The Travelling Assembly
Towards a permanent Peoples' Assembly for Europe
7. ‘Transparency is non negotiable’ - CHANGE?
[Please note this latest version was made public on 25 May 2025, after the final meeting (External link) of the 2024/25 pilot Assembly]
Change? (Athens spirit)
Public trust is rebuilt through radical transparency. Governments must regularly release plain-language updates on decisions, budgets, and impacts. We can imagine (or create ?) great website and platforms to do so. The spread of fake news also undermines democracy. The manipulation of information is a serious threat to societies, leading to the degradation of institutions and democratic processes, preventing people from making informed decisions. We can draw inspiration from Switzerland and Ireland which have a tradition in preparing and sending "Abstsimmungsbüchlein" to all households with precise rules for non-biased and non-partisan information.
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