R3: Conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe: Time has come to deliver and build Europe better

The European Union is living in unprecedented times. It has never been more needed and it has never needed changes more than now.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of lives, deepened social injustices, and put our societies at risk. It has shown the fatal impacts of our abusive exploitation of natural resources and our short-term profit-driven model. It has shown even more clearly the unsustainability of our trade models and of the underfinancing of public services. It has shown how vital European coordination and solidarity are, and how there will be no just recovery without them.

As we were progressively recovering from this crisis, Vladimir Putin’s regime conducted an aggressive, imperialistic and unjustifiable fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine – a war against a sovereign and democratic country and a war against the core values of the European Union. This war is showing at the greatest cost the need for a Common Foreign and Defence Policy, fossil fuel independence, energy transition and a more united European Union on the global stage.

This war also puts us, Europeans, in front of the mirror.

In bombarded Kyiv, in a country resisting to survive, President Zelenskyy did not only ask for support, but he signed the request for Ukraine to join the European Union. This powerful choice, that Ukrainians have repeatedly expressed, reminds us of what the European project is, how much the values on which it has been built matter, and how these need to be defended and reinforced daily.

It reminds us why it is so important that the EU becomes stronger, more efficient, more united.

This will be only possible with citizens and thanks to them.

Many times in the past, the future of Europe was decided behind closed doors and citizens were only consulted at the end of the process, after intergovernmental negotiations. This approach has contributed to fuelling mistrust as well as overlooking citizens’ demands and needs.

For us Greens, citizen participation is key in shaping the Europe we want in the future. This is why we have supported the process of the Conference on the Future of Europe since day one. This is also why we fought for real citizen participation and for an inclusive process.

We value and welcome the work and engagement shown by citizens, organised civil society and members of parliaments throughout the duration of the Conference.

We welcome thedo in general welcomethe conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the clear ambition that citizens have shown to move Europe towards a green, social and democratic future.

We especially welcome those proposals that have been agreed to and that are key for a more progressive and sustainable future for our continent, such as:

The European Union is living in unprecedented times. It has never been more needed and it has never needed changes more than now.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of lives, deepened social injustices, and put our societies at risk. It has shown the fatal impacts of our abusive exploitation of natural resources and our short-term profit-driven model. It has shown even more clearly the unsustainability of our trade models and of the underfinancing of public services. It has shown how vital European coordination and solidarity are, and how there will be no just recovery without them.

As we were progressively recovering from this crisis, Vladimir Putin’s regime conducted an aggressive, imperialistic and unjustifiable fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine – a war against a sovereign and democratic country and a war against the core values of the European Union. This war is showing at the greatest cost the need for a more effective Common Foreign and Defence Policy, fossil fuel independence, energy transition and a more united European Union on the global stage.

This war also puts us, Europeans, in front of the mirror.

In bombarded Kyiv, in a country resisting to survive, President Zelenskyy did not only ask for support, but he signed the request for Ukraine to join the European Union. This powerful choice, that Ukrainians have repeatedly expressed, reminds us of what the European project is, how much the values on which it has been built matter, and how these need to be defended and reinforced daily.

It reminds us why it is so important that the EU becomes stronger, more efficient, more united.

This will be only possible with citizens and thanks to them.

Many times in the past, the future of Europe was decided behind closed doors and citizens were only consulted at the end of the process, after intergovernmental negotiations. This approach has contributed to fuelling mistrust as well as overlooking citizens’ demands and needs.

For us Greens, citizen participation is key in shaping the Europe we want in the future. This is why we have supported the process of the Conference on the Future of Europe since day one. This is also why we fought for real citizen participation and for an inclusive process.

We value and welcome the work and engagement shown by citizens, organised civil society and members of parliaments throughout the duration of the Conference.

We welcome the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the clear ambition that citizens have shown to move Europe towards a green, social and democratic future.

