How do we want to live together in Dresden?

Anja Schneider / Stiftung Frauenkirche Dresden

How do we want to live together in Dresden? This question was at the centre of the Citizens' Assembly “City of Peace Dresden”. The results were presented to the public on 8 May 2025 in the Frauenkirche and handed over to the state capital. More

What interests young people?

Elisa Mauruschat

At the ‘betterLÄND’ youth forum, randomly selected young people from Baden-Württemberg developed ideas and suggestions on how the Ministry of the Environment can better involve and represent young people. The final report was published on 7 May 2025. More

Citizens' assembly on school times in France

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On 2 May 2025, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the convening of a Citizens' Assembly on the question of how long the French school year and school day should be - and whether the summer holidays should be shortened. More 

Citizens' assemblies come to Hamburg

Mira Mikosch

Hamburg is the only German state that has never had a citizens' assembly. If the SPD and the Greens have their way, this will soon change. More

Childrens ideas for sports fields

DKJS / Cornelia Schmidt

In Moritzburg, a randomly selected children's future council addressed the question of how the sports facilities in the municipality can be made fit for the future and more attractive for children  More

Swiss citizens' assembly wants sugar tax

Bevölkerungsrat 2025 / Caroline Krajcir

In Switzerland, a Citizens' Assembly is in favour of an incentive tax on sugar. The mini-public presented this and five other reform proposals for health promotion and prevention in Bern on 15 April 2025. More

Uncertain future for mini-publics in Vorarlberg

Udo Mittelberger

Citizens' assemblies will probably have a harder time in Vorarlberg in future. The Office for Voluntary Engagement and Participation (FEB), which has supported and organised many mini-publics in the past, will be dissolved in mid-2025. More

Citizens' assemblies: Black-red coalition gives the green light

Deutscher Bundestag / Robert Boden / Mehr Demokratie

In Germany, the CDU/CSU and SPD want to convene further federal citizens' assemblies. This was agreed by the three parties in their coalition agreement presented on 9 April 2025. More

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