EUMANS Congress 2026 - Paris

RESTART
DEMOCRACY

Towards a Federal and Citizens’ Europe

6-7 Feb 2026

The House of Europe
77 Av. de Versailles, 75016 Paris

Organized in collaboration with the Luca Coscioni Association
For the Freedom of Scientific Research

THU 05

PREPARATORY EVENT

19:00

Dialogue on Democracy and Europe

Italophone event with Marco Cappato and Pier Virgilio Dastoli

Organised by Eumans as part of the preparatory activities leading up to the Congress.

Maison d’Italie, 7 A Bd Jourdan, 75014, Paris

FRIDAY 06

DAY 1

The House of Europe, Paris

DIGITAL
DEMOCRACY

MORNING

Moderating

Chloe McDowell

Re-Imagine Europa

10:00

Opening Remarks

  • Ursula Serafin - Director of “Maison de l’Europe de Paris”
  • Marco Cappato - Eumans President
  • Lorenzo Mineo - Eumans Treasurer
10:20

Keynote Speeches

The Role of Civil Society in Europe

Christophe Lefèvre

Member of EESC, Civil Society

Arnaud Magnier

Advisor to President of CESE

Erwan Laurent

Les Jeunes Européens, VP

Participatory Session
11:00 TO 13:00

CIVIC AI

“For a European Civic Artificial Intelligence: what to do to ensure AI empowers citizens’ participation?”

Setting the Scene

Democracy at machine speed: Designing Renewal

Gianluca Sgueo (Professor, School of Public Affairs, SciencesPo)

Use Cases

How AI is Reshaping Citizen Participation

Alexis Prokopiev (VP, Association Civic Tech Europe)

For a Digital Democratic Commons

Billie Dibb (Imagination Coordinator, European Alternatives)

Participatory Session: INNOVADE Living Lab

Using AI in Digital Democracy

Team: Fatih Yilmaz, Xenia Klinge, Adrian Forsström Norén, Kevin Friesch, Louise Dufrasne Keegan

Closing Remarks: Francesco Vecchi (Eumans Civic AI Coordinator)

RIGHTS &
RULE OF LAW

AFTERNOON

14:00

Keynote: Rights and the Rule of Law

Judge Reine Alapini-Gansou

Vice President of the International Criminal Court

14:20 TO 15:15

Support the ICC

Why Europe Should Defend the International Criminal Court

Nour Nassif (CICC - The Hague)
Niccolò Figà-Talamanca (No Peace Without Justice)

European Associations

Why We Need European Cross-Border Associations

Sergey Lagodinsky - Member of the European Parliament, The Greens

15:15 TO 16:30

Fundamental Rights

“From France to Europe: reproduction and end of life rights”

Setting the Scene

Filomena Gallo

National Secretary Associazione Luca Coscioni

Jean-Luc Romero
Deputy Mayor of Paris
Marc-Olivier Strauss-Kahn
“Les 184” / Citizen Convention
Alice Spaccini
My Voice My Choice Coordinator
Sarah Durieux
Feminist activist and author
Alice Coffin
Paris City Councillor
Sylvie Mennesson
President of Association C.L.A.R.A
Francesca Re
Associazione Luca Coscioni (Surrogacy)
16:45 - 17:15 Coffee Break

ENVIRON
MENT

EVENING

17:15

For a fair carbon pricing system

Moderator: Andrea Salimbeni (Eumans)

  • Patrick Brown – Executive Director, Equal Right
  • Isabel Felandro – Head of programmes at Cool Earth
  • Clara Tomé - Co-founder Rights and Roots - EU Climate Pact Ambassador
18:00

Agriculture, Farming and Animal protection

Moderator: Andrea Salimbeni

Lorenzo Mineo

Eumans Treasurer and undercover lobbyist in "Food For Profit"

Aurora Rossodivita

Eumans Coordinator of the Saving Polar Bear Campaign

18:40 Open Debate & Closing Remarks by Marco Cappato

SATURDAY 07

DAY 2

The House of Europe, Paris

CITIZENS
ASSEMBLIES

MORNING

Mods: Djémila Boulasha & Lorenzo Mineo

09:30

Opening Remarks

Djémila Boulasha (Eumans)

Arnaud Ngatcha (Deputy Mayor of Paris)

09:50

Participation at a Local Level

“Bridging the gap between citizens and politics”

  • Fernand Karagiannis (Former elected member, Saillans 2014-2020)
  • Michel Boudeliou (President of the Citizen Councils of Paris)
  • Marianella Sclavi (Sociologist, expert in active listening & Nantes case study)
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00

Deliberation at a National Level

“Empowering Citizens with Deliberative Tools”

  • Bernard Reber (Guarantor, Citizen Convention on End of Life)
  • Mario Staderini (Promoter of the Italian online platform for referendums)
12:00

Pan-European Participation

“How to engage at the pan-European level”

Aliénor Ballangé (Chaire Europe & Democracy)
Paul Blokker (CITIDEM Project)
Ondrej Gavura (Democratic Odyssey)
Yves Mathieu (Missions publiques)

Discussant: Pier Virgilio Dastoli (President, European Movement Italy)

THE WAY
AHEAD

EUMANS STRATEGY

14:00 - 15:45

Strategic Priorities & Funding

“In which political priorities should we invest for 2026, and how to fund it?”

Open Debate, facilitated by Talisa Mazzoni

15:45 - 17:00

Closing remarks and final voting

End of Congress

EUMANS CONGRESS 2026

Paris, France

Restart Democracy