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The #InDivEU panel at #PPCLjubljana is going LIVE 🔴 on #Zoom!

Join us over at the @tepsaeu Pre-Presidency Conference!

Below are our key highlights

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First up in the panel is a keynote address from @EU_Commission Vice-Presidency @dubravkasuica, who talks about her brief in the Commission: democracy and demography

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The #CoFoE is a key theme of the speech: citizens' role in shaping the #FutureofEurope is a priority of the conference, and citizens from across Europe can deliberate with each other

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"The EU gives significant support to the #WesternBalkans, including EUR 30bn of investment to create sustainable growth in the region"

- @dubravkasuica describes EU external action in the Western Balkans

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"This requires different solutions tailored for each regions specific needs"

- @dubravkasuica describes the EU's need for #DifferentiatedIntegration

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After the intervention of @EU_Commission Vice-President @dubravkasuica, we turn to moderator @MichaelKaeding to introduce our panel composed of representative from the DiCE network

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We welcome Sandra Kröger from #InDivEU, @bonomimat from @IdeaEu, and Magdalena Góra from @EU3Dh2020

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Sandra Kröger from the #InDivEU project is beginning her presentation by recapping her recent conclusions on the risks and rewards of DI -> something she elaborated on in her recent #DiCEWebinar!

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"There is a difference in support levels between the political right (pro-DI) and left (anti-DI), between north (pro-DI) and south (anti-DI), but among party actors, the split is more even"

- Sandra Kröger from #InDivEU

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"Many party actors bring up that DI risks undermining the unity of rule of law in Europe, even without us bringing the issue up"

- and interesting report from Sandra Kröger's #InDivEU research into #DifferentiatedIntegration

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Sandra Kröger from #InDivEU concludes by calling for Europe to take diverging perceptions of DI into account, by paying attention to how it is used. Democratic legitimacy and transparency are key

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We now turn to @bonomimat to speak about his work on #Differentiation at @IAIonline via the @IdeaEU project

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"#Brexit told us: the way the people are asked a question can affect the way they consider their answer: we should pay attention not only to how citizens respond to our questions, but also to what our questions consist of"

- @bonomimat from @IdeaEu & @IAIonline

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" If the @EUCouncil is too internally divided on how to implement the will of European citizens via the #CoFoE, it is on the Member States to ensure effectiveness and accountability"

- @bonomimat from @IdeaEu & @IAIonline

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We now turn to Magdalena Góra from @EU3Dh2020 and @JagiellonskiUni to give her take on "EU: Differentiation, Dominance, and Democracy"

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"Our analysis demonstrates that most people debate similar issues on the #FutureofEurope, BUT the discussion on the solutions to these issues vary significantly"

- Magdalena Góra from @EU3Dh2020 & @JagiellonskiUni

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"Who speaks about the #FutureofEurope? The political denomination of actors is important for this debate: eurosceptic actors and strong proponents of the EU are more active than the centre"

- Magdalena Góra from @EU3Dh2020 & @JagiellonskiUni

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Magdalena Góra from @EU3Dh2020 & @JagiellonskiUni also took the time to highlight the risk of not delivering on the results of the #CoFoE: citizens' voices must be heard

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On that note, we turn to a Q&A session with our participants - now is the time to get your questions in to our representatives of the DiCE constituent projects: #InDivEU, @IdeaEu, and @EU3Dh2020

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We're enjoying a particularly vibrant discussion during our Q&A: questions raised include how to make #CoFoE a truly transformative tool, what representative democracy requires in a Union of 27, and much more!

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Thanks to all the panellists for a great #InDivEU panel at #PPCLjubljana

@MichaelKaeding (@unidue), @dubravkasuica (@EU_Commission), Sandra Kröger (#InDivEU, @UniofExeter, & @ResearchDi), @bonomimat (@IdeaEu & @IAIonline), and Magdalena Góra (@EU3Dh2020 & @JagiellonskiUni)

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