassadors,
On 17 July, 100 of our 600+ Citizen Engagement Ambassadors met in person, with many more joining online, for the first edition of the Citizen Engagement Ambassadors' Academy! In case you missed the event, you can still watch the recordings of both the morning plenary session and the afternoon one.
The European Citizens’ Panels have been nominated for the European Ombudsman’s “Award for Good Administration” 2026 (project #22). For those who know the project—or were part of it—this nomination reflects the time, engagement, and commitment invested in bringing citizens’ voices into the European policymaking process. Should you wish to support this recognition, you are kindly invited to vote for project #22.
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Here are the answer to some of your questions concerning the role of Citizen Engagement Ambassador!
The European Citizens' Panel on the next EU Budget will kick off on the 28 March. If you would like to meet the citizens who will participate in the new panel, this is your chance!
