Dec 08. – March 09
Come and share your vision on the future of the social and economic future of the EU!

Between the 3rd of December 2008 and the 20th of March 2009, you have the chance to take part in a Europe-wide debate on the question: “What can the EU do to shape our economic and social future in a globalised world?”  This online debate will generate 10 proposals which will contribute to the discussions held by 100 randomly selected citizens taking part in the European Citizens’ Consultation on the 21st and 22nd of March 2009. This is not just happening here – it will be taking place simultaneously in 26 more EU Member States!

How to take part

In the "Debate and make proposals" section of this website you and other citizens from the UK can discuss any social or economic issue. You can either join an ongoing debate or start a discussion of your own on a new aspect of social and economic issues. You can formulate the ideas that arise from the debate into concrete proposals – you just need to write them down and submit it!

In the "Vote on proposals" section of the site you can vote on as many proposals as you want. You can also suggest that similar ideas be merged into one. The ten proposals which receive the most number of votes during the online debate will then be presented at the national conference in March 09. Here is your chance to influence that debate!

March
Citizens meet and discuss at national conferences
 
100 randomly selected British citizens gather and debate in London on the question “What can the EU do to shape our economic and social future in a globalised world?” on the 21st and 22nd of March. The top ten proposals from the online debate that started on the 3rd of December 2008 will be used by the citizens as a basis for their deliberations. Find the top ten proposals from the online debate here.

The European Citizens’ Consultations take place simultaneously in 9 countries at any one time, spread across three weekends. A total of 1,500 randomly selected citizens take part in these 27 national debates. At the end of the weekend, each group of citizens is invited to present their ten recommendations to national policy makers. You can follow what happens at the national conference and find out what recommendations are made right here!

April
Debate the recommendations!

A synthesis of the 270 recommendations from the 27 European Citizens’ Consultations is now available online at the national websites. You can comment on these proposals before they are voted on by the 1,500 citizens who took part in the national conferences.

May
15 European recommendations for our economic and social future in a globalised world

The citizens’ European recommendations future of the EU have been selected – see them here. These 15 recommendations are finalised at the European Citizens' Summit in Brussels on 10 and 11 May 2009 and are presented to European political leaders. Ten percent of the citizens who attended the 27 national conferences take part in this event.

June – December
Citizens’ recommendations debated all over Europe

After 6 months of intensive and productive discussions all over Europe, and having presented the 15 recommendations to the European political leaders, the citizens are now invited to take the reins of the project back and comment and react on these proposals on the pan-European blog which will be launched on the 15th of May. How to translate the recommendations into concrete policies? What measures should be taken to achieve the results we want for Europe?

 
The inputs collected on the blog will be used to feed a series of 5 regional debates organised across Europe and directly targeting the newly elected EU Commission and Parliament members as well as the EU Presidency, which have all already shown great interest in cooperating with the ECC. The European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and European political foundations will also be involved in these activities.
 

 
The regional debates will take place between September and December 2009:

 
1st debate: Copenhagen -September 28th involving Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

 
2nd debate: Bratislava- October 27th involving Slovakia, Hungary, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria.

 
3rd debate: Florence- end of October involving Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus and Malta.

 
4th debate: Berlin- November 16th involving Germany, Austria, Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic.

 
5th debate:
Dublin- November 20th involving Ireland, the UK, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

The debates will gather representatives of the civil society, trade unions, industries, citizens and policy-makers from the countries of the regional group. In all of them, an introduction to the outcome of the first phase will be given but most of the time will be taken to discuss sub-regional synergies and common problems or interests raised during the consultations and on the European blog. A total of 150 participants will be invited to take part in each of the five debates.

To continue taking part in the debate with other European citizens, visit the European portal at www.european-citizens-consultations.eu !

Cad é atá ar siúl?

Noll. 08. – Márta 09
Tar agus cuir d'fhís féin in iúl i dtaca le todhchaí an AE, idir shóisialta agus eacnamaíoch!

Idir 3 Nollaig 2008 agus 20 Márta 2009, tá deis agat bheith rannpháirteach i ndíospóireacht uile-Eorpach faoin gceist: “Cad is féidir leis an AE a dhéanamh lenár dtodhchaí a mhúnlú, idir eacnamaíoch agus shóisialta, i ndomhan domhandaithe?”  Ginfidh an díospóireacht ar líne seo 10 dtogra a chuirfidh leis na pléite a thionólfar ag 50 saoránach Éireannacha a roghnófar go fánach, atá ag glacadh páirte i gComhairliúchán na Saoránach Eorpach ar [date] Márta 2009.  Ní anseo amháin atá sé seo le tarlú – beidh sé ar siúl go comhuaineach i 26 bhallstát eile an AE!

