Lead Partner: Network of European Foundations
Description
Carnegie co-funds this initiative run by the Network of European Foundations with the Joseph Rowntree Trust.
The European Citizens’ Panel is a pilot initiative that aims to collect citizens’ opinions on a question of major importance for the European integration process: “What roles for rural areas in tomorrow’s Europe?”
The global objective of the European Citizens’ Panel is to encourage a bottom-up contribution from citizens to the discussion on the future of European policies affecting rural areas. The initiative aims to create a mechanism that will enable European citizens to draw up and disseminate proposals on the future of rural areas in Europe, based on comprehensive and unbiased information provided by decision-makers, experts and stakeholders.
This will be achieved in two major steps: 1) Through the implementation of 9 panels at the regional level in 7 member states and two neighbouring countries (Romania and Switzerland) and 2) via the organisation of a panel at the European level in which citizens delegated by the regional panels will confront their views and define their common policy priorities.
After having produced a first range of results in their regional citizens’ panels, a selection of these citizens worked together from March 30 to April 1st in a European Panel during which they deliberated, put their regional recommendations in perspective, formulated policy recommendations and created a new common vision for the future of rural Europe.
On Monday, April 2 2007, this report was handed over to European public authorities (notably to Ms. Fischer Boel, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development and Mr. Delebarre, the President of the Committee of the Regions), regional public authorities and stakeholders.
This report can be downloaded by clicking on the link below.
Contact Details
European Association for Information on Local Development Chaussée St Pierre, 260 BrusselsBelgium 1040 t: +32 2 736 49 60 e: contact@citizenspanel.eu
Website: http://www.citizenspanel.eu/
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