We especially welcome those proposals that have been agreed to and that are key for a more progressive and sustainable future for our continent, such as:

The European Union is living in unprecedented times. It has never been more needed and it has never needed changes more than now.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of lives, deepened social injustices, and put our societies at risk. It has shown the fatal impacts of our abusive exploitation of natural resources and our short-term profit-driven economic model. It has shown even more clearly the unsustainability of our trade models and of the underfinancing of public services. It has shown how vital European coordination and solidarity are, and how there will be no just recovery without them.

As we were progressively recovering from this crisis, Vladimir Putin’s regime conducted an aggressive, imperialistic and unjustifiable fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine – a war against a sovereign and democratic country and a war against the core values of the European Union. This war is showing at the greatest cost the need for a Common Foreign and Defence Policy, fossil fuel independence, energy transition and a more united European Union on the global stage.

This war also puts us, Europeans, in front of the mirror.

In bombarded Kyiv, in a country resisting to survive, President Zelenskyy did not only ask for support, but he signed the request for Ukraine to join the European Union. This powerful choice, that Ukrainians have repeatedly expressed, reminds us of what the European project is, how much the values on which it has been built matter, and how these need to be defended and reinforced daily.

It reminds us why it is so important that the EU becomes stronger, more efficient, more united.

This will be only possible with citizens and thanks to them.

Many times in the past, the future of Europe was decided behind closed doors and citizens were only consulted at the end of the process, after intergovernmental negotiations. This approach has contributed to fuelling mistrust as well as overlooking citizens’ demands and needs.

For us Greens, citizen participation is key in shaping the Europe we want in the future. This is why we have supported the process of the Conference on the Future of Europe since day one. This is also why we fought for real citizen participation and for an inclusive process.

We value and welcome the work and engagement shown by citizens, organised civil society and members of parliaments throughout the duration of the Conference.

We welcome the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the clear ambition that citizens have shown to move Europe towards a green, social and democratic future.

We especially welcome those proposals that have been agreed to and that are key for a more progressive and sustainable future for our continent, such as:

The European Union is living in unprecedented times. It has never been more needed and it has never needed changes more than now.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of lives, deepened social injustices, and put the cohesion of our societies at risk. It has shown the fatal impacts of our abusive exploitation of natural resources and our short-term profit-driven model. It has shown even more clearly the unsustainability of our trade models and of the underfinancing of public services. It has shown how vital European coordination and solidarity are, and how there will be no just recovery without them.

As we were progressively recovering from this crisis, Vladimir Putin’s regime conducted an aggressive, imperialistic and unjustifiable fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine – a war against a sovereign and democratic country and a war against the core values of the European Union. This war is showing at the greatest cost the need for a Common Foreign and Defence Policy, fossil fuel independence, energy transition and a more united European Union on the global stage.

This war also puts us, Europeans, in front of the mirror.

In bombarded Kyiv, in a country resisting to survive, President Zelenskyy did not only ask for support, but he signed the request for Ukraine to join the European Union. This powerful choice, that Ukrainians have repeatedly expressed, reminds us of what the European project is, how much the values on which it has been built matter, and how these need to be defended and reinforced daily.

It reminds us why it is so important that the EU becomes stronger, more efficient, more united.

This will be only possible with citizens and thanks to them.

Many times in the past, the future of Europe was decided behind closed doors and citizens were only consulted at the end of the process, after intergovernmental negotiations. This approach has contributed to fuelling mistrust as well as overlooking citizens’ demands and needs.

For us Greens, citizen participation is key in shaping the Europe we want in the future. This is why we have supported the process of the Conference on the Future of Europe since day one. This is also why we fought for real citizen participation and for an inclusive process.

We value and welcome the work and engagement shown by citizens, organised civil society and members of parliaments throughout the duration of the Conference.

We welcome the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the clear ambition that citizens have shown to move Europe towards a green, social and democratic future.

