A podcast by Debating Europe, the citizen engagement unit of Friends of Europe Building social cohesion. Restoring democratic trust. Bridging divides. As Europe faces rising polarisation – on politics ...

This is the first episode of Overcoming Polarisaton: Paths to Common Ground, a new podcast series from Debating Europe, Friends of Europe’s citizen engagement unit. Europe is feeling fractured.

In the final episode of our 2023 podcast series designed to reimagine a democracy fit for the 21 st century, we asked two experts if they would rather complement or replace representative democracy ...

As both Europe and Africa seek a transition to more sustainable energy sources, how can the two continents work together towards climate-resilient energy security? What sort of cooperation would lead ...

In the fifth and final episode of the five-part special series of Policy Voices on the EU elections, host Catarina Vila Nova speaks with representatives from five parties on the key issue of the EU ...

Our “2024 Voices – Citizens Speak Up!” report highlights a strong demand for stronger policies, AI investment, and digital upskilling to drive innovation and economic growth. We sat down with Arba ...

In this third episode of the five-part special series of Policy Voices on the EU elections, host Catarina Vila Nova speaks with representatives from five parties on the key issue of climate change. In ...

Between September 2023 and April 2024, we conducted group discussions on climate issues with 160 citizens from all over Europe to discuss about their views on 4 EU Missions, namely on: Climate-Neutral ...

As part of our work around reimagining a democracy fit for the 21st century, we asked the following experts and activists “Could civic education be the silver bullet needed to rebuild trust in our ...

In this fourth episode of the five-part special series of Policy Voices on the EU elections, host Catarina Vila Nova speaks with representatives from five parties on the key issue of migration and ...

In this episode of our podcast designed to reimagine a democracy fit for the 21 st century, we’re looking at a potentially important step in channelling greater participation of young people in the ...

Between September 2023 and April 2024, we conducted group discussions on climate issues with 160 citizens from all over Europe to discuss about their views on 4 EU Missions, namely on: Climate-Neutral ...