shape our common future 4 . It was held between 2021 and 2022 , and 800 EU citizens were divided into four panels , which held 12 meetings and covered 9 themes , resulting in a final report containing 49 proposals with more than 300 concrete measures for the Presidents of the European Parliament , the Council and the Commission . Those measures came about thanks to over 50 000 Europeans who took part through the work of the citizens ’ panels .
Strengthening the EU ’ s democratic system is one of the priorities of the European Parliament , which is committed to developing new channels and tools to involve citizens more directly , actively and regularly .
Together . eu is a European Parliament project that started off under the slogan thistimeiamvoting in the run-up to the 2019 European elections , with the aim of building a pan-European community committed to democracy .
It welcomes individuals , civil society organisations and youth networks from across the EU that want to get involved in the democratic life of the EU , in particular by encouraging voters to go to the polls in the 2024 European elections 5 .
Bringing the European Union and its citizens closer together also calls for a good understanding , based on reliable information , of what the EU does and its impact on the lives of Europeans .
The What Europe does for me website 6 created by the European
4 . https :// commission . europa . eu / strategy-and-policy / priorities-2019-2024 / new-push-european-democracy / conference-future-europe _ en
5 . https :// together . europarl . europa . eu / aboutus
6 . https :// www . europarl . europa . eu / news / en / press-room / press-tool-kit / 5 / what-europe-does-for-me
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