We especially welcome those proposals that have been agreed to and that are key for a more progressive and sustainable future for our continent, such as:

The European Union is living in unprecedented times. It has never been more needed and it has never needed changes more than now.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of lives, deepened social injustices, and put our societies at risk. It has shown the fatal impacts of our abusive exploitation of natural resources and our short-term profit-driven model. It has shown even more clearly the unsustainability of our trade models and of the underfinancing of public services. It has shown how vital European coordination and solidarity are, and how there will be no just recovery without them.

As we were progressively recovering from this crisis, Vladimir Putin’s regime conducted an unprovoked aggressive, imperialistic and unjustifiable fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine – a war against a sovereign and democratic country and a war against the core values of the European Union. This war is showing at the greatest cost the need for a Common Foreign and Defence Policy, fossil fuel independence, energy transition and a more united European Union on the global stage.

This war also puts us, Europeans, in front of the mirror.

In bombarded Kyiv, in a country resisting to survive, President Zelenskyy did not only ask for support, but he signed the request for Ukraine to join the European Union. This powerful choice, that Ukrainians have repeatedly expressed, reminds us of what the European project is, how much the values on which it has been built matter, and how these need to be defended and reinforced daily.

It reminds us why it is so important that the EU becomes stronger, more efficient, more united.

This will be only possible with citizens and thanks to them.

Many times in the past, the future of Europe was decided behind closed doors and citizens were only consulted at the end of the process, after intergovernmental negotiations. This approach has contributed to fuelling mistrust as well as overlooking citizens’ demands and needs.

For us Greens, citizen participation is key in shaping the Europe we want in the future. This is why we have supported the process of the Conference on the Future of Europe since day one. This is also why we fought for real citizen participation and for an inclusive process.

We value and welcome the work and engagement shown by citizens, organised civil society and members of parliaments throughout the duration of the Conference.

We welcome the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the clear ambition that citizens have shown to move Europe towards a green, social and democratic future.

We especially welcome those proposals that have been agreed to and that are key for a more progressive and sustainable future for our continent, such as:

The European Union is living in unprecedented times. It has never been more needed and it has never needed changes more than now.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of lives, deepened social injustices, and put our societies at risk. It has shown the fatal impacts of our abusive exploitation of natural resources and our short-term profit-driven model. It has shown even more clearly the unsustainability of our trade models and of the underfinancing of public services. It has shown how vital European coordination and solidarity are, and how there will be no just recovery without them.

As we were progressively recovering from this crisis, Vladimir Putin’s regime conducted an aggressive, imperialistic and unjustifiable fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine – a war against a sovereign and democratic country and aan unlawful war against the core values of the European Union. This war is showing at the greatest cost the need for a Common Foreign and Defence Policy, fossil fuel independence, energy transition and a more united European Union on the global stage.

This war also puts us, Europeans, in front of the mirror.

In bombarded Kyiv, in a country resisting to survive, President Zelenskyy did not only ask for support, but he signed the request for Ukraine to join the European Union. This powerful choice, that Ukrainians have repeatedly expressed, reminds us of what the European project is, how much the values on which it has been built matter, and how these need to be defended and reinforced daily.

It reminds us why it is so important that the EU becomes stronger, more efficient, more united.

This will be only possible with citizens and thanks to them.

Many times in the past, the future of Europe was decided behind closed doors and citizens were only consulted at the end of the process, after intergovernmental negotiations. This approach has contributed to fuelling mistrust as well as overlooking citizens’ demands and needs.

For us Greens, citizen participation is key in shaping the Europe we want in the future. This is why we have supported the process of the Conference on the Future of Europe since day one. This is also why we fought for real citizen participation and for an inclusive process.

We value and welcome the work and engagement shown by citizens, organised civil society and members of parliaments throughout the duration of the Conference.

We welcome the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the clear ambition that citizens have shown to move Europe towards a green, social and democratic future.

