10 ans de renforcement de la voix des citoyens en Lettonie - quelle est la prochaine étape pour ManaBalss ?
La plateforme ManaBalss fête son dixième anniversaire et revient sur une décennie d'amélioration de la participation citoyenne en Lettonie.
By the people, for the people, and the bees
The loss of biodiversity is one of the most serious problems of our time. The ECI Campaign, an NGO dedicated to the advancement of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), is committed to the ECI “Save Bees and Farmers” in order to counteract the worldwide loss of biodiversity,...
10 years of strengthening citizens’ voices in Latvia – what’s next for ManaBalss?
The ManaBalss platform celebrates its tenth anniversary and looks back on a decade of improving citizen participation in Latvia.
First-ever online collection of signatures sets Italy up for referendum on euthanasia
We are on tour again: Ukrainian Vibes - European Public Sphere 2.0
You’re a dreamer with a heart that beats European? - You’re not the only one! The project Ukrainian Vibes - European Public Sphere is on tour again and gathers European citizens under its digital dome to connect, discuss and share ideas regarding the future of Europe.
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Première collecte en ligne de signatures en Italie pour un référendum sur l'euthanasie
Le premier référendum national au Mexique : le déclin ou l’essor de la démocratie directe en Amérique latine ?
Le 1er août 2021, le Mexique a célébré sa première consultation nationale au milieu d’une plémique. Le président Andrés Manuel López Obrador (plus connu sous « AMLO ») a mis en place un soi-disant référendum sui generis, afin de juger cinq anciens chefs d’Etat pour des crimes qu...
Mexico’s first national plebiscite: the wilting or blooming of direct democracy in Latin America?
On August 1 2021, Mexico celebrated its very first nationwide public consultation in the amidst of a heated controversy. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (widely known as AMLO) called for this sui generis so-called plebiscite asking the public to determine whether former...
The European Public Sphere is going on tour again!
The European Public Sphere is going on tour again. This time we are traveling to Ukraine. As part of ASA, four young professionals from Germany and Ukraine bring the tour to the virtual public sphere. It’s a joint project by Democracy International, Change Communication and the...
On to the next decade!
On 30th June 2011 Democracy International was officially founded in the small town of Kortenberg, Belgium. The choice for Kortenberg was symbolic as it is the site of the first constitution in Europe to accord democratic rights to its citizens. Ten years later we celebrated...