Democracy is under extreme pressure from both external and internal factors. While authoritarianism is blossoming all over the world, even well-established democracies (like France) are facing political instability and increasing detachment between citizens and decision-makers.
At Eumans, we believe that complementing national-based, representative democracy with supra-national grassroots initiatives and deliberative tools is part of the solution. Only by doing so, a truly transnational and translocal pan-European public sphere can be created, and make citizens’ voices connected and heard at all levels of governance.
If the current democracy went haywire, we need to re-start. Join us to help us mend the bugged code of democracy!
📅 Date: 1 December 2025
Session One: h. 17-18, Round Table: Why We Need European Cros-Border Associations
Session Two: h. 18.30-20, Workshop: Restart Democracy: How European Citizens Can Tackle the Democratic Crisis
📍 Venue: Business Solutions Europa – Rue Philippe Le Bon 15, 1000, Brussels, Belgium
AGENDA
Round table: Why We Need European Cross-Border Associations – h. 17.00-18.00
- Agenda:
- Emilio De Capitani – Jurist, Former Official of the European parliament and Secretary of the European Parliament Civil Liberties Committe (LIBE)
- Judit Lantai – Vice-President of Civil Society Europe
- Other speakers to be confirmed
Workshop: Restart Democracy: How European Citizens Can Tackle the Democratic Crisis – h. 18.30 – 20
- Agenda
- Introduction to Eumans – Marco Cappato (10-5’)
- Dialogue (60’) – three use cases
- Fundamental Right to Abortion (20’)
- Tina Tomšič (My Voice My Choice), Anna Kiajna (Elles Sans Frontières) & Alice Spaccini (10’)
- Feedback/Q&A (10’)
- Fundamental Right to Abortion (20’)
- Dialogue (60’) – three use cases
- Civic AI (20’)
- Ana Fernandez Inguanzo & Francesco Vecchi (10’)
- Feedback/Q&A (10’)
- Civic AI (20’)
- Intensive Farming (20’)
- Lorenzo Mineo (10’)
- Feedback/Q&A (10’)
- Intensive Farming (20’)
- Launch of the Eumans’ Discord Community (5-10’)
- Sign up for Eumans’ updates to join our Discord here.
- Wrap Up and Recommendations (10-15’)