We especially welcome those proposals that have been agreed to and that are key for a more progressive and sustainable future for our continent, such as:

The European Union is living in unprecedented times. It has never been more needed and it has never needed changes more than now.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of lives, deepened social injustices, and put our societies at risk. It has shown the fatal impacts of our abusive exploitation of natural resources and our short-term profit-driven model. It has shown even more clearly the unsustainability of our trade models and of the underfinancing of public services. It has shown how vital European coordination and solidarity are, and how there will be no just recovery without them.

As we were progressively recovering from this crisis, Vladimir Putin’s regime conducted an aggressive, imperialistic and unjustifiable fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine – a war against a sovereign and democratic country and a war against the core values of the European Union. This war is showing at the greatest cost the need for a Common Foreign and Defence Policy, fossil fuel independence, energy transition and a more united and stronger European Union on the global stage.

This war also puts us, Europeans, in front of the mirror.

In bombarded Kyiv, in a country resisting to survive, President Zelenskyy did not only ask for support, but he signed the request for Ukraine to join the European Union. This powerful choice, that Ukrainians have repeatedly expressed, reminds us of what the European project is, how much the values and principles on which it has been built matter, and how these need to be defended and reinforced daily, both inside the EU and in EU's extneral actions.

It reminds us why it is so important that the EU becomes stronger, more efficient, more united. In today's fast-changing geopolitical environment the EU needs to become strategically more aunotnous to lower dependencies and defend EU citizens interests globally.

This will be only possible with citizens and thanks to them.

Many times in the past, the future of Europe was decided behind closed doors and citizens were only consulted at the end of the process, after intergovernmental negotiations. This approach has contributed to fuelling mistrust as well as overlooking citizens’ demands and needs.

For us Greens, citizen participation is key in shaping the Europe we want in the future. This is why we have supported the process of the Conference on the Future of Europe since day one. This is also why we fought for real citizen participation and for an inclusive process.

We value and welcome the work and engagement shown by citizens, organised civil society and members of parliaments throughout the duration of the Conference.

We welcome the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the clear ambition that citizens have shown to move Europe towards a green, social and democratic future.

We especially welcome those proposals that have been agreed to and that are key for a more progressive and sustainable future for our continent, such as:

The European Union is living in unprecedented times. It has never been more needed and it has never needed changes more than now.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of lives, deepened social injustices, and put our societies at risk. It has shown the fatal impacts of our abusive exploitation of natural resources and our short-term profit-driven model. It has shown even more clearly the unsustainability of our trade models and of the underfinancing of public services. It has shown how vital European coordination and solidarity are, and how there will be no just recovery without them.

As we were progressively recovering from this crisis, Vladimir Putin’s regime conducted an aggressive, imperialistic and unjustifiable fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine – a war against a sovereign and democratic country and a war against the core values of the European Union. This war is showing at the greatest cost the need for a Common Foreign and Defence Policy, fossil fuel independence, energy transition and a more united and stronger European Union on the global stage.

This war also puts us, Europeans, in front of the mirror.

In bombarded Kyiv, in a country resisting to survive, President Zelenskyy did not only ask for support, but he signed the request for Ukraine to join the European Union. This powerful choice, that Ukrainians have repeatedly expressed, reminds us of what the European project is, how much the values and principles on which it has been built matter, and how these need to be defended and reinforced daily. In today's fast-changing geopolitical environment the EU needs to become strategically more aunotnous to lower dependencies and defend EU citizens interests globally.

It reminds us why it is so important that the EU becomes stronger, more efficient, more united.

This will be only possible with citizens and thanks to them.

Many times in the past, the future of Europe was decided behind closed doors and citizens were only consulted at the end of the process, after intergovernmental negotiations. This approach has contributed to fuelling mistrust as well as overlooking citizens’ demands and needs.

For us Greens, citizen participation is key in shaping the Europe we want in the future. This is why we have supported the process of the Conference on the Future of Europe since day one. This is also why we fought for real citizen participation and for an inclusive process.

