The Conference on the Future of Europe

Prof. Dr. Gabriele Abels

doi:10.5771/9783748937975

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The one-year ‘Conference on the Future of Europe’ came to an end in May 2022. CoFoE is an unprecedented experiment in democracy at EU level. At its heart is the engagement of citizens in deliberative consultations on the future of European integration. This volume includes eleven contributions which examine the process and the results of this innovative dialogue process in select EU member states; the contributions analyse the involvement of national and regional actors as well as EU institutions. Many of the authors from politics, administration and academia personally partook in the conference. With a preface by the President of the European Committee of the Regions.With contributions byProf. Dr. Gabriele Abels │ Jarolím Antal, Ph.D. │ Muhterem Aras │ Prof. Susanna Cafaro │ Mario Kölling │ Servane Metzger │ Dr. Sarah Meyer │ Timo Peters │ Wolfgang Petzold │ Prof. Min Reuchamps │ Ann-Mireille Sautter │ Mattéo Torres-Ader │ Florian Ziegenbalg

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Copyright year: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-3-7560-0435-5
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-3797-5
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Schriftenreihe des Europäischen Zentrums für Föderalismus-Forschung Tübingen (EZFF)
Volume: 52
Language: English
Pages: 177
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 10
Gabriele Abels
1. 1. Introduction No access
2. 2. Looking back: How CoFoE got started and its core governance features No access
3. 3. CoFoE – Why a national and regional perspective? No access
4. 4. Contributions in this volume No access
5. 5. Whatʼs next? CoFoE follow-up No access
6. 6. Research perspectives No access
7. 7. References No access
8. 8. Annex: Timeline of the Conference on the Future of Europe No access
Wolfgang Petzold
1. 1. 1.1 Activities of the CoR delegation to the Conference No access
  2. 1.2 Activities of the CoR plenary and commissions No access
  3. 1.3 Activities reaching out to regions, cities and European associations No access
2. 2. The views of local politicians on the future of Europe No access
3. 3. The CoR’s High-Level Group on European Democracy No access
4. 4. The final report of the Conference: What is in it for cities, regions and the CoR? No access
5. 5. Follow-up by the EU institutions No access
6. 6. Citizens’ participation in EU policy-making: What role for regions and cities? No access
7. 7. Conclusions No access
8. 8. References No access
Servane Metzger, Mattéo Torres-Ader
1. 1. Introduction No access
2. 2. Specificity and commitments of the French government for the regional panels on the Future of Europe No access
3. 3. The results of the French panel of CoFoE: between originality of proposals and real convergence vis-à-vis the institutions and other European panels No access
4. 4. Towards the emergence of a hybrid EU model between representative and participatory democracy? No access
5. 5. Conclusion No access
6. 6. References No access
Ann-Mireille Sautter, Min Reuchamps
1. 1. Introduction No access
2. 2. A ‘Three I’s approach’ to elected representatives and deliberative democracy No access
3. 1. 3.1 The Ostbelgien Modell No access
  2. 3.2 The Deliberative Commissions No access
4. 4. The Belgian laboratory of deliberative democracy No access
5. 5. References No access
Gabriele Abels
1. 1. Introduction No access
2. 1. 2.1 Situating CoFoE in the light of Franco-German relations No access
  2. 2.2 Activities of the Federal Government No access
  3. 2.3 German delegates in the CoFoE structure No access
  4. 1. 2.4.1 Bundestag No access
    2. 2.4.2 Bundesrat and executive federalism No access
3. 3. CoFoE activities in the German Länder No access
4. 4. Conclusions No access
5. 5. References No access
6. 6. Primary sources (if not referenced in text with official document number) No access
Muhterem Aras
1. 1. From idea to implementation - the future conference starts with a delay No access
2. 2. The importance of citizen participation in the future conference No access
3. 1. 3.1 Citizen’s Panels on the future of Europe No access
  2. 3.2 Decisions on CoFoE No access
4. 4. Positions of the state parliaments on CoFoE No access
5. 1. 5.1 Networking on different levels No access
6. 1. 6.1 Key results from the perspective of German state parliaments No access
7. 7. Follow-up and outlook No access
8. 8. Conclusion No access
9. 9. References No access
Timo Peters, Florian Ziegenbalg
1. 1. The debate on the future of Europe in Baden-Württemberg No access
2. 2. The “Dialogue on Europe” in Baden-Württemberg No access
3. 1. 3.1 Launch of the Conference on the Future of Europe No access
  2. 3.2 Citizens’ Dialogues No access
  3. 3.3 Impulses for the debates of the Conference Plenary No access
  4. 3.4 Positioning in the final phase of the Conference No access
  5. 3.5 CoFoE Outcome No access
4. 4. Conclusions No access
5. 5. References No access
Sarah Meyer, Lukas Böhm, Anna Dermitzakis, Leopold Kernstock, Oskar Kveton, Patrick Steindl, Melina Weilguni, Jasmin Zengin
1. 1. Introduction No access
2. 2. Public opinion and party conflict on European integration in Austria No access
3. 1. 3.1 Government involvement, activities, and initiatives No access
  2. 3.2 Government and party positions No access
  3. 3.3 Regions / Länder No access
4. 4. Conclusions No access
5. 1. 5.1 Primary sources No access
  2. 5.2 Interviews No access
6. 6. Appendix No access
Mario Kölling
1. 1. Introduction No access
2. 2. The ACs and EU integration – preferences and institutional framework No access
3. 1. 3.1 Preferences in the context of CoFoE No access
  2. 3.2 The institutional framework at the domestic level No access
  3. 3.3 The institutional framework at the EU level No access
  4. 3.4 Transregional activities No access
4. 4. Conclusions No access
5. 5. References No access
6. 6. Annex No access
Susanna Cafaro
1. 1. Introduction No access
2. 3. Targets and Specific initiatives No access
3. 1. 3.2. Universities No access
  2. 3.3. Socio-economic Actors No access
  3. 3.4. Communication Strategy No access
4. 4. The Political Outcome No access
5. 5. Lights and shadows of the Italian campaign No access
6. 6. References No access
Jarolím Antal
1. 1. Introduction No access
2. 2. Context of the CoFoE in Czechia No access
3. 3. Main actors and expectations of the government from the CoFoE in Czechia No access
4. 1. (1) Democracy, Values, Rule of Law, Law and Security No access
  2. (2) Climate Change, Environment and Health No access
  3. (3) Economy, Social Issues, Sport, Culture and Digital Transformation No access
  4. (4) EU in World and Migration No access
5. 5. Czech expectations vs. recommendations of the CoFoE final report No access
6. 6. Czech Presidency and next steps in shaping the CoFoE No access
7. 7. Conclusions No access
8. 8. References No access
Authors No access Pages 169 - 170
Annex I: Timeline of the Conference on the Future of Europe No access Pages 171 - 172
Annex II: List of Key Documents No access Pages 173 - 175
Annex III: Charter for citizens and event organisers participating in the CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPE No access Pages 176 - 177