26-09-2022 14:00
EPRS-EUI-IPOL online roundtable: In defence of democracy
Policy Roundtables and Book Talks
EPRS
Live event on Zoom from the EUI in Florence
Monday 26 September 14:00-18:30 and Tuesday 27 September 8:45-13:00
The challenge today for democracies in Europe and beyond is how to become more open and more resilient. This policy roundtable brings together politicians, policymakers, academics, and policy analysts to set an agenda for positive action.Speakers from across Europe, as well as, from across the political spectrum will come together to assess the way forward centred around 4 main themes:
- Innovating democracy: Citizens' participation in the EU system after the Conference on the Future of Europe
- Consolidating democracy: Reform of the electoral system for the European Parliament and its right to initiate legislation
- Protecting democracy: How to defend and advance the rule of law within the European Union?
- Protecting democracy: How to safeguard rational political debate from disinformation, whilst respecting free speech?