{"id":2987,"date":"2020-04-27T18:31:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T18:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/dossier\/?page_id=2987"},"modified":"2020-05-04T16:30:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T16:30:31","slug":"democracy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/dossier\/what-world-do-we-want-to-return-to\/democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"DEMOCRACY &#8211; No quarantine for democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id=\"headerc4\">\n    <script src=\"\/files\/layout\/plugins\/mmenu-js\/dist\/mmenu.js\"><\/script>\n    <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/files\/greens_efa\/layout\/css\/font-awesome.min.css\">\n    <!--<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/assets\/css\/hamburgers.css,mmenu.css,style_dossier.scss-4771d7d7.css\">-->\n    <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/files\/layout\/css\/style_dossier_compiled.css\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"inside containerc4\">\n    <a id=\"logo\" href=\"\/en\" style=\"background-image: 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 data-sizer-from=\"0.5\" data-sizer-to=\"0.2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e0\">DEMOCRACY<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"e1\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"e2\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"z8 pat_0 first\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hl-mid  tc fs-medium z8\"  style=\"color:#ffffff;\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-sizer-param=\"padding-top\" data-sizer-vpt-start=\"1.5\" data-sizer-vpt-end=\"2.0\" data-sizer-from=\"1\" data-sizer-to=\"0.4\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNo quarantine for democracy\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hl-mid  tc fs-medium z8\"  style=\"color:#ffffff;\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-sizer-param=\"padding-top\" data-sizer-vpt-start=\"1.5\" data-sizer-vpt-end=\"2.0\" data-sizer-from=\"1\" data-sizer-to=\"0.0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"z5 pat_100 vph bg-topic \" data-adders=\"2.0;body-dark|2.5;\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/dossier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/closed-.jpg);\" data-sizer-param=\"top\" data-sizer-vpt-start=\"1.5\" data-sizer-vpt-end=\"2.0\" data-sizer-from=\"1\" data-sizer-to=\"0\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"vph\"><\/div><div class=\"vph\"><\/div><div class=\"vphalf\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px; background:transparent; display:block;\" class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gouter \" style=\"\"><div class=\"greens-content blk_core_paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size greens-content\">In   the   last   few   weeks,   our   democracies   have   been   put   under   further   pressure,   our freedoms   and   civil   liberties   have   been   reduced   in   order   to   tackle   this   crisis.   Mass surveillance has been developed and media freedom has been reduced to name a few.The   risk   is   that   those   exceptional   and   temporary   measures   will   never   be   fullylifted, becoming, de facto, normal and permanent laws. Counter-powers, fundamental in   liberal   democracies,   including   independent   juridical   systems,   individual   rights, parliamentary   scrutiny,   media   freedom,   media   pluralism   and   fully   functioning independent controls of public spending have been reduced, sometimes shut down. To ensure the respect of the rule of law in Member States, we should fully support the work of already existing independent institutions. At the same time, the EU should also establish and put conditions to the distribution of EU funds. With the release of these much   needed   new   emergency   funds,   it   is   crucial   to   strengthen   transparency, accountability and good governance through control mechanisms to avoid corruption and the misuse of EU and national public funds. The COVID-19 outbreak should not be used as a new opportunity to reduce our fundamental freedoms or to diminish regional competences   and   recentralise   states.   There   should   be    no   quarantine   forDemocracy! It is time to strengthen our democracies and civil rights by \u201cgoing back to   the   normal\u201d   but   also   by   adopting   new   legislation   protecting   minorities   and fundamental rights. Democracy is about the duty of the majority to protect the rights of the minorities. It is time for us to get back on track and resume our journey towards a more democratic society.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px; background:transparent; display:block;\" class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gouter \" style=\"\"><div class=\"greens-content blk_core_paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size greens-content\">This crisis has shaken the trust of many citizens and given rise to populism and euro critics. All over the EU, Euroscepticism has risen with the onset of the current crisis. It is the immediate result of a feeling of being left alone. We need \u2013 now more than ever\u2013 to include, the local and regional authorities, the trade-unions and the civil society in the   policy-making   process.   Moreover,   a   debate   on   the   future   of   the   EU   is   urgently needed. We need to critically evaluate the EU\u2019s reaction to this crisis and translate the desire of its people for solidarity, a more participative and lively democracy and &#8220;moreEurope&#8221; into concrete political processes. The Conference on the Future of the EU is the ideal forum for this debate. The Conference needs to start as the first opportunity and   has   to   come   forward   with   clear   proposals,   including   by   engaging   directly   with citizens,   to   profoundly   reform   the   European   Union   and   making   it   more   effective, united,   democratic,   sovereign   and   resilient.   Citizens   must   be   fully   involved   in   all recovery measures discussed and adopted within the EU.   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