Riigikogu delegation attends the Plenary Session of the Conference on the Future of Europe

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Members of the European Union Affairs Committee Riina Sikkut and Anti Poolamets are taking part in the Conference on the Future of Europe, which is held today and tomorrow in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. Chairman of the Committee Siim Kallas and member Oudekki Loone are attending remotely.

This afternoon, discussions will take place in Working Groups (WG). Anti Poolamets is taking part in the WG on European democracy and Riina Sikkut in the WG on Digital transformation, which she is chairing together with Finnish MP Elina Valtonen. Oudekki Loone is taking part in the WG on Migration, and Siim Kallas in the WG on A stronger economy. The Working Groups are embarking on a new stage in their work where the recommendations of the citizens’ panels are being examined with a view of formulating these into proposals to be presented to the Plenary Assembly.

This will be followed today and tomorrow by five Plenary Sessions whose agendas are titled youth, education and culture; EU in the world; stronger economy, social justice and jobs; digital transformation; and migration.

The Conference on the Future of Europe is a citizens-led series of debates and discussions that enable people from across Europe to share their ideas and help shape our common future. This takes place on a multilingual digital platform where every European citizen can share their ideas through national as well as European citizens’ panels.

The conclusions of the discussions are explored at the Plenary Session of the Conference. The Conference as a public forum offers an opportunity to engage in an open, inclusive, and transparent discussion with the citizens on a variety of priorities and problems.

Source: Parliament of Estonia