Six sessions. That’s how long it took to complete Brussels’ 7th Deliberative Commission, which focused on cleanliness and waste management in the capital. Following the information and deliberation sessions covered in our previous article, here is an account of the final two stages: the vote on the recommendations, followed by their official submission. The moment when collective work meets institutional reality.

What About Dem contributed to the UN Special Rapporteur's Beyond Growth Roadmap, a landmark policy initiative calling for a fundamental rethinking of how we fight poverty.

Op-ed A tight budget, and two neighboring regions with radically opposing visions of democracy. One enshrines citizens’ assemblies and their regulations in law, ensuring they continue even as the political majority changes. The other removes their legal safeguards. This is more than a technical decision; this signals a tragic political direction. A subtle, yet real, step backward On March 10, the Walloon Parliament’s Energy Committee met to discuss amendments to the “carbon n

Design / Strategy / Training What kind of Europe do young people want to live in by 2040? This question is not rhetorical. It is not symbolic. And it is not postponed to “later.” It is currently being explored across 19 European countries, where hundreds of young people are gathering in National Workshops organized around the Horizon Europe project YouthDecide 2040 to imagine, debate and design the future of democracy. Between March and May 2026, around 700 participants are t