a genuine and innovative political process and dialogue between citizens , European , national and regional institutions , civil society and social partners – a form of collective reasoning on the current and future objectives of the European Union .
The Conference ended after a year of online discussions and in-person events organised in the form of citizens ’ panels , and more institutional work carried out by the Conference Plenary Assembly and its thematic working groups , which were places of close and heated confrontation between institutional representatives , social partners , civil society organisations and citizens .
Citizens , who had been randomly selected , were encouraged to share their ideas , voice their doubts , and propose alternatives in panels , in an open and direct dialogue with the three main European institutions . This unprecedented opportunity for citizen engagement signalled a significant shift towards a more inclusive and democratic decision-making process at the European level . This commitment resulted in a final set of conclusions , with 49 recommendations and 326 concrete measures to strengthen the EU ’ s policies and capacity to act on the main themes of the European agenda , namely climate change and the environment ; health ; a stronger economy , social justice and employment ; the European Union in the world ; values and rights , the rule of law , security ; digital transformation ; European democracy ; migration ; and education , culture , youth and sport .
After the start of Russia ’ s war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022 , the enlargement of the European Union to include Ukraine , Moldova , Georgia and the Western Balkans and the deepening of the EU ’ s legal and institutional dimensions were more necessary than ever . Following these events , in May 2022 , the Conference released its ‘ Report on the final outcome ’, proposing
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