The core of our activities is built upon the ideas and stimuli produced by the interactions under the Europe Dome. The Catalogue of Ideas you can find on this page is a summary of the insightful remarks, most common topics raised and solutions discussed by participants in the Dome Talks.
It contains inputs collected in 62 Dome Talks in 8 countries during our two-year trip throughout Europe! These countries are Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Spain (Basque Country), and The Netherlands. In other words a preliminary roadmap to the problems of today’s Europe, which we must grapple with to develop the Europe of tomorrow!
In addition to the full PDF version spanning 70 pages, we also put together this interactive story map serving as a visual guide to our tour. Starting with San Sebastian, each location matches the picture featured, alongside a quote which relates to the region. Therefore, picture and quote might not necessarily come from the same place.
As you progress through the Catalogue, the topics addressed move, amongst others, from democracy, to inclusion, all the way to the EU copyright reform, giving you an idea of the thoughts, concerns and hopes of citizens all over Europe. You can find an overview on the first slide. However, if you are interested in a specific location or topic, feel free to play around with the interactive map and follow your own route!
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Europe Jam on Climate! 🇪🇺
After the first event of the Europe Jams during the Online Forum on Modern Direct Democracy was initially planned as a free discussion platform, we decided, based on the feedback from the participants, to hold upcoming Jams on specific topics. Our following Europe Jam...
TREAT YOURSELF TO DEMOCRACY – field report
Cologne | As part of the European public sphere project TREAT YOURSELF TO DEMOCRACY we visited the Don-Bosco club in the culturally diverse district of Müllheim, Cologne on 10 September. The idea behind the project is to motivate first-time voters to participate in...
Europe 2.0 – The first Europe Jam at the Online Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy
The ongoing Covid 19 pandemic affects us all – that also includes our traveling discussion dome. For this reason, the European Public Sphere team has decided to organise weekly online discussion rounds on various topics, targeted at young Europeans. The so-called...
More playgrounds and sports fields, clean school toilets and faster internet
Cologne | Students from Cologne-Mülheim have very concrete ideas about what they would like to change at their school, in their district and in the country. As part of the TREAT YOURSELF TO DEMOCRACY project, representatives of Mehr Demokratie NRW, the Verband...
Europe 2.0 – Your future, your turn to design it! 🇪🇺
👉 The European Public Sphere - Europe 2.0 creates an open laboratory for Europe’s future questions. And these should be answered by those who will have to live with the ideas: young Europeans such as yourself. 💡Together with you, we want to develop...
Virtual Public Sphere
Europe | On Monday the 11th of May, in honor of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights turning 20 years old, we held our first online Public Sphere event discussing the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. As part of the Connect Europe project with 7 civil society...
Virtual Public Sphere
Instead of traveling across our continent with the Europe Dome, in 2020 we will use the virtual, public space for our get togethers!EU-Charta of Fundamental Rights11 May 2020| Europe It's time for the first online European Public Sphere ever! Together with our 6...
Germany 2020! 🇩🇪
Also in 2020, we can't get enough of Germany! Join us and help create a true European Public Sphere for your wishes and ideas. Let's go!Cologne connects Europe 12 May 2020 | Cologne 🇩🇪 Finally, a dome for our dome! As part of Democracy International's...
Together instead of one upon the other – The day of action ‘Northern City’ in Hildesheim
Hildesheim | The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress. – Joseph Joubert (1754 - 1824), French moralist. Our intern Katharina Brauckmann shares her thoughts on 2019's last Dome Event! The aim of a discussion should not be...
Kirchentag 2019
Dortmund | Every two years Church Day puts the city under its spell. More than 100,000 people of all ages, religions and backgrounds come together to reflect and discuss on the issues of our time. Of course, the European Public Sphere was also involved! A report by...