We value and welcome the work and engagement shown by citizens, organised civil society and members of parliaments throughout the duration of the Conference.

We welcome the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the clear ambition that citizens have shown to move Europe towards a green, social and democratic future.

We especially welcome those proposals that have been agreed to and that are key for a more progressive and sustainable future for our continent, such as:

The European Union is living in unprecedented times. It has never been more needed and it has never needed changes more than now.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of lives, deepened social injustices, and put our societies at risk. It has shown the fatal impacts of our abusive exploitation of natural resources and our short-term profit-driven model. It has shown even more clearly the unsustainability of our trade models and of the underfinancing of public services. It has shown how vital European coordination and solidarity are, and how there will be no just recovery without them.

As we were progressively recovering from this crisis, Vladimir Putin’s regime conducted an aggressive, imperialistic and unjustifiable fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine – a war against a sovereign and democratic country and a war against the core values of the European Union. This war is showing at the greatest cost the need for a Common Foreign and Defence Policy, fossil fuel independence, energy transition and a more united European Union on the global stage.

This war also puts us, Europeans, in front of the mirror.

In bombarded Kyiv, in a country resisting to survive, President Zelenskyy did not only ask for support, but he signed the request for Ukraine to join the European Union. This powerful choice, that Ukrainians have repeatedly expressed, reminds us of what the European project is, how much the values on which it has been built matter, and how these need to be defended and reinforced daily.

It reminds us why it is so important that the EU becomes stronger, more efficient, more united.

This will be only possible with citizens and thanks to them.

Many times in the past, the future of Europe was decided behind closed doors and citizens were only consulted at the end of the process, after intergovernmental negotiations. This approach has contributed to fuelling mistrust as well as overlooking citizens’ demands and needs.

For us Greens, citizen participation is key in shaping the Europe we want in the future. This is why we have supported the process of the Conference on the Future of Europe since day one. This is also why we fought for real citizen participation and for an inclusive process.

We value and welcome the work and engagement shown by citizens, organised civil society and members of parliaments throughout the duration of the Conference.

We welcome the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the clear ambition that citizens have shown to move Europe towards a green, social and democratic future.

We especially welcome those proposals that have been agreed to and that are key for a more progressive and sustainable future for our continent, such as:

The European Union is living in unprecedented times. It has never been more needed and it has never needed changes more than now.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of lives, deepened social injustices, and put our societies at risk. It has shown the fatal impacts of our abusive exploitation of natural resources and our short-term profit-driven model. It has shown even more clearly the unsustainability of our trade models and of the underfinancing of public services. It has shown how vital European coordination and solidarity are, and how there will be no just recovery without them.

As we were progressively recovering from this crisis, Vladimir Putin’s regime conducted an aggressive, imperialistic and unjustifiable fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine – a war against a sovereign and democratic country and a war against the core values of the European Union. This war is showing at the greatest cost the need for a Common Foreign and Defence Policy, fossil fuel and other energy sources independence, energy transition, food sovereignty and a more united European Union on the global stage.

This war also puts us, Europeans, in front of the mirror.

In bombarded Kyiv, in a country resisting to survive, President Zelenskyy did not only ask for support, but he signed the request for Ukraine to join the European Union. This powerful choice, that Ukrainians have repeatedly expressed, reminds us of what the European project is, how much the values on which it has been built matter, and how these need to be defended and reinforced daily.

It reminds us why it is so important that the EU becomes stronger, more efficient, more united.

This will be only possible with citizens and thanks to them.

Many times in the past, the future of Europe was decided behind closed doors and citizens were only consulted at the end of the process, after intergovernmental negotiations. This approach has contributed to fuelling mistrust as well as overlooking citizens’ demands and needs.

For us Greens, citizen participation is key in shaping the Europe we want in the future. This is why we have supported the process of the Conference on the Future of Europe since day one. This is also why we fought for real citizen participation and for an inclusive process.

We value and welcome the work and engagement shown by citizens, organised civil society and members of parliaments throughout the duration of the Conference.