Conas bheith rannpháirteach

I rannóg "Pléigh agus déan tograí" an tsuímh ghréasáin seo is féidir leat féin agus le saoránaigh eile ó Éirinn aon cheist shóisialta nó eacnamaíoch a phlé. Is féidir leat cé acu bheith rannpháirteach i ndíospóireacht atá ar siúl cheana nó is féidir leat tús a chur le do phlé féin faoi ghné nua de cheisteanna sóisialta agus eacnamaíocha.  Is féidir leat na smaointe a eascraíonn as an díospóireacht a cheapadh go tograí nithiúla – níl le déanamh agat ach iad a scríobh síos agus a chur isteach!

I rannóg "Caith vóta faoi thograí" an tsuímh is féidir leat vóta a chaitheamh faoi oiread tograí agus is mian leat.  Is féidir leat moladh freisin go ndéanfaí smaointe den chineál céanna a chumasc.  Ansin cuirfear na deich dtogra is mó a fhaigheann vótaí le linn na díospóireachta ar líne faoi bhráid na comhdhála náisiúnta i Mí Mhárta ‘09.  Seo do sheans tionchar a bheith agat ar an díospóireacht sin!

Mí Mhárta
Casann na saoránaigh ar a chéile agus bíonn siad i mbun pléite ag na comhdhálacha náisiúnta

Bailítear le chéile 50 saoránach Éireannacha a roghnófar go fánach agus bíonn siad i mbun pléite i mBaile Átha Cliath faoin gceist “Cad is féidir leis an AE a dhéanamh lenár dtodhchaí a mhúnlú, idir eacnamaíoch agus shóisialta, i ndomhan domhandaithe?” ar [XX] Márta.  Baintear úsáid as na deich dtogra is fearr ón díospóireacht ar líne ar cuireadh tús léi ar 3 Nollaig 2008 ag na saoránaigh mar bhonn dá gcuid machnaimh.  Faigh na deich dtogra is fearr ón díospóireacht ar líne anseo.

Tarlaíonn Comhairliúcháin na Saoránach Eorpach go comhuaineach i 9 dtír ag aon am amháin, i bpróiseas a chuirfear i gcrích thar thrí dheireadh seachtaine.  San iomlán beidh 1,500 saoránach a roghnaítear go fánach rannpháirteach sna 27 ndíospóireacht náisiúnta seo.  Nuair a bhíonn an deireadh seachtaine thart, tugtar cuireadh do gach grúpa saoránach an deich moladh a chur faoi bhráid lucht ceaptha beartas a dtíre féin.  Is féidir leat an méid a tharlaíonn ag an gcomhdháil náisiúnta a leanúint, agus fáil amach cad iad na moltaí a dhéantar anseo féin!

Aibreán
Déan plé faoi na moltaí!

Tá sintéis de na 270 moladh ó 27 gComhairliúchán na Saoránach Eorpach ar fáil ar líne anois ag na suíomhanna gréasáin náisiúnta.  Is féidir leat do thuairim a thabhairt faoi na tograí seo sula gcaitear vóta i dtaca leo ag na 1,500 saoránach a bhí rannpháirteach sna comhdhálacha náisiúnta.

Bealtaine
15 mholadh Eorpacha d’ár dtodhchaí, idir eacnamaíoch agus shóisialta, i ndomhan domhandaithe

Roghnaíodh moltaí Eorpaí na saoránach faoi thodhchaí an AE – tá siad le feiceáil anseo.  Cuirtear na 15 mholadh seo i gcrích ag Cruinniú Mullaigh na Saoránach Eorpach sa Bhruiséil ar 10 agus ar 11 Bealtaine 2009 agus cuirtear iad faoi bhráid cheannairí polaitiúla na hEorpa.  Bíonn deich faoin gcéad de na saoránaigh a d'fhreastail ar na 27 gcomhdháil náisiúnta rannpháirteach san imeacht seo.

Meitheamh – Nollaig
Moltaí na Saoránach á bplé ar fud na hEorpa

Tar éis Chruinniú Mullaigh na Saoránach Eorpach eagrófar sraith imeachtaí for-rochtana le linn an Fhómhair seo, mar a dtabharfar le chéile lucht ceaptha beartas, saoránach agus baill na sochaí sibhialta le tuilleadh plé a dhéanamh faoi thorthaí Chomhairliúcháin na Saoránach Eorpach 2009.

Le leanúint ort de bheith ag glacadh páirte sa díospóireacht le saoránaigh Eorpacha eile, tabhair cuairt ar an tairseach Eorpach ag www.european-citizens-consultations.eu!