Who's heard of the CoFoE?

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While few people are aware of the Conference on the Future of Europe it represents a unique opportunity to boost citizen democracy in the EU, writes Roger Casale for The Parliament Magazine

It is a pretty safe bet that most Europeans outside the Brussels bubble have never heard of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE)

To those of us who care about a more democratic culture in Europe, this is a significant challenge – we need to help make sure the Conference is a success.

Civil society organisations like New Europeans have a significant role to play in promoting the conference and encouraging participation.

In fact we in the pro-European movement need to recognise that we are as much part of the cognoscenti as those who work for the EU’s institutions.

If CoFoE becomes simply a conversation between the EU and organised civil society, an important opportunity will have been lost.....

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