European HomeParliaments, round 4

In the middle of the pandemic, people from 25 EU countries discussed in the 4th round of the European HomeParliaments what consequences the EU should draw from the pandemic. 26 EU politicians from six countries and five parties react to their wishes.

FromApril 24th to July 11th, 2021, about 800 people from 25 EU countries, and from 38 countries in total, discussed, in small, private groups what consequences the EU should draw from this pandemic. Almost half of these debates took place as a Video-HomeParliament. The other half took place, as usual, in person.

Futhermore, there were numerous Video-HomeParliaments that took place across several countries,which each played a significant role in pan-European dialogue. For these European HomeParliaments, participants were either allocated via a matching process, or the participants themselves signed up their friends from other countries.

In August and September of 2021, 26 EU politicians will have their say on the results from the debate groups.

After discussing various aspects, 69 percent of European HomeParliaments voted in favour of the EU advocating the interests of EU citizens more strongly in future pandemic crises.

Average: 4,1

The most common counterargument is that all countries in the world need to be taken into account equally during this crisis. Whoever has better access to material resources, needs to show solidarity. “Vaccine nationalism” would contradict the basic values of the EU.

Those in favour of the proposal primarily asked for the people of the EU to show solidarity. Ensuring people’s livelihoods should be prioritized before economic interests and geopolitical trade-offs.

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