Citizens' assemblies on state level

What have been the most important mini-publics in the German federal states in recent years? Our overview shows it. You can find a list of all 59 state-wide citizens‘ assemblies in the Citizens’ Assembly Database.

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Shaping the future in the Rhineland mining area

Since 30 May 2026, the “Rheinisches Revier” Citizens’ Assembly has been meeting, providing residents with an opportunity to play an active role in…

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“Giving the silent majority a voice”

Since 21 April 2026, a state-wide citizens’ assembly in Thuringia is addressing the topic of ‘peace and diplomacy’. The mini-public is intended to…

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Citizens’ Charter for the Olympics

In Berlin, a randomly selected Citizens’ Forum has drawn up a “Citizens’ Charter for the Olympics”. This was presented to the Senate on 21 April 2026.

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Citizens' assembly on public services with AI

“Intergenerational public services” is the theme of the first state-wide Citizens’ Assembly in North Rhine-Westphalia. On 17 April 2026, the…

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Climate assembly for Lower Saxony

On April 17, 2026, a Climate Council composed of representatives from academia and associations has begun its work in Lower Saxony. A panel of…

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Citizens' assembly on public broadcasting

In their coalition agreement published on 4 March 2026, the SPD and CDU in the German state of Brandenburg agreed to hold a Citizens' Assembly on the…

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Non-smokers to get better protection

On 4 February 2026, the Baden-Württemberg state parliament passed an amendment to the law on the protection of non-smokers. The amendment takes into…

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Making media fit for the future

What should the media landscape of the future look like? A citizens' forum in Baden-Württemberg discussed this question. On 17 January 2026, the final…

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‘Creating the best possible future’

In the German state of Saarland, a citizens' assembly has developed proposals for achieving climate protection targets. The results were presented to…

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What interests young people?

At the ‘betterLÄND’ youth forum, randomly selected young people from Baden-Württemberg developed ideas and suggestions on how the Ministry of the…

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Citizens' jury wants more participation in AI research

The Citizens' Jury “AI and Freedom” in the German state of Baden-Württemberg makes nine recommendations on how citizens can be involved in the…

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Return to G9 after citizens' forum

Following a randomly selected citizens' forum, the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg passed a major education reform on 29 January 2025,…

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Climate jury with immigrants

For the first time, a Citizens' Jury has been held in Berlin exclusively with new Berliners. Participants included people who had moved to Berlin from…

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‘Unique pearl in the heart of Berlin’

On 21/22 September 2024, a clear majority of participants in a randomly selected dialogue workshop on the future of Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin spoke…

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27 climate protection recommendations for the far north

The members of a randomly selected Climate Citizens' Forum in Schleswig-Holstein presented their recommendations to Minister President Daniel Günther…

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Citizens' dialogues on 'Space for tomorrow'

In 2023, the Baden-Württemberg Ministry for Regional Development and Housing invited randomly selected citizens to participate in the creation of the…

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Recommendations on 'crisis-proof society'

In the German state of Baden-Württemberg, representatives of the citizens' forum "Crisis-proof Society" and the children's and youth participation…

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'A great experience'

In a citizens' forum, randomly selected citizens from Baden-Württemberg came up with ideas for the future of the Black Forest National Park.

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Citizens' dialogue on water and soil

On 25 March 2023, a randomly drawn dialogue forum in the German state of Baden-Württemberg presented its key messages to Environment Minister Thekla…

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Citizens' Forum wants to strengthen agriculture

In the German state of Baden-Württemberg, a randomly selected citizens' forum on the future of agriculture handed over its final report with concrete…

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Berlin Senate follows climate assembly

On 20 December 2022, the Berlin Senate decided to incorporate 42 proposals from a climate assembly in full or in part into the city's energy and…

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COVID-19: More dialogue recommended

The randomly selected Forum COVID-19 in the German State of Saxony recommends more citizen dialogue from politicians in crises like the COVID-19…

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Citizens' Forum on COVID-19 advocates compulsory vaccination

The randomly selected "Citizens' Forum COVID-19" is by majority in favour of a general vaccination obligation and against 2G regulations.

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Citizens' report on the COVID-19 crisis in Thuringia

The randomly selected Thuringian Citizens' Forum COVID-19 has proposed far-reaching changes in the way the pandemic is handled.

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