Those EU citizens randomly-selected to participate in the Conference on the Future of Europe have so far shown an enormous appetite for structural EU reforms - including proposals for treaty change.
But this controversial democratic experiment still risks backfiring if it does not deliver results.
Two groups of 200 randomly-chosen citizens have already adopted nearly 100 specific recommendations on issues regarding Enjoy access to all articles and 25 years of archives, comment and gift articles. Become a member for as low as €1,75 per week.To read this story, log in or subscribe
Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.
Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.