Federal citizens' assemblies

How can we achieve climate policy that is both effective and has the support of society? The Ariadne Citizens’ Deliberation addressed this question…

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed enormous challenges to the state and society in health, economic, social and political terms. Randomly selected…

Since 29 May 2025, a randomly selected citizens' debate in Erfurt has been discussing the topic of tax and financial justice. From March to May,…

On 24 November 2024, the German Citizens' Assembly on Education and Learning voted by a large majority in favour of children and young people being…

On 12 September 2024, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser accepted the recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly “Forum against Fakes”. By…

"How can the transport transition in rural and urban areas succeed together?" Between mid-January and mid-February 2024, 50 citizens from all over…

On 20 February 2024, the Citizens' Assembly "Nutrition in Transition" presented its recommendations to Bundestag President Bärbel Bas and the…

In Germany, the federal government should promote plant-based meals in community catering, tax and subsidise food in an environmentally friendly way…

In a citizens' assembly, 55 randomly selected citizens developed guiding principles and recommendations on citizen participation in research policy.

The Federal Foreign Office organised a randomly selected "National Citizens' Panel" on the future of Europe on 15 and 16 January 2022. There, citizens…

"To ensure the preservation of the livelihoods of all people, the 1.5 degree target is non-negotiable." This is one of the guiding principles of the…

The Citizens' Assembly "Germany's Role in the World" under the patronage of Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble adopted its recommendations on…

The Citizens‘ Assembly on Democracy handed over its report with 22 specific recommendations for strengthening the German democracy to the President of…