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14-11-2016
Global Forum to fight retreat of democracy
From 16 to 19 November 2016, more than 200 people from all continents of the world will come together in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain, to attend the sixth Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy. This year’s edition of...
08-11-2016
Referendum in Bulgarien absichtlich kleingehalten
Am Sonntag, den 6. November 2016, fand in Bulgarien ein von Bürgerinnen und Bürgern initiiertes Referendum zu drei Fragen statt, wobei über die Wahlpflicht, ein neues Mehrheitswahlsystem und die Parteienfinanzierung...
04-11-2016
Referendum in Bulgaria deliberately left at low key
On Sunday, 6 November 2016, a citizen-initiated referendum was held in Bulgaria on three questions. Voters were asked whether to introduce mandatory voting, a majority system to elect the members of parliament and...
24-10-2016
Petition handover: “EU Commission, listen to us!”
One day ahead of the presentation of the Commission Work Programme for 2017, the organisations Democracy International, Mehr Demokratie and The ECI Campaign handed over 40,996 signatures to Mr. Antoine Colombani, Member...
24-10-2016
EU-Kommission, höre endlich auf uns!
Einen Tag bevor die EU-Kommission ihr Arbeitsprogramm für das Jahr 2017 vorstellt, haben die Organisationen Democracy International, Mehr Demokratie und The ECI Campaign in Brüssel 40.996 Unterschriften für eine Reform...
30-09-2016
Refugee vote is misuse of direct democracy
On Sunday, 2 October 2016, Hungary’s eight million eligible voters will decide in a plebiscitary referendum whether Hungary is to take in refugees along the European Union’s mandatory quota system. Democracy...
30-09-2016
Orban missbraucht die direkte Demokratie
Am Sonntag werden Ungarns acht Millionen wahlberechtigte Bürger darüber abstimmen, ob Ungarn Flüchtlinge nach dem Quotensystem der Europäischen Union aufnehmen soll. Nach Meinung von Democracy International ist die...
16-09-2016
EU Summit: Citizens demand a democratic EU – Now!
58,923 citizens from right across the EU are calling upon the political leaders to make the European Union more democratic and transparent. As the 27 EU Heads of State or Government convene in Bratislava to discuss the...
13-09-2016
15/ 16 September 2016: Citizens‘ Action in Bratislava
Democracy International cordially invites all journalists to come to the Dome for Democracy in Bratislava on 15 / 16 September. The Dome is to demonstrate that there is urgent need to make the EU more democratic.
The...
29-06-2016
Merkel’s no to EU Convention is crucial mistake
At the informal EU talks in Brussels on 29 June 2016, German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected civil society’s demands for a new EU Convention by stating there would be no EU treaty changes following Brexit. This...