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Call for a 25-nation civil dialogue

A leading MEP has called for a three-month long civil society dialogue to take place in all 25 member states at once to try and bring Brussels in touch with EU citizens.

Head of the Socialists in the European Parliament Martin Schulz said on Tuesday (21 June) that such a "civil forum" could discuss what people expect of their government, what they expect of their society and "what jobs Europe should or should not be doing".

He said it was important to have the dialogue "addressing...

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