We welcome the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the clear ambition that citizens have shown to move Europe towards a green, social and democratic future.

We especially welcome those proposals that have been agreed to and that are key for a more progressive and sustainable future for our continent, such as:

The European Union is living in unprecedented times. ItThe Union has never been more needed and it has never needed changesto change more than now.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of lives, deepened social injustices, and put our societies at risk. It has shown the fatal impacts of our abusive exploitation of natural resources and our short-term profit-driven model. It has shown even more clearly the unsustainability of our trade models and of the underfinancing of public services. It has shown how vital European coordination and solidarity are, and how there will be no just recovery without them.

As we were progressively recovering from this crisis, Vladimir Putin’s regime conducted an aggressive, imperialistic and unjustifiable fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine – a war against a sovereign and democratic country and a war against the core values of the European Union. This war is showing at the greatest cost the need for a Common Foreign and Defence Policy, fossil fuel independence, energy transition and a more united European Union on the global stage.

This war also puts us, Europeans, in front of the mirror.

In bombarded Kyiv, in a country resisting to survive, President Zelenskyy did not only ask for support, but he signed the request for Ukraine to join the European Union. This powerful choice, that Ukrainians have repeatedly expressed, reminds us of what the European project is, how much the values on which it has been built matter, and how these need to be defended and reinforced daily.

It reminds us why it is so important that the EU becomes stronger, more efficient, more united.

This will be only possible with citizens and thanks to them.

Many times in the past, the future of Europe was decided behind closed doors and citizens were only consulted at the end of the process, after intergovernmental negotiations. This approach has contributed to fuelling mistrust as well as overlooking citizens’ demands and needs.

For us Greens, citizen participation is key in shaping the Europe we want in the future. This is why we have supported the process of the Conference on the Future of Europe since day one. This is also why we fought for real citizen participation and for an inclusive process.

We value and welcome the work and engagement shown by citizens, organised civil society and members of parliaments throughout the duration of the Conference.

We welcome the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the clear ambition that citizens have shown to move Europe towards a green, social and democratic future.

We especially welcome those proposals that have been agreed to and that are key for a more progressive and sustainable future for our continent, such as:

The European Union is living in unprecedented times. It has never been more needed and it has never needed changes more than now.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of lives, deepened social injustices, and put our societies at risk. It has shown the fatal impacts of our abusive exploitation of natural resources and our short-term profit-driven model. ItThe pandemic has shown even more clearly the unsustainability of our trade models and of the underfinancing of public services. It has shown how vital European coordination and solidarity are, and how there will be no just recovery without them.

As we were progressively recovering from this crisis, Vladimir Putin’s regime conducted an aggressive, imperialistic and unjustifiable fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine – a war against a sovereign and democratic country and a war against the core values of the European Union. This war is showing at the greatest cost the need for a Common Foreign and Defence Policy, fossil fuel independence, energy transition and a more united European Union on the global stage.

This war also puts us, Europeans, in front of the mirror.

In bombarded Kyiv, in a country resisting to survive, President Zelenskyy did not only ask for support, but he signed the request for Ukraine to join the European Union. This powerful choice, that Ukrainians have repeatedly expressed, reminds us of what the European project is, how much the values on which it has been built matter, and how these need to be defended and reinforced daily.

It reminds us why it is so important that the EU becomes stronger, more efficient, more united.

This will be only possible with citizens and thanks to them.

Many times in the past, the future of Europe was decided behind closed doors and citizens were only consulted at the end of the process, after intergovernmental negotiations. This approach has contributed to fuelling mistrust as well as overlooking citizens’ demands and needs.

For us Greens, citizen participation is key in shaping the Europe we want in the future. This is why we have supported the process of the Conference on the Future of Europe since day one. This is also why we fought for real citizen participation and for an inclusive process.

We value and welcome the work and engagement shown by citizens, organised civil society and members of parliaments throughout the duration of the Conference.

