Contributing to parliamentary work, facilitating common analysis and promoting European civil society’s proposals to tackle climate change, the European Parliament has set ambitious objectives for the second Citizens’ Agora, held in Brussels, 12-13 June 2008. Taking place in European Parliament’s Chamber in the presence of representatives of various European institutions, the Citizens’ Agora promised to be a key moment for European democracy. Its work was organised around cross-sector workshops with the aim of attracting a socially and culturally diverse range of contributors and initiating a dialogue which to transcend the traditional sector-specific topics of structured civil society. These working parties enabled opposing points of view to be heard and thus allowed a consensus or the full range of options within the debate to emerge. The various aspects of this major European and world issue were addressed simultaneously and from a number of angles in five workshops (Resources, Techniques, Solidarity, Economies and Education). With documentary resources, objectives and explanation of how it works, downloadable brochure and video. In English and French.
