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12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a953a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a953a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Democracy and Governance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4562f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4562f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p2\">The European Union must act more quickly and more effectively<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a0dbe 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However, the European Union now faces a unique opportunity to strengthen its institutional structure and become a sovereign and democratic Europe. To go even further, we can work to create a genuine political union based on solidarity.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">We, the European Democrats, call on Europe to take back control of its destiny by strengthening the continent\u2019s sovereignty and autonomy. Building a united political community will ensure a positive future for Europe, meeting the challenges of populism and violations of international law with constructive and inclusive solutions. To meet the challenges ahead, whether societal, environmental or security-related, the European Union must act more quickly and effectively. We want to build a prosperous and resilient future for our continent. 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Waiting for the European elections every five years is no longer enough to promote citizen participation. We propose an innovative step: setting up a Citizens\u2019 Agora mechanism.<\/p><p class=\"p2\">Every spring, national and European Citizens\u2019 Agoras would meet to debate and propose priorities for Europe. These exchanges would feed into the annual programme presented by the President of the European Commission each September during the State of the Union address. By offering citizens this platform to express themselves actively, we will encourage direct participation in shaping Europe and strengthen all citizens\u2019 sense of belonging and commitment to Europe.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">Democracy must be strengthened by including citizens in political decision-making. By providing transparent information, treating citizens as partners and actively involving them, we guarantee democratic stability and avoid many problems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb0f86a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb0f86a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b156c elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"82b156c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe European Union must act more quickly and more effectively\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/25-300-1024x511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-989\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/25-300-1024x511.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/25-300-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/25-300-768x383.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/25-300-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/25-300.jpg 1486w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429c4cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"429c4cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d464fd8 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d464fd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SIMPLIFYING-VOTING-ABROAD-full-blue.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1063\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SIMPLIFYING-VOTING-ABROAD-full-blue.png 500w, https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SIMPLIFYING-VOTING-ABROAD-full-blue-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SIMPLIFYING-VOTING-ABROAD-full-blue-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SIMPLIFYING-VOTING-ABROAD-full-blue-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">ENDING VETOS<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db871d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7db871d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TRANSNATIONAL-LISTS-full-blue.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1061\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TRANSNATIONAL-LISTS-full-blue.png 500w, https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TRANSNATIONAL-LISTS-full-blue-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TRANSNATIONAL-LISTS-full-blue-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TRANSNATIONAL-LISTS-full-blue-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">TRANSNATIONAL LISTS<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2791ac8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2791ac8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1215b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a1215b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564e0fc elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"564e0fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DIRECT-ELECTION-OF-THE-EU-PRESIDENT-full-blue.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1062\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DIRECT-ELECTION-OF-THE-EU-PRESIDENT-full-blue.png 500w, https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DIRECT-ELECTION-OF-THE-EU-PRESIDENT-full-blue-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DIRECT-ELECTION-OF-THE-EU-PRESIDENT-full-blue-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DIRECT-ELECTION-OF-THE-EU-PRESIDENT-full-blue-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">DIRECT ELECTION OF THE EU PRESIDENT<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c07da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7c07da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0971814 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0971814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MORE-POWERS-FOR-PARLIAMENT-full-blue.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1060\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MORE-POWERS-FOR-PARLIAMENT-full-blue.png 500w, https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MORE-POWERS-FOR-PARLIAMENT-full-blue-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MORE-POWERS-FOR-PARLIAMENT-full-blue-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MORE-POWERS-FOR-PARLIAMENT-full-blue-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">MORE POWERS FOR PARLIAMENT<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e499d9d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e499d9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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ABROAD<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94da219 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94da219\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200aa71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"200aa71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li class=\"p2\">Establish a treaty revision convention to abolish unanimous voting in the Council.<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Implement the proposals of the Conference on the Future of Europe to meet the demands of European citizens in this field.<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Facilitate the faster political integration of groups of countries and peoples who demonstrate the political will to do so without the possibility of blocking by others.<\/li><li 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class=\"p2\">Ensure transparency in funding political parties and election campaigns and prohibit international interference.<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Strengthen the capacity of political parties and movements to conduct transnational political campaigns.<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Activate the clauses allowing qualified majority voting for certain EU decisions. This will avoid the blockages that can occur with the current unanimity system.<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Implement temporary passerelle clauses to allow for significant legal and institutional changes using simplified procedures.<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Improve the voting rights of residents in another Member State at European elections.<\/li><li>Facilitate the participation of European citizens residing in another Member State by enabling them to vote and\/or stand in their country\u2019s regional or national elections.<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Propose the creation of a European agency to strengthen democracy in the decision-making process, citizen participation within the EU and the role of national parliaments.<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Ensure equal opportunities for all EU citizens, and pay particular attention to the most vulnerable and marginalised.<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Encourage citizen participation by using new technologies.<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Create a European citizenship statute based on the existing treaties.<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Establish a statute for European cross-border associations.<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Continue to promote the role of local and regional authorities in climate and biodiversity policies through subnational climate diplomacy.<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Develop a pilot project on promoting European values through education and culture, including identifying best practices at local and regional levels throughout the European Union, as the Committee of the Regions decided.<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Clarify that subsidiarity is not about preventing the European level from acting but about identifying the level of government that should take the lead, whether through formal exclusive powers or formal shared powers.<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Grant national and regional parliaments with legislative powers the possibility of suggesting legislative initiatives at the European Union level in the future by providing a specific mechanism for this purpose in the regulation governing the European Citizens\u2019 Initiative.<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Change the names of the European Union\u2019s institutions to clarify their functions and respective roles in the European Union\u2019s decision-making process for citizens.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b97afc0 next e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b97afc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebbc360 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebbc360\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-883c7fb elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"883c7fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/convergence-strengthening\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-left-arrow-7\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Convergence &amp; Strengthening<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecba3b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ecba3b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18921af elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"18921af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/2024.democrats.eu\/convergence-strengthening\/global-power-europe\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-right-arrow-7\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GLOBAL POWER EUROPE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democracy and Governance The European Union must act more quickly and more effectively European Democratic Party Priority Actions The current European treaties mark more than 15 years of progress for Europe. However, the European Union now faces a unique opportunity to strengthen its institutional structure and become a sovereign and democratic Europe. 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