Green paper – The Future of Democracy in Europe

- Green Paper : the Future of Democracy in Europe
- Word version
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Part I. Challenges and Opportunities
- Part II. Processes and actors
- Part III. Recommendations for reform

Our “wish list” of recommended reforms

1. Universal citizenship
2. Discretionary voting
3. Lotteries for electors
4. Shared mandates
5. Specialised elected councils
6. Democracy kiosks
7. Citizenship mentors
8. Council of denizens
9. Voting rights for denizens
10. Civic service
11. Education for political participation
12. Guardians to watch the guardians
13. Special guardians for media guardians
14. Freedom of information
15. A “yellow card” provision for legislatures
16. Incompatibility of mandates
17. Framework legislation
18. Participatory budgeting by citizens
19. A citizens’ Assembly
20. Variable thresholds for election
21. Intra-party democracy
22. Vouchers for funding organisations in civil society
23. Vouchers for financing political parties
24. Referendums and initiatives
25. Electronic support for candidates and parliaments (“smart voting”)
26. Electronic monitoring and online deliberation systems
27. Postal and electronic voting
28. An agent for the promotion of democratic reform

Conclusions