Transnational online Citizens' Dialogue with Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager and Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius You can watch it recorded herewith (with interpretation) Friday 30 October 2020, 15:20 - 16:00 (CET)Online only Media CD_vestager_sinkevicius.pngCD_vestager_sinkevicius.pngClose SpeakersMargrethe VestagerExecutive Vice-PresidentVirginijus SinkevičiusCommissioner Practical information WhenFriday 30 October 2020, 15:20 - 16:00 (CET)WhereOnline only Report In cooperation with the Bertelsmann Stiftung, the European Commission held its first fully digital cross-border Citizens’ Dialogue between 27 and 30 October.100 randomly selected citizens from Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Lithuania came together online over the course of three days to discuss the democratic, digital and green future of Europe.Representing the diversity of society, they engaged with one another in their mother tongue from the confines of their home, supported by simultaneous interpretation in five languages. They learned from experts and jointly developed a number of ideas and proposals that were discussed during a livestreamed closing session with the EU Commission’s Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager and Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius.Amongst the proposals made by participants were; that Commissioners should be directly elected by the public in each member state, improved labelling of food products to avoid their waste and increase awareness on environmental issues for children and adults, compulsory teaching on the EU in schools and an EU-wide TV channel. Watch this space for more upcoming deliberative citizens’ engagement events!
In cooperation with the Bertelsmann Stiftung, the European Commission held its first fully digital cross-border Citizens’ Dialogue between 27 and 30 October.100 randomly selected citizens from Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Lithuania came together online over the course of three days to discuss the democratic, digital and green future of Europe.Representing the diversity of society, they engaged with one another in their mother tongue from the confines of their home, supported by simultaneous interpretation in five languages. They learned from experts and jointly developed a number of ideas and proposals that were discussed during a livestreamed closing session with the EU Commission’s Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager and Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius.Amongst the proposals made by participants were; that Commissioners should be directly elected by the public in each member state, improved labelling of food products to avoid their waste and increase awareness on environmental issues for children and adults, compulsory teaching on the EU in schools and an EU-wide TV channel. Watch this space for more upcoming deliberative citizens’ engagement events!