We welcome the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the clear ambition that citizens have shown to move Europe towards a green, social and democratic future.

We especially welcome those proposals that have been agreed to and that are key for a more progressive and sustainable future for our continent, such as:

The European Union is living in unprecedented times. It has never been more needed and it has never needed changes more than now.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of lives, deepened social injustices, and put our societies at risk. It has shown the fatal impacts of our abusive exploitation of natural resources and our short-term profit-driven model. It has shown even more clearly the unsustainability of our trade models and of the underfinancing of public services. It hasThese past years have shown how vital European coordination and solidarity are, and how there will be no just recovery without them.

As we were progressively recovering from this crisis, Vladimir Putin’s regime conducted an aggressive, imperialistic and unjustifiable fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine – a war against a sovereign and democratic country and a war against the core values of the European Union. This war is showing at the greatest cost the need for a Common Foreign and Defence Policy, fossil fuel independence, energy transition and a more united European Union on the global stage.

This war also puts us, Europeans, in front of the mirror.

In bombarded Kyiv, in a country resisting to survive, President Zelenskyy did not only ask for support, but he signed the request for Ukraine to join the European Union. This powerful choice, that Ukrainians have repeatedly expressed, reminds us of what the European project is, how much the values on which it has been built matter, and how these need to be defended and reinforced daily.

It reminds us why it is so important that the EU becomes stronger, more efficient, more united.

This will be only possible with citizens and thanks to them.

Many times in the past, the future of Europe was decided behind closed doors and citizens were only consulted at the end of the process, after intergovernmental negotiations. This approach has contributed to fuelling mistrust as well as overlooking citizens’ demands and needs.

For us Greens, citizen participation is key in shaping the Europe we want in the future. This is why we have supported the process of the Conference on the Future of Europe since day one. This is also why we fought for real citizen participation and for an inclusive process.

We value and welcome the work and engagement shown by citizens, organised civil society and members of parliaments throughout the duration of the Conference.

We welcome the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the clear ambition that citizens have shown to move Europe towards a green, social and democratic future.

We especially welcome those proposals that have been agreed to and that are key for a more progressive and sustainable future for our continent, such as:

The European Union is living in unprecedented times. It has never been more needed and it has never needed changes more than now.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of lives, deepened social injustices, and put our societies at risk. It has shown the fatal impacts of our abusive exploitation of natural resources and our short-term profit-driven model. It has shown even more clearly the unsustainability of our trade models and of the underfinancing of public services. It has shown how vital European coordination and solidarity are, and how there will be no just recovery without them.

As we were progressively recovering from this crisis, Vladimir Putin’s regime conducted an aggressive, imperialistic and unjustifiable fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine – a war against a sovereign and democratic country and a war illegal war of aggression against Ukraine – an attack against a sovereign and democratic country and against the core values of the European Union. This war is showing at the greatest cost the need for a Common Foreign and Defence Policy, fossil fuel independence, energy transition and a more united European Union on the global stage.

This war also puts us, Europeans, in front of the mirror.

In bombarded Kyiv, in a country resisting to survive, President Zelenskyy did not only ask for support, but he signed the request for Ukraine to join the European Union. This powerful choice, that Ukrainians have repeatedly expressed, reminds us of what the European project is, how much the values on which it has been built matter, and how these need to be defended and reinforced daily.

It reminds us why it is so important that the EU becomes stronger, more efficient, more united.

This will be only possible with citizens and thanks to them.

Many times in the past, the future of Europe was decided behind closed doors and citizens were only consulted at the end of the process, after intergovernmental negotiations. This approach has contributed to fuelling mistrust as well as overlooking citizens’ demands and needs.

For us Greens, citizen participation is key in shaping the Europe we want in the future. This is why we have supported the process of the Conference on the Future of Europe since day one. This is also why we fought for real citizen participation and for an inclusive process.

