Last Friday and Saturday the Conference of the Future of Europe Plenary took stock of recommendations made by two European Citizens’ Panels and national Citizens’ Panels.

The third session of the Conference Plenary noted the 90 recommendations made by the Panels on ‘European democracy / Values and rights, rule of law, security’ and ‘Climate change, environment / Health’ and of related recommendations from national Citizens’ Panels.

The European Parliament said that debates revolved around the recommendations from the two European Citizens’ Panels that have finalised their work so far, in which some 200 Europeans of different ages and backgrounds, from all Member States, met (in person and remotely) to discuss and adopt recommendations on the challenges facing Europe now and in the future.

The Panel on ‘European democracy / Values and rights, rule of law, security’ adopted 39 recommendations at its final session hosted by the European University Institute in Florence (Italy) in December.

The Panel on ‘Climate change, environment / Health’ was hosted by the College of Europe in Natolin and the City of Warsaw (Poland) in January, where it finalised 51 recommendations within its remit.

The two European Citizens’ Panels that have not yet delivered their recommendations are due to finalise their work in February. The meeting of the Panel on ‘EU in the world / migration’ (expected to take place on 11-13 February) will be hosted by the European Institute for Public Administration in Maastricht, Netherlands.

The one on ‘A stronger economy, social justice and jobs / Education, culture, youth and sport / Digital transformation’ (expected to take place on 25-27 February) will be hosted by the Institute of International and European Affairs in Dublin, Ireland.

Their recommendations will be debated at a subsequent session of the Conference Plenary.

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