Voters Without Borders: End of Campaign
June 11th marks the end of a year and a half journey of advocating, promoting, and supporting European political rights. The Voters Without Borders (VWB) team as well as 8,762…
“Lex Czarnek” – controversial educational law amendment and what it means for the future of Poland educational system
In May 2021, the “Polish” deal was presented. As part of strengthening Polish identity, Polish schools would teach that the European Union is an “unlawful entity.” The European Commission had…
“There is no such thing as a vote that doesn’t matter.” (Barack Obama)
Photo by Christian Lue on UnsplashAngela Merkel is not running again in the German elections. Three main candidates are competing to replace her. Despite their pro-European attitudes, European citizenship and voting rights are…
May 2021 – A historical moment for European citizens
The very much awaited Conference on the Future of Europe started on the same day European citizens celebrate Europe Day — 9 May. On this occasion, speeches were made to…
Comunicado de prensa: El derecho a voto de los europeos residentes
El pasado martes 4 fueron llamados a las urnas 5.1 millones de habitantes en Madrid. La participación fue del 76,5 pero 507.072 personas nacidas en un país miembro de la…
An update on our ECI’s progress
Our Foundation has singled out political rights as the one reform which is essential to give substance to EU citizenship. 14 million EU citizens have rights to vote in local…
Press release: General elections in The Netherlands
Yesterday marked the final day of the general elections in the Netherlands. The right to vote is a central axis of our democracies, but in a lot of cases this…
The reverse side of German democracy
Participative democracy grows inconsistent in Europe where administrative and political barriers are still faced by EU mobile citizens when exercising their right to vote. On Sunday 14/3, three states across…
The European Citizens’ Initiative at the European Committee of the Regions
Source: Unsplash, Timon Studler
On Thursday 4 February 2021, a hearing of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) on the European Citizens’ Initiative took place. We presented our Initiative to the CoR.The European Union…
EU and Spanish electoral law require urgent reform
Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya
The upcoming regional elections in Catalonia that will choose the new Parliament will take place on February 14th, after the TSJC rejected delaying them until May, arguing their immediate necessity due to “intense public…