Can Europe Be a Catalyst for Democratic Innovation?
The EU could benefit from tapping into the smart ideas behind its many successful local projects, and then adapting them to benefit other member states.
Stephen Boucher is managing director of Fondation EURACTIV. He published the Petit manuel de créativité politique in 2017, which looks at how to foster creativity in policymaking.
The EU could benefit from tapping into the smart ideas behind its many successful local projects, and then adapting them to benefit other member states.
The European Commission’s new president should act decisively to make deliberations in Brussels more accountable to voters and national parliaments.
Busy citizens will not engage with European politics unless they have a good chance of being heard. The EU must provide tangible and high-profile initiatives to bridge this divide.