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Citizens’ engagement: Launch of new centre for designing policies with citizens, for citizens

October 6, 2021 by European Union Leave a Comment

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today the Commission is launching a competence centre on participatory and deliberative democracy in its Joint Research Centre (JRC). The competence centre will foster partnerships and provide guidance, tools and resources to strengthen citizen engagement in policy. The rise in citizens’ assemblies, juries, and […]

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