EC REPRESENTATIONS - The Future of Europe: Plenary brings citizens and political leaders together

Thirty-nine recommendations on European democracy, values and rights, rule of law and security were adopted by the Citizens' Panel which took place in Florence in December while fifty-one recommendations on climate change and the environment, and health were adopted in Warsaw earlier this month.

date: 28/01/2022

The final Citizens' Panel will take place in Dublin on 25-27 February and will discuss and put forward recommendations on a stronger economy, social justice and jobs, education, culture, youth and sport and the digital transformation.

In the interview featured below, Colin Scicluna, Head of Cabinet for Vice-President Šuica, as well as co-head of the Common Secretariat of the Conference on the Future of Europe, answers questions about the Conference and gives the latest updates.

Where are we nine months after the start of the Conference?

We are entering the final stretch. The point of departure is the hub of all the ideas: the multilingual digital platform. So far, there have already been 13,000 ideas shared and nearly 42,000 participants registered. We expect even more input on the digital platform as the Conference enters a more substantial phase. It is still not too late to contribute, and I would invite all Commission colleagues to encourage their contacts and stakeholders to do so.