Dear friends! Today, 27 September 2024, 200 randomly selected citizens from all across Europe and beyond come together in Athens to form the first European Peoples’ Assembly. For three days, they are in Athens to participate in discussions that will shape the future of democratic participation in Europe. A diverse group of individuals gathers to […]

Recordings in all languages: EN https://youtu.be/w1_PgAOo5XM GR https://youtu.be/8RxRh9bMiMo DE https://youtu.be/xIHhYr7BoTE FR https://youtu.be/cSGNLReLqh4 IT https://youtu.be/Yk-nCdco-h8 PT https://youtu.be/iMYjBaQw8MM BG https://youtu.be/-8wML_i4yW8 LT https://youtu.be/g679n4Kd464 PL https://youtu.be/-WO1vWbOdTM CZ https://youtu.be/Dm3urx1XhPY Dear friends, This September, history will be made. Two hundred randomly selected Europeans will gather in Athens for the first session of the European Peoples’ Assembly. Not as a one-off democratic […]

Enregistrement: Chers ami⸱e⸱s, chères personnes intéressées, Personne ne s'y attendait : Les résultats des élections européennes venaient à peine de s’affichersur les écrans que le président de la République française Emmanuel Macron annonçait la dissolution de l'Assemblée nationale et la tenue de nouvelles élections législatives les  30 juin et 7 juillet prochain. Les résultats du […]

Recording: Dear friends, Hardly anyone expected this: The results of the European elections hadn't even been final when French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly and announced new elections for 30 June. The second round will follow on 7 July. The result of the first round on Sunday was a bombshell.  Marine Le Pen's […]

Registrazione: Cari amici, cari interessati! Se la Presidente della Commissione europea Ursula von der Leyen e i conservatori del Partito Popolare Europeo (PPE) facessero di testa loro, il muro contro gli estremisti di destra e i populisti di destra in Europa correrebbe alla destra della Prima Ministra italiana Giorgia Meloni. La von der Leyen conta […]

È democrazia solo quando la voce del popolo conta davvero. Ma c’è un problema: alle elezioni europee del 2019, solo il 51% dei cittadini europei aventi diritto ha effettivamente votato. Quattro anni dopo, il 47% degli europei si ritiene d’accordo sul fatto che la propria voce conti ancora nell'Unione europea. A un paio di settimane […]

La démocratie, c'est quand la voix du peuple compte. Mais voici le problème : lors des élections européennes de 2019, seulement 51 % des citoyens européens enregistrés sur les listes électorales ont voté. Quatre ans plus tard, lorsqu'on leur demande si leur voix compte dans l'Union européenne, 48 % des Européens ne sont pas d'accord. […]

Register here now! Dear friends! Democracy is when the voice of the people counts. But here is the problem: In the 2019 European Elections, only 51% of eligible EU citizens voted, 49% did not. Four years later, when asked whether their voice counts in the European Union, 47% of Europeans agreed, 48% disagreed. With just […]

Registrazione: Care*i amiche e amici, cari interessati! Non è un segreto: affinché l'Europa e il mondo diventano neutrali dal punto di vista climatico, scongiurando così i peggiori effetti sociali, ecologici ed economici del riscaldamento globale, è necessario riorientare in modo coerente anche i flussi finanziari. Lontano dagli investimenti fossili e verso le tecnologie verdi del […]

Recording here / Slides by Prof Decker here (in German) Dear friends! 2024 is a global super election year. So many people have never had a democratic election before. But if the polls are correct, populist parties in particular will be successful. Parties that often attack liberal democracy itself. But the success of the anti-democrats […]

Recording Dear friends, Today's decisions will determine whether the transformation of the European economy and society towards climate neutrality will succeed within the next 20 years. These decisions determine the future competitiveness, good jobs and fair prosperity in Europe. One thing is clear: In the last 5 years, the EU has made more progress than […]

Recording here / Key scenes below: Dear friends! There is no democracy that is not currently struggling with attacks, especially from right-wing populists and right-wing extremists. Democracies worldwide are in retreat, and autocracies are on the rise, as the "Democracy Report 2023" shows. More and more people around the world are losing their rights, their […]

Registrazione | Slides da scaricare: Isabel Paliotta / Vivien A. Schmidt Cari amici, In molti Paesi europei gli agricoltori stanno scendendo in piazza per chiedere un cambiamento delle regole che governano il sistema alimentare, dalle fattorie ai negozi, fino alla tavola - con un importante impatto sulle nostre vite. Il sistema alimentare altamente competitivo e […]

Enregistrement / Diapositives à télécharger : Isabel Paliotta / Vivien A. Schmidt Chers amis ! Dans de nombreux pays européens, les agriculteurs manifestent pour exiger un changement des règles qui régissent le système alimentaire, de la ferme jusqu'à l'assiette du consommateur, ce qui a des répercussions sur notre vie à tous. Le système alimentaire hautement […]

Recording / Slides for downloading: Isabel Paliotta / Vivien A. Schmidt Dear friends! In many European countries farmers are taking to the streets to demand a change in the rules governing the food system, from farm to shops, all the way to the fork - touching all our lives in the process. The highly competitive […]

