Documents/EePSR/2: eParticipation of Citizens in European Public Policy/4: Public Space

4: Public Space

Launch a coordinated cross-institutional strategy to build an integrated European public space

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A long-term cross-institutional and coordinated strategy is needed across all European Union institutions to build an integrated European public space, which should be part of the recommended “open engagement policy”. Need clear objectives, target groups and envisaged outcomes Need strategy to identify, overcome or by-pass barriers, such as language, legal or regulatory obstacles, different notions of citizenship, etc. Create and safeguard a European public space composed of different enclaves/nodes in which different kinds of learning and problem-solving can thrive but with the aim of linking rather than unifying these. Build on existing initiatives like Commissioner Wallström‟s Plan D work, PreLex since 2001 (monitoring of the decision-making process between institutions), etc.

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