'Support CSOs to involve young people in key democratic processes and help the youth advocate by strengthening legal frameworks and investing in civic education'

@d_onyshko debate with @VeraJourova #EESCplenary #EU4Democracy

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'Upcoming EU elections are important as we fear the results of eurosceptic parties and abstention. The role of civil society is key in engaging people and reaching citizens beyond Brussels'

@BrikenaXhomaqi debate @VeraJourova #EESCplenary #EU4Democracy

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'We know that Europe is in crisis and democracy is under attack, not only here but all over the world.
We are still seeing the rise of the far right, and nationalism'

@liina_carr debate @VeraJourova #EESCplenary #EU4Democracy

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The index that measures democracy says that now there are more outright dictatorships than full democracies in the world. It says that there are 10 EU member stats that are not full democracies'

@KenLCG debate @VeraJourova #EESCplenary #EU4Democracy

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'It's true that authoritarians are on the rise but there are movements of people in favour of democracies countering this authoritarianism'

@HelfriedCarl debate @VeraJourova #EESCplenary #EU4Democracy

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'Let's be honest: democracy in Europe is not only threatened from the outside. Also from within. Social partners and CSOs have come under increasing pressure in recent years'

@oliverroepke debate @VeraJourova #EESCplenary #EU4Democracy

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'The EESC firmly believes that democracy in Europe can only be strengthened by reinforcing and expanding democratic participation at all levels'

@oliverroepke debate @VeraJourova #EESCplenary #EU4Democracy

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' We must use all our efforts to support and help developing democracy in countries around us especially in candidate countries. In this context civil society is a key piece'

@LucaLuc19908512 debate @VeraJourova #EESCplenary #EU4Democracy

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'In France, we are living a great mobilisation. Everywhere citizens want to be linked to the decision-making, so we need to re-power the shared competences between the electors and the elected'

Denis Meynent debate @VeraJourova #EESCplenary #EU4Democracy
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