With the instrument of the Citizens' Assembly, issues of federal policy importance can also be discussed with citizens in a discursive format and solutions can be proposed. This is the core message of an evaluation of the Citizens' Assembly "Germany's Role in the World" by the Bundestag administration. More

An evaluation report on the Citizens' Assembly "Germany's Role in the World" gives good marks for its implementation. A handout and a legal opinion show the way for democracy by lot at the federal level. Weiter...

In an online event on 24 March, there was a review of the Citizens' Assembly "Germany's Role in the World" as well as a look ahead. More

The Citizens' Assembly "Germany's Role in the World" handed over the Citizens' Report with its recommendations on foreign policy to the President of the Bundestag, Dr Wolfgang Schäuble, at a ceremonial event on 19 March 2021. More

The Citizens' Assembly "Germany's Role in the World" under the patronage of Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble adopted its recommendations on foreign policy on 20 February. More

Parallel to the Citizens' Assembly "Germany's Role in the World", the artist Beate Simon interviewed people from different countries about their view of Germany and produced an abstract painting to accompany each of the exciting statements. More

13 January 2021 marks the start of the Citizens' Assembly "Germany's Role in the World". The kick-off event was a press conference in Berlin. More

Citizens' Assembly? What is it? How can people selected at random play a role in politics? And what is the point of it at all? In this talk, Miriam Münchmeyer explains the Citizens' Assembly in easy-to-understand German. To do this, she spoke with people who have already participated in a citizens' assembly. Listen on Soundcloud

Many have contributed, and now the phase of identifying the topics for the Citizens' Assembly "Germany's Role in the World" has been completed. Five topics will set the agenda for the deliberations of the citizens drawn by lot for the Citizens' Assembly. More

"Keep your distance" is the slogan of the Covid-19 times. Consequently, events with a larger attendance are just not possible. The Citizens' Assembly "Germany's role in the world" is therefore going online. More

With the new citizens' assembly on the topic of "Germany's role in the world", the President of the Bundestag, Wolfgang Schäuble, is assuming patronage for a new form of citizen participation in parliament. More

It is an immense challenge for politics to keep pace with developments in global politics. Developing answers and solutions for these, while at the same time not losing sight of the moods, demands, concerns and hopes of the population, is not easy. This is why the Citizens' Assembly "Germany's Role in the World" was called into life. More