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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A two level game: The Hague talks outside and inside the Dome
Den Haag| On 13 April 2019 we held our talks at our second-to last stop in the Netherlands, at the Leyweg shopping centre in The Hague. Not only was the weather exciting, also our Dome Talks came in a slightly different form. In The Hague, the European Public Sphere...
Amsterdam – Food for Thought
Amsterdam| On the 12th of April, the Europe Dome visited the multicultural city of Amsterdam. Right in the middle of the Passage in De Hallen, a bustling centre for culture and craftsmanship, the Europe Dome invited everyone to join in discussions on citizen...
Texel – Make the Fire of Democracy Blaze Again
Den Burg, Texel| My name is David Reich. As an intern, I joined the BeNeLux Tour in Belgium and the Netherlands in April this year. The first destination in the Netherlands for me personally (the others already had a stop before in Maastricht) was in beautiful Texel,...
Back to Maastricht of the 1300s
Maastricht |Have you ever felt like being in a beautiful safe space? A little part of the world where you can come and just talk with people without being judged or corrected. Where you look around and see, just outside your cocoon, a wonderful surrounding. And you...
Gent – A Day in the Life of the Europe Dome team
Gent| Dome events are fun. But to make them fun, a lot of tasks need to be taken care of before, during and after the talks. Follow the organisers through their daily (non-)routine during the BeNeLux Tour and get to know another side of beautiful Gent.The dome day...
Antwerp – Give the young people a voice and stage, we need them more than ever
Antwerp| The next stop marked on our Benelux map was Antwerp - a beautiful port city located in the Flemish region. At Groenplaats, in the heart of the city, we had two talks on Citizen Participation and Climate Change. Here, David Reich describes his experiences in...
Brussels – Studying Citizen Participation and Sustainability
Brussels| In the capital of Europe we held our second dome talk in Belgium. In the light of the upcoming European elections we visited the future academics of Europe - the students of the University of Brussels. Brussels is the city of diversity with 3 languages...
Liège – Democracy for Sale! Or not?
Liège| The first stop of the BeNeLux Tour of the European Public Sphere project was the 30th of March in Liège. We erected the Europe Dome in shopping centre Mediacité and held three talks on digital democracy, integration and the new European Parliament! Enjoy a...
BeNeLux Tour 2019 🇧🇪🇳🇱🇱🇺
Just before the European Elections, the moment has arrived: the Europe Public Sphere is going on tour again! And it will be exciting as it will be our biggest tour yet: 11 stops and 3 new countries. On any given day, there will be two to three talks under our Europe...
Extend the Sensors to the West and South
In our Austria-Tour we still have one more stop to do. On 16 October we will rebuild the Dome for an "inclusive Dome Talk" - in Vienna, where the opening event also took place in July. In the meantime, however, we were on our way - with a detour to South Tyrol - in...