Federal citizens' assemblies
In Germany, ten citizens' assemblies have been held at the federal level from 2019 to date. You can find all the assemblies in our overview.
Citizens' Assembly on Education and Learning
On 24 November 2024, the German Citizens' Assembly on Education and Learning voted by a large majority in favour of children and young people being better prepared for life at school. More
Citizens' assembly "Forum against Fakes"
On 12 September 2024, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faser accepted the recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly “Forum against Fakes”. It contains proposals and measures to combat disinformation. More
Citizens' Assembly "Joint transport transition in urban and rural areas"
"How can the transport transition in rural and urban areas succeed together?" On 27 May 2024, 50 citizens from all over Germany submitted a citizens' report with 20 recommendations to the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. More
Citizens' assembly on nutrition
On 20 February 2024, the Citizens' Assembly "Nutrition in Transition" presented its recommendations to Bundestag President Bärbel Bas and the parliamentary groups in the Bundestag. More
Citizens' Assembly on Artificial Intelligence
In June 2022, randomly selected citizens debated the consequences of the use of artificial intelligence in a virtual citizens' assembly. More
Citizens' Assembly on Research
In 2022, 55 randomly selected citizens in the Citizens' Assembly on Research thought about guiding principles and recommendations on citizen participation in research policy. More
National Citizens' Forum on the Future of Europe
The Federal Foreign Office organised a randomly selected "National Citizens' Forum" in January 2022. There, citizens could actively contribute their own ideas on the future of Europe. More
Climate Assembly
In 2021, 160 randomly selected people from all over Germany deliberated on climate policy recommendations to the Bundestag and the Federal Government at the Climate Assembly. More
Citizens' Assembly "Germany's Role in the World"
Guidelines and proposals for future German foreign policy were discussed at the 2021 Citizens' Assembly "Germany's Role in the World". More
Citizens' Assembly on Democracy
How can we improve our democracy? This was the topic of the Citizens' Assembly on Democracy in September 2019 in Leipzig. More
Database
In Germany, randomly selected bodies have been used to answer federal policy questions since the 1980s. You can find information on all mini-publics held at federal level in the Citizens' Assembly database.