European Democracy Lab Podcast

This episode was recorded in Rome, where the Young European Democrats were organizing their Europe @ Home event.Amazing opportunity to present their Manifesto to young people from all over the continent who came for the occasion.Along workshops and debate sessions, IED President Francesco Rutelli and MEP Sandro Gozi gave passionate speeches.An opportunity for those dedicated public servants to warn the Young Democrats to the challenges of this era. Francesco Rutelli exhorted them to "Be Brave" before the raise of defiance and hatred. While MEP Gozi underlined the acceleration of history that take older generation by surprise. In this podcast I have asked young representatives from Italy, Germany and France the measure from the YDE Manifesto that most concerned them, as well as how do they see the role of the EU in the world before the 2024 elections :Francesca Pistoni from Italia VivaLudwig Diegmeyer from Freie WehlerNolwen Pelven from Jeunes avec Macron

This is the return of the European Democracy Lab, the podcast of the Institute of European Democrats.Auspicious moment to come back to it, because of the European Parliament elections take place in the 27, from the 6th to 9th of June. My name is Jean-Baptiste Houriez, and I’ll be your host for our weekly program of information and interviews on European politics.Make sure to subscribe on your Spotify and other podcast platform to European Democracy Lab and get the latest update.Stay tune and we listen to each other soon ! 

Two young French discuss the impact of the climate crisis, its impact on their generation and the solutions they hope for from politics and EU institutions. All participants in this podcast series took part in the EU Youth Dialogues, a yearlong project by the Institute of European Democrats. For updates and more information about the EU Youth Dialogues, visit https://www.iedonline.eu/

Two young Cypriots discuss the country's divide, explore solutions and ask for more attention from the European institutions to help solve the years-long problem that befalls the country.

In this podcast we discuss the perceptions of young citizens in Germany vis à vis their representation in media and politics, both at the national and European level.

In this podcast we discuss the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and the impact of digital technologies on democracy with Paulina Mazgaj and Szymon Polewka, from Poland. Both, Paulina and Szymon participated in the first round of the EU Youth Dialogues workshops, a yearlong project organised by the Institute of European Democrats with the aim of making the voices of young European citizens count.

Representative democracy is in crisis. Public confidence in the accountability of democratic representation has experienced a steady decline, both within and outside the EU. For many citizens, political actors are distant figures and legislative processes appear too complex to follow and control. However, grassroots participatory democracy initiatives have mushroomed across Europe. This phenomenon speaks to a more promising reality. We have discussed it with a Research from Croatia, Iva Paska, a sociologist and lecturer at the University of the North in Croatia and Vincent Chauvet, Mayor of Autun, in central France and member of the European Committee of the Regions.

La démocratie représentative est en crise. La confiance du public dans la responsabilité de la représentation démocratique a connu un déclin constant, tant à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur de l'UE. Pour de nombreux citoyens, les acteurs politiques sont des personnages distants et les processus législatifs semblent trop complexes pour être suivis et contrôlés. Cependant, les initiatives de démocratie participative locales se sont récemment multipliées dans toute l'Europe. Ce phénomène témoigne d'une réalité plus prometteuse. Nous en avons discuté avec une chercheuse croate, Iva Paska, sociologue et maître de conférences à l'Université du Nord en Croatie, et Vincent Chauvet, maire d'Autun, et membre du Comité européen des régions.

Réglementer le monde numérique chaotique est une tâche difficile, mais l'UE doit le faire. Grâce à leur solide capital politique et à leurs outils législatifs avancés, les institutions européennes sont aujourd'hui à l'avant-garde de la campagne mondiale visant à contenir les Big Tech, ces entreprises influentes qui en sont venues à dominer le monde numérique. Suffisant pour parvenir à une souveraineté numérique européenne ?Écoutez notre discussion avec Daniel Innerarity, professeur à l'École de gouvernance transnationale de l'Institut universitaire européen, et Sandro Gozi, député européen du Groupe Renew et secrétaire général du Parti démocrate européen (PDE).