Recording: Dear friends! Almost exactly two years ago, the Russian invasion of the previously unoccupied parts of Ukraine began. Since then, Ukraine has stood firm at great sacrifice. In doing so, it is not only protecting its own people, but also that of its neighbours and allies. Putin's crude "interview" with the US right-wing extremist Tucker […]

Recording: Dear friends, More than 1.5 million people in Germany have taken to the streets against right-wing extremism and the fascist hatred of AfD and its allies since the journalists at Correctiv uncovered the right-wing extremists' deportation plans (read it here). The unprecedented high turnout from big cities to small rural communities and with people […]

Recording / Slides download: Kikou | Holland | Berg Dear friends, 1.4 million. That's how many EU citizens have signed the European Citizens' Initiative "End the Cage Age". In doing so, they have backed the demand to end the agonising cage farming of farm animals in the EU. 180 million chickens, 112 million rabbits, 40 […]

Register right here! Dear friends! The last decisive days of the World Climate Conference in Dubai have begun. Whether on the binding phase-out of oil, coal and gas, or on the ambitious target for renewables and energy efficiency: the resistance is huge - not least due to the historic number of over 2,400 fossil fuel […]

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Recording: Dear friends! With the Green Deal, the European Union has taken important steps towards climate neutrality in the last four years. With the Climate Act, emissions trading, nature restoration and many other measures, a lot is happening. This is good for the climate. But people in Europe with low and middle incomes in particular […]

Recording: Dear friends! In Poland, a pro-democracy and pro-European opposition won the election and promised to make the European stars shine again. In Spain, too, the much-vaunted shift to the right failed to materialise this summer. The experiences of both countries nourish the hope that the progressive parties will gain new momentum for the European […]

Recording here: Dear friends! Single Market, Banking Union and Freedom of Movement. There are uniform European rules for many central areas of our daily life. But for the organisation of people in associations, there are 24 different sets of rules. A cross-border association in which people from different member states can get involved without having […]

Recording: Dear friends! The European Union could soon be writing a new constitution. Why? Because the discussion about the reform of the EU is getting more and more traction: Next week (25 Oct), the Constitutional Affairs Committee (AFCO) of the European Parliament will vote on whether the EU Parliament should start the process for amendments […]

Register here! Dear friends! What a rare opportunity: Only yesterday (5.10.) the new EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra was confirmed by the European Parliament and right next week you will have the opportunity to ask him your questions in the webinar - and of course hear from great guests! The topic is the World Climate […]

Register right here! Dear friends, The situation in the South Caucasus is a cause of great concern. Following the invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijani troops, the Armenian population there is facing flight or expulsion. Many observers fear that Azerbaijan will now also attack Armenian territory in order to create a connecting corridor to Turkey. The […]

Recording: Dear friends, Last year, the Conference on the Future of the European Union presented its recommendations for the future of the EU. It was preceded by an unprecedented participatory process: randomly drawn citizens from all EU countries, together with representatives of associations and EU institutions, discussed for a year in various constellations and finally […]

Ansia, disperazione, negazione… le persone reagiscono in modo diverso allo scenario sempre più certo della catastrofe climatica. Per decenni, i movimenti sociali hanno discusso quali strategie potessero mobilitare politicamente quelle emozioni, trasformando l’eco-ansia in attivismo. Gruppi come Extinction Rebellion, Just Stop Oil e Letzte Generation hanno mostrato sia il potenziale siai limiti degli attuali strumenti […]

« Anxiété, désespoir, déni… nous réagissons tous différemment aux risques toujours croissants de catastrophe climatique. Depuis des décennies, différents mouvements ont débattu de stratégies mobilisant politiquement ces émotions, transformant ainsi la fatigue en activisme et en actions directes. Des groupes comme Extinction Rebellion, Just Stop Oil et Dernière Génération ont montré à la fois le […]

“Anxiety, desperation, denial, action … people react differently to the ever-growing odds of climate catastrophe. For decades, movements have debated strategies mobilizing those emotions politically: turning fatigue into activism and direct actions. Groups like Extinction Rebellion, Just Stop Oil and Letzte Generation have shown both the potential and limitations within the current climate activism toolkit. […]

Recording: Dear friends,­ Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly advancing. Safeguarding fundamental rights and establishing a framework for its further development is crucial. The EU is taking up the challenge and is working on the world’s first comprehensive regulation of AI. Is it leading us in the right direction? Is regulating potential risks sufficiently, or which […]

Recording / Download slides: Joeres / King / Deckwirth Dear friends, The numbers are clear: in Brussels there are ten times more lobbyists for fossil fuel companies and lobby groups than organised advocates for the protection of the environment, nature and climate. Financially, too, the fossil fuel lobby is outnumbers environmentalists & climate protectors 10 […]

Recording / Podcast Dear friends, It is happening: At the next plenary session on 01 June 2023, the European Parliament will determine its position on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. Once again, the European Union sets to spearhead a law with international impact. In essence, this law will massively strengthen respect for human […]

