{"id":12596,"date":"2026-08-27T09:03:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ci-romero.de\/en\/?p=12596"},"modified":"2026-08-27T09:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:03:03","slug":"shaping-europes-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ci-romero.de\/en\/shaping-europes-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaping Europe\u2019s Future Together"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Human Rights<\/h1>\n

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Voices in Motion: A Relay Race from Everyday Life to Brussels<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”teaser”]Together with citizens, organizations, and municipalities across Central and Eastern Europe, we bring the ideas of the \u201csilent majority\u201d to the heart of European policymaking.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1521736609456{margin-top: -15px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=”center”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-8 vc_col-xs-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1529308306545{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”12600″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-8″][vc_row_inner gap=”35″][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1521624954262{margin-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

What if Europe\u2019s most powerful sustainability ideas did not originate in Brussels, but in libraries, at festivals, and in community gardens? Together with civil society organizations and municipalities from Germany, Poland, Hungary and Romania, our project “Voices in motion” is turning this \u201cwhat if\u201d into reality. We collect ideas directly where people are present in their everyday life and present them to those who shape Europe\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

The implementation will take place in four phases \u2014much like a relay race. With each stage, the baton of ideas is passed on and enriched with new perspectives. To this end, we are organizing four future workshops:<\/p>\n

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  1. Future Lab: Ideas from Everyday Life<\/strong>
    \nIn libraries, museums, community gardens, and at local festivals, we gather citizens\u2019 perspectives on sustainability and Europe\u2019s future. We particularly aim to reach people who feel that their voices are not being heard in European policymaking. We call them the \u201csilent majority\u201d. Their stories, ideas, and visions form the first version of our Baton of Ideas.<\/li>\n
  2. Future Lab: Thinking Ahead Together<\/strong>
    \nCitizens discuss the collected ideas with experts and local decision-makers. These discussions generate concrete proposals on sustainable consumption, food systems, and climate-friendly industry, further enriching the Baton of Ideas.<\/li>\n
  3. Future Lab: European Dialogue<\/strong>
    \nIn an international webinar, the collected ideas are brought together with policymakers, researchers, and civil society representatives. Together, participants discuss how citizens\u2019 perspectives can play a greater role in shaping European sustainability policy.<\/li>\n
  4. Future Lab: Reaching Brussels<\/strong>
    \nIn the final stage, citizens from all partner countries bring the Baton of Ideas to Brussels. Filled with the visions and proposals developed throughout the Future Labs, it is formally handed over to representatives of the European Union. This way, citizens\u2019 ideas find their way to the very heart of European policymaking.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The Project<\/h3>\n

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