{"id":5774,"date":"2022-03-31T16:04:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T14:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&p=5774"},"modified":"2022-03-31T16:06:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T14:06:24","slug":"il-futur-tal-ewropa-konkluz-l-ewwel-dibattitu-dwar-il-proposti-tal-konferenza","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/il-futur-tal-ewropa-konkluz-l-ewwel-dibattitu-dwar-il-proposti-tal-konferenza\/","title":{"rendered":"Future of Europe: first debate on Conference proposals wraps up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Conference on the Future of Europe is in its final phase, following last weekend\u2019s exchanges on preliminary draft proposals on all themes. The Plenary<\/a> and the nine Working Groups<\/a> started working on the Conference\u2019s final proposals at a meeting held on 25-26 March in the European Parliament in Strasbourg with some participating online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preliminary drafts, prepared by the Chairs and citizens\u2019 spokespersons and assisted by the Common Secretariat, were discussed by all members of the Plenary: citizens, MEPs, national parliamentarians, representatives of the Council, the Commission, social partners, civil society and representatives of local and regional authorities. These drafts were mainly based on recommendations from the European Citizens\u2019 Panels<\/a> and national panels<\/a>, ideas gathered through the Multilingual Digital Platform<\/a>, as well as input from the debates in Plenary and Working Group sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presenting the work of the European Parliament Working Groups, MEPs stressed that even the most ambitious citizens\u2019 proposals must be taken seriously and pledged to defend the valuable work done by European citizens within the Conference process. In line with the citizens\u2019 recommendations, many MEPs called for stronger European policies in areas such as health, foreign policy, youth, education and culture. Europe must become more ambitious and take the lead in digital connectivity, according to some, and should support its SMEs, according to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most MEPs highlighted that a stronger European Union is also better able to address the war in Ukraine. Some called the Russian invasion a watershed moment for the future of Europe, while others appealed for the EU to be better armed against crises in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recordings of the Working Group meetings are available on the Parliament\u2019s Multimedia Centre<\/a>. Catch up on the Plenary\u2019s debates using the following links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n