In September, we gathered 150 randomly selected people from across Europe in Brussels to discuss how we can make our democracies stronger.
This weekend, they’re gathering once again to continue the discussion.
Following their final session in December, they will put forward some concrete proposals that will directly feed into our policies.
And you can be part of it too!
Find out more: https://link.europa.eu/bmWJmD
@EUCommission There's no one simple answer - but keeping billionaire's and big businesses' capital out of politics must be one part of it, and proper regulation of media (including social media platform operators) another.
@EUCommission It would be great if some of these 150 citizens raised a fundamental question: why are our democratically elected institutions so dependent on communication platforms controlled by unelected tech billionaires?
Who controls the infrastructure of political communication also holds considerable power over our democracies.
@EUCommission Best first step: tax the rich!
Oct 16, 2026, 7:19 AM@simondassow @EUCommission
Or ensure that the voice of an ordinary citizen carries no more or less weight than that of a billionaire. Isonomia.
Oct 15, 2026, 7:22 AM@EUCommission
Proposal:
Establishment of randomly selected citizens’ assemblies in all European countries to address the question of how individual countries can democratically reform their constitutions. These assemblies should be advised by independent experts, and citizens must be given the opportunity to submit proposals.
Then the same should be done for the EU.
Oct 15, 2026, 7:42 AM@EUCommission
Political parties divide society, and elections exclude more than 99% of citizens from political participation and decision-making.
It’s no wonder, then, that there is mistrust, dissatisfaction, and division in society and politics.
Oct 15, 2026, 10:00 AM@EUCommission
It will not be enough to make a few minor improvements here and there, and it is not constructive to consult citizens merely to give the appearance of legitimacy and then cherry-pick the results.
Oct 16, 2026, 7:08 AM@EUCommission
The cornerstone of a democracy remains the political equality of its citizens. As long as this is not understood and respected, we are unlikely to see any social progress; on the contrary, we must expect an increase in crises.
@EUCommission One way to make democracies stronger is to NOT install mass surveillance systems that are modeled after totalitarian systems like China or Russia. Things like chat control and age verification have no place in a strong democracy.
And start fighting the far right fascists instead of working with them.
@EUCommission
A much-needed debate. Yet the sphere where opinions are formed today — the cognitive one — remains the most exposed to synthetic manipulation, and no European constitution safeguards it yet. Constitutionalizing its protection as a fourth power could enrich this panel's work. Open analysis in EN/ES:
https://adrianpotentela.codeberg.page
@EUCommission
Start by getting all #EU leaders OFF of US-oligarch owned social media!
Oct 15, 2026, 8:33 AM@EUCommission let me guess - Chat Control makes democracy stronger?
@EUCommission And to have more resilient democracy (democracy without abusable surveillance infrastrucutre) lets repel #EUKidsAct and forbid the #ChatControl 2.0 to be ever proposed.
@EUCommission was it inspired by the „We the society” by any chance?
Please keep us informed here as well
Oct 15, 2026, 9:19 AM@EUCommission low hanging fruit : delete Nazis and billionaires. Up to you on the exact method, but expeditiously is key.
Don't talk about making democracies stronger while you destroy online anonymity in the name of children.
Why the fuck is an undemocratically-appointed entity proposing legislation?
That's what parliament is for.
Oct 15, 2026, 9:31 AM@EUCommission I applaud the way that the EU promotes democratic values and institutions, and I truly believe that many of the guardrails set by the union make Europe stronger — but I feel that the union still has a problem with a democratic deficit.
Based on my experiences as a social studies teacher in upper secondary school, the EU still appears as an impenetrable bureucratic monolith to many (if not most) students. The obfuscation around some of the proposed legislation — such as Chat Control — certainly doesn’t help.
With that in mind, we still have a long way ahead of us in mobilising young voters in the elections to the European Parliament.
Oct 15, 2026, 10:23 AMOct 15, 2026, 10:24 AM@EUCommission do that and make democracy stronger in the EU
@EUCommission The Commission is selected in an obscure process of political lobbying and it decisions are mostly dictated by economic lobbies. It manipulates the voting of the parliament when the most democratic process of the EU takes place (#chatcontrol). This initiative is a mockery of citizen assembly. I'd be happy to be proven wrong.
@EUCommission learn how to live democracy as leader and more important as participant living in Europe. One important info is: you can get and reach everything by yourself in a democracy. From a new soccerfield in your neighbourhood to regulating street usage to changing taxlaws. Your investment: time. As bonus you are free to live where and how you see fit.
I see another EU Commission post is getting ratioed on Mastodon. It must be a day ending in y.
@EUCommission start by not creating a surveillance and censorship infrastructure through Chat Control and the EU Kids Act, and also stop all attempts at undermining encryption such as through the ProtectEU resolution!
Oct 17, 2026, 9:39 PMLearn about now Spain got a democratic country after Franco. It worked. Now wait until 29N to see how the right politicians win and have it all turned backwards...