We value and welcome the work and engagement shown by citizens, organised civil society and members of parliaments throughout the duration of the Conference.

We welcome the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the clear ambition that citizens have shown to move Europe towards a green, social and democratic future.

We especially welcome those proposals that have been agreed to and that are key for a more progressive and sustainable future for our continent, such as:

The European Union is living in unprecedented times. It has never been more needed and it has never needed changes more than now.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of lives, deepened social injustices, and put our societies at risk. It has shown the fatal impacts of our abusive exploitation of natural resources and our short-term profit-driven model. It has shown even more clearly the unsustainability of our trade models and of the underfinancing of public services. It has shown how vital European coordination and solidarity are, and how there will be no just and feminist recovery without them.

As we were progressively recovering from this crisis, Vladimir Putin’s regime conducted an aggressive, imperialistic and unjustifiable fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine – a war against a sovereign and democratic country and a war against the core values of the European Union. This war is showing at the greatest cost the need for a Common Foreign and Defence Policy, fossil fuel independence, energy transition and a more united European Union on the global stage.

This war also puts us, Europeans, in front of the mirror.

In bombarded Kyiv, in a country resisting to survive, President Zelenskyy did not only ask for support, but he signed the request for Ukraine to join the European Union. This powerful choice, that Ukrainians have repeatedly expressed, reminds us of what the European project is, how much the values on which it has been built matter, and how these need to be defended and reinforced daily.

It reminds us why it is so important that the EU becomes stronger, more efficient, more united.

This will be only possible with citizens and thanks to them.

Many times in the past, the future of Europe was decided behind closed doors and citizens were only consulted at the end of the process, after intergovernmental negotiations. This approach has contributed to fuelling mistrust as well as overlooking citizens’ demands and needs.

For us Greens, citizen participation is key in shaping the Europe we want in the future. This is why we have supported the process of the Conference on the Future of Europe since day one. This is also why we fought for real citizen participation and for an inclusive process.

We value and welcome the work and engagement shown by citizens, organised civil society and members of parliaments throughout the duration of the Conference.

We welcome the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the clear ambition that citizens have shown to move Europe towards a green, social and democratic future.

We especially welcome those proposals that have been agreed to and that are key for a more progressive and sustainable future for our continent, such as:

The Conference on the Future of Europe process has confirmed that it is both possible and necessary to include citizens in a participatory way. It has created innovative tools for citizens’ participation and for inclusive deliberation. It has demonstrated that building more democratic and accountable institutions requires the introduction of new instruments for the participation of citizens in EU decision-making.

As the Conference on the Future of Europe nearsconcluded its endwork , the European Greens:

The Conference on the Future of Europe process has confirmed that it is both possible and necessary to include citizens in a participatory way. It has created innovative tools for citizens’ participation and for inclusive deliberation. It has demonstrated that building more democratic and, accountable and effective institutions requires the introduction of new instruments for the participation of citizens in EU decision-making.

As the Conference on the Future of Europe nears its end, the European Greens:

The Conference on the Future of Europe process has confirmed that it is both possible and necessary to include citizens in a participatory way. It has created innovative tools for citizens’ participation and for inclusive deliberation. It has demonstrated that building more democratic and accountable institutions requires the introduction of new instruments for the participation of citizens in EU decision-making.

We welcome the Conference’s efforts to engage young people directly in its activities. However, it is important this input is not forgotten. Youth engagement must not be a superficial act or void of political power but rather the EU must continue to engage young people directly into its democratic processes and held accountable to this. Young people are not the "next generation" but are here now.

As the Conference on the Future of Europe nears its end, the European Greens:

The Conference on the Future of Europe process has confirmed that it is both possible and necessary to include citizens in a participatory way. It has created innovative tools for citizens’ participation and for inclusive deliberation. It has demonstrated that building more democratic and accountable institutions requires the introduction of new instruments for the participation of citizens in EU decision-making.

As the Conference on the Future of Europe nearsconcluded its endwork, the European Greens: