The future is in your hands – Alison Mizzi

Over the past year, the EU institutions conducted an important reaching-out exercise to European citizens across all member states. An important initiative that solidifies the democratic principles in Europe through a consultation process involving thousands of participants from all walks of life.

Multiple events took place within communities with shared and contrasting political views, life experiences, as well as interests. It was also possible for individuals and interest groups to contribute messages through a dedicated multilingual digital platform that was specifically set up to receive ideas in a centralised EU repository.

This process was complemented by a series of workshops and plenary discussions at EU level, including the participation of elected representatives, social partners, civil society organisations, and citizens, who jointly produced a final report with 49 recommendations that was officially presented to the presidents of the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the European Council last May.

Malta was one of the most active member states with recorded events and participation per capita, which shows that the Maltese are generally interested in...