Project for Democratic Union

The European Council will vote on this at the end of June. Let them know that the veto must go!

✍️ Sign the petition – https://chng.it/cR8WHHjKzG

Why ?

❗We need a Europe that moves forward, that responds quickly to crises, and that defends itself against dictators and enemies of democracy.

But yet, in the face of a growing number of crises, the EU suffers from a serious structural flaw: Important decisions can only be taken with unanimity among all member states.

In effect, this means that a single head of state or government can prevent the whole union from taking urgent necessary action with a single veto.

Now there is an opportunity to abolish unanimity and make the EU more democratic. Sign this petition to the heads of state and government in the European Council! ⬆️

Time for a constitution!
Via FAEF Federal Alliance of European Federalists

Sign the Petition SOS Europe – A call for unity: give Europe a democratic federal Constitution

After long dependence on Silicon Valley Big Tech, Europe has the right environment and momentum to lead a digital revolution – but what are the right steps forward?

Last week, Project for Democratic Union, together with Alliance4Europe and MEPs Paul Tang, Damian Boeselager, and Sandro Gozi, hosted the summit of our series on redesigning the digital space in the European Parliament.

Some of the key takeaways:

➡️ Regain Personal Data. Individuals must be given sole agency over their personal data, with the ability to control, revoke and audit access, facilitated by having a choice of secure and interoperable storage and governance options for their data.

➡️ Bridge the gap between citizens and tech. Safety and transparency must become central to design, guided by continuous, hands-on citizen participation that’s diverse and inclusive of the margins.

➡️ Funding tuned to digital. New forms and blends of faster funding are needed to accelerate today’s tangible success stories into long-term sustainable models, together with building the necessary environment and expertise to effectively deploy funds.

Excellent to welcome Andy Yen, Founder and CEO of ProtonMail, and Chris Worman, Co-Founder of the Connect Humanity fund as keynote speakers.

The Hackathon marked the peak of the Exit Platforms series of workshops, which has brought together more than 140 actors from civil society, business, academia, media and EU institutions to form an encompassing approach to the problems of current digital platforms.

Organised with support from the European Cultural Foundation.

Look out for the full report on the series, out soon!

🛑 In only 10 hours the Conference on the Future of Europe will close its online platform

💡 Now is THE LAST CHANCE to call for EU reforms

❗️Support our proposal now. We want to abolish the unanimity principle within the EU Council.

💪 For a stronger & more democratic union!

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