Recording Dear friends, The European Union's Green Deal was unthinkable before the last European election in 2019. Only the Green Wave triggered by the climate movement on the streets made this historic and now largely completed climate action package possible. With it, the EU has achieved more for climate protection in the last four years […]

Recording below / Slides here Dear friends, On Sunday, May 21, Greece goes to polls to elect a new national parliament. According to polls, it will be a race between the governing, conservative Nea Demokratia and left-wing opposition party Syriza, with smaller parties likely able to tip the balance. The outcome is uncertain. After the […]

Enregistrement / Transparents d'Anke Herold à télécharger Chers amis, chers intéressés, Depuis ce samedi, l'énergie nucléaire en Allemagne appartient à l'histoire et le pays est en route vers un avenir 100% renouvelable. La fermeture des trois dernières centrales nucléaires marque un grand succès pour la société civile et les initiatives citoyennes qui se sont battues […]

Recording: Dear friends, Hardly any question has occupied the German energy transition discussion in recent months as much as that of the new LNG terminals being built on the North and Baltic Seas - with potentially huge consequences for the European climate coals and the solidarity between member states. Between 2 and 13 terminals, fixed, […]

Recording Dear friends, Time is running out: as early as this summer, the last pristine wilderness on earth that has so far been largely spared from exploitation could become a victim of our hunger for raw materials: the deep-sea floor. Then the International Seabed Authority (ISA) could give the green light for the mining of […]

Register right here! Dear friends, As rising living costs are affecting people in all the different countries around Europe, we want to invite you to share your personal experience with it: What does inflation mean for your life?  How are you adapting to it? How does it influence your perspective of the future? As everyone […]

RECORDING HERE: Dear friends, Europe's green industry needs to be strengthened - the climate crisis makes the sustainable transformation of our economy more urgent than ever and the global race for "net-zero" technologies is in full swing. In response to the US Inflation Reduction Act and to remain competitive, the EU Commission therefore presented the […]

Recording here: Dear friends, The years 2015 to 2022 were the eight hottest on record. We are in the middle of the climate crisis. At the same time, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has caused an energy crisis in Europe; as a result, more lignite-fired piles are running in Germany than planned and […]

Recording here: Dear friends, Is ecocide gaining momentum as a criminal offence for the mass damage and destruction of ecosystems worldwide? A large window of opportunity An outstanding opportunity is currently open available in the European Union: for the member states and the EU parliament, the revision of the EU Environmental Criminal Law Directive means […]

Recording below / Prof Höhne's slides to download here Dear friends, The 27th World Climate Conference has ended. Now it is time for a conclusion and a close look at the final declaration of the COP27 in Egypt. What does the agreement mean for the goal of limiting global warming to below 2°C? Were the […]

Recording: Dear friends, The 27th UN Climate Change Conference currently underway in Egypt is overshadowed by Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine, the European energy crisis and the global comeback of coal, oil and gas. Is the climate conference threatening to be a disaster or is there still hope in these gloomy times? The global […]

Register here! Dear friends, Since July, the Czech Republic holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. Well into the second half of its six month term dominated by the Russian war of aggression and the energy crisis, we are sending live from the Czech capital Prague in cooperation with the German […]

Recording below | Download Slides here: Christina Eckes & Fabian Flues Dear friends, There is probably no other international treaty that hinders the energy transition as much as the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). With it, fossil fuel companies have a sharp sword to protect their climate-damaging investments - against democratic decisions by citizens, parliaments and […]

Recording: Dear friends, dear interested, One year after the federal elections and after ten months of a "traffic light" government consisting of the Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals, it is time for a first personal assessment. After a year dominated by the Ukraine war and the energy crisis, the federal government and Europe as a […]

Gravação de vídeo: Caros amigos, caras pessoas interessadas! No domingo passado, 2 de Outubro, o Brasil realizou eleições. O actual presidente de direita Jair Bolsonaro e os seus aliados fizeram melhor do que o esperado a nível federal e estadual. Antes da segunda volta das eleições para a presidência em 30.10.2022, o candidato, o ex-presidente […]

Recording below / Slides: Hermanin | Lindberg | Orlowski Dear friends, On Sunday, 25.09.2022, Italy will elect a new parliament. All polls point to a majority for the right-wing camp, led by Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the neo-fascist party "Fratelli d'Italia". This would mean that after the election in Sweden, another far-right government would […]

Recording here: Dear friends, Even before the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine began, global food prices had reached record levels. With the outbreak of the war, the blockades of the Black Sea ports and destroyed fields, the Food and Agriculture Organisation's food price index has once again jumped, in some cases by 17% (see […]

Recording here: Dear friends, There could be a revolution in EU agricultural policy. The EU Commission is setting a new course for the Union’s genetic engineering law: certain novel techniques of new genetic engineering such as CRISPR could be exempted from regulation by the genetic engineering law in the future, and, thus, become more commonplace […]

Recording: follows soon Dear friends, The decision day is here: Next Tuesday (14/6), the European Parliament's Environment and Economics Committees will vote on whether nuclear power and natural gas should be given an eco-label, just as renewables - as Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants. International investor organisations, EU member states, environmental associations and […]